Do you keep viewing the forum list?

[Debashis]

Do you keep viewing the forum list (homepage) of your favorite forum/own forum by refreshing it after every few seconds/minutes or is it just me? 😅

 

[Aussie]

Normally I bookmark to New Posts or something like that..

 

[Aaron]

I always check the new posts page

 

[Empire]

I end up going to the "What's New" page and viewing the list of unread topics and posts then click on all of them and reply or not hahahahah

 

[Ken]

I always view the forum list where its posts are updated. That's what its made for.

 

[Reverie]

I often check the homepage here at AJ because of the recent posts and threads section. Plus I like seeing who is all online.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I just go back to the front page of the forum to find threads to reply to. Sometimes I'll take a look at the new posts section on the sidebar, but I rarely will look at the "what's new" tab in the header.

 

[Dismal_Bliss]

I visit a dozen or more forums between the ones I own, the ones I'm staff on, the ones I like, and the ones I am in exchanges with. I simply cycle through them and then start all over.

 

[Cory]

I visit the four forums I'm on actively throughout the day. On the two Jcink boards I'm on (including my own) I have the "Active Topics" page bookmarked. I have just the board index bookmarked on the two Xenforo boards I'm on and will often view the "What's New" page after browsing through some of the forums I generally post in. On my days off, it seems like I will revisit the boards over 50 times or so in one day. Also, on the two Xenforo boards I'm on I have push notifications enabled on my iPhone so I never miss a thing.

 

[joelr]

Definitely go to the What's New or New Topics more than the forum index, and it looks like there's a consensus of returning users who agree.

One thing that I don't think forums have done a good job at distinguishing is the design and presentation for new users vs returning users.

 

[Kyng]

Only when I'm bored .

 

[Empire]

Since AJ has added Unread posts widget now on the left-hand side I end up going to each topic and then click on the unread topics from the list

 

[Paul]

If a forum has a list of users at the bottom (ex: in the last 24 hours) I generally look at that to see how many have been on.
As for my own, same as above comment and if it's less than 60, I know it was a quietish day.

 

[Cedric]

Since AJ has added Unread posts widget now on the left-hand side I end up going to each topic and then click on the unread topics from the list

Do you like the new thread view sidebar? I've been tinkering with it since yesterday or so and still looking into ways to improve it. So, feel free to provide some feedback!

 

[Empire]

Do you like the new thread view sidebar? I've been tinkering with it since yesterday or so and still looking into ways to improve it. So, feel free to provide some feedback!

Other then members sting that they went it on the left or right


HAHAHAH - maybe a option on theme or plugin that allows members to have it on left or right, on AJ main theme

 

[Cedric]

Other then members sting that they went it on the left or right


HAHAHAH - maybe a option on theme or plugin that allows members to have it on left or right, on AJ main theme

That would be great. I’ll see what I can do.

 

[ClicketyKat]

I'm a New Posts type of person. Sometimes I'll check to see who's online at the forums where I'm on staff, but for the most part on other forums, I see what I want to reply to and then leave.

 

[Arantor]

My experience is that newer users tend to look at the index, and regulars hit up what's new/unread posts. Though there *is* a subset of regular returning visitor who starts from the board index (not by refreshing it) because they're only interested in specific areas of the site, but to me this just indicates a lack of tooling for 'subscribing' to content you care about/hiding content you don't.