Streamlined Default Theme for Enhanced User Experience

Dear Nature Photographers Network Community,

We’re thrilled to announce some exciting updates to our website that will enhance your experience and make NPN even more accessible to new members. As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering a vibrant community of nature photographers, we’ve made some thoughtful improvements to our default theme.

Key Enhancements:

  1. Simplified Navigation: The sidebar is now hidden by default, creating a cleaner, more focused interface. Don’t worry – you can easily access it anytime by clicking the sidebar toggle.

  2. Streamlined Categories: We’ve simplified the Categories page by removing subcategories. You can still explore subcategories by visiting the parent category (e.g., Image Critiques).

  3. Cleaner Interface: We’re in the process of refining the user interface to remove unnecessary elements, making the site more intuitive for new users while maintaining full functionality for our experienced members.

These changes are designed to:

  • Reduce visual clutter and improve focus on your stunning nature photography
  • Make it easier for new members to navigate and engage with our community
  • Enhance the overall user experience for both novice and experienced photographers

Customization Options:

We understand that everyone has different preferences. If you prefer the previous layout, you have full control over your experience. You can easily switch to any of our other themes:

  • Dark
  • Dark - Clean
  • Light
  • Light - Clean
  • Classic

These alternative themes will restore the previous layout and functionality you’re accustomed to.

How to Change Your Theme:

  1. Click the sidebar toggle
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the sidebar
  3. Click ‘Default’ to switch to the new streamlined theme, or choose any other theme that suits your preference

Important Note: If you’ve previously customized your theme, you won’t see any changes unless you switch to the new ‘Default’ theme.

We’re excited about these updates and how they’ll improve your experience on Nature Photographers Network. As always, we value your feedback and are here to support you in your photography journey.

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to ensure NPN continues to be the premier online community for nature photographers to learn, share, and grow.

Toggling the side bar makes the main screen very clean here, David…Looks really good… :cowboy_hat_face:

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A nice clean interface, David, though from my usage, I prefer the detailed view of the image critique categories with the “new” and “unread” numbers listed as it’s quicker to see where I need to go to keep up with the posts and comments:

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David - thanks for all your hard and ongoing work on the NPN site. This is a great option to have.