HIVE just got a new front page - Let's talk about it

[Archian]

We’ve rolled out a brand-new front page on Hive Workshop, and now we’d love to hear what you think!

Your feedback is incredibly valuable in helping us shape the experience for everyone in the community. Whether it’s something you love, something that feels off, or an idea you think could make it even better.

Let's hear your thoughts!

We are especially interested in ideas for the side widgets.

 

[MildKidneys]

Hi, can I impart my feedback here?

I like that it's not just news now, helps advertise what Hive is about to potential newcomers.
I think Reforged Models should not be as high up as it is. Maybe that's just my bias but I far prefer classic models, icons, textures, and maps.
Maps, I think, are rather popular and should be moved up, maybe just under "latest project news".
I'd probably line it up like this:

• Hive News
• Latest project news
• Maps
• Classic Models
• Icons
• Skins & Interfaces
• Reforged Models
• Sounds
• Tools

I think this roughly lines up categories by "most popular/relevant" to "least popular/relevant".

 

[FallenStar]

The update looks great!
You can tell a lot of work went into it. That said, it does feel a bit more clustered than before. I actually preferred having the "News" section right at the front, though this layout is still a solid alternative.
Is it just me, or are the Popular Maps gone? I really hope they make a return!

 

[Archian]

Thanks for the heads up. Maps are now the The Popular Maps with the same algorithm.

 

[BaiyuGalan]

 

[JCarrill0]

Reminds me of wc3sear.ch

Good work so far.

I did notice a few issues yesterday where a page had to reload twice before it would load, but that was only for an hour before everything started back just fine.

 

[gartoll]

Hello, update looks awesome, nice to see more pages, that roll over time instead of whatever the most recent update was. One small note though, it seems more natural to me for the arrows to be left and right of where the tabs are, like the image below . At least thats where I looked first before realising. Even top left corner or having one on each makes more sense than the current design

Still, not a big deal, props to the team for redesigning the site! <3

 

[Villagerino]

Another great upgrade, lovely Thanks for your effort and time!

Everything looks great to me, I'd only put Reforged models below Classic

 

[Wyrelade]

Something feels off.

The frontpage reminds me of the old flashgame website with flashy colorful square images of the game that you can click and go play.

I think something has to change.

The images + text is a little overwhelming.

 

[Jaccouille]

My 2 cents, but there is a lot of visual clutter on the grid card, displaying the map/models/skin, I believe you should remove those from the card :

• Resource type: user is already looking at the "Classic Models" section, for example, it doesn't need to display "Model" on every card, that's too much duplication. See the red rectangle in the attached screenshot.
• Resource star rating: nearly every resource displayed got a 5 stars, only the resource title and those stars are yellow/gold, which is too visible for little value added
• Resource rating: just keep the icon, maybe place it on the top right of the image thumbnail, don't put the text like "Recommended", this occupies much space for little value, especially for new users

I also believe the section separation style (border, contrast, shadow...) could be improved, only the section header helps distinguish different sections.