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New BoonEx.com

As you may notice we've just updated BoonEx.com. The change is arguably the most radical we ever had, so don't be surprised if you encounter a few glitches here and there. We have to fix many of them on-the-fly (some things really need live data to be tested).

Anyway, with this update we're merging BoonEx and Unity into one system. There's also a new "Ads" offer that allows vendors to promote their products; "Like" buttons all around; new license management pages and hundreds of other small changes. We'll cover them in more details when dust settles.

 

Price Change

One of the most important changes comes with the new pricing policy. Click that fancy orange "Get Started" button in the top right corner and have a look.

Prime is cheaper and a bit different; Enterprise includes 3 Primes; currency is AUD.

The almighty American dollar failed us, unfortunately. We really tried to hold on to it, but as of late we get about 80 kangaroos for 99 greenbacks after PayPal cuts. We do hope that our restructured Prime and Enterprise offerings would make it up for US clients, though.

 

Other Changes

We will tweak the new setup quite a bit in coming few weeks. Some changes in search and browse functionality and Ads fine-tuning is planned. Feel free to comment if you see something that we should pay special attention to.

We hope you would enjoy the new BoonEx.com. Interestingly, it gives some indication of the "feel" we're trying to achieve in Dolphin 7.1 too.

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ue30
very nice template...and now the ads are back:)

i just ordered a ad but i cannot find anything where i can post a ad???
AntonLV
You may find your Ads using the following link http://www.boonex.com/ads/view We'll add the link in menu shortly.
ue30
ok thx....
i cannot enter my market posts url http://www.boonex.com/market/posts/ue30

i get the error:
You need to enter the correct URL. It should start from http://www.expertzzz.com/
AntonLV
The feature was updated try to use it now.
misterpopper
really nice!
i like it ;)
Andrew Boon
Also check out the new commenting system. We're trying a multi-level approach with what we believe a more logical architecture.
VictorT
Great new look and different feel with it! ;)
tomakali
Cool, is this based on Trident by anychance?
I love this
saurav121
SUPPERB.... best part is BOONEX LIKE BUTTON
I want all these in DOLPHIN.. plz plz plz plz... :)
houstonlively
Yikes! Am I the only one that thinks this layout is a navigation nightmare? Do you guys actually think that having to scroll down the page to get to a menu item, is a good idea?
Andrew Boon
Yes, I think it's much better than clicking Unity and then looking for a submenu. All major parts are now instantly accessible.
houstonlively
Show me one popular website on the entire planet where you have to scroll down the page to get to a menu item.
Andrew Boon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin

also most Google properties, Facebook (especially if they were to use same font size), eBay, Amazon and many others.

We don't plan to use it for Dolphin, mind you, but it seems to suit BoonEx.com
saurav121
but there shud be an option to use vertical menu too on doplhin.. wat say
I really want this commenting system in dolphin and its really good to call blogs as notes .
dolphin_jay
Why must everything be based on whats popular... Its much better to be a leader then a follower I was told when growing up.
Andrew Boon
Indeed. We should see if this menu works well and if it doesn't we'll make it work better.
Andrew Boon
Play with it a bit more. We've been using this navigation for a few weeks and it seems to be much more handy. Also only the less frequently items like "Websites/Help/Trac/About/Contact" are at the bottom. if you don't see the top ones - you definitely need a new monitor. :)
houstonlively
My monitor is fine. It's a wide screen format where vertical space is at a premium. They are becoming pretty mainstream. You really should tighten up that menu a bit. There's a lot of white space you can get rid of without disrupting the layout.
Andrew Boon
Yes, as an option we could make it much more compact, but this size seems to work nicely for mobile/ipad screens. We'll see how it goes and may shorten it a little later. How much of it isn't fitting your screen?
houstonlively
About half the menu is off the bottom of the screen. This made it fit nicely, and it still looked OK. Besides... you should detect that your site is being accessed by a mobile device, and load different CSS.

div.sys-v4-mm-btn-cnt {
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: bold;
height: 26px;
line-height: 26px;
text-align: left;
text-indent: 0;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
}

div.sys-v4-mm-subitem div.sys-v4-mm-btn-cnt {
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: normal;
see more height: 20px;
line-height: 20px;
text-indent: 20px;
}
dolphin_jay
Hmm.. running 1920X1080 HD here and the menu seems to fit with room to add a few more links. What res are you running at now ?
houstonlively
It's 1366 x 768, a pretty popular screen resolution for laptops. You can see for yourself here:

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=17&qptimeframe=Y

It might be a better idea to specify font sizes as a percentage, and line heights in em. I believe the layout will adapt better to different screen resolutions. It's really important for things to look good on, at least, the most popular screen sizes.
dolphin_jay
Ahh yeah i have not cracked open my laptop in almost a year now. I suppose i should just to see what the site looks like.
francisca_carv
:((( not the only one, no...but maybe women are just a bit more complicated...
danielmarseille
BoonEx always in motion - as you say this time - the change is the most radicial - a little surprised at my first visit, but I like
AndrewP
It would be nice to display only unanswered letters in top bar (instead display last 5).
Then, page http://www.boonex.com/market/members/top display 20 members per page. Try to change styles or display 24 members per page - will looks better.
Then same page don`t contain possibility to sort members like at http://www.boonex.com/market page
And, are 'Most Liked' option based on new Like system?
Thank you for your attention (design itself looks very good)
hd4real
Nice design

Bug:
Many forum topics from site search results give following error

404 Not Found
nginx/0.7.65
bojko91
very nice templatem, so simple. You are the best Boonex :)
prolaznik
where's the option to reset the license?...
corykthomas
Wow...this looks very cool. Go Boonex! Go Boonex! Go!
buzz_lightyear
Congratulations... It looks way better now...

I like the:
"The almighty American dollar failed us, unfortunately. We really tried to hold on to it, but as of late we get about 80 kangaroos for 99 greenbacks after PayPal cuts" ;)

Thumbs up..
Adminmysite
Not bad, but please fix up the market for easier navigation .I go to product categories, and the categories are all bunched up together like tags, impossible to find what you're looking for.
Thanks
Andrew Boon
You're very right. We're rearranging it as we speak.
nilico
nice template. BUT:
- no logout option, afer I log in
- the scroll downs of messages and notifications hide behind the account
- to get to my own profile is not very intuitive.

I rather ask myself, if there is any QA at boonex.

Best regards,
nilico
Andrew Boon
Logout and your own profile are accessible vie top-right ACCOUNT button drop-down. This method is becoming increasingly widespread.
nilico
That may be the case, but atleast wihtin IE9 the scrolldown is hidden behind the content in the foregorund in all views within the account. Sorry, but in that part the old design was better.
nilico
I tried it also with Opera and there the options you mentioned were visible. Leaves the question: with what browsers were the design tested?
Andrew Boon
It's still being tweaked, so we appreciate your reports.
DosDawg
where did the management functionality go for the licenses?

also, something is up with the count, it says i have 204 licenses, i can only account for 188 31 rows by 6 --> 186 then two on the last row --> 188
Andrew Boon
We'll check your licenses count. As for management - it'll be added ASAP. YOu'd be able to click on the license and manage in pop-over.
mstreet
Looks like i like ! Clean and fashion )
houstonlively
The navigation menu is the ONE thing that needs to adapt to ANY screen size. This one does not, and it's already driving me nuts.
Andrew Boon
You win :) and thanks for that.

We're making the navigation menu more compact - removing 2 items and making it shorter. Adaptable menu doesn't sound like a much needed feature at this point, though. Hope a shorter menu would work just fine.
houstonlively
Market navigation is awful
Andrew Boon
It is, indeed. We're updating it in short order.
silverado350
Yes the navigation is awful. Maybe consider setting it to a fixed position so we don't have scroll all the way to the top.
 
 
 
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