June 30, 2010
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Profile Pics upgrade!
We upgraded and cleaned up the profile pics manager for everyone!
I asked Marc to describe the changes, and he summed it up nicely: “everything is awesomer.” The uploading is more seamless, and the images can also be sorted in either grid or list form.
The profile fields page is also cleaned up, and almost all of the fields are now editable on one big page (rather than having to click into each individual section to edit it).
There’s a neat 0-100% number next to each profile module that tells you how many of the fields you’ve filed out. For example, my books module is only 83% complete. (I need a Favorite Quote – any suggestions?) One last tweak: now you can add your own new metro on the fly, right inside the profile manager.
Anyway just part of our ongoing effort to cleanup and improve Xanga. Let us know what you think!
- John
Comments (61)
we need a phone app!
Cool.
@x_dreams2reality_x - agreed
@x_dreams2reality_x - i know! I’m always wanting to upload mobile photos haha! even an Iphone can’t do that
I too would like a phone app. But the changes you have made are nice.
oooh, I like the profile % thing (though mine is still relatively empty
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@x_dreams2reality_x - @insertuser_namehere - @HisKeiki - an iPhone app**..
If you’ve a phone with Windows Mobile you can browse and enjoy anything that isn’t flash-dependent using the Opera Mini browser: http://www.opera.com/mobile/
Their “mobile” version (note, mobile, rather than mini) might have something the iPhone can use… possibly. I know I’ve been browsing from my phone for a good while.
The only thing it doesn’t seem to like is making “@replies” to people. However, if you’re using something non-iPhone, there’s also Skyfire… a mobile browser that DOES support flash (amazing, right?). Get that one from here: http://www.skyfire.com/
…. now… it’s not everything, but that is a step in the right direction, yes?
@Wildflowersp - see this
I’ve always loved the qoute “Sell stupid someplace else, we’re all stocked up here” – feel free to use it.
Great work, BTW
@theacematt2 - great advice thanks! But agreed that we need to get crackin’ on some phone apps… so many projects.
OK, I see all that so why don’t people on non-Xanga sites get to have the new private home page yet?
@Megan@revelife - soon… we’re gonna post about the launch schedule shortly.
i need to ask how do i send a pic from my space to xanga please hlp i am trying to put a profile pic
Ironically–the internet at the house dropped right after i made that comment + copy-and-pasted it into a blog… and i’m making this comment within the opera mini browser.
Granted, it’s not perfect… (photos everywhere on a page don’t always load 100%, “comment box not working?” has to be made use of to see a box) but it’s 100 times better than the “Internet Explorer Mobile” browser that comes built-in with the phone.
As for the projects, w00t!! I thnk xangaTV is down for work, it appears? People seem to be making use of uStream in the meantime, which is a’ight… I guess. I’d offer to help, but I’m only good with HTML in terms of programming thusfar.
Best wishes for the future!
Thanks for all the hard work y’all do to keep the site up and running smoothly! I love xanga. It’s become a close knit family to me!
an app for iPhone.
also for the Android phone!
Now I can glam up and show off in my profile pics. <3
Thank you
Thank you for providing this blogging community and for making it the best one there is, all of your continual work is appreciated.
I love the line from ‘Lost in Yonkers’…”ever notice how there’s something wrong with everyone on Pop’s side of the family?”…it always makes me laugh because it is just true of my Pop’s nutty family. Guess you might not want to use this quote.
cool
A phone app would be like a dream come true!
An android app would be awesome.
alright, woot.
I think it is most awesomer.
@The44thHour - You flew all the way to Michigan for a very special holiday, then got on Xanga? lol
@SoapAndShampoo - Its morning. Saint’s online and I don’t think Krysten is fully awake yet.
They’re later risers then I.
Um… sorry to bring this up guys, but I think your profile upgrade blew a circuit. None of the new Xanga private pages are loading. And we can’t even get into settings to change it. Huge problem!
@MyxlDove - True story.
If you’re having trouble with new.xanga.com you can change back to the old private page here http://www.xanga.com/private/editaccount.aspx
I have already used this, and for me to not have any problem, or, to actually be able to get the profile picture uploaded, is a big thing. I am glad it was not at all difficult. Thanks.
@theacematt2 - @x_dreams2reality_x - definitely would enjoy a Xanga mobile (or app). Thanks for the temporary, Matt.
In regards to the profile pics, is it just me or do the pics seem compressed after uploading?
Thank you for removing those gross “Plugs” images. I was so sick of being forced to see some of them…
Thanks as always for your improvements. I would still like to see an improvement in the way we select pictures within the editor. I’d like to be able to browse through pictures and find the ones I want to include in my entry, just the same as I brose through my folders when selecting pictures to upload. Surely the photos in Xanga could be browsed by month uploaded?
What happenned to xanga/metros. I need to find blogs based on location.
Who are all of you people on here?? What is this whole thing about anyway??? I am done with being used, abused , and left in the dark on all fronts, and I am sick of the devil getting a foothold in my door anymore, so if you don’t answer back, I am signing off, dudes and dudettes, for ever. Lisa
Hello, Who are you people, seriously?? What is this site all about?? If you don’t answer me, I am signing off, for ever. I am tired of being used, abused, and treated like garbage by every human being in this world today. A little bitter and angry,? Yes, but this battle is not over yet, and we all know who ultimately wins…He is on His throne, He is God alone.
I don’t want to fill out everything in my profile. can’t you actually fix something that’s relevant? i wouldn’t even call this a fix.
we need new featured weblogs.
@marc - yes, don’t forget an app accessible for android phones too!
I am unable to upload any new profile pics.
The link doesn’t work — by which I mean, when I click it, nothing even happens.
Woohoo!
…off topic, it’s a little bit sad that no one can type “Yahoo!” as an exclamation anymore, without people wondering what the search engine has to do with anything.
we need to be able to take our prof pics with our web cams
How do you check all of your blogrings?
Yes, this is very great. On a scale of 1-10 for how great, this is like a 9. So great I even have to comment on what a fantastic change it is. You guys are really moving in the right direction, I think. Next you guys should improve the photo/audio/video manager so you can organize and sort through the files more easily
@HisKeiki - see: http://imageshack.us/content.php?page=iphone
@littlechef1 - one can’t do that elsewhere, and then upload it to xanga? O_o;
@theacematt2 - indead i have found this out and remidead my problem so thankyou
that’s cool!!! let’s keep upgrading xanga : ) and improving. I love it.
Also – please consider some kind of widget to include “RELATED POSTS” or something!
Thanks!
What the livejournal staff does is they have a COMMUNITY for ideas where we
submit things we think will improve the site and then they’re reviewed
and possibly posted to be up for discussion where we can comment on
others’ ideas so they can be modified and then the LJ staff decides if
they want to implement said ideas or not. here we have duplicates of ideas and bullshit ideas because the xanga team has basically abandoned listening to us and is changing our main pages instead of fixing what’s broken
I need some help please with the new profile editing page… Mainly, it won’t let me save ANYTHING. and if I try to enter my location I get an error message.. and then when I try to save other sections it sends me to this error: “Sorry, the page you requested was not found.” I posted a blog about it with screenshots here:
http://pink-luver-14.xanga.com/729859158/help-me-please–having-some-trouble-with-my-profile/
Can someone help me? It would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Pics look much better!
i dont wanna upgrade,i wanna keep my site the way it is
Help! I cannot seem to upload a profile picture no matter what I do. Is anyone else having a similar problem?
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