GDNet+ members - I'm giving you an early access perk for the site.
I'm not going to announce this beyond the CSI forum because it's still early, but you can access the new theme under development via Change Theme -> GDNet v7.0.
As of this post it is still very early so quite a bit won't look right, but I wanted to open it up because I'm finding myself using it on a daily basis and in that sense it is very usable.
With the next iteration the homepage is changing with new features, but the v7 theme doesn't show it because it's a different URL right now.
Why another iteration on the theme? Didn't the theme just change a few months ago?
- Indeed.
- We have a site upgrade in the works targeting 3-4 months from now. This theme will be the most direct translation to the new site software and reduce the amount of work we need to do with setting up the theme for the upgrade.
- We plan to provide press coverage for GDC this year, which requires us to setup some new site features that require adjusting the homepage. Might as well do that with a better theme framework.
- Better responsiveness. I'll admit it, even with its improvements the v6 theme is still not that great on mobile. v7's goal is to be much, much better.
I'll update this thread with new information as it progresses. Milestone to complete is February 19 with roll out to public shortly after.
Feedback is welcome to this thread. Please don't create new threads until further notice.