Simplified the Forums Navigation a Bit

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  1. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Hi all,

    A couple small changes to the user-friendliness of the forums which I hope will make things a bit easier to use.

    1) On the main forum page, Categories (e.g., General Gardening Question and Answer, Pacific Northwest of North America) -- the parts with white text on medium green bars -- are no longer links to Category pages. You previously could click on "Pacific Northwest of North America" and receive a listing of only the forums within that category (Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest, Pacific Northwest Native Plants, etc.) -- but that seems to have caused confusion by adding an extra step to getting to the forum areas, and really isn't necessary.

    2) In the breadcrumbs at the top of every non-home page, I've removed the links to the Category Pages.

    So, previously there was a category called Acer (Maples) and a forum called General Maples Discussion. If you were reading one of the threads in the General Maples Discussion forum, at the top of the page there would be this set of links:

    UBC Botanical Garden Forums > Acer (Maples) > General Maples Discussion > Topic You Are Reading

    Now, the set of links is:

    UBC Botanical Garden Forums > Maples > Topic You Are Reading
     
  2. maf

    maf Generous Contributor Maple Society 10 Years

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    A definite improvement in layout and increased user friendliness, thank you.
     

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