Hello, everyone! 👋🏻

I have been busy implementing some custom changes to the Pride of Nottingham site, and I will be taking a few moments here to discuss these improvements.

To improve the moderation teams access to the moderation tools, I have built PON HQ. A feature-rich application brings everything that a team member would need, such as the ModCP and various happenings across the site, to even member birthdays. This is in the early stages, but it will become more powerful, and allow for the team to spend their time effectively to help the site.

I have also coded a resource which will allow members to see the word and character count when writing in the text editor. Via your Account Settings, you can even turn on error detection, such as grammar and spelling. Thiis improvement isn't aimed at anyone, nor is it an effort to become the grammar police. It's simply been added to give people the option to spot issues before submitting a post if they wish. You can even turn on a setting which will tell you, but allow it to be your decision if you choose to post still or go back to editing.

Look for the TipTap Writing Assistant - https://prideofnottingham.co.uk/settings/links/

Match Discussions will now enable our volunteer matchday correspondent to provide live updates without triggering the flooding control.

Those who visit PON via their mobiles might be pleased to see I have even added a means for you to customise what shows in the mobile navigation menu. If you remove key elements, they will trigger changes to the navigation menu so you won't lose out completely. For example, messages, notifications and the search can each be replaced with a different button but they will still show in the navigation menu.

At the moment I have created custom buttons for the dashboard and topic feed, please comment below any which you would like to see.

To customise your mobile footer navigation you can do so here - https://prideofnottingham.co.uk/settings/mobilenav/

I will soon be announcing our brand new partnership scheme, aimed at working with local companies and businesses. Full onboarding has been completed, along with a quick overview of the benefits. So, if you know someone who owns a business that would be a good fit, please do help spread the word. PON is very keen to partner up in a meaninful way whereby it's more than just a one off promotion but that they become part of the Pride of Nottingham family.

Five spaces are available. There is a discount for those who sign up for 2 years. All partners get access to real-time stats, their logo in the footer and various parts of the site. Included in social media, video content which I am keen to bring back next season. They have their own partner page to highlight their role in our community! + much more.

I have several other applications in the works which will bring more userability, and some I hope members will spread the word about.

There may be bugs, but I will elimate what I find and what is reported ASAP. Please do help mention anything that you notice, as this means it will likely be caught and fixed quicker.

This season hasn't been my best. I fell short due to illness and personal reasons, but I am getting geared up for the remaining games, and what next season brings. You post suggestions by connecting your PON account to our status page, click the suggestions tab - https://status.prideofnottingham.co.uk/suggestions/

Many thanks!

Chris

Very exciting changes @Chris you’ve worked incredibly hard, the PoN HQ is awesome. Checking out other things now. 👏

Apologise for the length of the site's offline duration: I ended up falling to sleep right at the moment I should have installed final patches and activated the site back to being online.

There's still a couple of bugs, which I am in the process of getting solved now but the sites open again.

These are very exciting changes. Thanks for your hard work @Chris

@Chris my thanks and gratitude for all the unseen and seen hard work you do for PON, you should be proud of what you have achieved. Top Man. ⚽️👍👌

I am really enjoying the lightweight fluid theme. It looks very good and the improvements you mentioned will be well received. It feels like real progress has been made with the site and the ideas behind it are strong.

I hope Notts can at least reach the playoffs so we finish the season with some fight.