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nempne
Seasoned Traveler
1 day ago

Update to Gallery on the web removed major functionalities

There isn't a specific section of the forums where concerns about the web platform go, so this is the only place that vaguely suits this topic.

A recent update to the Gallery on the web has brought a much-needed facelift to the web platform, however, this visual update no longer includes cornerstone features of the Gallery, such as being able to search for users by name, view their profiles, and loss of the Following menu. Previous to this update, the Gallery on the web was the only place to view uploads of the people you're following, and now there is no need to follow anyone, as there isn't a way to view an ordered list in-game either, meaning that the feature no longer serves a purpose.

As browsing the Gallery on the web is typically much faster and more reliable than in-game, this is a pretty significant loss in functionality for users of the Gallery on the web. I frequently use it to browse creations by users I like and want to recommend, and keep up to date on people's creations. Most uploads to the Gallery use very vague naming conventions such as using the original name of the lot (e.g., "Crick Cabana") or extremely simple terms (e.g., "Townie Dump A"), which makes locating on the gallery excessively difficult.

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  • nempne's avatar
    nempne
    Seasoned Traveler
    1 day ago

    I too have encountered this, as it is also how I add hashtags within my descriptions. Given that descriptions are short, it makes sense to use them in this manner. This is a more accessible approach to adding hashtags rather them grouping them in at the end where they become very hard to read and comprehend, especially for users like me who have vision troubles. I think the proposed option provided here is great.

     

  • ohmyiv's avatar
    ohmyiv
    Seasoned Scout
    1 day ago

    The new update today on the web gallery strips the hashtags from the description. Instead, they are separated from the description and lumped into a little box with all hashtags.

    My builds tend to have descriptions mixed in the description instead of a mess of hashtags lumped at the end, such as:

    '4bd/5ba #basegame #loft home made for #avaricracres in #Newcrest. [Description of build follows]"

    When viewing on the updated gallery, it says:

    "4bd/5ba home made for in. [Description of build follows]"

    I understand wanting to have the tags separate in a collection as the new gallery does now, but it messes up the descriptions for users like me that use the hashtags mixed in to the actual description. 

    Can we have both, inline and a separate block of tags, or go back to the old style hashtags instead of removing the hashtags completely from the description?

  • ohmyiv's avatar
    ohmyiv
    Seasoned Scout
    1 day ago

    I just came to leave basically the same feedback. 

    Searching by EA ID was really nice to do when away from the game. I used it to check the people I followed and to track how my build DLs on my whole profile were going. Now I can't do either of those things easily. I can't find a way to see all of a user's builds anymore. If I want to check my builds, I have to search for the whole title of my build. It's really inconvenient. 

    I would love to have the ability to search for EA ID and view profile back again. 

  • CrispySims619's avatar
    CrispySims619
    Seasoned Ace
    1 day ago
    nempne wrote:

    this visual update no longer includes cornerstone features of the Gallery, such as being able to search for users by name, view their profiles,

    Hello nempne​, you are still able to search by name or hashtag on the web version of the Gallery under the discover section.

     

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