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Title: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on May 05, 2017, 03:25:08 AM
Hi Flourish Friends,
I am very excited to announce our  homepage (http://theflourishforum.com) has a new look! Since Flourish is in its fourth year, I thought it was time for a website update. I have completely re-designed the Flourish site with some great new additions, including a new logo.

We now have an extensive  FAQ page (http://www.theflourishforum.com/faq/). The forum has almost 70,000 posts! So new members frequently ask the same questions. We can now refer people to the FAQ page for all of the most popular topics.

Likewise, the new homepage has links to our most popular threads. And, there is a new  Books & Supplies (http://www.theflourishforum.com/supply-resources/) page which links to our favorite vendors and Flourish's recommended books and supplies on Amazon (http://astore.amazon.com/theflofor-20). These links are affiliate links which help support the forum and keep it free for our members.

I hope you find these updates useful. I know it will save a great deal of time and help organize and make the enormous amount of calligraphy information we share more easily accessible.

Stay tuned for more news about our new look!

And as always, your feedback, suggestions, and comments are always welcome!  ;D
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: AndyT on May 05, 2017, 04:15:08 AM
The new logo is very swish, Erica.  It certainly jumped straight out at me.  The other developments are all welcome and should make it much easier for new arrivals to find their way about.  Thanks as ever for all your hard work.  :)
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on May 05, 2017, 05:23:15 AM
Thanks so much @AndyT  Andy!  ;D
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Post by: Nickkih on May 05, 2017, 05:27:29 AM
Love the update!!!!
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on May 05, 2017, 05:52:24 AM
Thank you @Nickkih  :-* I better go to bed now.  ;D
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: vonking1980 on May 05, 2017, 06:10:28 AM
The new look is fantastic, Erica. I am enjoying how clean, organized and the overall feel of the home page is. FAQ page is so helpful, and definitely will be easier to refer to. Thank you so much for the update and your hard work!

Just realized the postage stamps were social media links!! What a neat idea ❤️❤️❤️
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: cejohnson on May 05, 2017, 09:49:05 AM
Very cool Erica. Your hard work continues to pay off and I know everyone here appreciates it.

This forum has been a blessing for me. Thanks for the FAQ page organization; slick  ;) Now get some much needed rest!
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Post by: sheila247 on May 05, 2017, 10:40:20 AM
It looks awesome!!  Thank you for all you do for us. 
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Post by: prasad on May 05, 2017, 01:28:33 PM
And yet again she blows us all away  ;D
Wonderful logo, superb front page, most helpful FAQ's
First class in all respects.

Amazing stuff Erica. Thanks again and again for all that you do for us.

Prasad
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Estefa on May 05, 2017, 05:35:09 PM
Love the new look, @Erica McPhee – very stylish and classy  :)!!
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Post by: ash0kgiri on May 06, 2017, 04:01:52 AM
Without a doubt, one thing is clear. Whatever you do, you do it in style @Erica McPhee :D:D
Love every aspect of the new look. Thank you for all the efforts you take for us.

-Ashok
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Moya on May 06, 2017, 05:25:51 AM
Oh, I love it, I love it so much!  So effortlessly* graceful and organised.  The FAQ will be a gift to people. 


*hah - as if anything that looks THAT good came without effort!  but you make it LOOK like it did. ♥


Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: darrin1200 on May 06, 2017, 08:25:10 AM
The new homepage looks awesome Erica. I didn't even rezlize there is a blog, until now. The logo is beautiful.

My bookmark takes me directly to the index page. I found the homepage through the news link. Is there suposed to be an actual link back to the homepage? Once I'm on the index page, when I click "Home" or the logo, they bring me to the index page.
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on May 06, 2017, 08:53:00 AM
Thank you everyone for your very kind and enthusiastic comments!  :-*

@darrin1200 This is a great question and one that @AnasaziWrites has pointed out to me as well. I am working on a way to link back to the homepage (and FAQ) from the forum. While they are both on the same site, they actually run on separate platforms (for lack of a better word for simplicity's sake). While it is easy to link from the homesite to the forum, it's a little trickier the other way and takes a bit of coding.

But, I am working on a solution. Thanks for the great suggestion!  ;D
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: darrin1200 on May 06, 2017, 08:58:55 AM
Thanks Erica, not problem. You are doing a fantastic job with the site.
I will just keep a separate bookmark for now.
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Post by: joi on May 06, 2017, 09:55:31 AM
awesome Erica it looks grrrrrreat!!!
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Post by: handmadeletters on May 06, 2017, 10:38:07 AM
Erica, beautiful! One could get lost in those loops. Looking forward to all the exciting things going on here. Thanks for all you do! :)
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: renaissancewoman on May 06, 2017, 10:43:47 AM
Great job, Erica! It looks awesome and very organized. I especially like the social media links as stamps on the envelope...that's clever!
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Sally Ellington on May 06, 2017, 01:09:27 PM
Thank you SO MUCH for all your work on this FREE forum site. I am so grateful to have found you.
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on May 06, 2017, 05:41:08 PM
Thanks everyone! You know how to make a woman happy!  ;D

@renaissancewoman I was so proud of myself when I created the stamps and was able to make it work!  ;)
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Bianca M on May 06, 2017, 09:16:02 PM
Oh my gosh, it looks SO good!!  Very fresh.  And I just love the new logo! *clap clap clap*
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Post by: Pramod on May 06, 2017, 11:42:43 PM
Great modern page with a excellent collection of calligraphy information and off course link to forum. Thank You
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Post by: theochrebelly on May 09, 2017, 05:54:43 PM
love...love...love...the new flourish homepage...and the logo is beautiful..!! <3 <3
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: esmy77 on May 09, 2017, 07:28:03 PM
Yeahy it looks amazing! I love it!
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: arherbgm on May 09, 2017, 11:50:14 PM
Erica,

Oh, oh, oh...I agree with all comments by others.  BUT - those flourishes/designs on your uppercase W in particular made me literally gasp with awe and pleasure!  You should certainly be proud and fulfilled with all that you have contributed, worldwide, to our art and body of knowledge.

Arlen
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Post by: Rednaxela on May 10, 2017, 01:04:43 AM
Fantastic, what a wonderful update!
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Post by: JanisTX on May 10, 2017, 07:46:35 AM
@Erica McPhee :  LOVE the new look!!  It is beautiful & so welcoming!!  It's super stylish, just like you!  :D

Fondly,

Janis
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: liavarm on May 11, 2017, 12:17:01 PM
I've been idle for a couple of months, and now I'm back and find this beauty of a homepage! I love it!!! It's organized, fresh, beautiful, I love the stamp links for social networks, and it has hydrangeas on it (my fave flowers).. It's perfect Erica, hooray!

Looking forward to continuing my practice and sharing this space with all the great people here in the forum.

Lia xx
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: AndyT on May 11, 2017, 03:45:21 PM
Hydrangeas?  I'm missing something.   ???
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on May 11, 2017, 05:30:17 PM
Hydrangeas?  I'm missing something.   ???

Ha ha Andy! Scroll all the way to the bottom.  ;)

Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Lindsey Hook on May 16, 2017, 11:17:09 AM
Love the update! I don't know where you find the time to do all this  :o

THANK YOU!!
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Post by: Barbara Jane mitchell on May 17, 2017, 10:40:52 AM
Thanks so much for the F&Q.  So helpful
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Andrea K on June 01, 2017, 09:48:41 AM
It's beautiful!   I am so happy to be a member of this outstanding forum.  Informative, beautiful, inspirational, and truly nice people.  Thank you, Erica for creating and maintaining this lovely, valuable resource.
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: ilonaak on June 17, 2017, 03:09:05 PM
Jaw dropper Erica! Love it!!!
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Post by: Elisabeth_M on June 24, 2017, 09:19:11 AM
Wow!  It's all so beautiful, Erica, I don't even know what to say!  Elegantly done and very clearly organized, it's everything a homepage should be.  It has a wonderful lightness to it all and the images are so gorgeous, it makes me feel happy and calm just to look at it.  And is that heart tag made of fabric?  Did you do that beautiful script on fabric?!  Swoon!  The postage stamp social media links are so inspired, I almost died when I saw them.  Okay, I'll stop gushing now, but seriously, it is just so beautifully done and such a nice treat to come back to the forum after a long absence and see such a lovely change in the forum's public face.
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on June 25, 2017, 12:22:28 AM
Thank you to everyone for all of the lovely comments!

Yes, @Elisabeth_M It is on fabric but I cheated... I printed it onto muslin fabric using butcher's paper (you iron the fabric onto it and then can print on it). It worked surprisingly well!

I was pretty tickled with myself when I made the postage stamp social media links! LOL! So I am very happy they are so well received. Thanks so much for the awesome feedback!  ;D
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Elisabeth_M on June 25, 2017, 11:12:52 AM
@Erica McPhee--The butcher paper trick isn't cheating, it's genius!  I have to try it myself, now!
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Elizgadus59 on July 15, 2017, 02:41:52 AM
Hi Erica,

Is there a way to get an app for this site? How cool to just open my computer and just hit and App and zoom... your there.

Ah, I really watch a lot of star-trek......

is it hard to develope one?.... Elizabeth Gadus
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: handmadeletters on September 20, 2017, 07:23:57 AM
@Erica McPhee Omg, looooove the new home page design! And the social media icons as stamps, so clever, Erica! Happy to hear you're home safe and sound. Sending positive vibes to you and your fellow Floridians who have a long road of recovery ahead. <3
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on September 20, 2017, 11:07:50 AM
Thanks Janice!  ;D

Elizabeth, I do not think it is an option right now. I know some folks have paid developers to try to convert their own forums into an app but as far as I know, there is no universal app for an SMF forum right now (the version we use).  :-[
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Salman Khattak on September 21, 2017, 12:26:16 AM
@Erica McPhee  - SMF is compatible with Tapatalk which allows a much improved forum experience on mobile devices where browser based forum software is hard to use. The instructions for installing the Tapatalk package for SMF can be found here: https://www.tapatalk.com/download_SimpleMachines.php (https://www.tapatalk.com/download_SimpleMachines.php)

It is not an app on a computer though so doesn't satisfy the requirement from @Elizgadus59 :-)

- Salman
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on September 22, 2017, 12:05:04 AM
Thanks Salman! I wondered about Tapatalk! Will investigate!  :-*
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Lindah on February 13, 2019, 08:09:36 AM
Thanks, Erica, everything looks great!
Linda
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Jamie on February 13, 2019, 03:22:56 PM
Tapatalk can be aggressive tho. I don’t know if that’s an option that you can turn off. I just straight up won’t go to some sites with it because every time you change pages while on mobile it’s giving you another pop up insisting you use tapatalk that you have to click no to before you can keep doing what you were doing.
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on February 13, 2019, 08:11:33 PM
@Jamie  Can you tell me more about that because I deleted all chat functions a long time ago and should not have Tapatalk active. Are you seeing that now?
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Jamie on February 13, 2019, 08:13:23 PM
No not at all! I totally missed the date on some of the posts and didn’t realize only the most recent one was actually recent. Never mind me!
Title: Re: Flourish HOME page update!
Post by: Erica McPhee on February 14, 2019, 08:43:57 AM
LOL! OK, thank you!  ;D