VGChartz on Mobile

[trunkswd]

Following complaints to issues with using the site on mobile in another thread I decided to create this thread for people to list any issues you come across when trying to use the site on mobile. Images, videos, descriptions of the issues would be greatly appreciated. 

We are aware the ads on mobile are really bad, but that is something we can't do much about right now. Though, pictures/videos of ads on mobile are still welcome. The more we get the more likely we are to convince the owner that changes with ads on mobile need to be done. I will also make note of some possible changes to the ads so they are less obnoxious.

Bandorr doesn't have much experience with mobile, but is willing to learn and fix issues with using the site on mobile. 

Bugs / Suggestions / Fixes / Etc.

Scrolling

• Being able to scroll left and right leads to having giant black voids on the sides. Lock scrolling to up and down only?
• Slider to make scrolling faster.
• "Bottom of Page" or "Most Recent Post" button for threads?

Ads

• Shrink the size of ads so they don't take up nearly as much of the screen
• Have ads no longer coverup rich text reply / anywhere near reply box (This has prevented people from posting on the forums).

The charts/Tools having issues due to being shrunk down so much.

• Platform totals page not being able to see worldwide figures
• Hardware by date being too thin and consoles covering part of the graph

Rich Text Reply

• When quoting someone if it is a big quote you need to scroll down in the reply box in order to add your reply to it. Maybe have it so in the reply box it is auto scrolled to the bottom of it? 

Front Page

• Change the drop downs between the bar graph and hardware charts, so they are no longer next to each other. Have "Current" above the weekly drop down.
• (Maybe?) Move Prediction League from bottom of first column to bottom of third column, so there is less scrolling on mobile to get to the articles and forums sections. As not many people use the Prediction League.

Bugs Fixed / Suggestions Implemented

• The "burger" (3 lines) when NOT on the front page when clicking through ("Charts" "Tools" Game DB" "Articles" "Forum") to show another drop down no longer redirects you to the front page.

Fix for Rich Text Editor not working properly:

1. Go to https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/settings/preferences/
2. Click "Forum Options"
3. Make sure "Disable Mobile Editor" has a checkmark
4. Click "Update Preferences"

Bandorr can look to see if we can tick "Disable Mobile Editor" for everyone. Does anyone use the mobile editor or would you all rather have the standard editor that is on desktop?

Last edited by trunkswd - on 25 July 2023