{"id":17361,"date":"2024-11-08T08:12:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/?p=17361"},"modified":"2024-11-08T08:22:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:22:17","slug":"dev-blogs-home-page-layout-simplified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/dev-blogs-home-page-layout-simplified\/","title":{"rendered":"Dev Blogs home page layout simplified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Dev Blogs community!<\/p>\n<h2>What we heard &#8211; part 2<\/h2>\n<p>In my previous post about the <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/new-devblogs-layout-choose-your-view-grid-or-list\/\">grid and list layout choices<\/a> I shared the feedback we received after launching a Dev Blogs refresh. I also shared how we improved and provided options for the layout of posts. Today, I will address the other major feedback regarding navigating to the latest posts on the main Dev Blogs home page.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Difficult to navigate<\/strong>: The new layout of the main Dev Blogs page had a lot of wasted space, with large header images and excessive padding, making it hard to get to the blog posts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Original-Layout-with-large-highlights-and-events-section.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17401\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Original-Layout-with-large-highlights-and-events-section.png\" alt=\"Image DevBlogs Main Home Page Original Layout with large highlights and events section\" width=\"474\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Original-Layout-with-large-highlights-and-events-section.png 474w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Original-Layout-with-large-highlights-and-events-section-129x300.png 129w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Original-Layout-with-large-highlights-and-events-section-441x1024.png 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Updates to layout of the Dev Blogs home page<\/h2>\n<p>Many of our new readers and those who don&#8217;t visit Dev Blogs often appreciated the highlights that showcased posts that would other get pushed to page 2-3 before they got a chance to read them. However, this layout also meant that our returning readers had to navigate other content to get to the latest posts. We heard that there was a need for both highlights and the latest posts, but not much more.<\/p>\n<p>With the updated layout, we focus on content. We have dedicated space to highlight posts, events, and new blogs launched on Dev Blogs, and then we jump right into the latest posts. All other information has moved to the right side panel. Now, you can find list of all our active blogs, resources, links to Dev Blogs Privacy and FAQ, as well as the RSS feed button, in this right side panel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Modified-Layout-with-shortened-highlights-section-and-side-bar-with-other-information.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17402\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Modified-Layout-with-shortened-highlights-section-and-side-bar-with-other-information.png\" alt=\"Image DevBlogs Main Home Page Modified Layout with shortened highlights section and side bar with other information\" width=\"1078\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Modified-Layout-with-shortened-highlights-section-and-side-bar-with-other-information.png 1078w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Modified-Layout-with-shortened-highlights-section-and-side-bar-with-other-information-294x300.png 294w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Modified-Layout-with-shortened-highlights-section-and-side-bar-with-other-information-1004x1024.png 1004w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Modified-Layout-with-shortened-highlights-section-and-side-bar-with-other-information-768x784.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Modified-Layout-with-shortened-highlights-section-and-side-bar-with-other-information-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devblogs-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2024\/11\/DevBlogs-Main-Home-Page-Modified-Layout-with-shortened-highlights-section-and-side-bar-with-other-information-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1078px) 100vw, 1078px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"looking-ahead\"><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><button class=\"linkicon\" aria-label=\"Copy Post URL\"><\/button><\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re thrilled to have addressed all the top areas of feedback with this change. But we&#8217;re not stopping here! More features and improvements are on the way. Your insights are incredibly valuable to us as they influence how we improve Dev Blogs. We encourage you to keep sharing your thoughts. Thank you for being a part of our community!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/ZQDZDL7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please take our 3-minute survey to share your thoughts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dev Blogs Platform Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Dev Blogs community! What we heard &#8211; part 2 In my previous post about the grid and list layout choices I shared the feedback we received after launching a Dev Blogs refresh. I also shared how we improved and provided options for the layout of posts. 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