Please go back to the old version

codyrhaderlie1

The new version is way too confusing! While I may be part of the younger generation who uses it I find it extremely difficult to navigate and as soon as I logged on and saw the changes it was immediate that I didn't know what to do or new things popped up. If you are going to make changes please let them be small and over time. It will turn people off to logging in and doing things. I know I am going to be more resistant because I want to log in and work on things not figure out how the site works. It takes a while to learn how things are done and there is no reason for it to be changed this much.

Gordon Collett

The designers and programmers are actively seeking feedback on the new pages. The best way to give this is to join the New Person Page group here: https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/316-new-person-page and to give clear, precise feedback on specific items. This gentleman's post is an excellent example: https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/133565/if-is-isnt-broken-why-fix-it#latest (you will probably need to join the group to read it.

You should clearly explain, with examples and illustrations as needed (but only one image per comment works) of why you find it difficult to navigate and other issues you are finding.

This is the fourth major update of the site since the opening of New Family Search. Each time there has been quite the outcry. People were just as upset about the current version when it was released but after using it and getting used to the changes, they now don't want to see it replaced. But there are a lot of nice improvements in the new version. Don't be thrown by some of the minor style changes.

Melody Marshall

I am adding my few comments without doing screen shots, etc.

I was on the site in February 2022 and it was fine. Logged in again in March 2022 and what??? happened to the Homepage and everything!! I thought I was on a different site.

To make this quick, here it is January 2023 and my last experience on FamilySearch site was very disappointing and frustrating that I didn't return. I have been a visitor to the site for many, many years.

The current version of FamilySearch is NOT User Friendly. Its like you have to have a manual to navigate the site with - every feature is hidden.

I haven't seen any advantages to the planning of layout.

Please return the site to previous viewing and searching options.

I agree with the others - it turns people away from visiting site and using the site tools to search for family history/data.

Thanks,

Melody Marshall

South Dakota

Jane Cantrell Brookman

@codyrhaderlie1 Thank you for your input. Your requests have been submitted to the appropriate project managers.