Widget Layout on new Homepage

Jennifer Jackson

I was wondering if there will be the option to arrange the widgets on the homepage, or will they remain as they are now presently seen?

Mary T Wilson

Thanks for your feedback @Jennifer Jackson! It is not available at this time, but stay tuned.

Jill Ann Holmes

I Love Love the new layout. I have a large family, and seeing such a large newsfeed wasn't enjoyable. I couldn't see what I wanted or needed. THANK YOU for the change. It looks great and is easy to navigate.

Carter J Parker

I agree! It's so nice not having to scroll through a huge feed (as it loads, too) to get to the bottom. And yes, being able to reorder the widgets would be great! 🤞

Overall, liking the progress!

devenbrowning1

It is nice (and appropriate) to have the temple ordinances front and center. I'm glad we can still get to the old style page for recent memories. See discussion

New home page memories found section

ReginaMilan

So ecstatic to see the new design and no longer that humongous section that, while great for those who want to see stuff posted to Memories of their ancestors, for us grind-driven researchers, was a waste of space and major distraction. My cousin loved seeing the photos and such there. But I had hoped to see the sections that I accessed most often—Recent Individuals, etc. I love the new widget format—with the understanding (from a previous comment/response) that they will eventually be movable/customizable (which is what the purpose of widgets are). Love seeing these changes and that I no longer have to scroll through endless memory images to reach what I want to access. You'll are doing a great job! Now, if you could eliminate the extra clicks needed for logging in, that would be great. I'd like to see the home page default to one's oft-chosen sign-in option based on cookies/preferences saved. So, if you could add that to your design list, I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd be grateful! Thanks for all you're doing!! :-D

YColeman

I personally would prefer "Recently Viewed" to be the first widget as I spend many hours doing research. When I log in, I want to go directly to where I left off.

Mary T Wilson

Thank you for your feedback @YColeman and your suggestion. For now, the "Temple" widget is at the top and the "Recently Viewed" is right underneath it. Stay tuned for any future developments on possibly being able to arrange the widgets on your page, although not available right now.

rachelblack1

I love how the new home screen is streamlined and uncluttered, and second (third? fourth?) the request for re-arrangeable widgets. Many recent discussions on the new home page are along the lines of “the old home screen made (x) feature quick and easy to access, and the new home screen makes it harder to access.” And, the features in question have quite a lot of range. Having re-arrangeable widgets would let everyone put the features most important to them front and center, addressing a lot of varying needs at once.

I agree with the above comment that having temple ordinances front and center is a really good idea. One option could be to have temple ordinances at the top of the page, then re-arrangeable widgets underneath?

With all that said, I’m sure the coding and website design behind re-arrangeable widgets is quite a lot, so I totally understand if the topic of re-arrangeable widgets is set aside till other home page considerations are addressed.

Thank you for all that you do!

Mary T Wilson

Thanks for the positive feedback @rachelblack1 ! Great summary of this discussion!

Shauna R Lund

I too would like to have rearrangeable widgets. On our personal church account pages we have the ability to select what widgets we have on our page and in what order we would like them. I would like to see the new page something like that, where we could select which widgets we would like to immediately see and in what order it is to be seen. For me, I would like a quick link to My Reservations rather than have to go through ordinances ready to get there. Also look for the Family Group link seems now to be buried and difficult to find. I am exited for the new look of the home page and appreciate all the work you are doing to update it. Thanks. Shauna Lund

Jessica M Gall

I really like the new layout. It is so organized! It feels calmer, simpler and easier to find things. Are the widgets arranged the same for everyone? Or is based on my usage of the website?

Mary T Wilson

Thanks @Jessica M Gall - The arrangement is the same for everyone however you may or may not have exactly the same widgets depending on information in your tree.

Viola Baker Antwine

Having the option to re-order the items on the page would be great.