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[GeorgeKGeorgeK is verified member.]

The top navbar is quite crowded at present.

Suggestions:

1. Change "Bulk Nameserver Search" to "Bulk NS search"
2. Change "Advertise on DNForum" to "Advertise"
3. Change "DNF Wiki" to Wiki"
4. Change "Events Calendar" to either "Events" or "Calendar"
5. change "Deep WHOIS" to "WHOIS"
6. Change "Live Auction Feed" to "Live Auctions"
7. Change "DNForum Tools" to "Tools"

Some or all of these changes would tighten up the top navbar considerably. On a normal width browser (don't maximize it on a large screen), it'd have a better chance of making things fit.

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

The top navbar is quite crowded at present.

Suggestions:

1. Change "Bulk Nameserver Search" to "Bulk NS search"
2. Change "Advertise on DNForum" to "Advertise"
3. Change "DNF Wiki" to Wiki"
4. Change "Events Calendar" to either "Events" or "Calendar"
5. change "Deep WHOIS" to "WHOIS"
6. Change "Live Auction Feed" to "Live Auctions"
7. Change "DNForum Tools" to "Tools"

Some or all of these changes would tighten up the top navbar considerably. On a normal width browser (don't maximize it on a large screen), it'd have a better chance of making things fit.

Quality advise. Thank you.

currently done:
"Bulk NS Search"
"Wiki"

the rest can't be really shortened, especially as on daily basis we have a lots of 1st time visitors (I want them to understand clear;y what is what): whois lookup isn't a basic lookup = it is much more advanced tech than plain whois lookups (important for investors); Advertise is too short = sponsorships are crucial for us to have finances for having 2 devs, a number of servers for our forums, various subscriptions and more.. // Events Calendar can't be shortened - clear keyword.

... and, temporarely added "AI Hub" - this is a feature that isn't available anywhere and we will continue improving it > it is 1 of the top priorities for our dev team (@DNF Admin & @birajst)

As for it being "too crowded" - 100%! We have a clean and new solution for this - though, as mentioned, the priority for the devs is to improve AI Hub and its integrations (currently stuck with ChatGPT OAuth integration - which will allow you and others using your ChatGPT $20/month subscription). I want the guys to have clear heads and thinking only of this

Thank you @GeorgeK!!

 

[GeorgeKGeorgeK is verified member.]

Unless your browser is very wide, you won't even see all of options at the top.....even with the 2 changes, it gets cut off for me:

and presumably for others too.

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

Yes, I do agree - on smaller screens it is an issue..

as for the new solution, we are considering the Google approach:

though, it will take some time for our guys to get there.

Another option is a mega-menu.. Both will be tested.

Currently, it is ai integrations that must be completed 1st

@GeorgeK which LLMs do you use yourself?

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

AI Hub removed from the top

 

[Nickz]

the rest can't be really shortened, especially as on daily basis we have a lots of 1st time visitors (I want them to understand clear;y what is what): whois lookup isn't a basic lookup = it is much more advanced tech

Well 1st is the you have about 50% of bots, that will be your 1st time users. Mostly and have some trust in the user's abilities.
Not everyone needs a cooling receipt to boil an egg..

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

Well 1st is the you have about 50% of bots, that will be your 1st time users. Mostly and have some trust in the user's abilities.
Not everyone needs a cooling receipt to boil an egg..

bot traffic is probably much higher, I am afraid

Well, we do have quite a number of search and LLM traffic > and many of these are real people - who also happen to be 1st time users.

as for bots > these are important.. only we need to be able to categorize these and help them understanding what is what. Today a number of pro domain investors do register domain names programmatically, and, I believe, very soon Agents will start buying domains for their masters autonomously.. it is strange that so many domainers don't see this trend coming. .. I am preparing DNForum marketplace to be agent ready.. ahhh.. so much to be done

and crawler bots are important as well > these play a large role in getting referred random browsers to forums like ours.

.. with this, we on the league of its own.. at least now..

as for boiling an egg >> members are here to buy and sell domains for wholesale and liquidation prices > every quality exposure helps doesn't it?

 

[GeorgeKGeorgeK is verified member.]

@GeorgeK which LLMs do you use yourself?

Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok/X (the 4 major frontier models). I've not tried any of the Chinese models, yet....

 

[Nickz]

I believe, very soon Agents will start buying domains for their masters autonomously.

a few maybe. The belief that agents handle a portfolio is only valid for people no having quarrels with their data.
All data you sue of the common AI are data collectors. A reason due to the massive flock of investors into the AI space.
To get a piece of the data pie. the new currency (for them)

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