JW.ORG Updates

[Bob]

Just fyi -- the website has some updates made to it. I'd say that it easier to find what you're looking for, by adding drop-down menus to aid in navigation and making the site more comfortable to use. Larger font size as well.

 

Check it out.

Edited February 13, 2018 by Bob

[Tortuga]

I was just on the site and I was wondering when they had changed the menus...

[Bob]

9 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

I was just on the site and I was wondering when they had changed the menus...

 

I believe it was changed probably an hour and a half ago, after the other convention videos were available.

[Bob]

The site also appears much more streamlined. I mean I can find everything without doing a lot of clicking around, so I am sure visitors would enjoy that. The drop down menus are welcomed!

[juliansan]

I think they also changed the font, it's larger now

[Tortuga]

Has the mobile version changed too? 

[IliasBosman]

Chromecast options added too!

[Danni]

love the improvements! 

[Paolo Sevilla]

Do you know what font is being used? It seems similar to that of the Online Library.

[SteEis]

There are only 819 languages. 

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, SteEis said:

There are only 819 languages. 

That's odd, I wonder why...

[1MKnight]

Old and New Website in picture.

 

The readability is improved for sure. The whole website seems more touch friendly. I was actually just wondering the other day whether or not they would continue updating the usability of the site, or if they had settled on the previous iteration. 

Edited February 15, 2018 by 1MKnight
2nd picture.

[jwhess]

16 hours ago, SteEis said:

There are only 819 languages. 

It is back to 940 as of a few minutes ago.

[Allabord4Jah]

HI, please check out JW.BROADCAST, the new shorter version of Why Study The Bible is out.  Very nicely put.   

[Rose Flower]

jw.org is easier to use.  Someone mentioned Chromecast but I have not found that as yet.  C

 

ould you please tell me where to look on the site?

[njwinans]

1 hour ago, Rose Flower said:

Could you please tell me where to look on the site?

+1

[1MKnight]

15 hours ago, Rose Flower said:

Someone mentioned Chromecast but I have not found that as yet.  Could you please tell me where to look on the site?

The Chromecast feature only works if you are using the Google Chrome Browser. (I believe). If so, it will appear as long as you are connected to the same network as your Chromecast.

[Thesauron]

The Chromecast feature only works if you are using the Google Chrome Browser. (I believe). If so, it will appear as long as you are connected to the same network as your Chromecast.

This is also where the airplay icon appears if you have an airplay device on your network.

[Bob]

There is a bit of reorganization and simplification in the "Newsroom" section entitled "JW News"  and "Newsroom for Journalists". Easier to find the type of information one is looking for!

[Brother_Bliss]

On ‎2‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 6:39 AM, 1MKnight said:

The Chromecast feature only works if you are using the Google Chrome Browser. (I believe). If so, it will appear as long as you are connected to the same network as your Chromecast.

 

On ‎2‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 6:40 AM, Thesauron said:

This is also where the airplay icon appears if you have an airplay device on your network.

 

I imagine that cast icon would show up if you have anything on the same network that you can cast to, like Roku or a smart TV perhaps?

[pnutts]

On 3/29/2018 at 8:45 AM, Dismal_Bliss said:

cast icon

At first I thought Bobert said cast Iron

[1MKnight]

I was perusing the American Sign Language version of JW.ORG and I noticed this pleasant change

 

 

In case you don't notice, it's all of the little icons for each section: HOME, BIBLE TEACHINGS (my fav), Memorial, etc. 

I think this is super cool. However, it's not on the English site. 

 

That being said, I remember when the WOL first added those nifty icons for Bible, Publications and Daily Text, it was actually added to the ASL version (i think a few weeks) before they added it to English. This could be the same for these new icons. 

 

[Thesauron]

I was perusing the American Sign Language version of JW.ORG and I noticed this pleasant change

 
 
In case you don't notice, it's all of the little icons for each section: HOME, BIBLE TEACHINGS (my fav), Memorial, etc. 
I think this is super cool. However, it's not on the English site. 
 
That being said, I remember when the WOL first added those nifty icons for Bible, Publications and Daily Text, it was actually added to the ASL version (i think a few weeks) before they added it to English. This could be the same for these new icons. 
 

This is to assist all of our beloved sign language family members who aren’t fluent in written script, or have trouble understanding whatever written language the people around them use. Written English, for instance, does not correspond to sign language.

[Qapla]

Yes, we have to keep in mind that, just because someone can use American Sign Language (or any other sign language) does not necessarily mean they can read English (or any other language). It often depends on when they went deaf. If they were deaf before learning to read or write, they may never have learned to read or write.

[Sheep]

That's true. I was working with a brother in service once who "spoke" American Sign Language (in French), and we met a deaf person. The two had no trouble communicating in ASL. Then the brother presented to him one of our magazines, which had a title such as "No more suffering," or something like that. Even though I couldn't understand the sign language, the householder was gesturing something like "More suffering?" And the brother had to explain what it really meant.

 

I'm wondering what the householder got out of the rest of the magazine.