Hi all,
Android phone and Chrome user here.
For years, when I visit this site I click Full Site and the page is formatted perfectly, all the front page deals on the left and the New Deals bar on the right.
Now, whether in mobile site or full site, the new deals bar is way at the bottom of the page.
I've tried logging out, clearing cache etc. No luck.
Is there a setting I'm missing?
Thanks!
The thing is it keeps reverting back to desktop site when you want the mobile site (on my iPad mini 6 using Safari). Very annoying to have to constantly switch to mobile view.
Desktop / Mobile site overrides are stored as cookies in your browser session. When session expires, when you switch to a different browser, when you clear the cookies or when you browse in incognito mode — these will cause the override to be reverted.
The New Deals section to the right was perfect.
Is there not a way you can revert back to this?
Surely, like me and others commenting below, the new change is making many of us miss new bargains.
How was it perfect when we were getting complaints about site wasn't displaying properly on some devices, including from someone who has also commented in this thread?
Sure, I can change it back. However when the next time people complaining about desktop site does not display well on their tablet device in portrait mode, I'll bringing them back to this thread.
If that someone is in reference to me, it was justified.
In all seriousness, it was fine before this recent change of two weeks ago.
I definitely preferred how it was before. Not a fan of having to scroll to the bottom to see the new deals
Agreed. Preferred the previous view. Lot easier to see the new deals and forum posts on the side then scrolling all the way to the bottom
Same. Change it back please.
Uh.., I use a tablet and not experiencing the issues that the others are saying. Always has been on the right for new deals, comps and new forum posts
is this mobile browser specific ? I don't see any change in my phone (Firefox on Android)
Only for tablets.
Android phone and Chrome user here.
OP is using a phone though
New Deals bar on the right
Actually, I don't see a "New Deals bar" at all. I never saw this even before.
I use a tablet and everything is perfect for me.
What do you use? It's not perfect on Safari with my iPad mini 6.
Tab s6 and chrome browser. It sounds like it's a Apple issue
Have an option in chrome on Android to use desktop version but it still has deals at the bottom.
I have done a little bit of testing, I think it works as it supposed to be as per this post
Android + Firefox (Mobile view) = No new deals at all, it was always like this and I haven't noticed it until this thread.
Android + Firefox (Desktop view) = No new deals at all
IPad + Firefox (Mobile view) = New deals at bottom
IPad + Firefox (Desktop view)= New deals at bottom
IPad + Safari (Mobile view) = New deals at bottom
IPad + Sarafi (Desktop view)= New deals at bottom
Win10 + Firefox (Mobile view) = New deals at bottom
Win10 + Firefox (Desktop view) = New deals at right
After you switch between Desktop and Mobile view, you'll need to reload for the server to use a different set of template for all subsequent requests. And the "Mobile view" should not have new deals at all regardless the browser, as these are disabled from the template altogether.
The rules are if the width of the browser is less than 1024 effective pixels, we'll wrap the sidebar to the bottom so the main content area does not get too squished.
Anyway it will be reverted back.
Using Opera. For a time the New/Top Deals were at the bottom of the page (Android). Today it went back to the old format (on the side), without me doing anything. I like the old format.
Thanks Scotty for being so responsive on this website and for reverting back the changes (I also experienced the same as others above)! It must be tough trying to please all of us with thousands of different devices and preferences :)
There was a change that we pushed out around 2 weeks ago to better support desktop site on browsers with narrow width, i.e. tablets on portrait mode. When the width of the browser is less than certain size, the sidebar (which exists only on desktop site) automatically moves to the bottom of the page instead (plus reduced menu and other optimisations).
If you are on mobile site, there shouldn't even be a "new deals bar". For now, if you are on mobile with narrow-long display, it's best to stick to the mobile site.