New PH classifieds....

F31-340i · 11-09-2011, 05:09 PM

...fail. Oh dear.

Very slow, buggy and not ipad friendly.

moar · 11-09-2011, 05:15 PM

Just give it some time while it gets some fine tuning.

You can only do so much work without proper real world loads on the site.

So no, not at all a fail.

F31-340i · 11-09-2011, 05:42 PM

I hope they sort it, but for now it has alot of issues and apparently missing (paid for) adverts.

It doesn't look like anyone with an ipad tested it. That's a real shame and that won't be resolved unless its totally redesigned - which seems unlikely.

I take it you work in IT and are used to telling your users when they are "wrong"

jimmylimmy · 11-09-2011, 05:51 PM

I'm not finding it slow, just not very intuitive - having to remove filters etc.

I guess they have gone corporate now and are chasing the autotrader market

p1tse · 11-10-2011, 01:18 AM

Oh yeah new design and not working on iphone

mowflow · 11-10-2011, 03:31 AM

This is what happens when you get an IT person to design and build your site. It probably works okay in IE but nothing else. The user interface is unintuitive and badly organised and the listings are poorly formatted with the price not set as a separate field from the item description.

I hope it improves because it has to but it's clear that it was either designed inhouse or they chose an agency that doesn't employ a decent user experience designer and there has been little to no cross platform testing.

I'm a creative director at a digital agency and if our company had launched something like this people would be getting given their marching orders today. It's a fail.

dakhu1 · 11-10-2011, 03:35 AM

[QUOTE=///ajd;10774153]I hope they sort it, but for now it has alot of issues and apparently missing (paid for) adverts.

It looks like they have removed the free advert option????

Dannyrado · 11-10-2011, 01:27 PM

I put mine on there last week, cost me a tenner. Now i can't log in to my ad, and i'm apparently in Berkshire. Thrilled.

F31-340i · 11-10-2011, 01:44 PM

Apparently of 90 odd thousand ads, only 13k are viewable.

Hope I'm wrong, but can't see it ever being as fast as it was with all the fluff and pointless animation.

chris_s1 · 11-10-2011, 07:30 PM

Wow thanks for pointing that out - I paid for an advert on Weds and its now missing......better get my tenner back..........

p1tse · 11-11-2011, 02:28 AM

I've never paid for an ad on PH always been free when you register

Carrera RSR · 11-11-2011, 02:35 AM

Trying to search motors last night. Most pages clicked on never loaded up, the look and feel is not very intuitive and yes it looks like they are going down the Autotrader route which will mean too many shit dealer ads and not quality private sales.

LexS · 11-11-2011, 01:08 PM

Utter rubbish. My colleague's ad is there but he can't access it and his name and location have changed. My advert has vanished completely, not that I'm too fussed as I spent a week not being able to mark it as sold.

And now it doesn't seem compatible with my work's web browser, lunchtimes are going to be dull

marshyrob · 11-11-2011, 01:12 PM

Its down for maint now, so probably sorting it as we speak!

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chris_s1 · 11-12-2011, 09:55 AM

I see PH ads have gone back to the original layout and all the ads have appeared again.
If that doesn't class as an epic fail now, I don't know what does

11-09-2011, 05:09 PM	#1
F31-340i Colonel 156 Rep 2,475 Posts Drives: BMW 340i Touring Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ... iTrader: (1)	New PH classifieds.... ...fail. Oh dear. Very slow, buggy and not ipad friendly. __________________ 340i F31
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moar First Lieutenant 14 Rep 391 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: sheffield uk iTrader: (0)	Just give it some time while it gets some fine tuning. You can only do so much work without proper real world loads on the site. So no, not at all a fail. __________________ 2007 330i M Sport Saloon Le Mans Blue Active steering - Comfort Access - Bluetooth -TV - Heated Electric Memory Leather Seats - Auto - Logic 7 - Pro Nav - Adaptive Xenon Headlights BMW Assist - iPod integration - Swirl free .
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11-09-2011, 05:42 PM	#3
F31-340i Colonel 156 Rep 2,475 Posts Drives: BMW 340i Touring Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ... iTrader: (1)	I hope they sort it, but for now it has alot of issues and apparently missing (paid for) adverts. It doesn't look like anyone with an ipad tested it. That's a real shame and that won't be resolved unless its totally redesigned - which seems unlikely. I take it you work in IT and are used to telling your users when they are "wrong" __________________ 340i F31
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jimmylimmy Captain 19 Rep 840 Posts Drives: 'charged VXR8 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	I'm not finding it slow, just not very intuitive - having to remove filters etc. I guess they have gone corporate now and are chasing the autotrader market __________________ E92 335d Stealth Edition \| Gone VXR8 Wortec Carbon Edition \| Gone Golf R \| Incoming...
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11-10-2011, 01:18 AM	#5
p1tse Lieutenant 28 Rep 553 Posts Drives: Need more space Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: England iTrader: (2)	Oh yeah new design and not working on iphone __________________ iDrive Pro Sat Nav with a mind of its own!
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11-10-2011, 03:31 AM	#6
mowflow Colonel 62 Rep 2,472 Posts Drives: Golf 7R Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (2)	This is what happens when you get an IT person to design and build your site. It probably works okay in IE but nothing else. The user interface is unintuitive and badly organised and the listings are poorly formatted with the price not set as a separate field from the item description. I hope it improves because it has to but it's clear that it was either designed inhouse or they chose an agency that doesn't employ a decent user experience designer and there has been little to no cross platform testing. I'm a creative director at a digital agency and if our company had launched something like this people would be getting given their marching orders today. It's a fail.
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dakhu1 love the 'GT ROAD'....bruuuaaah! 34 Rep 449 Posts Drives: 320D M Sport & 118D M Sport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: London iTrader: (2)	[QUOTE=///ajd;10774153]I hope they sort it, but for now it has alot of issues and apparently missing (paid for) adverts. It looks like they have removed the free advert option????
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Dannyrado Lieutenant 12 Rep 444 Posts Drives: A big gold navara Join Date: May 2009 Location: N Wales iTrader: (0)	I put mine on there last week, cost me a tenner. Now i can't log in to my ad, and i'm apparently in Berkshire. Thrilled. __________________ E46 M3 SMG titanium silver, with grey leather. 335d now longgg gone.
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11-10-2011, 01:44 PM	#9
F31-340i Colonel 156 Rep 2,475 Posts Drives: BMW 340i Touring Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ... iTrader: (1)	Apparently of 90 odd thousand ads, only 13k are viewable. Hope I'm wrong, but can't see it ever being as fast as it was with all the fluff and pointless animation. __________________ 340i F31
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11-10-2011, 07:30 PM	#10
chris_s1 Major 36 Rep 1,113 Posts Drives: M235i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 E92 335d [8.66]	Wow thanks for pointing that out - I paid for an advert on Weds and its now missing......better get my tenner back..........
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11-11-2011, 02:28 AM	#11
p1tse Lieutenant 28 Rep 553 Posts Drives: Need more space Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: England iTrader: (2)	I've never paid for an ad on PH always been free when you register __________________ iDrive Pro Sat Nav with a mind of its own!
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11-11-2011, 02:35 AM	#12
Carrera RSR Colonel 75 Rep 2,937 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Location: Location: iTrader: (1)	Trying to search motors last night. Most pages clicked on never loaded up, the look and feel is not very intuitive and yes it looks like they are going down the Autotrader route which will mean too many shit dealer ads and not quality private sales.
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11-11-2011, 01:08 PM	#13
LexS Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 203 Posts Drives: E90 320d M Sport Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Coventry iTrader: (0)	Utter rubbish. My colleague's ad is there but he can't access it and his name and location have changed. My advert has vanished completely, not that I'm too fussed as I spent a week not being able to mark it as sold. And now it doesn't seem compatible with my work's web browser, lunchtimes are going to be dull __________________
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11-11-2011, 01:12 PM	#14
marshyrob Private First Class 15 Rep 135 Posts Drives: BMW 330d 2017 M Sport Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: SE England iTrader: (1)	Its down for maint now, so probably sorting it as we speak! )
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11-12-2011, 09:55 AM	#15
chris_s1 Major 36 Rep 1,113 Posts Drives: M235i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 E92 335d [8.66]	I see PH ads have gone back to the original layout and all the ads have appeared again. If that doesn't class as an epic fail now, I don't know what does
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