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  • @DownPW you’ll need to create the files first. The code I provided is just for reference and won’t work out of the gate.

    Changing image by CSS is a possibility, but you can’t change an img tag directly which is why I’m using js to do just that. I modified the theme switcher so that it also stores the logo being used.

  • Ok I think I understand.

    Just out of curiosity, the person who made the logo for you, is it expensive?

    Because I don’t know a designer. I manage but it’s not my job.

  • @DownPW not really. It depends on the level of service you want. I can post details if you’d like them?

  • yep, sure. Pm if you prefer

  • The logo looks fantastic!

  • Pls share with us what kind of CSS and JS code should use for it 🙂 thanks.

  • @cagatay The logo itself? It’s an image.

  • Logo itself its okey but which code i should use to shown it on my website.

  • @cagatay Not sure I follow here - can you elaborate a bit more?

  • What a cool redesign Mark! 👏👏👏👏

    Well done my friend 🍻

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  • Some further re-branding changes have been made in the about page - not sure if anyone has ever actually read this, but it does explain the mission well

    https://sudonix.org/about

  • good Mr.
    I would like to know how you make static pages like that. It’s very nice

  • @DownPW it’s just standard html 🙂

  • yep but you use a plugin to do it or make HTLML file manually ? Where put you the file etc…

  • @DownPW I write all HTML manually. It’s inserted into page widgets created by nodebb-custom-pages

  • Ok, this might cause some bemusement and confusion, so apologies in advance. I’ve decided to change the logo again.

    Why?

    The answer here is relatively simple. It’s mostly because the more time wore on, the more I hated it’s overall look and feel. To me, it looked “cheap” and put together quickly without much consideration for the overall statement and services that this site offers.

    Sure, it’s consistent with development, writing code, etc, but Sudonix has become so much more than just a support site for NodeBB. Admittedly, it’s still very much the main content of this site as it has never forgotten it’s roots, but I have ambition beyond NodeBB itself as the main topic focus. If you look at the services page, you’ll understand what I mean.

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    You can very easily see the justification here, and also notice that “Development” is only a portion of what Sudonix offers.

    So, without any further interruptions, here’s the new logo

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    Great, but what does it represent?

    Good question. If you look, it’s simple once you understand. The round circle in the middle is you - the user of this service. The lines around (which look very Japanese, but it wasn’t intended) is a wrapper around you - meaning that all the services and facilities here are designed for, and accessible to you - effectively, you should be able to find everything you want here, and more. Someone else made the comment about a strange sort of Turkish Eye, but it’s not 🙂

    Ultimately, it’s a symbol of “community”. Somewhere we can all co-exist and learn from each other.

    The “complete” version of the logo, which incorporates text etc is below

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    Now, I personally think that looks “hot” (probably the orange colour…) - I might be wrong here, but it looks catchy (and not cheap). You’ll also notice the intentional division of the words “SUDO” and “NIX” - it’s always been pronounced soo-don-ix and that won’t change, but SUDO and NIX both have special meaning in the IT world as you probably know.

    This is the logo, and it’s not going to change 🙂 I also own the copyright for it, so it is protected at least where the jurisdiction extends to.

    If you’d like to know where I got this logo from, it’s below.

    https://looka.com/

    The platform uses AI to generate suggestions for your logo. It’s not necessarily “cheap”, but not expensive either in my view, and you can amend it as many times as you like. The only thing I didn’t like was the lack of Google Fonts, so I used the .eps file and made my own version using the fonts I wanted rather than those I was forced to use.

    I’d love to get feedback on the new logo!

  • Logo looks amazing.
    There is great utility in this site branching out, firstly because its trustable.
    I have two colleagues who contracted developers, via upwork / fiver. They both ended up in similar situations:
    Unfinished buggy code, after they had made staged payments the developers were less available to return and fix issues.
    Then effectively being held over a barrel for any future changes.
    Its an all too common predicament.

    And, on other end of spectrum, comparing sudonix to a well know code-help site, Ive found some Moderators to be intolerant there. They can close questions saying there are already answers, when they’re not exactly the same question.

    So combining Trust factor and good Moderator attitudes here, this site is on right path.
    One wonders if it hadnt been for googlebots slow indexing, it might be too busy … if the word got out this site is so helpful!
    How will @phenomlab manage if there were 100s of technical questions a day?!

  • @Panda said in Rebranding / other changes:

    How will @phenomlab manage if there were 100s of technical questions a day?!

    Thanks for the very positive comments - they are much appreciated. The long-term idea is that I am not the only guru 🙂 and there are others well versed here (for example, @DownPW) who could also (and already do) offer assistance where they can. I really resent the likes of paywall based sites, and you are right in the sense that you are effectively being held to ransom.

    The 100’s of questions per day doesn’t phase me, but this is the reason why there is no SLA. I’ll handle all questions as they arrive 🙂

  • @Panda said in Rebranding / other changes:

    And, on other end of spectrum, comparing sudonix to a well know code-help site, Ive found some Moderators to be intolerant there. They can close questions saying there are already answers, when they’re not exactly the same question.

    No prizes for guessing who that is…


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    We just have to change the cycles automatically according to each period ?

    Yes, this is by far the safest

    I think it is possible to achieve the goal, I have already seen this kind of thing on a site without any perf problems.

    It’s certainly possible, but not without issues or impact to performance (in my view)

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    Very very great Mark 😉
    Thanks again, It’s perfect now !

    –> I share my code that I modified.

    I’ve added French and English comments.
    If you see things to change Mark, don’t hesitate.

    As usual, all the access paths (FA icons, logo) will have to be modified according to your architecture.

    You can also very well add/remove time slots and change welcome messages to suit your needs.

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    i#thisicon { font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free"; font-style: normal; margin-right: 8px; font-weight: 900; } .getUsername { padding-top: 20px; text-align: right; } /*Smartphone*/ /*On désactive le message de bienvenue"*/ /*We disable the welcome message"*/ @media all and (max-width: 1024px) { .getUsername { display: none; } } JAVASCRIPT // ------------------------------------------ // Welcome Message avec icône et Footer logo // Welcome Message with icon and Footer logo // ------------------------------------------ $(window).on('action:ajaxify.end', function (data) { //On récupère le username dans le DOM et on l'affiche //We retrieve the username from the DOM and display it function updateUsername() { $('.getUsername .username').text(app.user.username); } if (document.readyState === 'loading') { document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', updateUsername); } else { updateUsername(); } //On déclare les variables principales (themessage & thehours) ainsi que les variables secondaires correspondants aux plages horaires //We declare the main variables (themessage & thehours) as well as the secondary variables corresponding to the time slots var thehours = new Date().getHours(); var themessage; var wakeup = ('Good day'); var morning = ('Good morning'); var lunch = ('Bon appétit'); var afternoon = ('Good afternoon'); var drink = ('Cheers'); var evening = ('Good evening'); var night = ('Good night'); var welcome = ('Welcome'); var matched = false; //On peux ici tester le résultat du code en spécifiant une heure (!!!IMPORTANT: Commenter une fois le script testé!!!) //Here we can test the result of the code by specifying a time (!!!IMPORTANT: Comment once the script has been tested!!!) //thehours = 20 //On déclare les plages horaires avec les icones FA et les logos //We declare the time slots with FA icons and logos path if (thehours >= 0 && thehours < 6) { themessage = night; theicon = "fa-solid fa-moon"; thelogo = "/assets/customlogo/XXX.png"; } else if (thehours >= 6 && thehours < 8) { themessage = wakeup; theicon = "fa-solid fa-mug-hot"; thelogo = "/assets/customlogo/XXX.png"; } else if (thehours >= 8 && thehours < 12) { themessage = morning; theicon = "fa-solid fa-sun"; thelogo = "/assets/customlogo/XXX.png"; } else if (thehours >= 12 && thehours < 13) { themessage = lunch; theicon = "fas fa-hamburger"; thelogo = "/assets/customlogo/XXX.png"; } else if (thehours >= 13 && thehours < 16) { themessage = afternoon; theicon = "fa-solid fa-sun"; thelogo = "/assets/customlogo/XXX.png"; } else if (thehours >= 16 && thehours < 18) { themessage = welcome; theicon = "fa-solid fa-rocket"; thelogo = "/assets/customlogo/XXX.png"; } else if (thehours >= 18 && thehours < 19) { themessage = drink; theicon = "fa-solid fa-wine-glass"; thelogo = "/assets/customlogo/XXX.png"; } else if (thehours >= 19 && thehours < 20) { themessage = lunch; theicon = "fas fa-pizza-slice"; thelogo = "/assets/customlogo/XXX.png"; } else if (thehours >= 20 && thehours < 24) { themessage = evening; theicon = "fa-solid fa-tv"; thelogo = "/assets/customlogo/XXX.png"; } // Si la page active est un topic, on désactive/cache le message de bienvenue // If the active page is a topic, we deactivate/hide the welcome message if (window.location.href.indexOf("topic") > -1) { console.log("This is a topic, so hide the user welcome message"); $('#thisuser').hide(); } // Sinon, on affiche le message en fonction, l'icone FA et son emplacement (prepend) // Otherwise, we display the message in function, the FA icon and its location (prepend) else { $('.getUsername').prepend("<i id='thisicon' class='" + theicon + "'></i>" + themessage); $("#thislogo").attr("src", thelogo); //$('.getUsername').prepend("<img id='thisicon' src='" + thelogo + "'></>" + themessage); } });