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Thanks Jane, have just done that. Tony

I appreciate being able to access all the features from my smart phone.  That should be very helpful when shopping.  However, the site is very slow to respond, especially given that this is Sunday morning.  Also, as others have pointed out, the home page is very cluttered.  Very little of a lot of things is less useful than a good helping of a few things you need the most plus easy ways to get to the rest.

pgarcia - thanks for that feedback. I have passed it on to our developer.

JoBills - have you tried adding the icon to your home screen? This is explained here. I'm also adding a Help section explaining how to do it. Then when you click the icon you are automatically signed in. I saved the Home Page but you can save whichever page you use most (just make sure you are signed in when you do it). Then EYB is one click away and you don't need to sign in.

PinchofSalt - of course the problem is that everyone has different ideas of "the few things you need the most". The Home Page is meant to be a brief introduction to the new content on the site and you then click to see more. I'm not sure why you are finding the site slow. But the good news is now this redesign is out the way we are planning to upgrade our servers and the site should become much faster. That will be in a few weeks and we will make an announcement.

Damsonette - I'm sorry to hear you are finding EYB too American. Ironically the two founders of EYB - me and my sister Fiona - are Brits though I now live in the USA and Fiona in New Zealand. You can filter the books, magazines and blogs by country in the filters on the right and just see those published in the UK

I really like the new website.  The only problem I have encountered so far is the page back and forward arrows in my browser don't always work.  For instance if I go to "My Bookshelf" or "Library" and click on a book or blog, I cannot go back to the page before.  If I go into a recipe in the book or blog I can page back to the book or blog, but then stiill can't page back from there.  The page forward/backward buttons are working in the forums though.  I am on my PC right now with Windows 10 and an up to date Chrome browser.  Nikki

Aggie92 - that is strange. I also have Windows 10 and up-to-date Chrome and I tried clicking into books, blogs, and magazines from My Bookshelf. The back button worked once but wouldn't go back further. I have logged it as a bug with our developer. Thanks for the feedback. 

Update: I found that if I click the Back button 3 times when in Library or My Bookshelf, it then went back. It's still a bug, but at least a workaround until our developer can fix it.

Update 4/30/16 - this issue is now fixed.

I use this site daily and I'm happy to see that it now seems faster. I agree totally with Cati that on an iPad, being able to enlarge the page using the 2 finger gesture is essential for my enjoyment of the site. I hate sites that don't have it, and for example stopped using others such as Design Sponge completely because they don't allow it. Being able to enlarge and reduce the size at will with the pinch of your fingers is something that makes the iPad easier and more fun to to use; it really helps as our eyes get weaker, and to help you tap on the correct spot. I do like the features of this site a lot, so please bring this back.

PeggyB - interesting point. I have been unable to do zoom on my iPad, an older model. Could any member who has been able to zoom, please post what model they have and what pages can zoom so I can pass it on to our developer.

I did browse the home page - that's about it so far. And I like it. It is easier for me to navigate the home page and select items on my iPad. Will find out more as I explore further. Thanks for the efforts. I use the site every day!

PeggyB - what is about an app that you prefer to using the live site? The EYB database is huge and since an app runs on your phone, that would be a drain on your data storage.

Cookbook giveaways, new cookbooks, and calendar of cookbook events are too big.  View all latest notes in blue over faded text underneath looks strange.  On the right of latest notes, the images and text seem ghostlike ie you see half the image of a person and fades to text. 

I like the photos of recipes.  Not having problems with speed using wifi.  Using laptop now.

Any way of adding star rating under the notes if available.  I know some note writers to do not assign star rating, but it helps to see the rating if available. 

hillsboroks - that doesn't sound like a zoom feature that is very usable! Our developer will look at whether it can be added back (and work properly).

Rinshin - I assume you mean just the star rating that the person who wrote the Note added? I can see that may be helpful. Is that a feature other members would like?