OT: Hfboard's new website: Update | See final post

[Fork]

I've been trying to like the new layout and new website for awhile now

But I don't know if its just me, but the new hfboards is very laggy and bulky. just writing this post is extremely laggy as well

Also, lately I've been getting full screen ads

I loved this website and being to interact with fellow canucks, but I think I am at my limit now. this forum is terrible compared to before

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[wavaxa2]

I find it almost unusable when browsing with Google Chrome, whether or not I use an ad blocker. If I use an ad blocker, sometimes it will show hundreds of items being blocked on a single page. It runs much more smoothly for me when using Firefox.

 

[TruGr1t]

It's performance is abysmal across multiple web browsers and mobile platforms. Not surprising given it's owned by the shameless Crave Media, which is the biggest pumper of garbage digital content and merciless advertising.

I have a high end PC rig for digital video editing, and the fact this website manages to slow down my web browser is freaking hilarious. I don't care about the layout or ads too much, but the performance issues are embarrassing.

 

[BrockH]

Couldn't agree more...I don't love the layout, but I could learn to like it I imagine. The latency and slowdown issues are brutal though. I might not have a super high-end rig, but I'm on a desktop gaming rig, so I really shouldn't be having issues with a webpage.

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

It burns through data on my phone, which necessitates me wasting less time on it at work.

 

[andyJH]

There is something seriously wrong. Even with all the ads (and hell, if you can monetize then monetize) it should not be running this poorly. I too have a fairly high end desktop with loads of ram, good bandwidth and this forum bogs it down like no other site I visit.

Firefox is slightly better than Chrome.

 

[Bgav]

It’s fine on safari

 

[J Canuck]

It's not smooth. Scrolling and even typing can be laggy. Laggy AF as the kids say. I mostly use chrome. I only use an adblocker at home, but it makes no difference.

There's a grey up/down arrow or chevron in the bottom right. There's some unnecessary stuff going on in the background.

And I got that last sentence completely typed out before it showed up on thie screen.

 

[pomx]

They upgraded the site but gotta pay for that upgrade somehow. Now its flooded with ads and its hella slow on Chrome..

 

[M2Beezy]

Jumps to much so i have to click on adds or the wrong threads. Pretty annoying

 

[VanCity Millionaires]

I'm glad to learn that I am not alone. I honestly don't care about layout, but it is almost unusable with how laggy it is. I can't even scroll down a screen full of text without it jumping all over the place. Adblocker regularly blocks over 100 ads per page load. And forget typing... you can often type a full sentence without it even showing up for 5 to 10 seconds.

I'm not joking when I say that it is the poorest performing website I've been on since the days of dial-up internet.

 

[drax0s]

Last TDL, I obsessively F5'd the trade forum to see what was happening. This TDL - I'll be somewhere else. Even typing this - each word is taking 2-5 seconds to even appear (in Chrome). It's worse if I'm building code at work.

It's almost like I'm on an old 1200bd dial up BBS. It's ridiculous and hurting the site.

Add in the fact that twitter videos only show half the content and a bunch of other dumb shit and it really is going downhill.

 

[Fork]

I completely agree, typing anything is so laggy it feels like im using a celeron on windows 95

scrolling, typing, everything is so slow. ever since the migration ive spent less and less time here and more time on other hockey communities

I've already given up browsing this site on mobile

 

[Wo Yorfat]

Not sure about mobile version, but desktop is completely fine and ad free for me. Firefox, ABP. Zero lag. Not sure about layout still, but no performance problems at all.

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

performance is pretty bad considering the computers I use (custom PC with pretty good specs, and 2017 MBP)

 

[rypper]

I rarely visit anymore since the change. So buggy and slow. Plus I find when it's open it causes other tabs to move at a snails pace, like they won't even load. Once I close hf everything is back to normal too.

 

[CuriousGeorge]

I have moved to another Canucks forum and don't post much here anymore. This site sucks ass now.

 

[Egghead1999]

I find it almost unusable when browsing with Google Chrome, whether or not I use an ad blocker. If I use an ad blocker, sometimes it will show hundreds of items being blocked on a single page. It runs much more smoothly for me when using Firefox.

It has nothing to do with the ad, so ad blocker cannot help it. If you install "quick-javascript-switcher" extension and turn off the javascript, this site will run smoothly. With that, it is the website javascript issue.

 

[Paulinvancouver]

I no longer speak in games. Too cumbersome. iPad version on both safari and chrome is jittery. Can’t reply to 1/3 of posts, ads on the side and full screen.

There’s other places to go.

 

[Wo Yorfat]

I no longer speak in games. Too cumbersome. iPad version on both safari and chrome is jittery. Can’t reply to 1/3 of posts, ads on the side and full screen.

There’s other places to go.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Everyone, these issues are being worked on. The migration may have been completed, but making this a smooth running forum is still a work in progress.

The good news is here: Ad Code is being updated

This will solve your problems in regards to your adblockers possibly as early as tomorrow and put things back in line with how they were on the old forum. You will need to clear your cache and cookies after the update is applied.

In the future, please direct any issues you have to the support forum.

Thanks.