New yesterdaystractors.com website coming in July!

[Charlie M]

I happy the store is getting an upgrade. I always thought navigating through it when buying more than one item was kind of awkward.

 

[Buckhammer]

Yup. Without the disclaimer front and center there will be many bunched up undies.................... well, there probably would be even with it, given the level of reading comprehension nowadays.

Oh come on now. You don't think a bunch of old farts would jump to conclusions without reading a post through.

 

[used red MN]

My biggest gripe would be that if you put something like “Farmall M valve cover gasket” in the search it is not the first result to show its the 13th! Many times if you search a part that may be a bit less “mainstream” than the likes of the valve cover above you simply get “no results found”, but then you can navigate to it by brand, model and “drill down.” I would say this would likely be your number one sales killer.

 

[Ray,IN]

Thank you! We are still limited by the old site architecture, but the product details will get even better with the new site. Now that I am here, I have been informing the company about the product details that actually matter and am preparing to have much more information available to help make sure you know what you're getting.

That's a good direction. When I search for parts for my 2003 Massey 451, the results are generic, and do not mention the part I searched for.

 

[john in la]

We needed to upgrade the forum site for our security.
No way could we go on with the old site and keep things secure.

Yet the parts side of the site where you enter all your personal information
Name address phone credit card info is the same old site it has always been.

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

I'd like to throw my gripe in. When replying to an individual comment the reply does not follow that post but appears farther down. The old way it shows up directly under and indented. When several posters join with a lot of discussion it is very hard to follow with the replies out of the order the came in.

 

[used red MN]

I'd like to throw my gripe in. When replying to an individual comment the reply does not follow that post but appears farther down. The old way it shows up directly under and indented. When several posters join with a lot of discussion it is very hard to follow with the replies out of the order the came in.

Look at the bold print in Norman’s opening post, THE FORUMS ARE NOT CHANGING! The indication of who is replying to who by a physical placement is not coming back. That was a “special patch” that was setup for YT! My understanding was that it was getting to be a pain to reset it when the forum software needed to update which I am sure is regularly required. The update that Norman is posting about is only for the website access to the “parts sales” piece of their business.

 

[Rich'sToys]

I'd like to throw my gripe in. When replying to an individual comment the reply does not follow that post but appears farther down.

But the original post does appear with the reply, as yours is above. So not really sure what the problem is.

 

[scootergmc]

I'd like to throw my gripe in. When replying to an individual comment the reply does not follow that post but appears farther down. The old way it shows up directly under and indented. When several posters join with a lot of discussion it is very hard to follow with the replies out of the order the came in.

If you guys would just quote the post to which you're replying (the reply button in the corner of each post- not the bottom of the page), it would be very easy to follow. Contextual replies matter. Take a knee...

 

[GChief]

I'd like to throw my gripe in. When replying to an individual comment the reply does not follow that post but appears farther down. The old way it shows up directly under and indented. When several posters join with a lot of discussion it is very hard to follow with the replies out of the order the came in.

Use the reply button for posts you are commenting on, easy day.

If it is just a general comment to the thread then just post.

You guys make this harder then it needs to be

 

[Jim.ME]

I'd like to throw my gripe in. When replying to an individual comment the reply does not follow that post but appears farther down. The old way it shows up directly under and indented. When several posters join with a lot of discussion it is very hard to follow with the replies out of the order the came in.

The replies are now shown in the order (time frame) they are made. The old Classic format put a new reply to an old post back in time to follow the older post. Using the Reply inside a text box shows/quotes the post being replied to.

 

[GChief]

it is very hard

And you can just highlight the exact part of a post you are commenting on and hit reply like I did here.

 

[NormanSavesTractors]

We needed to upgrade the forum site for our security.
No way could we go on with the old site and keep things secure.

Yet the parts side of the site where you enter all your personal information
Name address phone credit card info is the same old site it has always been.

I believe you're implying our website is not secure due to being old.

This is not the case. The website is built on an old programming language. The security of the checkout and how it interacts with our systems does follow all modern standards for security. Our current webstore is secure so folks can continue to order with confidence.

The reason for the upgrade is to address the old programming language limitations in regards to optimization and navigation.

Keeping a forum safe vs a website safe are two different fruits from different trees.

This new website will be awesome. I hope you give it a visit when it launches.

 

[GChief]

Heading cats

 

[TN 2N]

Norman, thanks for what you do for us, and what you put up with! Looking forward to the new website.

 

[WI Dan]

Hi Everyone,

I am very excited to announce to you that yesterdaystractors.com has a new website coming in July!

Our current website was built on technology from 1995. Since I have been hired on as the general manager, I have advocated for a new website platform that retains our legacy feel, but has big improvements on navigation, and user experience.

We have been working behind the scenes for several months to bring you what I believe will be the best website on the internet for the Antique Tractor Hobby.

We will be bringing in parts, information, and inspiration all into one place with a sensible and easy way to navigate from your phone, tablet, or computer. The forum here is not changing, only our website store.

I am open to any feedback any of you might have for our new website.

What would you like to see?
What does our current website have you that like?
What does our current website have that you don't like?

We are doubling down in our efforts to support the Antique Tractor Community on all fronts.

I am so glad you're here with us.

Be well folks!

Thanks for your work on this Norman.
Is there a "sandbox" website to preview the interface?

 

[NormanSavesTractors]

Thanks for your work on this Norman.
Is there a "sandbox" website to preview the interface?

Around middle of June we will be putting out some content with previews to the site. Stay tuned! I have a lot of exciting and fun ways we are going to launch the site.

 

[Farmall M 248]

Hi Everyone,

I am very excited to announce to you that yesterdaystractors.com has a new website coming in July!

Our current website was built on technology from 1995. Since I have been hired on as the general manager, I have advocated for a new website platform that retains our legacy feel, but has big improvements on navigation, and user experience.

We have been working behind the scenes for several months to bring you what I believe will be the best website on the internet for the Antique Tractor Hobby.

We will be bringing in parts, information, and inspiration all into one place with a sensible and easy way to navigate from your phone, tablet, or computer. The forum here is not changing, only our website store.

I am open to any feedback any of you might have for our new website.

What would you like to see?
What does our current website have you that like?
What does our current website have that you don't like?

We are doubling down in our efforts to support the Antique Tractor Community on all fronts.

I am so glad you're here with us.

Be well folks!

What I like really like about the current website is no ads.

 

[MM-TX]

What I like really like about the current website is no ads.

I’ll second that.

 

[john in la]

I believe you're implying our website is not secure due to being old.

No I’m not implying your website is unsafe.
My point has always been that the forum was changed for reasons other than security.
More like we don’t have time to work on an old forum daily to keep it working so we need a new forum that basically takes care of itself.

But let’s assume the forum was updated for security reasons just to keep some here happy with their point of view and comments.

When this new forum with all its security was installed it was reconfigured to work like the old forum. So we all know it is possible to have a new secure forum with the old look.
Then an update was done and all that went away.

So that leaves two possibilities.
Either the new administration are too lazy to spend the time to go in and reconfigure or they lack the knowledge to do it.

Many left the site because of the new format but I really don’t have a problem with the new site. I have taken the time to learn it and I am still here.
The problem I have is the site is the way it is today because of security when it obvious that is not the total story.
This is your forum so run it anyway you feel comfortable with. Just don’t wet my leg and tell me it is raining when you give an excuse of why you need to change something.

By the way.
The reason the old forum style stuck around so long is that what most here used and the previous administration was willing to put in the extra effort to keep it active.