Recommend improving access to forum

[deisenbe]

To find this forum, I searched on Google for "bridge base forum".

 

I was trying to find it on the BBO site and couldn't.

 

Once one has logged in, there isn't any link at all. It's way down at the bottom on the pre- login page. Don't even know it's there unless you explore by going to the bottom of the screen.

[barmar]

Since our main service is playing bridge, those get the prominent place on the home page. The forum is a secondary service, so when our home page was redesigned and more details were added, it got pushed below the fold.

 

I don't think we've ever had a link to the forum from within the application itself. Once you've logged in, everything is about navigating the application, not going to external pages (which doesn't work well on mobile devices, they often close the app when you switch to the browser).

[smerriman]

On desktop (or through mobile if you go into messages, though not as visible), I see the 'News' section immediately after logging in, and the bottom two items which are forum posts often catch my eye. So that does promote the forum.