IMDb Name Page Redesign

Because the old format is somewhat uncomfortable to experience while using the web browser of a mobile device, such a format will never return. You may notice that sites like Sprinklr, the very forum we're using to communicate, automatically adjusts appearance based upon the zoom/magnification setting in your browser. That's just food for thought.

Mobile devices already have been showing the new style, big pictures, lots and lots of scrolling, that's the problem with the new format on any device, big pictures and too much scrolling!

Hi, Kid Shelleen. You're expected to click the "all topics" button in order to access the menu that has roughly all of the stuff found on the ever-present navigation panel of the last generation IMDb platform. By all means, let us know, if this process is giving you arthritis. Personally I'm all ears. Hahaha.

@plur62​ I'm seeing the show/hide categorized version on desktop too:

@Sandy​ Here's an example of the old page: https://web.archive.org/web/20210309035250/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174437/ It had a place-holder "image".

@Col_Needham​ sorry, but new "View all credits" on mobile phones looks ridiculous now, I can't see anything without zooming in, it is desktop version, not compatible to phones. Who's idea is to launch new site without checking if everything is working properly?

@Stardust​ Check out the All Credits version, available on the All Topics menu and on the bottom of the Filters menu.

Hi, Stardust. Would you be so kind as to compare (or contrast) exhibit α [link=nm0000033] and exhibit β [link=nm0000033/filmotype] with one another (both about Alfred Hitchcock), then report back here what your thoughts are?

@jeorj_euler​ I prefer the filmotype version; however, I also like the full text version of the biography to show up first at the top of the page for the artist/actor/director without all the thumbnail photos. On the 033 version you have to scroll way down the page to get to biographical details. I like to read the bio details about the person first. That's the main reason I use IMDb. Otherwise I would just look everyone up on wikipedia. The other things I research the most are the music composer, soundtracks, and filming locations.

Yeah, I've pointed out how the text-only view is missing a number of things that the last generation standard view had, but naturally that is why it is known as "(text only)". Thus, I've suggested that there be a name reference view, so that people can see a sample of the biography, a sample of the image gallery and a comprehensive filmography without having to flip any toggle switches. That would basically be analogous to title reference view.

@bderoes​ It took me a while, but finally found the "All Topics" menu, but I don't see anything that says "all credits". Perhaps that is only available on the Pro version?This is part of the problem for me, the pages are now so busy with to many things popping up and videos playing and other distractions that I can't find the things I really want and all the clutter makes it very confusing to get to the core content I'm looking for.

@Stardust​ It's also on the bottom of the All Topics menu, left column. All topics CREDITS by Year by Rating by Votes by Genre by Keyword All Credits

For folks navigating the mobile version of the site, the desired hyperlink is in a menu within a menu: All Topics > Credits > All Credits Similar is the case with the desktop, except there would be fewer clicks, since the contents of all the submenus are visible in one coherent HTML "div" overlay panel upon the "all topics" menu loading.

@bderoes​ If I do a search for a movie such as the new Slumberland Netflix movie, then select "All Topics" - there is no option that says "All Credits". If I search for a person, then the option is there. That's why I couldn't find it earlier because I was looking up information on a particular film.

@Stardust​ Right. This thread is about the Name pages, not the Title pages.

The "all topics" feature isn't yet present in title reference view, thankfully, so for those of us who have that as our default view, we're not as prone to forget whether we're viewing an IMDb title page or an IMDb name page. Now, that I think about it, I find it odd that people who don't have title reference view are neglecting to take note that the name page redesign is just as problematic as the title page redesign, seeing as how the belong to the same platform and experience the same inefficiencies.

Sorry Sandy but I can't be sure what you're even asking. So I'll assume you wish an example. I enter a great favourite of mine, James Garner ... what do I see on the page -- his name (dates) + 2 photo + first 6 lines of bio .... and that's all. This is just plain stupid. That's what I mean by photos you can see across a room. Then I scroll down a page ... more photos ... then 'Known for', which is just more photos. It's just wasteful and sloppy. Maybe the obtuse need the onslaught of information slowed down by excessive use of images, but many of us just need a clean presentation.

Hahaha! That's a good point, but no. I mean, I'm really going to miss the two-column format. As for the advertisements, I simply used a browser addon to block them.