IMDb Web Name and Title Subpages Redesign

Hi @ACT_1​ -

We are dialing up incrementally, this is why you may not yet be seeing the changes.

@Michelle​ 😀

all done by tomorrow?? 🙄

27,430,000 Titles
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27430000/

14,725,000 Names
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14725000/

https://www.imdb.com/pressroom/stats/

As of Dec 2022 ??

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Hi @ACT_1​ -

Unfortunately, I cannot confirm a specified date; though as we are gradually displaying the changes it should be available to you shortly.

@Michelle​ 😀

Make up a little bar graph of progress ??
[==========] 10% of 14,725,000 Names (?)

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@ACT_1​ I don't think they activate it on "name pages", rather they are opening it to "users" slowly. So if the feature was activated for you, you would see the "all" name pages with new design, not some of them.

@mbmb 😀

Start at the beginning ?? ...

Fred Astaire (1899-1987)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000001/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000001/bio

Wayback Machine - Feb 21 2023
http://web.archive.org/web/20230221013731/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000001/bio

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@ACT_1​ 

To reinforce what mbmb said, IMDb has demonstrated in the past that software roll-outs are done not page-by-page, but by regions or other sub-groups of users. Evidence: they have sometimes turned OFF a new release until they correct something, and people reporting things about new format pages while others still see the old format.

@justin_6415368​ Thanks for highlighting this.  It is a bug and will be reported to the appropriate team.  In the meantime, the information is still available on the main name page.  Sorry for the inconvenience. 

Thank you for your feedback. This issue has been fixed and the relative notes should be available on the bio page now. Please let us know if you are still experiencing any issues.

@jakub_7542677​ - thank you for reaching out about the redesigned awards page. The new page preserves priority display of prestigious awards and, as part of the redesign, subsequently orders awards based on most recent nomination or win year. This is based on customer research and suggestions - but I have shared your feedback with our team for future consideration.

Please feel free to provide feedback and suggestions on any feature at any time. We value your opinion, and thank you for using IMDb!

@Kevin_Powell 

Is there any way to see it as it was before? The new look is really chaotic :-(. I mean something liek when you check the actors credits, you can view it as a text as it used to be bofere, so is there something similar?

@jakub_7542677​ - Like all redesigned IMDb pages, and by and large for all websites, IMDb does not support a way to view the previous page layouts. However, please feel free to recommend updates to any page features or designs - I will ensure they are passed along to the team. Thanks. 

@Kevin_Powell​ I get that, but what I think is like, for example, if you view an actor's credits, there's the option of "view all credit (text only)" and it looks like the "old" way. Maybe it would be a good idea to do the same for the awards list. And also one question...why do I see it different on my computer (the old way) and on my phone's web browser (the new design)?? Thnaks. 

@Kevin_Powell​ 

Regarding "prestigious awards", perhaps it could be time to recognize that for example Cannes Film Festival awards are fairly prestigious. Especially if a film won the Palme d'Or, that could be prioritized and even featured on the main title page.

@Kevin_Powell

any suggestion please? As I see, many users are not satisfeid and to be honest it is a pure mess. Non alphabetical order, chaotic order of  wins and nominations etc. Can someone bring the previous version back? This new design is one of the worst things I've seen here throughout the whole time. Thanks. 

@Peter_pbn - I've shared your prestigious awards feedback to our teams. IMDb does review the category on an ongoing basis, and we will keep your recommendation in mind going forward. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, and please reach out again about any issue at any time.

@jakub_7542677​ - I've shared your and other frustrations with the team. Like all features, we prioritize customer feedback to inform how to improve entertainment search and discovery experiences. We will keep recommendations in mind as we prioritize further feature enhancements - feel free to share your thoughts on this and other features at any time. And thank you for using IMDb!

@Kevin_Powell​ "Like all redesigned IMDb pages, and by and large for all websites, IMDb does not support a way to view the previous page layouts"

Except that's not true. I've been using classic view ever since the new design rollout years ago. So why are you saying there isn't a choice when there always has been before? 10 years ago the site was at it's best. A message board on every movie page, ratings able to be sorted by age, gender etc, and a perfectly fine and concise UI no one was complaining about. You guys are slowly driving the site into the ground by removing features people liked and giving us less choices. That will not pan out for IMDB in the long run. We want concise information with as little clicking and scrolling as possible, not bulky categories that look like they were designed for 80 year olds with sight issues. We want features the users enjoy to stay, not for years of hilarious and useful message board history removed forever. That was a sad day for the site and the worst change made to date. 

Absolutely agree...I've been addicted to Imdb like for the last 17 years, but after the latest update I'm done with it.

@mbmb​ - thank you for flagging the mini-bio bug. The team has prioritized a fix. We appreciate your proactive feedback to ensure we preserve a high bar for customer experiences. Please feel free to reach out at any time about any issue. And thank you for being a valued IMDb customer!

@Horst​ Can not agree more. Still wondering if there is a chance to view it somehow as it was before :-( 

This is awful. I just had to click extra to see Sam Raimi's directing credits because apparently he has starred in more films as an actor. Mathematics is not always the key, imdb folks. Just display it all.

@Peter_pbn​ Thanks, these are good points.  We have re-flagged this to the appropriate team 

They will not change it back. Actually because of this new design I quit with Imdb. To have awards list where the awards are not even in alphabetical order...no words needed. I have a lot of imdb fans around me and all of them hate this new design. Maybe if they actually care about our opinion it would be different. Like Wikipedia...when they redesigned the page, they gave you option to switch to previous version if you are logged in. But...not here. I proposed how they could do it, but i Don't think my opinion matters.

@jakub_7542677​

They will not change it back. Actually because of this new design I quit with Imdb. To have awards list where the awards are not even in alphabetical order...no words needed. I have a lot of imdb fans around me and all of them hate this new design. Maybe if they actually care about our opinion it would be different. Like Wikipedia...when they redesigned the page, they gave you option to switch to previous version if you are logged in. But...not here. I proposed how they could do it, but i Don't think my opinion matters.

Nice to see I am not alone with my dislike of the new design.

In that sense I think it would be even nicer if the staff offered a switchback to the former version, of course.

BTW: when it comes to adding awards, this sure is an effort of an effort, jeez. The time it takes to load the entire list is stunning, and there aren't even all the festivals listed there are, think of how much longer that would take. I could add hundreds of won awards or nominations alone, but I simply don't have the nerves for that ordeal.

I have just realized they appear to be ordered by event number: https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/

@Peter_pbn​ Yes, that’s correct (and sorry for the inconvenience until this can be fixed). 

@plur62​ It is a known bug, sorry, and it is on the list to address, however, the current priority is to complete the remaining migrations before returning to fix smaller issues (before all of the old pages and features turn as buggy as lists have now become on the old software, see recent posts).  

@jakub_7542677​ The team is still working through various issues on the pages, but we have pinged them for an update given we are in awards season right now.