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INTRODUCING: New navigation on the IMDb website!

We're excited to announce that on November 22, 2019, IMDb launched a new navigation experience across the mobile and desktop website. These changes provide an improved navigation experience to help you find something new to watch every day.

Select "Menu" to find the parts of the site you know and love, like top-rated movies, celebrity news, and IMDb Originals. There is also easy access to IMDb TV (where available), your Watchlist, your Activity page and account settings.


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bulmapunkrocker

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5 years ago

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Where is the link of the Contributor's Zone?.

Hello:

It seems IMDb.com has made some changes, and I can't find the link to the Contributor's Zone in the new IMDb Menu. There is in fact no section for Contributors, nor to Contributions Guidelines, as far as I can see.

Am I doing something wrong or missing something obvious? Or there is in fact no link to the very helpful Contributor's Zone?

Thanks in advance.

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claire

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Select "Menu" in the upper-left corner of the page, then Contributor Zone can be found under the "Community" section on the lower-right.

5 years ago

denis_ferrara

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How do I do what used to do?  Type in the name of a film or TV show and all the information shows up?  There is no way to do this now.

5 years ago

sydney_wellington

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Like a lot the new navigation. But I cannot find the "More Like This" section anymore.

5 years ago

bderoes

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"More Like This" does still show on titles on the desktop version.

5 years ago

irwin_silber

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120 Points

Please allow me a way to go back to the old way of putting in a movies name and getting its info.

5 years ago

darlene_corcoran

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120 Points

this is horrible!  why do you fix something that isnt broken?  there's no way to search, it just does not allow it.  please put it back the way it was

5 years ago

philip_kemp

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236 Points

Totally agree.  This is an unncessary screw-up.  Please reverse it without delay.

5 years ago

mitch_d_3qmtp8plpmkuc

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120 Points

Agree 100%. What an idiotic move.

5 years ago

fred_adelman

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One of the things I liked most about IMDb was the poster section, but now it's gone! WTF IMDb? Way to slit your own throat!

5 years ago

dawn_patterson_6sdt8427sjtg5

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212 Points

I can no longer browse through the months of movie releases. I hate this new format. I cant find anything! Can someone point me in the direction of an alternative website I can use please

5 years ago

bderoes

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Although we might have lost some pre-fabricated lists created by editors (or just the easy access to them), you can always use Advanced Title Search to browse. 
https://www.imdb.com/search/title
For example:
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=2019-12-01,2019-12-31&sort=release_date,asc

5 years ago

dawn_patterson_6sdt8427sjtg5

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It's too time.consuming. I loved being able to look back over the months to see if there were any movies I might be interested in. I like every kind of genre. I just dont have the patience to do a search this new way. I'm with the majority, this new style is horrible

5 years ago

michael_wolff_74vlxp7tajv0g

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So now it seems we're at the mercy of whatever new release is deemed popular.  It dominates the site, obliging the users to search around before finding something genuinely informative.

5 years ago

paul_groves_6n6mw5seqv6ra

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140 Points

The new look site is displaying on my Windows 7 machine but the old format is working on my Windows 10 machine? - Both with Firefox. The new format is not very user friendly.... much prefer the old format

5 years ago

priscilla_lynn_hunt

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With all the negative feedback, hopefully IMDB will pay attention and give us back the previous site.
Lynn

5 years ago

jeff_coulter

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220 Points

good lord this is awful.
please give me the option to go back to the previous version.
this is unbearably bad.
this is IMDB - not a streaming service page on my ROKU.

5 years ago

jeffl_jt6m2xmzqgahw

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This new UI needs to go. This huge half screen scrolling banner at the top is an eyesore that takes up way too much real estate.The whole free streaming old crappy movies on imdb tv doesn't interest me in the least. I'm here for industry news, not here for a streaming service. Speaking of news, it was so convenient with the old UI to scroll down and get the 4ish top news snippets curated from all the different categories right on the main page. Now I have to click on the menu to chose a category of news (Movies, TV, Celebrity, etc). It's all entertainment news... why split it all up? The right arrow to see more is annoying. Netflix you are not. If you want to make a mobile friendly UI, that's fine as long as you only have said UI on mobile devices. Leave said UI version off of my PC web browsing version and give me the old layout back.

5 years ago

brynjar_geir

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160 Points

HATE IT! GIVE ME OLD BACK NOW!!!!!! idiots

4 years ago

jc_j

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234 Points

EXACTLY DO YOU HEAR US IMDB WE DON'T LIKE THE NEW WEB DESIGN! WE WANT THE OLD VERSION BACK!

4 years ago

jorus_c_baoth

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134 Points

Cell phones and lazy companies. First Microsoft with there dumb tiles and now IMDB with swiping elements. You8 might have made navgation better for lame (wish they had a PC crowd) but for PC users, its a time consuming nightmare. I give you one month and I'm gone if its not changed back. There is a reason why I'm on Ubantu.

4 years ago

Peter_pbn

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5 years ago

Possible bug: On a mobile device, when I (a) use your "View full site" link (or "More on IMDb.com" in the app) or (b) have enabled a "Request desktop" browser setting, the mobile navigation is shown instead of the desktop version.

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ACT_1

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5 years ago

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5 years ago

jorus_c_baoth

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Thank you so much.  ;-)

4 years ago

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ACT_1

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5 years ago

 
Some are having problems with Search:
 
Search option is gone
https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/search-option-is-gone
Tiffany Morales
Posted 1 week ago
- - -

https://www.imdb.com/
  
Change Search box from Black back to White ? ?
 
Find ...
All
Titles
TV Episodes
Celebs
Companies
Keywords
Advanced Search
 
Old choices (Nov 21 2019)
...
Names
...
 
Change Celebs back to Names
Some crew Names may not be Celebs ? ?
.

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dan_beale_cocks

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Hi! My screen is 1366*768.  I have two windows open, one window for each half of the screen. One window is IMDB in MS Edge or IMDB in Firefox. The other is anything else. I used to get the IMDB search bar, but since the change the search bar will not appear if my window is this size. I need to resize the window to a bit over half size for the search bar to appear.  This is sub-optimal. It's not a huge deal, but it is the kind of irritating problem that makes IMDB less fun to use.

5 years ago

mboeters

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192 Points

5 years ago

I miss the watch list information at the top of the homepage, is this coming back?

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bderoes

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I miss the watch list information at the top of the homepage, is this coming back?
Looking at a copy of the old homepage on archive.org (thank you, Act_1), I don't see anything special about watchlist info on the homepage, versus its display on any other page.

We still have direct access to it on the dropdown menu of our username. I do miss the fact that I could see the latest items added by mousing over the link, and seeing the count without opening the page. (I often use the Watchlist to build other list content.)

BTW, the mobile version has the link with the count, but mouseover does nothing (and I wouldn't use the mobile version on my desktop computer):

5 years ago

bderoes

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Ah. I have my desktop version set at 110% zoom, which causes Watchlist to be omitted.

Resetting back to 100% shows the link.
Really don't need the search bar to be so big before we access it. 
 

5 years ago

sarah

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Hi all — thanks for your feedback on this. The "Watchlist" button & count is now visible in the navigation bar at smaller screen widths. Hope this helps.

Sarah

5 years ago

living_failure

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Taking us away recommendations in the first screen ? Really ? Basically saying give  us money for the algorithm or something. The connected world right ? All watching the same things. Culture looses and everyone becomes a mush of working flesh. 

4 years ago

damienwells

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5 years ago

Whatever you have done you should un-do it and fire the people behind it. You went from a professional stable site to one that feels like the trainee IT girl straight out of school designed it. Absolutely awful. I can't express how much I hate it. All so some moron on a touch screen can finger IMDB like he would a Rotten Tomato. Seems not only Hollyweird is listening to the wrong people these days. Whoever advised that this was a needed and good idea just ruined IMDB. Congratulations. This better get fixed or undone quickly or I will be looking for the next best site.

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cathleen_conway

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5 years ago

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled updated site is CRAP!.

I am not normally a troll/Ludite, but your new site design is total crap and not at all user friendly. Navigation is all but impossible. Please return to previous design.

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damienwells

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5 years ago

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled You Just Ruined Your Site.

Your new site layout/update was not necessary and really is horrible. I hate it. Why can't people just leave things alone? Whoever came up with this needs to be fired. It's more than awful. Just change it back or I'm going to abandon this site. You just ruined it. The font even looks terrible and it looks like it's trying to appeal to five year olds. If I wanted to hang with five year olds I'd go to Rotten Tomatoes. You were on to a winner IMDB now you're going to drive people away in droves all so some pea brain thumbing at a touch phone can dribble out some inane broken sentence nobody wants to read. Those people can go to Rotten Tomatoes. That's where all the mouth breathers go. Don't bring them here.

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arlo_janis

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I agree.  The dark screen is VERY hard to see for people with poor eyesight!!!!

5 years ago

matt_stoll_6ayd52xuljnvx

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5 years ago

Where do I enter a movie/tv title to get information thereupon?
Do I really have to go to Google search and enter (for example)
"IMDB Veronica Mars"?
Really?

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bderoes

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Matt Stoll,
What platform are you using?
The search box is still visible on the desktop version.

and on the mobile-optimized version (still on desktop).

5 years ago

matt_stoll_6ayd52xuljnvx

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I'm using WWW.IMDB.COM via Firefox under Windows 7 Professional on a Desktop computer with a 24 inch screen.
Where's the search box that used to be at the top of the page?

5 years ago

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matt_stoll_6ayd52xuljnvx

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Well done IMDB.
I've found it hiding behind the greyed "Search IMDB".
That was not very intuitive was it?
Black entry box on black background.
Click on "Search IMDB" and it is revealed!

5 years ago

ole_jon_tveito_6942635

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But it's not found on phones and tabs. Only in broad screen.
A really, really bad idea! hate it.

5 years ago

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bderoes

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Ole Jon Tveito, 
I don't understand what you are missing. 
On my Android phone, I still see a magnifier icon for searches on both the app and the desktop version in Chrome.

5 years ago

dan_beale_cocks

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bderoes,

Try resizing the IMDB window. On my screen if I have two windows open, half a screen-width per window, the search box does not appear. This is in Firefox and Edge on Windows 10.

5 years ago

v_tor_gon_alves

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112 Points

5 years ago

My name is Vítor and right now according to the new IMDB i am Vítor! That's awful a I even "change my name" to Vitor but still that error it's still there...

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sarah

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Hi Vítor —

We've fixed this bug. Thank you for letting us know about it!

Sarah

5 years ago

v_tor_gon_alves

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112 Points

5 years ago

At least right now updated to "Vitor". That ́s ok I guess

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frankravlen

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80 Points

5 years ago

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled access to Films and stars details.

Up to this week,I click on my Icon and immediately get the website where I type A film name OR an actors name and all the info comes up. NOW i get a website completely different to the old one and I cannot see where I could NOW get the same info?

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the_triumph_of_the_thrill

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1.4K Points

5 years ago

I prefer the older design. There seems to be a trend, a uniform decision among many sites nowadays to replace their good designs with cheaper looking ones. It's unfortunate and I wonder why they do it.

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plur62

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5 years ago

Where I can find "Advanced search" option?

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matt_stoll_6ayd52xuljnvx

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Click on "All" at top of screen. This will produce a "drop down", "Advanced Search" is at the bottom.

5 years ago

plur62

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I can see it on desktop version, but mobile phone version doesn't have it.

Also, desktop version is tooooo slow to navigate with this new unnecessary redisign.

5 years ago

annie_cc3es6mhlfj4a

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Ed: Thanks for your reply. I looked at many of these responses and looked at file visual samples. Discovered that the problem is with Chrome browser. On Chrome I have to go to full screen to get search option.It's not hidden on reg screen. It's just not there. On Firefox it is fine--but I'm preferring Chrome these days.  So, still have that issue. Maybe web editors will get this fixed. 

5 years ago

annie_cc3es6mhlfj4a

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AHA!  OK, that was me just one week ago! Seems like two! BUT, I found out that it was NOT Chrome browser after all. When I expanded the width of the file--it opened up the search bar--just like old times! I've been happy ever since. I use IMDB, like everyday.  So for about two days I was so angry and frustrated. But then it worked out with just one simple little solution. 
I do appreciate, reading here, that IMDB staff editors or web designers did listen to all our fierce complaints, and they have done something to address this. So, I'm not sure if it was my little adjustment---but actually tonight I see the search bar being all white! Nt the blended gray that kind of hid itself. Any whoooos! It is GREAT again!!

5 years ago

fred_adelman

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Still no Posters section, though!

5 years ago

annie_cc3es6mhlfj4a

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The SEARCH is now AOK!! Has been for me for the last week! I am so pleased that IMDB actually reads and studies the complaints we file and they have responded beautifully. I really appreciate this. I use IMDB so much and I was concerned we were going to lose it as I knew it. Thank you IMDB! 

5 years ago

sai_arun_muthusamy

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5 years ago

It looks decent. 

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