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Updates to List Pages
Today (Dec 6) we are announcing an update to the List pages on the IMDb desktop experience. This update is part of the broader site changes announced recently (https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/upcoming-changes-to-several-imdb-features-du6man1opd5q0). After in-depth discussion and examination, we have decided to simplify the features and functionality for lists. We have merged “compact view” and list editing into a single Edit experience. In that one view, you can now modify your text and add, copy, delete and move items. We have also pulled List actions (edit, export, settings) together into a 1-click menu (the 3 vertical dots on the top right of the page). You will now also find two new options in the Refine menu: ‘In Theaters’ and ‘Keywords.’ Tech constraints on the new system prohibit us from continuing to support drag-and-drop from the Edit view; we appreciate your understanding. For more information about Lists, see the IMDb Help Center.
chris_6268266
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4 y ago
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phil_leguichard
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1K Points
4 y ago
I'm wondering what happened to the progress bar that could once be seen on the right side of the screen, beside any movie list on the IMDb website. It's boxed in the image below. It was a very useful tool to have when navigating movie lists on the site -- particularly lengthy lists. Perhaps you can bring it back? :D
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elijah_kay
48 Messages
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2K Points
4 y ago
Since it looks like we're not going to get anything more out of the staff in terms of improvements, I'm going to be realistic with my demands.
Right now, IMDb have got me by the skin of their teeth. I recently conducted an experiment to find out if my popular list has financial value to Amazon/IMDb (hint: it does) so I feel empowered to make threats and demands.
I want at least one of the following three features pertaining to list reordering implemented or else I'm going to move my list over to my own site in the coming months:
TL;DR: I've waited months, list reordering still sucks, I'm worth listening to, fix my shit.
Thanks.
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elijah_kay
48 Messages
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2K Points
4 y ago
IMDb doesn't provide an API, which is a big but not insurmountable problem. The problem is that they go out of their way to prevent automated logins and activity on IMDb so I can't even write my own API. They use obfuscated and regularly updated JS to make automated logins all but impossible without writing a full JS interpreter. I figured out an ugly workaround but I just don't trust IMDb not to shut it down.
I have an early alpha build that draws data from and modifies a live IMDb list. It has far more options for reordering than IMDb's editor (e.g. position numbering, drag and drop, up and down buttons, compact editor mode, variable length pagination -- including no pagination at all). One of the really awesome features is that if you type a new position number into an item's textbox and then hover over it, a modal appears with the name of the film that you're going to displace (i.e. stuff that most list editors could only dream of getting from IMDb itself).
I planned to release it as free, open source software but I'm not going to finish it because it's not a trivial project and I don't trust IMDb not to pull the rug out from under me as soon as I try to publish it. I'm not going to finish it for personal use either because, as stated above, I plan to leave IMDb unless they make changes soon.
Of course, they could always reach out to me and support my efforts but the chances of that happening are asymptotic to zero.
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elijah_kay
48 Messages
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4 y ago
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matias_kj_lstad
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350 Points
4 y ago
I like listing on IMDb, but I liked it more before. Now the listing feature is not as good, unpractial and too cumbersome. Why did you have to change it so you could switch places for the titles/persons from lifting them up and down with you mouse to having to change the numbers one by one? It`s especially cumbersome when you add a new movie to a list that have other movies from before because you change every number! Why? and could you change it back?
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