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Custom decor: Display items in a random order (or spotlight random items)

Custom decor: Display items in a random order (or spotlight random items)
Posted 2021-01-28 17:18:01

One of the things about custom decor that seems a real shame is that they display in alphabetical order, which automatically gives decor more exposure if someone names it starting with "An" or a bracket (even when unnecessary)! This encourages silly naming, but even without that issue, the difference in exposure for items early in the alphabet is a real shame.

My suggestion is the following: show decor items in a random order, or spotlight 10 random items on the first page.

Details:

Obviously random displaying gets complicated because there are multiple pages of decor, so you can't have it re-generate the randomness every time someone switches pages. One way to implement it would be to set a seed, which gets passed as a parameter when the user clicks the "next" button (or any page number button) on that page, allowing it to generate the correct page of items. The seed would only get re-set when they visit the page from a "fresh" URL (i.e. via Crossroads or manually entering the URL).

This may be overkill, though. So alternatively, another way to achieve good exposure would be for the custom decor page to display 10 random items, and have a button that says "show me 10 more random decors" if people want to just randomly browse. From the main page, you could still click through to browse them all in alphabetical order.

This could also be joined with the suggestion to allow previewing of custom decors, by allowing people to click a randomise button that tries on a random custom decor


Kiwi (Hiatus)
#7317

Posted 2021-01-28 17:23:05 (edited)

Support, as someone responsible for a decor that shows up smack bang at the top OTL

(7/3/21 edit: I since asked if the brackets in its name could be changed, it's not there anymore)


unsknown
#21142

Posted 2021-01-28 17:31:43

Support. It would lovely both as a creator and a consumer. 


Solaris-Meadow
#16326

Posted 2021-01-28 20:35:23 (edited)

Support! I was wondering about a system like sorting by newest added; but tbh random items on the front page is a really cool idea! That way there's always a chance of getting eyes on your decor, which as a creator would be really nice.


cvrean
#20156

Posted 2021-03-04 23:32:46 (edited)

I love this idea! The main page of Wolvden (logged out) does similar already with displaying a handful of random items, and I've always liked it. 


Newt
#9516

Posted 2021-03-06 06:01:06
Completely support! It's unfair to all the other artists to not have a chance in the spotlight, especially because you need to go to the main screen before you can filter anyway.

Zea
#27549

Posted 2021-12-10 20:16:39
Support! i just love seeing new CDs to make designs with, and just browsing them in general, but there's literally over 100 pages of decors, and it gets tedious really quickly clicking through every individual page to advance beyond the 5th page, and really feel like I'm missing out on all the potentially awesome CDs just because they end up right in the middle of the pile

AngryTiger-[Item_Hoarder]
#10140

Posted 2022-05-22 17:57:53
I really love this and with the addition of groups, the custom decor artist group has decided to have monthly raffles feauring up to 4 custom decors. It would be really cool if those decors could also be featured during that month on the front page of custom decor sales

🧊IceOrthrus🧊
#15164

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