Why? In a URL, because of this https://developers.google.com/speed/pag ... Ft%3D62130
That's a random MVS Forums URL.
Without getting too much into the history of the Internet: Google now places a ton (relatively) of weight on how pages render, how mobile pages specifically render. A big part of this is if they "jump"... if elements move while your browser interprets and places the elements as the page loads.
Google sees jumping as bad, and hey, so do I. You'll notice it more the slower your connection.
MVS Forums jumps a lot. So I'm going to give it a theme that doesn't jump as much. Not rocket science.
As always, like the other visual (phpBB themes) changes we've been through, nothing changes except the elements and colors that are presented to you. The members, your posts, the photos in posts, the threads, the forums, the URLs... none of those will change.
One change I'll do after this re-theming is to "flatten" the Categories and Forums... that means, for instance, this topic will be found in
Volvo Forum > Events, Car Talk, General Discussion & MVS Forum
not
Volvo Forum > Miscellaneous > Events, Car Talk, General Discussion & MVS Forum.
So the Miscellaneous category and Volvo Cars & SUVs category will be nuked. On the MVS Forums index page I'll be nuking the Forum thumbnail images, because yes, they make the page jump when it's loaded.
I'll post here as the moment approaches. Please feel free to ask questions or air concerns here or privately. I'm always happy to discuss MVS functionality. My door is always open, except when I'm driving.
