# Go back to the old forum layout! **URL:** \ **Category:** YoYoExpert Site Improvements\ **Created:** [October 10, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207 "2020-10-10T15:56:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![morgothaod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/morgothaod/32/7951_2.png) [@morgothaod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/morgothaod)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/1 "2020-10-10T15:56:11Z")
I hate the layout of the forum. It was much easier to navigate in 2017! Just my opinion!! ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/2 "2020-10-10T15:59:12Z")
Welcome back. I only look at the forum on my phone and use the night mode (words are white). What don’t you like about the format? ---
**Author:** ![morgothaod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/morgothaod/32/7951_2.png) [@morgothaod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/morgothaod)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/3 "2020-10-10T16:03:03Z")
It just looks like one giant page/mess. I wish I remember the old layout to give you a better answer. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/4 "2020-10-10T16:05:27Z")
I have nothing to compare the new format to. On my phone it seems pretty tidy. Hopefully, the new format doesn’t make you leave. ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/5 "2020-10-10T16:20:52Z")
I’m probably one of the very few who reads this forum primarily on a desktop computer. I have my browser window maximized, and the worst thing I can say about the current layout is that it doesn’t make maximal/optimal use of all the space available on my monitor. This isn’t the worst possible layout, mind you, but it sure feels as though the Internet is rapidly becoming only suitable for handheld devices, and I’m becoming more of a dinosaur every day. ---
**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/6 "2020-10-10T16:27:31Z")
> [@ChrisFrancz](#): > > I only look at the forum on my phone and use the night mode (words are white). Same. Works/looks great to me. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisFrancz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chrisfrancz/32/48992_2.png) [@ChrisFrancz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChrisFrancz)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/7 "2020-10-10T16:49:57Z")
Dinosaurs are kewl!!! ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/8 "2020-10-10T17:00:20Z")
@zslaneosaur ---
**Author:** ![eternalmetal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eternalmetal/32/44877_2.png) [@eternalmetal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/eternalmetal)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/9 "2020-10-10T17:08:13Z")
Forums from the get-go were always a bit beefy with the interface. It really isn’t a format that you can make use of out of modern full size monitors. I use this site on a desktop and it seems just fine to me. I think I actually like this discord format more than I do old school forum layouts. The concept of pages online is outdated, as well as the convenience to view new posts of all subforums makes this a good platform for the activity it receives. To the OP, I suggest you just let it grow on you. This format is more flexible than many forums and is just as readable. I understand forum nostalgia (ive seen many forums change formats over time), but it isn’t going back. ---
**Author:** ![gregoryfromearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregoryfromearth/32/46140_2.png) [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/10 "2020-10-10T20:31:40Z")
I wasn’t around for the old format, but I really like this one. It’s much better than the only other forum I regularly read (Board Game Geek). I read on both phone & PC. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/11 "2020-10-11T05:52:22Z")
For a sort of the old format, look at the top of the main page. You will see a horizontal list that says - Latest \* New \* Unread \* Categories \* Top \* My Posts Click on **Categories** and it will look a lot like the old format. (Which I prefer) ---
**Author:** ![AndreBoulay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andreboulay/32/69662_2.png) [@AndreBoulay](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AndreBoulay)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/12 "2020-10-12T03:33:41Z")
Maybe bookmark this page? 😊 [https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories) ---
**Author:** ![mechagodzilla](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mechagodzilla/32/63671_2.png) [@mechagodzilla](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mechagodzilla)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-back-to-the-old-forum-layout/328207/13 "2020-10-12T05:12:26Z")
Didn’t even know about dark mode. Thanks