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|designer = Caleb Simpson | |designer = Caleb Simpson | ||
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Prior to the launch of this layout, a notable shift in the website's direction occurred. At the time, Zelda Dungeon was looking to focus more exclusively on game guides and walkthroughs, rather than trying to be an all-encompassing Zelda website. For years there had been some outdated sections of the website, focused on fan contributions, fan interaction, or general non-game guide content. As these were never a clear focus of the website, they often were overlooked and outdated, with other websites around the internet that specialized doing a significantly better job. This started the '''Zelda Dungeon Alliance''', where the website was going to remove all non-game guide sections, and instead, regularly promote the work of other websites outside of Zelda Dungeon who had a specific focus on certain sectors of the Zelda community. | Prior to the launch of this layout, a notable shift in the website's direction occurred. At the time, Zelda Dungeon was looking to focus more exclusively on game guides and walkthroughs, rather than trying to be an all-encompassing Zelda website. For years there had been some outdated sections of the website, focused on fan contributions, fan interaction, or general non-game guide content. As these were never a clear focus of the website, they often were overlooked and outdated, with other websites around the internet that specialized doing a significantly better job. This started the '''Zelda Dungeon Alliance''', where the website was going to remove all non-game guide sections, and instead, regularly promote the work of other websites outside of Zelda Dungeon who had a specific focus on certain sectors of the Zelda community. | ||
Notable websites | Notable websites in the alliance included the following. | ||
*North Castle, with a focus on fan artwork and fan fiction. | *North Castle, with a focus on fan artwork and fan fiction. | ||
*Zelda Ro-orchestrated, which brought classic Zelda tunes to life in an orchestrated format. | *Zelda Ro-orchestrated, which brought classic Zelda tunes to life in an orchestrated format. | ||
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With the inclusion of the alliance, the website navigation was simplified, with all content removed, other than the game listing, as well as links to the media. Additionally, this started a new tradition that when the user would hover over the game menu, a massive pop down navigation would appear, showcasing all the important links to guides for that particular game. This made is very easy to quickly get to individual guide pages without having to navigate through multiple pages. | With the inclusion of the alliance, the website navigation was simplified, with all content removed, other than the game listing, as well as links to the media. Additionally, this started a new tradition that when the user would hover over the game menu, a massive pop down navigation would appear, showcasing all the important links to guides for that particular game. This made is very easy to quickly get to individual guide pages without having to navigate through multiple pages. | ||
This layout also saw the removal of the classic two-navigation bar display. While the front page still had a listing of site projects and | This layout also saw the removal of the classic two-navigation bar display. While the front page still had a listing of site projects and affiliates on the right navigation, this menu bar was removed on all subsequent pages, which allowed for a more expansive content area. This extra real estate allowed the game guides to take advantage of a much wider display. This extra space of content allowed the staff members of Zelda Dungeon a wider area to work with and this ultimately led to higher quality guides because there was more room. Much larger thumbnail images were used and it gave a feel of a magazine spread, where the guides came to life, with game models and artwork wrapping around the content. | ||
The layout also saw the release of a new slogan for Zelda Dungeon, 'Let us take you through the dungeons'. This signified the extra stress the website had on game content and specifically, game walkthroughs. Content continued to pour in during this time period, with the Ocarina of Time walkthrough and Twilight Princess walkthroughs becoming the new standard bearer of the quality of content. | The layout also saw the release of a new slogan for Zelda Dungeon, 'Let us take you through the dungeons'. This signified the extra stress the website had on game content and specifically, game walkthroughs. Content continued to pour in during this time period, with the Ocarina of Time walkthrough and Twilight Princess walkthroughs becoming the new standard bearer of the quality of content. | ||
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==Traffic Levels== | ==Traffic Levels== | ||
The website saw fairly stable traffic during this period, with daily numbers averaging between | The website saw fairly stable traffic during this period, with daily numbers averaging between 2,500 and 4,000 unique visitors per day. The peak day came on August 5th, where the site had recorded 4,048 unique visitors. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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