{"id":4567,"date":"2013-04-15T06:25:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T10:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/?p=4567"},"modified":"2023-02-10T14:09:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:09:17","slug":"announcing-our-new-and-improved-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/15\/announcing-our-new-and-improved-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing our new and improved site!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3144\/2727116365_fc7bd7208b_m.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of you may have already noticed that we have made some changes.\u00a0 We are proud to officially announce our newly redesigned website.\u00a0 We worked to create pages that would help you to see all of the information that is relevant to you and your groups easily.\u00a0 The site is now easier to navigate, but still makes sure you have a fun and easy way to exchange gifts.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief rundown of what is new:<\/p>\n<p>1. <u><strong>Improved Home Page<\/strong><\/u>.\u00a0 Any current gift exchanges will be shown at the top of the page in the center column.\u00a0 Any upcoming birthdays for your group members are listed below that, and then the activity for your groups.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. <u><strong>Updated Profile Page<\/strong><\/u>.\u00a0 Click on your own name, or the name of any of your friends or family and you will be directed to the new profile page.\u00a0 You can quickly view contact information and wishlists from here, and can follow someone, ask a question of a person in your group or send a message.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 <strong><u>Organized Wishlists<\/u>.<\/strong>\u00a0 Easily toggle between your wishlists by clicking on the drop down and selecting the wishlist name.\u00a0 You can also click on the gear icon to view and change the wishlist settings, and can easily share a link to your wishlist.\u00a0 Arrows next to each item allow you to quickly move them up and down in your list.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are continuing to work on adding new features.\u00a0\u00a0 Please take a few minutes to look at the new site.\u00a0 We always welcome suggestions and feedback, so feel free to drop us a line anytime at help@elfster.com, tweet us @Elfster, or leave us a comment on Facebook at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elfster\"> http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elfster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28688905@N06\/\">gunnar3001<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">&nbsp; Some of you may have already noticed that we have made some changes.\u00a0 We are proud to officially announce our newly redesigned website.\u00a0 We worked to create pages that would help you to see <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/15\/announcing-our-new-and-improved-site\/\" title=\"Announcing our new and improved site!\">[read more]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2742,"featured_media":6112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[532],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gift-giving"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Announcing our new and improved site! 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