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I no longer get all of the features that are suppose to appear on the home page.
My homer page only shows these three features:
1.The 3 trailer selections
2.TV Tuesday: Amison Pilot season
3.News Desk
I no longer get "Born Today" "Editor's Pick" "Quote of the Day" or anything else below the "News Desk" selection.
I have tried three different browsers (IE, Chrone & Mozilla Firefox) and they all show just the three features above.
How can I get my home page back to where it shows everything?
My homer page only shows these three features:
1.The 3 trailer selections
2.TV Tuesday: Amison Pilot season
3.News Desk
I no longer get "Born Today" "Editor's Pick" "Quote of the Day" or anything else below the "News Desk" selection.
I have tried three different browsers (IE, Chrone & Mozilla Firefox) and they all show just the three features above.
How can I get my home page back to where it shows everything?
Posted 7 years ago
Dan Dassow, Champion
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I'm getting more than that:
1. Featured trailers
2. IMDb and LoveFilm Present: New This Week - a regional setting I assume
3. News Desk - seems very focused on Angelina Jolie's breasts (and not for the first time, I'll warrant)
4. IMDb Snapshot - Latest Photos and Galleries
5. Born Today
6. Editor's Spotlight
7. Did You Know?
8. Try the IMDb Quiz!
One of them is clearly a regional feature (as I'm in the UK) but everything else seems quite standard and I'd have thought most people should be seeing it. It sounds like the page has choked or stopped loading - do you get the standard IMDB footer, like Recently Viewed, some links, copyright and Amazon affiliate links?
Having picked over the home page (which I rarely used), it strikes me it'd be interesting to allow people to customise the home page - add remove panels and drag them around to the places you want them. It'd make the page more flexible and might give IMDB some ideas about what people want on the front page, which could lead to some tweaking of the default layout.
My homer page only shows these three features:
1.The 3 trailer selections
2.TV Tuesday: Amison Pilot season
3.News Desk
1. Featured trailers
2. IMDb and LoveFilm Present: New This Week - a regional setting I assume
3. News Desk - seems very focused on Angelina Jolie's breasts (and not for the first time, I'll warrant)
4. IMDb Snapshot - Latest Photos and Galleries
5. Born Today
6. Editor's Spotlight
7. Did You Know?
8. Try the IMDb Quiz!
One of them is clearly a regional feature (as I'm in the UK) but everything else seems quite standard and I'd have thought most people should be seeing it. It sounds like the page has choked or stopped loading - do you get the standard IMDB footer, like Recently Viewed, some links, copyright and Amazon affiliate links?
Having picked over the home page (which I rarely used), it strikes me it'd be interesting to allow people to customise the home page - add remove panels and drag them around to the places you want them. It'd make the page more flexible and might give IMDB some ideas about what people want on the front page, which could lead to some tweaking of the default layout.
Thank you Emperor 9. I used to get all of those but not any more and i don't know why.
I don't buy [b]Dan Dassow's[/b] explaination. Obviously you and [b]Tupac Amaru[/b] get more than i do and so to quite a few people that I spoke with at Film General.
I don't buy [b]Dan Dassow's[/b] explaination. Obviously you and [b]Tupac Amaru[/b] get more than i do and so to quite a few people that I spoke with at Film General.
Emperor, Champion
Do you get the footer information and links or does the page just seem to suddenly end?
If there is no copyright information or Amazon affiliate links at the bottom of the page, then it is likely the page is stopping loading for some reason. Try:
* A hard refresh - CTRL+F5
* Updating plugins like the Flash player
If there is no copyright information or Amazon affiliate links at the bottom of the page, then it is likely the page is stopping loading for some reason. Try:
* A hard refresh - CTRL+F5
* Updating plugins like the Flash player
Emperor 9 I get the copyright info & Amazon affiliate links at the bottom of the home page just like they show up on all of IMDB's pages.
The problem with just the 3 features I mentioned has been going on for over 2 months. At first I though IMDB had simply reformated the page just like Dan Dassow said and although I missed the remaining features I figured i would just have to get used to it since there was really nothing i could do. Then one day this week someone mentioned one of the birthdays on the home page in a thread at Film General and that is when i realized that others were still getting all of the home page features and I was not. I asked at FG if anyone knew how to get the normal home page back but I did not get a satisfactory answer so that is when i posted here since IMDB has disabled new posts at the "Help" board.
The problem with just the 3 features I mentioned has been going on for over 2 months. At first I though IMDB had simply reformated the page just like Dan Dassow said and although I missed the remaining features I figured i would just have to get used to it since there was really nothing i could do. Then one day this week someone mentioned one of the birthdays on the home page in a thread at Film General and that is when i realized that others were still getting all of the home page features and I was not. I asked at FG if anyone knew how to get the normal home page back but I did not get a satisfactory answer so that is when i posted here since IMDB has disabled new posts at the "Help" board.
Giancarlo Cairella, Official Rep
Just to clarify: some of those sections (e.g. the Daily Poll) have been discontinued, but others are still feature. This is a screen grab of a portion of today's homepage with the Born Today and Editor's Spotlight sections:
I don't recall hearing a similar problem being reported before so this looks like a local issue (i.e. something to do with your browser or setup).
Can you please confirm what is your geographical location (e.g. are you in the US or somewhere else?) and whether you are logged into your account or are browsing the page without being logged in? Also: do you have Javascript enabled in your browser?
I don't recall hearing a similar problem being reported before so this looks like a local issue (i.e. something to do with your browser or setup).
Can you please confirm what is your geographical location (e.g. are you in the US or somewhere else?) and whether you are logged into your account or are browsing the page without being logged in? Also: do you have Javascript enabled in your browser?
Emperor, Champion
Glad to hear it is fixed. What I suspect was happening was that JavaScript can be used to dynamically load in content (it can change ads after a set time, for example) and your ad plugin seems to be detecting this and, wrongly, thinks it is an ad - presumably they block certain well-known ads but also use other ways to detect ads.
I'd recommend using any other browser but IE as it is a big hole in your web security. I'm unpaid tech support for family and friends and one of the first things I do is install FF and Chrome, then give them a talk about never using IE.
Would you tell me how to allow new windows instead of new tabs using Internet Explorer?
I'd recommend using any other browser but IE as it is a big hole in your web security. I'm unpaid tech support for family and friends and one of the first things I do is install FF and Chrome, then give them a talk about never using IE.
I am aware that everyone thinks FF and Chrome are better browsers and I understand their points but I have used IE for 14 years. I am used to it, it is the browser I want to use as crazy as that may seem. I am tired of having to learn new systems all the time. I don't use the internet like most people do. I have a few choice sites I visit on a daily basis and to hell with the rest of it all. I am not interested in it. I am an old geezer who is set in his ways and I don't like change. Just having to deal with this new computer has just about put me in a strait-jacket. I am not suited for all of this technology and I am happy with what little I do with a computer. I don't feel as though I am missing a whole lot.
Thank you for your advise but please answer my question about the tab/window situation in IE.
I want to thank you again for hanging in here with me when you did not have to offer your help.
Thank you for your advise but please answer my question about the tab/window situation in IE.
I want to thank you again for hanging in here with me when you did not have to offer your help.
Emperor, Champion
Fair enough, and fear not, I've taught introductory computer skills to older geezers than you ;)
As to your question. I am not 100% sure, but my best guess would be:
* Options (cog top right)
* General tab - should be the default one
* Tabs >> Change how webpages are displayed in tabs >> Settings
* Untick Enable Tabbed Browsing (which should grey out all the other options)
* Restart IE.
That should work, but, if that doesn't, tick Enable Tabbed Browsing and where it says "When a new tab is opened, open:" change the option to "A blank page".
As to your question. I am not 100% sure, but my best guess would be:
* Options (cog top right)
* General tab - should be the default one
* Tabs >> Change how webpages are displayed in tabs >> Settings
* Untick Enable Tabbed Browsing (which should grey out all the other options)
* Restart IE.
That should work, but, if that doesn't, tick Enable Tabbed Browsing and where it says "When a new tab is opened, open:" change the option to "A blank page".
Thank you for understanding about my browser.
I honestly think AdMuncher was the problem with the home page. I have gone to/left/returned to IMDB several times today and the full page loads each time. Thank goodness that trauma has been resolved. LOL
I believe "Untick Enable Tabbed Browsing (which should grey out all the other options) has resolved my tab/window problem. It worked while I was in my e-mail reading your post but there are several other places I need to check before I can truly say for sure. Either way I will let you know.
I honestly think AdMuncher was the problem with the home page. I have gone to/left/returned to IMDB several times today and the full page loads each time. Thank goodness that trauma has been resolved. LOL
I believe "Untick Enable Tabbed Browsing (which should grey out all the other options) has resolved my tab/window problem. It worked while I was in my e-mail reading your post but there are several other places I need to check before I can truly say for sure. Either way I will let you know.
Your suggestion truly resolved my tab/window problem. Hallelujah!!
Now if I can resolve my "Save Picture" problems I think most of my irritants will be over. Every time I save a photo I have to designate where I want it saved. From what I understand when you save something it is suppose to open in the location where you last saved something but it won't. I have to keep telling it where to save it. This gets very tiresome.
Now if I can resolve my "Save Picture" problems I think most of my irritants will be over. Every time I save a photo I have to designate where I want it saved. From what I understand when you save something it is suppose to open in the location where you last saved something but it won't. I have to keep telling it where to save it. This gets very tiresome.
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