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Microsoft Tech Community: Upgrade complete

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alliethompson
Former Employee
Nov 06, 2024

We are pleased to report that our Microsoft Tech Community platform upgrade is complete!

The Microsoft Tech Community platform upgrade is complete! This significant enhancement brings you a modernized user experience, powerful tools for seamless content creation and discovery, and a more...
Updated Nov 06, 2024
Version 2.0
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Platform Upgrade
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SergeiBaklan
Diamond Contributor
Nov 06, 2024

I'm very sorry to say, but first impression is negative.

  • Lot of empty spaces,
  • majority of settings disappeared,
  • not read threads are not marked,
  • not possible to sort posts in the thread in chronological order only,
  • now paging (with long thread can't go on last page, only press Show more),
  • search disappeared,
  • blogs with extremely large widgets hard to browse and find something in past,
  • in editor code snippet no drop down list of languages (have to type one),
  • no possibility to copy/paste image (only upload from the computer).
  • in email notifications subject is always "Subscription Update on Microsoft Community Hub" instead of the thread name, makes such notifications useless

It looks like we are back in 2016 with bit more advanced design, I remember similar comments at that time.

  • GeertVanTeylingen's avatar
    GeertVanTeylingen
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    Nov 13, 2024

    For sure the "no possibility to copy/paste image (only upload from the computer)" is a huge miss. 
    I am currently authoring a blog with 10's of images which in the current way is a nightmare.

  • m_tarler's avatar
    m_tarler
    Bronze Contributor
    Nov 06, 2024

    I agree with much of these issues.

    I am especially concerned with the lack of a search so EVERY question will be asked again.

    I also don't like that notifications no longer have a pop-up menu with link to quickly go to the notification item but have to go to the notification page iteself

    And what about PMs?  I found no way to send or reply there.  

    • SergeiBaklan's avatar
      SergeiBaklan
      Diamond Contributor
      Nov 07, 2024

      Perhaps I'll stop for a while here waiting for the improvements. It's practically impossible to work with this resource, wasting of time.

  • Deleted's avatar
    Deleted
    Nov 06, 2024

    Hi, now I installed ( MTC extension application ) will I see how it works?

      https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/microsoft365/discussions/excelgeneral

     https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/microsoft365/discussions/excelgeneral

    • SergeiBaklan's avatar
      SergeiBaklan
      Diamond Contributor
      Nov 06, 2024

      Sorry, I didn't catch. Let assume I'm totally new here and try find Excel space

      (which worked before). If search Excel from Home page it gives threads with Excel but from all spaces where they are.