1.Add different colours on the place icons depending of the kind. (like the way it used to be and was perfect that way).
Add different icon pic to make a difference between
Brewpubs (english pint icon maybe?) and Bars
Bottle Shops (bottle?), Grocery Stores and Homebrew shops (a barley straw?). No matter what, having different colors for all kinds is MORE IMPORTANT than having different icons
Rename Beer Store to BOTTLE SHOP instead.
4a. When you click a place (directly from a place icon from the map), the place info pops up but you canāt click anywhere to reach the Place page URL and you canāt see what kind of place it is (unless you look on the left list). DONE
So a clickable place page URL and the place kind info is needed. DONE
4b. When you click a place (from the side panel list), the place info pops up but it disappear as soon as you move the mouse instead of staying highlighted. DONE
In Filter Options, add: Rated Places
Unrated Places
Show Closed Places
RateBeer Score: New (no rating yet)
Add a Show/Hide control for the side panel list (especially for mobile) DONE
The current 5 star scores shown in the pop up window donāt match the 5-star score on the place pageā¦(ie seems like a 3.5 score on place page is displayed as a 2.5 score on the pop up page) DONE
Possibly add those placeās kinds: Cidery, Meadery, ConvenientStore/Gaz Station.
Thanks for the feedback mate! Yes weāre still powering away at it
Weāre relying on parent categories here to reduce the amount of icons we need; so being a little more generic without the need to have a āmap legendā. ie. Bars/Brewpubs both share the same icon because itās primary purpose is to serve alcohol, Bottle shops/Grocery stores is a retailer etc.
In the future we will potentially start to explore adding āAmenities/Available hereā to the filters. So that way users will be able to find places that would otherwise fit in multiple categories. eg. a Brewery that also has a restaurant and sells beer all in the same location will show up when they search for places that āserve foodā.
I know we just finished with the beer styles update so I think an opportunity to visit this one properly will pop up in the future.
So you could keep the one color for both Bars and Brewpubs and another one Grocery Stores and Bottle shop. One for Brewery / Cideries / Meaderies
But use a different icon. Or even better just use all different colors. You already created filters for all of them separately. This way we could see the difference on first sight on the map without relying on the side panel all the time.
We are talking about 3 new icons not 150
Bottle Shops
Brewpubs
Homebrew Shops
And if possible use the same icons on the map AND empty pic profile for the place.
I disagree with brewpubs being lumped together with the bars. A brewpubās primary place is not just to serve alcohol, itās to brew beer as well, making it a different category than a mere bar.
Also, since brewpubs are by nature scored lower than bars, because most have a lower selection, that would only serve for them to be less visible on the map, as they are already generally āhiddenā by their own score in towns with numerous places, and they are usually more interesting to users than bars, with, however, a higher chance of users prioritizing visits to brewpubs than bars when traveling - to try local stuff etc.
What you just said makes perfect sense.
On my part, when I look around the map, I always try to spot the brewpubs and brewery/taproom before bars and restaurants. Same for goes for Stores: Bottle Shops before Grocery stores and Homebrew stores.
@aww@services What are you waiting to make the map live? There sure is some tweaking to do to it (see above posts) but as far I as see, thereās no bug in it except with the 5-star score (see above). At least, we would have the maps backā¦
Pheonix is the new āpage design layoutā system nameā¦ Place pages, beer pages, Maps and Add beer pages are using the new Pheonix design. When the page is āofficialā they remove the āpheonixā from the urlā¦
Sure they NEED to add those links ASAP but at least, on a Place page, on the Map section, the map would be linked to that place and we could see the other places around even if we could not click on themā¦right now we donāt have any map options anymore (unless you use the old links manually)
Well for cities old maps do work* (of course with grey overlay) so thatās what Iāve been using. And frankly with working links they more useful than the new ones for travel planning.
Just wanted to say I pretty much agree with everything suggested in the original post, and also agree with Marko (Brewpubs and Bars should be different, not grouped together).
The first link correctly gives an error as itās not a valid ID.
The second link contains a valid ID but does not exist in the database either because it has since been deleted or it doesnāt exist yet, and I just get a blank map and empty sidebar.
Both would benefit from descriptive error messages, and placed in the centre of the page rather than up in the top left.
Just a reminder that these maps are in beta right now. They will be released when theyāre ready. Weāre hoping soon. This was a monster project. Iām hapyp to see that at long last, weāre very near release.
Please DO NOT let this live without
a) proper colorcoding (same colors as before would work + new colors for stuff that didnāt have them before, say, different shades of red for brewpubs and breweries).
b) different icons for different types of places. Again. there is no logical reason for things as unrelated as bars and brewpubs to be together. It can only backfire.
Reasons for lumping things together sound highly stretched and look highly amateurish. Donāt do that. Iām quite sure that even your target audience can comprehend 8 different icons.
