Circle of Moms Gets a Makeover

Notice something different? If you arrived here directly from Circle of Moms today you probably saw our new look, which we just unveiled to a portion of our members. We hope that those of you who have seen it are as pleased as we are by the changes.

As with everything we do at Circle of Moms, the redesign of the site was undertaken in partnership with our members. We all felt that the site needed a makeover, a look that more accurately reflects the vibrance of a community that’s now almost 10 million strong. So we talked to some of our most active contributors and asked them what they’d like to see change. And we spent a lot of time analyzing usage patterns to figure out what was working and what needed some help. Then we went back to the drawing board to come up with a happier and more energized color palette, some brand new functionality for Child Space (coming later in the summer), and a slew of changes to the interface that are designed to make it much easier to use Circle of Moms.

Here’s the catch: it might not be easier at first. While we love the changes and think you will too, we’re pretty sure that some of you will be wishing for the old site–at first. We do appreciate that it can feel very frustrating to have something that you use frequently up and change on you.  So we’re hoping that you’ll allow yourself some time to get used to the new look, which we think is a breath of fresh air, and also allow us some time to work out the glitches.

In the meantime, please let us know what you think of the redesign and how else we can improve Circle of Moms for you; we’re all ears!

166 Responses to “Circle of Moms Gets a Makeover”


  1. 1 Rachel July 15, 2010 at 7:44 am

    I like the new layout, but not the colour, ok i’m not a pink person, but as i have a son, i don’t really want his page to be pink, can’t you make it a nutural colour!!

  2. 2 Dana July 18, 2010 at 5:20 pm

    Don’t mind the new colors….LOVE them actually but I’m not sure why the menus don’t drop down anymore? I have to actually click on “communities” and wait for it to change pages. Is this just temporary? I’m guessing you’re still working out the kinks so if at all possible can you please fix it and allow the menus to drop down again?!!

    Thanks for all your hard work!

  3. 3 circleofmoms July 19, 2010 at 8:48 pm

    Hi Rachel, Thanks for taking the time to leave us some feedback. We hear you about the pink! We will soon be adding the ability to customize the color scheme. Look for a blue option to start, with more to follow.

  4. 4 Amie July 19, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    I don’t mind the new layout but it’s not always loading properly. My security settings keep asking me to give permission and I do but it still won’t load properly.
    Not a fan of the colors either. Hopefully we can pick the color scheme ourselves soon enough.

  5. 5 circleofmoms July 20, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    Dana, We’re aware of the lag and working to fix it. In the meantime, I apologize for the inconvenience. If you experience this again, refresh your screen and it should load more promptly.

    Amie, Can you provide a little more information about the problem you’re experiencing? When you say you’re prompted to provide your permission repeatedly, do you mean your log-in information (username and paassword), or something else? With your help we will get to the bottom of this.

  6. 6 Dana July 21, 2010 at 6:33 pm

    It’s still not allowing the menus to drop down? I apologize if it’s still in the works but I find it extremely annoying.

    The “My Children”, “Me & My Circle” and the “My Communities” don’t drop down at all from the main page. In order for me to get to the communities I have to click on “my communities”, wait for it to change pages and then choose from there. For example, it makes it difficult if I want to post a link to my (PBS) community…I have to change pages, copy the link, then change pages again and go back into the conversation I was having. I hope this makes sense and I’m truly not being pushy….I’m just not sure that you understood me the first time? My apologies if you have and you’re still working on it!??

    Take care

  7. 7 Lyn Bird July 22, 2010 at 11:37 pm

    I like the site but I would like to be able to navigate easily back to facebook when I want to

  8. 8 Sharon July 24, 2010 at 12:17 am

    Its ugly. It is glaring and offensive. The links don’t work, the menus don’t work. This is just so nasty.

  9. 9 Khosi July 26, 2010 at 8:02 am

    Nice new look….but Im still in love with the old one. It had that calm appearance in it. The new colours are a bit too loud.

  10. 10 Angel July 27, 2010 at 2:54 pm

    I like it bt the first layout was better,anyway i dont care about the layout as long as my questions are answered n we help each other about our children is cute…we learn from each other hey.i wonder who came up with this idea,well done to u ur a genius!

  11. 11 Brooke July 27, 2010 at 6:31 pm

    I like the change! it stands out more I just wish that people would join my mother’s in recovery group I KNOW SOME MOM”S HAVE HAD ISSUE”S BEFORE!!!!

  12. 12 sharon July 28, 2010 at 2:40 am

    2 days later – its still nasty as all hell. Its to bright and garish.

    The options aren’t working. The layout isn’t at all convenient. Heck the options suck too. You can’t change your font even & no smilies?

    all this effort to change the colors and make none of the menus work, its laughable, really.

    Navigation is a bitch. It took a bit to find out how to get my alerts even. Oh and those aren’t working either. I only know an alert if I visit the home page. fantastic (sarcasm)

  13. 13 sharon July 28, 2010 at 2:51 am

    geezus I’ve scrolled up and down this page and there is no way to get back to the forums????

  14. 14 CM July 28, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    I don’t like the new look – as i can’t seem to find anything – like my child’s weigh tracking.
    CM

  15. 15 URSULA July 29, 2010 at 4:31 am

    I SIMPLY LOVE THE NEW LOOK!!..I WAS LOOKING FOR IT. IM JUST GLAD I FOUND IT! THANK YOU =D

  16. 16 URSULA July 29, 2010 at 4:33 am

    Simply LOVE the new look!! THANK YOU =D

  17. 17 Iris July 29, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    I’m having some problems after the new look.
    If I click on conversation it doesn’t reload and I keep on having to go back to the “My communities” button to refresh. Also it is very slow to reload. I know that is not my computer because everything else is working fine, just when I’m refreshing COM.

  18. 18 stephanie July 29, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    I love what you done with it, the first thing I thought of was you had done it for breast awareness. It is so cool. As with all new things it takes time to get the bugs out, we just need to be patient. Thanks

  19. 19 Shanika July 29, 2010 at 6:52 pm

    I don’t mind the new colors. I actually really like them they are vibrant and refreshing. As a designer you need a catchy and clever logo to fit in with the new look and color scheme. Hey I’m a designer quadrantcreations.com how about that. However I did notice the menus don’t drop I have to actually click on the button and wait for it to change pages. Will this be temporary or the new way of navigating the site.?

    I like the colors and thanks for supply this is a really helpful site for moms! It’s awesome to talk to all mothers on all topics rather than just your mother law or sister…lol.

  20. 20 circleofmoms July 29, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    Dana, Amie, and Iris, The development team is looking into the issues you’ve raised (slow load times and menus not dropping down). These issues should resolve in the next week, and as I have updates I will share them here. If anyone else if having these problems please let us know.

  21. 21 circleofmoms July 29, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    Thanks to everyone for all the comments. Keep them coming, we learn from your feedback!

  22. 22 Dana August 4, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    YAY! Everything seems to be working well again! LOVE the changes…thanks for all your hard work!

    Do you know if we’ll be able to change colors and fonts etc.? OR am I asking too much? Wishful thinking? lmao.

  23. 23 Lisa August 6, 2010 at 2:33 am

    I also don’t mind the layout but the font is soo tiny and the colours seem to clash terribly! I found it really hard to read things because of the colours.
    I’ll still visit the site though even if it is PINK 😉 COM is a great site and colours don’t mean everything but it did make me cringe when the new layout flashed up.

  24. 24 connie August 6, 2010 at 2:33 am

    looks good! love it

  25. 25 Melanie August 6, 2010 at 3:07 am

    I really dislike the pink color scheme. However I do like the style of the look.

  26. 26 grace August 6, 2010 at 3:11 am

    its better to have our own color scheme!!!….

  27. 27 leonor flores August 6, 2010 at 3:23 am

    I LOVE THE NEW LAYOUT, THE COLORS, EVERYTHING!! GOOD JOB CIRCLE OF MOMS!!

  28. 28 Crystal August 6, 2010 at 3:46 am

    …I like the changes but NOT to the kids space pages, I liked it better when my childs pic was displayed bigger in the upper left hand corner, the first thing you seen. Now the pic is sooo tee tiny, I dont like that. And when you change the “background” color…nothing changes except the under color that no one sees, it would be nice to personalize just a bit more. Over all LOVE having kids space!!

  29. 29 sony August 6, 2010 at 4:06 am

    i like it

  30. 30 Helen August 6, 2010 at 5:05 am

    i really love the new colours, i just think the layout is a bit plain, maybe add some background images or something??

  31. 31 Laura August 6, 2010 at 5:33 am

    Thanks for all your work,

    the orange hurts the eyes a little. and I have a question…once I check my alerts, they disappear, is this normal?

  32. 32 Sara August 6, 2010 at 7:51 am

    I like the new look. I’m glad to see that you are planning on (if you haven’t already) adding a way for us to change the color, since I have boys, pink don’t flow well with that.

  33. 33 Amanda Temmen August 6, 2010 at 9:49 am

    i love it, plain and simple. 🙂

  34. 34 Krista August 6, 2010 at 11:14 am

    I don’t have a problem with the layout — it’ll just take a little getting used to.

    But I LOATHE the colours. I feel like I landed on Circle of Sherbet, not Circle of Moms.

  35. 35 Renee Waggoner August 6, 2010 at 11:19 am

    I like it, it will take some getting used to but it’s nice. Thumbs Up!!

  36. 36 Renee Waggoner August 6, 2010 at 11:23 am

    Although I am noticing a lot of white when I look at my communities as a whole. It almost hurts my eyes, not pleasant that’s for sure. I love the idea though.

  37. 37 Renee Waggoner August 6, 2010 at 11:27 am

    And the more I’m looking at it, the more I see the white doesn’t go away when you go into a group. I guess I need more pink, lol. Also I loved the fact before the change groups would say when the last update/post was, it doesn’t anymore. Guess I’m starting to not like the change, I love the pink, but not all the white. Sorry.

  38. 38 Renee Waggoner August 6, 2010 at 11:30 am

    I see that the time update is there, but not the “a moment a go” and so on that you used to have. I love how the m’s touch btw that’s so cute!

  39. 39 Krystal August 6, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    i love the new colors [pink is perfect] but the site is so slow now? i know it’s not my internet connection b/c it’s fine with other sites…

  40. 40 Lindsay August 6, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    Last night is when my format of the site changed. All in all, I think it’s a good change that I’m just going to have to get used to. My menus are working fine. The one complaint I have is that the pages are taking very long to load and if I refresh it just seems to slow it down more. But if there was a way to work on the speed of loading, I’d be totally happy with this new layout. Well done! 🙂

  41. 41 Kianne Austin August 6, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    It was a nice surprise to see the new look today. I love it, especially the colors.

  42. 42 samantha August 6, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    I agree with the others just not the same where everything in your face all at once wish you can change it back!!

  43. 44 Betsy August 6, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    I’m finding the pink a little hard to read. There’s not enough contrast or something. Otherwise, the layout is nice.

  44. 45 Many Flower's August 6, 2010 at 4:49 pm

    Its a fresh new bold look.as long as I able to get around ok .I will like it.Ter

  45. 46 Rebecca August 6, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    I really like the colors but i find the orange too hard to read. I also find the layout for the “suggestion” conversations kind of difficult to see the title of the question. I like that we can see what group it is in but maybe that could go under the question instead of over it because i really could care less what community it is in. I would rather just help:)

  46. 47 Tammy Marshall August 6, 2010 at 6:57 pm

    Ok, the layout is fine, the pink is fine, but for someone that already has eyesight problems, its very hard to read the yellow. For whatever reason I really have to focus for the yellow not to be a blurr. Oter than that everything else is great.

  47. 48 Mylene August 6, 2010 at 7:13 pm

    I don’t like the new colors. The orange is very hard to read, the website looks unfinished and the font is WAY too small. there are a lot of links not working and loading issues that are bothersome.

    The tabs on the right hand side are nice and the layout in itself isn’t bad. I just wish the page showed a bit more structure instead of being a free flowing mass of posts. I preferred when the posts were contained in their own “box” instead of simply be separated by one line.

  48. 49 Ave August 6, 2010 at 7:45 pm

    don’t like the new look, just got use to the old one :s and there’s too much pink i think.

  49. 50 JuLeah August 6, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    I can’t locate a way to check my alerts. I am not fond of the color. I am a ‘not broke, don’t fix it’ kind of gal.

  50. 51 Nicole August 6, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    I likey and yes a background other than white would be nice too.. though being able to customize them ourselves for our own taste would be cool too 🙂

  51. 52 Jenn August 6, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    I like the layout, I’ll deal with the pink for now – lol.

    I have noticed that when replying to a conversation you are taken to a blank page rather than back to the conversation after adding your comment.
    Any way to have the page return to the conversation you just posted in, rather than having to go back to the forum list via the conversation tab?

    The box to post comments in – WAY too small. It makes it hard to check for errors or edit before replying.

    Other than that – it’s great!

  52. 53 Shannon Hanselman August 6, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    I love the new layout but I can’t get the badge to show on my page! All my other circle friends have the badge on the lower left side of their profile but mine went missing! How do I get it back?!

  53. 54 Vicki August 6, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    I like the new look, but since yesterday I have been unable to login via facebook. Is this a temporary glitch? I am on an iPad which may be why, but it did work yesterday morning. The ‘login via facebook’ button just doesn’t work,

  54. 55 Victoria August 6, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    Don’t really like the new look. It’s a bit harsh on the eyes.

  55. 56 Kristin August 7, 2010 at 12:06 am

    I hate the new look! I’m sorry, I hate the color pink and I also have a son! So the fact that everything is now Pink makes me sick. I also find it very hard to move around and do like like the new layout of things. So much that I might not be using circle of mom’s anymore.

    Please change it back!

  56. 57 Kristin August 7, 2010 at 12:08 am

    I hate the new look! I’m sorry, I hate the color pink and I also have a son! So the fact that everything is now Pink makes me sick. I also find it very hard to move around and do not like the new layout of things. So much that I might not be using circle of mom’s anymore.

    Please change it back!

  57. 58 Jenn August 7, 2010 at 1:52 am

    I like the new look thought I kind of wish that I could have chosen a background more suited to my personal taste, maybe sometime in the future???

  58. 59 Tonya August 7, 2010 at 1:59 am

    Much agreed, I have a boy, don’t really want a pink page…at least let us choose a color scheme.

  59. 60 Sarah August 7, 2010 at 2:36 am

    I like the color stream it fits in to the “modern woman” idea. But the background, white, is a little to bright and sterile. maybe we can offset some patterns on the main page?

  60. 61 kati August 7, 2010 at 3:02 am

    i don’t like how you can’t look at your alerts whenever you want to. also don’t like how after you type a response you can’t see it unless you refresh the page. orange kindof hurts my eyes to look at, i like the pink though.

  61. 62 Andrea August 7, 2010 at 4:19 am

    I miss the old look. I am lost, confused and feeling out of place. I guess I’ll have to get used to it. Have been having trouble with getting updates on my children to post to my FB profile. All it shoes is their picture and my name. No link to get to the update. Not sure what went wrong. *sigh*

  62. 63 Renee Waggoner August 7, 2010 at 5:26 am

    With the current layout I get head aches, if it doesn’t change, I wont be able to continue coming to your site. I would like either a background color or picture, but my head is hurting just from me typing this, I can not tolerate the new layout. Sorry. I will miss the site if you don’t change it, I will miss it a lot. 😦

  63. 64 Linda August 7, 2010 at 8:53 am

    I do not like the new color and I can’t change the background color on here like I use to. I am not a fan of pink and I know my daughter hated pink.

  64. 65 Renee August 7, 2010 at 9:27 am

    2 words – love it!

  65. 66 Tahlia Mills August 7, 2010 at 11:28 am

    Well at first i was a bit annoyed cause i couldnt find anything but after being on for over an hour it seems ok.
    Id prefer the other look but im ok with this one.

  66. 67 K.Necol August 7, 2010 at 1:36 pm

    Yea, not diggin the pink. I do like the overall layout though. The one thing i ask for is an actual link back to FB instead of just a loggout option.

  67. 68 Sharon August 7, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    I’m not a big fan of the new layout and color scheme. I just don’t see the need to fix something that’s not broken. But if there is an option to revert back to the old colors, or at least customize that would be helpful.

    I cannot locate the alert tab. Was this removed? How can I see if someone found my posts helpful, funny, nice, encouraging?

    Thanks!

  68. 69 April August 7, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    I don’t like that you can’t choose your own color scheme on your child’s page. My childrens info is all down the left side of the page. There’s nothing to look at unless you scroll all the way down the page. I love pink, but others may not be. A more neutral, earthy color is better in my opinion.

    I do appreciate the hard work that is going into the site. I just hope to see some major improvements in the near future.

  69. 70 Tiffany Hudgins August 7, 2010 at 3:16 pm

    I would love for the child space to stop asking for updates, milestones, and quotes from my oldest. I have updated the page several times with his date of death. Yet, no where on the page is it listed, and the page functions as if he were still alive. If you want to put that option in the info, it would be nice if it would add to the child’s space and disable updates, etc.

    Thanks!

  70. 71 Mathilda August 7, 2010 at 4:17 pm

    I like the layout the colors are actually nice. I also wonder if there are any plans to make the picture on my child’s space bigger? overall I do love Circle of moms and love to see that you guys care about our feedback.

    This is a bit off topic but is there any plans to make an app for phones? I am not always able to get to a computer but I do have my phone with me most of the time.
    just curious

  71. 72 liza August 7, 2010 at 4:40 pm

    very nice

  72. 73 Jenn August 7, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    I like the layout but sometimes the pages don’t load properly. It will not allow me to go to the my comunities tab. The page just stays blank but my browser is telling me it’s done loading.

  73. 74 tracy hartley August 7, 2010 at 5:44 pm

    The line of text that says, “Yes, you’re in the right place. Welcome to our fresh new look. What do you think?” is cut in half, so only the bottom half of each letter is visible (Chrome Browser)

  74. 75 kenda August 7, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    its ok dont love it or the color. i do believe it could be better.i like the old one better if i had to choose.

  75. 76 Sabra August 7, 2010 at 7:04 pm

    I like the simplicity of the new look, but I have to object on the pink as well. I may be a mommy, but my son and I are not into pink at all. My daughter is the only one around here who is. Hopefully you guys e=get the customizable pages going quickly. Question: will they be just pick a color customizations or will those of us who know HTML & CSS be able to use that, too?

  76. 77 sharon August 7, 2010 at 8:11 pm

    it still sucks. Its glaring, obnoxious and doesn’t work.

  77. 78 Angela August 7, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    Find it rather frustrating that you can no longer go back to your Facebook profile from the Circle of Moms page. The only option is to logout of both sites. Can you please put back this function so we can easily navigate between the two sites, or change the coding so that Circle of Moms opens in a new window and doesn’t replace the Facebook page we enter from.

    Other than that, all changes look ok, but not had a good look round.

  78. 79 Tony August 7, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    I like pink but not for my son’s page something natural would have been good.

  79. 80 michaela August 7, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    when i check my alerts they too also disapear ??
    i love the layout and the new colours though ! =]

  80. 81 Kimberly August 7, 2010 at 11:37 pm

    I love the new look. Fresh and vibrant!!!!!

  81. 82 MaryEllen August 8, 2010 at 12:40 am

    I love the bright cheery colors. What I don’t like is that so much of the page is taken up by advertising, but I guess that’s a necessary evil if the site is to remain free to users….

  82. 83 Rachel August 8, 2010 at 12:44 am

    I dislike it…

  83. 84 Sunshine August 8, 2010 at 1:00 am

    I don’t really care for it I like the old one I have a hard time finding things now! PLUS I agree with the other Girl its pink & I have a son!

  84. 85 Zay Halog-Medina August 8, 2010 at 1:54 am

    I don’t like the new layout as well as the color and the backgrounds, the menus are so lame and the fonts too…. There’s too much colour going on. I am a designer, so I THINK BEFORE IS MUCH BETTER THAN THIS.. Please bring back the old one, it has everything that I LOVED… and it is more organized and the logo is way to much fun than this one.. I don’t think this will work.. Please, bring back the old theme… I HATE THIS NEW THEME.. CHANGES are good only if it is a good CHANGE!!!

  85. 86 Jane August 8, 2010 at 2:15 am

    Like the sight. The orange is a little bright and I don’t like how I am unable to go back and forth to FB.

  86. 87 Hema Prasad August 8, 2010 at 2:27 am

    WOW!! The new look of Circle of moms is gr8!

    Kudos to the group of inventors!!

    Hema Prasad

  87. 88 Colleen August 8, 2010 at 3:13 am

    Modern layout is okay, a little bold at first.

    Not sure if I like the pink – I have a son and think it would be neat if you kept the same pattern and what not but we were able to change the banner colour to blue for boys’ pages :)Obviously the pink is okay for my daughters page, but evena t that I prefer purple 🙂

  88. 89 joy August 8, 2010 at 6:13 am

    i like it… not bad guys

  89. 90 claudia August 8, 2010 at 7:04 am

    I just wish it would be easier to go to the question we’ve asked so we can get our answers, it’s kind of confusing. Love the colors, but I’m really a pink person. Thanks for all your hard work.

  90. 91 Leena August 8, 2010 at 7:06 am

    Hey!!

    Love the new look. Well done you guys. Pink is COLOR!!

  91. 92 Tanya August 8, 2010 at 9:36 am

    I love the new lay out ,I think it is great . It makes a refreshing change .

  92. 93 Megan August 8, 2010 at 10:31 am

    I love the new layout and colours but what i don’t like is when you add lots of pics it adds each individual pic on your profile, just looks silly rather than just the whole albumn or how many new pics you have added. This probably doesn’t make sense.

  93. 94 Nicole August 8, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    I am having trouble reading some of the type on peoples posts?

  94. 95 K8 August 8, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    It would be cool if we could customize the colors on at least our kids pages!!! But I like the layout and the look….I am all about pink…LOL

  95. 96 Beth Cornell August 8, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    Like the colors and so far for me nothing else has changed. The catagories dropdown as ususal. You must have fixed that problem. Good work.

    Beth Cornell, aunt of 3 Mother of none

  96. 97 Joanna August 8, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    I really like new look but its hard to come back to facebook when i want to.

  97. 98 Rachel* August 8, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    I do not care for the colors. It would be nice to pick our own theme.

  98. 99 Samantha August 8, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    I love the new look. Pink is one of my favorite colors. I also agree with some of the other mom’s. I would be nice if we could change the color for the boys page. I dont think they would be to happy with the color pink. Other than that, I like it alot. It would also be nice if we could re-arrange our page layout to our likings and add different widgets for ourselves and other moms to enjoy when they visit our profiles. Nice look, alot better than the old one.

  99. 100 WMN1277 August 8, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    ITS REALLY COOL !! MUCH BETTER LOOK NOW !! THANKS CIRCLE OF MOMS SITE !1

  100. 101 Crystal August 8, 2010 at 6:18 pm

    Too much pink on the new Circle of Mom’s makeover. Also, I keep having to refresh my page when I add or delete one of my moms in my circle.

  101. 102 Dorothy Newcome August 8, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    I like the new design however I agree with Rachel. It would be nice to have a drop box where wee have the ability to change our own themes or skin whatever you want to call it. Just like you would with your profile on MySpace. They allow you to change your own background to however you want it to be. Can circle of mom set up their website like myspace has theirs where wqe can change our background or theme to whatever we want it to be in order to fit our own unique personality? Also I would like to see Circle of mom have a chat messenger installed on your website so that we will be able to see who all is online so we will have easier access to be able to meet and chat with other moms on the COM website. I have been a member for a short time and I would like to meet other moms that share my interest and if I see them online the same time I am it would be great to be able to pop open the chat messenger or chat window and talk to them that way. Is it possible for COM website to provide that for us. I am interested in seeing who all is online the same time I am. Is there anyway you can put a button on our profile like ICQ does that says this person is online. and when they log off the COM website it will say they are offline. I think that is neat.

  102. 103 Maya August 8, 2010 at 7:58 pm

    I love the new layout and color scheme. But I cannot find the link to leave a community. I read the FAQs and the instructions there did not help. I combed the page from top to bottom for the link and it isn’t there.

  103. 104 Heather August 8, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    The only thing that really bothers me is the font size. It is hurting my eyes trying to read through all the posts in such tiny fonts! A friend of mine on C.O.M thinks it might be a combination of the tiny font and the orange fonts on the white backing that is hurting her eyes. We both use C.O.M daily and are hoping that at least the font is bumped up to a larger size soon! Other than that we love it!

  104. 105 Crysany August 8, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    I love it, the colors are lovely. =)

  105. 106 Crystal Thomas August 8, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    I love the new site, but i would like to be able to navigate back and forth from circle of moms to facebook without a hassle! Thanks!

  106. 107 Pam August 8, 2010 at 11:21 pm

    HI, Look’s good to me & I love the color’s also I’m trying to change my password how can I do that on my circle mom site ? Thanks

  107. 108 ticia August 9, 2010 at 12:14 am

    i actually do not like it an would like to be able to manuver around it as easy as it was to manuver around the site the way it was..sorry i do have a girl but do not like the pink how do we change it? an how come it’s not so easy to get back to my facebook page..i like the way the picture use to be bigger of my child on her page an wish it was still that way please put it back the way it was..although i know that won’t happen i just have to be honest..i like how easy it was an this way sorta suks!!! i love having a site like this but i don’t like the changes..but i guess i’ll just have to deal with it!! it’s not like you will actually change it back to the way it was.. is it possible to make the option to have classic circle of moms or the updated version for those who do not want the new version???

  108. 109 Dora Wiggs August 9, 2010 at 12:57 am

    I love the new lay out and especially the color!!!!! It is a great way to show support to all of the moms out there that have either fought breast cancer, fighting breast cancer or who sadly lost their battle with breast cancer. WAY TO GO CIRCLE OF MOMS!!!!!!!!!!

  109. 110 Tanya August 9, 2010 at 1:00 am

    I’m not overly fussed with the layout or colours – my main issue is having a link to get back to Facebook easily. It was an issue I had with the previous layout too and means I need to go back to my browser ‘favourites’ to get back to FB instead of being able to click and interchange between CoM and FB.

  110. 111 Nichole August 9, 2010 at 2:18 am

    i think its adorable

  111. 112 Desiree Whiteny August 9, 2010 at 2:23 am

    dont like it much. its plain & im definitely not a pink person… liked the more bold look from before…

  112. 113 Meg Dyson August 9, 2010 at 4:33 am

    I dislike pink…a lot.

  113. 114 Heba Bahgat August 9, 2010 at 6:19 am

    i love the new look , but can u make it as themes we can choose from it will be much fun actually 😀

  114. 115 Angel August 9, 2010 at 6:22 am

    I really like the new layout! Very easy to navigate and easy on the eyes! Great job!

  115. 116 Jamie Hunley August 9, 2010 at 8:20 am

    I like the new look. but the color is a little bright and its pink. Could it be neutral color? I have 2 girls but I know that there are a lot of moms on her with sons and pink just isn’t fair in a sense. Other wise, I like the new design!

  116. 117 Rosemary August 9, 2010 at 10:33 am

    Well, the new look is okay I love it. People will come to love it with time.

  117. 118 Lisa August 9, 2010 at 6:55 pm

    I don’t think it is all that great. You shouldn’t need time to love a site, it should be easy to use and navigate. I like the old look and format much more. The bright orange links aren’t helping because it makes it harder to find and also doesn’t do anything to strengthen the structure of the page. Bleh. I don’t care about what colour it is, format and navigation are key.

  118. 119 Katie August 9, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    I don’t like the colors at all. Something more nuetral would be better. I also don’t like the fact that it opens a new browser when I want to go back to facebook. Everything else seems fine though.

  119. 120 circleofmoms August 10, 2010 at 12:23 am

    hello all,

    this is vicky from circle of moms. We are very excited to hear your feedback on the new design. It is very important that we offer the best experiences to all of you, so please keep the feedback coming!

    We heard loud and clear that:
    1. the orange links are too hard to read: we changed the shade of orange to a darker one. We will keep listening to your feedback though and make additional changes if needed
    2. there are some page loading issues: indeed, we had some issues with IE7 that we managed to discover faster thanks to your feedback (and we thank you for that!). These issues have been addressed. Let us know if you still have any problems
    3. some log in/log out issues: these have also been addressed

    Regarding other feedback:

    @crystal @ mathilda & ticia – we hear your feedback about the photo size on the child space. There are two views of the childspace: the way you see it as the mom and the way others see it as ‘fans’ of your child. For the mom view we focused on making it easier to post updates (that is why the photo is smaller). For the fans we focused on the ability to see the latest updates and a larger photo of the child. You do raise a good point though and we definitely take your feedback in consideration for our next iteration

    @helen – it is as if you read our minds! we will soon add new fun icons to complement the new colors. stay tuned!

    @laura – the alerts appear when you have a new alert. if you dont have a new alert, you dont see the link. We did receive several complaints about this, so we will soon add this link back

    @sara & @kristin – there will be a blue color for child space coming soon!

    @shannon – we will look into the badge issue that you are experiencing

    That’s all for now! Keep the feedback coming! We ‘ll continue working on addressing your feedback and doing even more improvements to make the site easier to use. We will keep you updated!

  120. 121 Amanda August 10, 2010 at 4:30 am

    I have had only 2 issues when I was adding father and grandparents to my children’s pages it sent requests to other people and the grandparents. Also I loaded a pic to my group and it said it did not load and did not appear when I reloaded it, so i uploaded again. When it reloaded the second time i had 2 of the same pictures.

  121. 122 Maggie August 10, 2010 at 9:51 am

    Love the new site! The colours are gorgeous!

  122. 123 charlena cooks August 10, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    I dont really like the color scheme , i use to spend hours in the forums and getting advice and what not , now im done to about 10 to 15 mins , the colors give me a headache , a nice blue scheme would probably set off all the white that is showing now instead of bright white bright orange and purple .

  123. 124 Dorothy Newcome August 10, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    I hav a question to ask about the badges that you can recieve in COM? What do I have to do in order to get more badges? I go to nother profile’s and see a lot of badges that other women have obtained. I think I only have 3 or 4. What do I have to do in COM in order to be awarded more badges that what I have? I have asked several women that have badges I did not even know we could get through COM however they have not replied back to me to tell me what they did in order to get awarded those badges. Can someone at COM please tell me How I can be awarded more badges on COM. thank you
    Dorothy Newcome

  124. 125 Kimberly Fisher August 11, 2010 at 2:32 am

    I don’t like how small the space is to reply to posts. Why can’t they be big like this one? I like to type out my response, re read and edit it before posting it. Its very hard to do that with such a small reply box.

  125. 126 Rebecca Holestol August 11, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    I liked the old version better.

  126. 127 Aubrey Vermillion August 11, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    I like the new set up just don’t like the fact that when I use the tab from my facebook, it doesn’t take me directly to my circle of moms homepage. I have to hit sign up through Facebook. I am already sighned up through facebook

  127. 128 vicki August 11, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    i dont like the new layout i find it hard to read and i can’t find any thing the old way was better same as the old facebook was better!! why keep changing things when its not needed!!

  128. 129 Isca August 12, 2010 at 12:24 am

    I like it, but I’d like to have some color options. I have a son and I’d like to have some blue, green, maybe even some orange. Pink is nice, but I’d just like to have the option to choose the color for my son’s profile.

  129. 130 Miss August 12, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    I dont mind the new look … i just for some reason cant save my changed settings??? any ideas?

  130. 131 steph August 13, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    Unsure about the new site. However, I was wondering if there was anyway of getting to our posts that we have posted? I had messages from other moms regarding posts that I left, but after some time, I don’t remember what some of them were. Is there any way to access them again? Maybe I am just overlooking them, if I am..I apologize!

    Thank you!

  131. 132 nichole August 13, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    I think the new update is crap i havent been able to update anything since May 19, 5:35 pm and thats not byh choice. since your website update i have not been able to add any mile stones height weight or any progession. so all my hard work into updating my childs site is gone now. I have to buy a baby book becuase the site no longer works for me. I used to be a amazing site until recent update its makes me sad but if it doesnt change im going to delete my account!

  132. 133 Maria Helena August 13, 2010 at 8:24 pm

    Hello sweet Circle of Moms Team

    Thank you for the new design of this lovely site !

    I simply LOVE IT !!!!

    I just notice it only now, so, it´s soon for me to know about all the changes but, for the very First notice I really Love it !

    Great Design and new Colours too !

    Thank you for your GREAT Work here !

    Wet wet kisses and all my Love
    Helena

  133. 134 titch August 13, 2010 at 11:07 pm

    wont let me sign in via facebook when im using browser mozilla firefox!

  134. 135 kathy wright August 14, 2010 at 10:23 am

    I love the fresh new look of circle of mums. I love pink!

  135. 136 Annie August 14, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    Hating the new colour scheme. Why do people automatically assume that as we are mothers ie women, we all like pink? I can’t stand the colour stereotypes anyway and don’t see why they have to be inflicted upon us at every turn.

  136. 137 Naito August 14, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    I don’t like the new colors at all. The layout is ok, but I think the older layout was much easier to navigate.

    Why isn’t there a profile box anymore? That was my favorite part of the whole application. 😦

  137. 138 Ana August 14, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    I like it, just dont like the colors.. but I guess you cant make everyone happy!

  138. 139 Charlotte Rolph August 15, 2010 at 9:18 am

    It’s ok, not mad about the colours though.

  139. 140 brittany August 16, 2010 at 2:07 am

    I keeps making me sign up all over again and i dont understand why, it dont really care for it .

  140. 141 Melanie August 16, 2010 at 8:00 am

    I like the bright colors. They make me cheerful!

  141. 142 Jaime August 16, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    I’m not able to get to the second or following pages of a thread in any of the conversations. The only way to link to an additional page is through an email. Can someone address why this is happening?

  142. 143 Michelle Peitz August 17, 2010 at 3:33 am

    I love the new look. But disliking that I can’t view any other pages when it comes to looking at the children contests and can’t view what place my son took.

  143. 144 Jeanne Vandermost August 17, 2010 at 9:01 pm

    I like the fact that the site is more modern in appearance but not being a fan of pink I don’t care for the colors. I have tried using the “help” and all it does is bring me back to the home page. When I used the FAQ sheet and I clicked on a link all it did was bring me back to the FAQ page. I am sure that you are working on these glitches and hopefully you will have them fixed. Also I cannot find where to ask a question whatsoever unless it’s asking a question to specific mothers that are part of my circle….which is not what I am looking for. Hopefully things will get easier with use and glitches will be fixed.

  144. 145 circleofmoms August 18, 2010 at 5:34 pm

    hello all,

    i just wanted to give you a quick update on the progress we’ve been making on your comments:

    @crystal @ mathilda & ticia we just added back the larger photo on the child space. hope you like it! we sure do 🙂

    @laura the alerts link now appears on the top right hand side. it will appear there if you have new alerts, or alerts you have not taken an action yet

    we are still working on addressing the rest of your comments/requests.

    Thank you again for all your feedback! It is thanks to all of you that we can constantly improve and provide the best services for all moms!

  145. 146 Sara Ball August 18, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    I love it, I think its cute & all .. but there’s so much on it my computer has a really hard time running it. There are a lot of things I can’t do anymore, like leave milestones because the dropdown menus don’t work ..

  146. 147 Ashley August 18, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    Not a big fan of the pink on every page. I love the color, just not for my sons page….

  147. 148 brooke a August 19, 2010 at 5:40 am

    i dont like it at all i liked the old way so much better it just sucks now

  148. 149 iris August 19, 2010 at 8:41 am

    My previous problems are gone, thank you. But now I have a new problem: I only get 21 posts per page and some of our threads are up to 100+ posts. I can only see the first and the last page, that is if I click on the last reply. If there is any way for me to change this then I don’t know how..

  149. 150 sarah August 20, 2010 at 1:33 am

    its um ok…..not to much for the pink idea..liked the old look alot & loved having it close on my profile now i cant have it on there but a tab!!! stinks 😦 disappointed actully

  150. 151 Tamara August 20, 2010 at 2:08 am

    I am alright with it (although I did sort of like how the original options to work the child page was set up before)

    I am not really too much into the pink (as first I do have a boy and second, I really am not a pink fan =P) I would really like to be able to set my own preferred color and/or a possibility to at least change my son’s to something neutral or more boy-oriented.

    Otherwise it seems rather great!

  151. 152 Maya August 21, 2010 at 6:18 pm

    I am loving the new look!

  152. 153 Marie August 23, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    I love it. Everything is perfect! I can spend hours on this site!!!

  153. 154 Alyssa August 30, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    I LOVE this new site 🙂

  154. 155 Kianne Austin September 2, 2010 at 1:33 am

    I am really loving all the new looks and colors but I am having a real hard time accessing my inbox. It says I have 4 messages but after I click it, there is a blank page. I have refreshed mulitple times, hit the back button and sent 2 different e-mails on this matter but nothing is working. 😦 I need help please.

  155. 156 Stephanie mccuish September 2, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    I don’t know where to go for my sons situation,he broke his fibula and tibula playing football and oh my goodness has this been hell! Anyone out there that has any suggestions for bathing and how to get upstairs without being carried I’m all ears! His cast goes from his toes to his groin and I can’t carry him because I’m disabled because of my second pregnancy screwed up my back severely! PLEASE any suggestions??

  156. 157 emilytam September 4, 2010 at 2:12 am

    I love the new look. Fresh and vibrant!!!!!

  157. 158 jas September 5, 2010 at 7:24 am

    Not really liking the new look, it has actually stirred me away a bit. Why the change? Was unique now its just basic :/ trying to get used to it

  158. 159 phyllis September 7, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    I really don not like that the topics on my homepage do not show how many Moms have responded, the alert link is always moved around. It’s never the same page twice and its making me insane.

  159. 160 phyllis September 7, 2010 at 11:54 pm

    I also do not like that when I select to a conversation, then hit the back button to go back to the list of conversations, it takes me back to page 1 even if my last page was page six

  160. 161 TONILYNN September 10, 2010 at 12:14 am

    I THINK IT PRETTY COOL, I THINK ALL CHILD OR CHILDRENS CONCERNS SHOULD BE MORE FORWARDED IN EVERY SUBJECT, IM GOING TO TRY AND START ONE BUT OAGE LOOKS GREAT

  161. 162 evi September 13, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    i like the new layout but since it got redone nothing seems to work right anymore !! my children keep on disappearing , nobody gets my family invites. its kind of annoying. i dont even check it that much anymore just for that reason.

  162. 163 jacki simard September 18, 2010 at 4:07 am

    well i just got back on here and was so confused i thought i was on a different site but im getting used to it and its pretty cool i like it

  163. 164 carolyn burrell September 19, 2010 at 12:16 am

    The website is cute but I dont like the colors. Its too bright and the colors are clashing. Change the colors and make the background a little darker…..

  164. 165 Lisa September 21, 2010 at 4:10 pm

    Would LOVE more options for changing the background on my child’s space! I have 2 boys & just use the baby blue strips, but they are 8 and 11. Why not have lots of themes geared for many age groups like astronomy, transportation, nature, sports… I could keep going! Then some more tailored to girls like ballet, ribbons, flowers, hearts, etc. Oh, then some for the BABIES! Diapers, pacifiers, teddy bears, and more. I’m getting too excited here… is that something you guys might be working on? Please??

  165. 166 Veronica November 28, 2010 at 1:23 am

    Well I have two 16 year old daughters and I never potty trianed them. I’ve was so busy at work and my wife has a hard job to. So I tried to potty trian them lat weekend and they refused and it turns out all of there 12 friends stil wear diapers so my kids, say mom( yes,I’m a lesbian) we love wearing diapers you never have to get up and go to the bath room. So what should I do?


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