Samurai Equine 55,708 July 30 Share July 30 I'd like to suggest adding a "More" button to the Birthdays listing on the side of the front page. To illustrate my suggestion, I've made some mock-up images. Clicking "More" would bring up a soft in-browser window listing all the users who are celebrating their birthdays on the same day. (Image does not reflect any real users on this forum.) This way, no one will feel like they are getting phased out just because the Birthdays widget mentioned 5 other users instead. I'd also like to think that this will encourage more socializing and potential friend making. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 182,235 July 30 Share July 30 10 minutes ago, Samurai Equine said: I'd like to suggest adding a "More" button to the Birthdays listing on the side of the front page. To illustrate my suggestion, I've made some mock-up images. Clicking "More" would bring up a soft in-browser window listing all the users who are celebrating their birthdays on the same day. (Image does not reflect any real users on this forum.) This way, no one will feel like they are getting phased out just because the Birthdays widget mentioned 5 other users instead. I'd also like to think that this will encourage more socializing and potential friend making. Awesome suggestion, Bestie! Sometimes I have missed users birthdays even with @Denim&Venöm's status updates because those get lost if I'm too late.🙁 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitobit 2,251 July 30 Share July 30 If possible, maybe we should also stop showing people who haven't visited for years. They probably won't see the wishes anyway. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iridescent Edge 657 July 30 Share July 30 5 minutes ago, Nitobit said: If possible, maybe we should also stop showing people who haven't visited for years. They probably won't see the wishes anyway. Or sort them from most active to least active? 7 ('c') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 182,235 July 30 Share July 30 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Nitobit said: If possible, maybe we should also stop showing people who haven't visited for years. They probably won't see the wishes anyway. Seeing birthdays for old users I haven’t seen in YEARS does make me sad but I do still wish them a happy birthday to show they’re missed even when it feels like they’re never visiting again. ☹️ @Samurai Equine with a little “birthday” icon like a party hat or cake around your name like a one day badge. Edited July 30 by Sparklefan1234 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow 8,679 July 30 Share July 30 I am very much in favor of both having the option to see all birthdays and having the birthday list based on most recently online. May I put forward the suggestion for a friends birthday notification option for when it is a friend’s or someone you are following’s birthday? 4 beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplosionMare 23,507 July 30 Share July 30 3 hours ago, Snow said: I am very much in favor of both having the option to see all birthdays and having the birthday list based on most recently online. May I put forward the suggestion for a friends birthday notification option for when it is a friend’s or someone you are following’s birthday? That's a good idea too! 4 Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawdeen 23,287 July 30 Share July 30 3 hours ago, Snow said: I am very much in favor of both having the option to see all birthdays and having the birthday list based on most recently online. May I put forward the suggestion for a friends birthday notification option for when it is a friend’s or someone you are following’s birthday? I agree for both the suggestion in the OP and this one for a notification for friends too. 4 *Cult Classic But I Still Pop* *Tonight I'll Be Crooked* *My Black Swan Song* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 182,235 July 30 Share July 30 5 hours ago, Snow said: I am very much in favor of both having the option to see all birthdays and having the birthday list based on most recently online. May I put forward the suggestion for a friends birthday notification option for when it is a friend’s or someone you are following’s birthday? Yes, please? A notification would be very helpful! Excellent suggestion, Bestie! 😁 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Equine 55,708 July 30 Author Share July 30 17 hours ago, Nitobit said: If possible, maybe we should also stop showing people who haven't visited for years. They probably won't see the wishes anyway. 17 hours ago, Iridescent Edge said: Or sort them from most active to least active? I would honestly prefer to see names sorted from most active to inactive. Though maybe, if there was a way to opt-out of having your name on the list, that might be something to consider. Not sure who would want to opt-out, but maybe some users just wouldn't want their name listed or wouldn't want their birth date to be known. 16 hours ago, Sparklefan1234 said: Seeing birthdays for old users I haven’t seen in YEARS does make me sad but I do still wish them a happy birthday to show they’re missed even when it feels like they’re never visiting again. ☹️ @Samurai Equine with a little “birthday” icon like a party hat or cake around your name like a one day badge. YES!! I love that idea! A birthday icon next to the username. Maybe I should make a mock-up image of that as well. 13 hours ago, Snow said: I am very much in favor of both having the option to see all birthdays and having the birthday list based on most recently online. May I put forward the suggestion for a friends birthday notification option for when it is a friend’s or someone you are following’s birthday? DOUBLE YES!! Having a notification should be obvious. Guess I'll need to make a mock-up of that too. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 182,235 July 30 Share July 30 15 minutes ago, Samurai Equine said: YES!! I love that idea! A birthday icon next to the username. Maybe I should make a mock-up image of that as well. Notifications for Friends List birthdays would be SO HELPFUL because the little sidebar only shows a few of the users. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Ice Princess Silky <3 19,663 July 31 Administrator Share July 31 Didn’t want to just leave this with no response. Feedback has been received and is appreciated. We’ll do our best. Even if there’s already plenty of other stuff to keep up. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Equine 55,708 August 1 Author Share August 1 Behold, some additional mock-up images~! This is a basic idea of what @Sparklefan1234 suggested, a party hat image/icon next to the username. I even added a visible tag that says "Happy Birthday!", which would only be visible for the one day. And as @Snow suggested, we could also have a Notification when users that we follow are celebrating their birthday. Not sure if it's possible, but having that notification in a different color would be a nice touch too! (And I used Cash In for the mock-up image because it's fun. ) 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow 8,679 August 1 Share August 1 24 minutes ago, Samurai Equine said: Dude! awesome! I'd never miss a birthday again if we had that! 2 1 beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitobit 2,251 August 1 Share August 1 1 hour ago, Samurai Equine said: And as @Snow suggested, we could also have a Notification when users that we follow are celebrating their birthday. Not sure if it's possible, but having that notification in a different color would be a nice touch too! Having notifications in different colors would be so useful in general. One color when someone you follow posts something, another when a thread you follow gets a response, another when you get tagged. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Ice Princess Silky <3 19,663 August 1 Administrator Share August 1 6 hours ago, Nitobit said: Having notifications in different colors would be so useful in general. One color when someone you follow posts something, another when a thread you follow gets a response, another when you get tagged. I can see this as very functional and useful. Also, easy on the eyes. Good feedback, guys! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 182,235 August 2 Share August 2 (edited) 20 hours ago, Samurai Equine said: This is a basic idea of what @Sparklefan1234 suggested, a party hat image/icon next to the username. I even added a visible tag that says "Happy Birthday!", which would only be visible for the one day. The fact that you chose @Cash In as your example for a notification has me cracking up because of his fun-hating gimmick! 🤣 Edited August 2 by Sparklefan1234 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Equine 55,708 August 2 Author Share August 2 On 2025-08-01 at 2:38 AM, Nitobit said: Having notifications in different colors would be so useful in general. One color when someone you follow posts something, another when a thread you follow gets a response, another when you get tagged. 17 hours ago, Ice Princess Silky <3 said: I can see this as very functional and useful. Also, easy on the eyes. Good feedback, guys! I love how one simple suggestion has turned into many to help make this forum better. I LOVE BEING A BRONY!!! 5 hours ago, Sparklefan1234 said: The fact that you chose @Cash In as your example for a notification has me cracking up because of his fun-hating gimmick! 🤣 YAY! I am glad Sparky gets it~ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Denim&Venöm 20,602 August 3 Subscriber Share August 3 Make my job easier. May I also recommend a feature to go back and check birthdays either the day before or the day after. Sometimes life gets in the way and my only means of going back to deliver birthday wishes (which changes over 6-7pm cst) is to search up last years birthday wishes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 182,235 August 4 Share August 4 11 hours ago, Denim&Venöm said: Make my job easier. May I also recommend a feature to go back and check birthdays either the day before or the day after. Sometimes life gets in the way and my only means of going back to deliver birthday wishes (which changes over 6-7pm cst) is to search up last years birthday wishes. You have provided a very friendly and helpful service for many years and I appreciate everything you've done for everyone here. Thank You SO MUCH, DV! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 182,235 August 4 Share August 4 (edited) On 2025-08-01 at 12:38 AM, Nitobit said: Having notifications in different colors would be so useful in general. One color when someone you follow posts something, another when a thread you follow gets a response, another when you get tagged. This is a great idea, Bestie! 😁 Color coded notifications would be great because I lose track ALL the time! Oooh! "Unread" would be nice, too! 😁 Edited August 4 by Sparklefan1234 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Equine 55,708 August 5 Author Share August 5 On 2025-08-03 at 12:18 PM, Denim&Venöm said: Make my job easier. May I also recommend a feature to go back and check birthdays either the day before or the day after. Sometimes life gets in the way and my only means of going back to deliver birthday wishes (which changes over 6-7pm cst) is to search up last years birthday wishes. I guess the question is, how far back should you be able to check? Two days? Five? A month? All the way to the beginning of the year? To me, being able to see the current day's birthdays is enough. And if you need more then that, having a specific Notification about your friends/followed users should be enough. Although, under the expanded Notifications page, it might be nice to have little tabs to help you view only specific kinds of Notifications. You could have tabs such as... All, Status Updates, Friend Requests, New Followers, Birthdays, Blog Posts, Forum Posts, and so on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikifive 24,772 August 8 Share August 8 Plot twist - Actually, the birthday widget already does sort users based on their last activity. Recently active users are always at the top. That said, who shows up there and the order isn't random. Nowadays, usually only like 1-3 first slots are taken by still active users, the next entries often show users, who haven't logged in for years, so the next invisible ones that didn't make it to the list are even more ancient. So the question is, would anyone need to dig that far? A way to view all today's birthdays would be doable, but that probably wouldn't reveal any active users. An icon before/after name when someone is celebrating a birthday is actually something I did years ago as an experiment. I believe I did suggest, or at least mention something like this myself in the past, but now I'm not sure if I actually ever mentioned my science results to consider adding these to MLPF. Anyway, I'd love to toy with stuff if I'd get the chance. 3 ❤ ■■■■■■■■■■ ⭐ ■■■■■■■■■■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Equine 55,708 August 8 Author Share August 8 1 hour ago, Rikifive said: So the question is, would anyone need to dig that far? A way to view all today's birthdays would be doable, but that probably wouldn't reveal any active users. I think it's worth trying, at least. Sure one day the active birthday list might be filled mostly with inactive users, but some other day, there may be so many currently active users celebrating that 5 slots just isn't enough to fit them all. And some of us want to leave comments on the pages of users we may have forgotten about but miss deeply. Though if you feel it would be necessary, you could always limit the "More" listing to users who have only been active within (oh let's say...) the last 5 years? It's hard for me to say how far back anyone would need to actually dig for MIA users. Perhaps the Notification suggestion would be a better thing to implement. As long as you are still following a user who hasn't been active in a long, long time; you should still get a Notification when it's their Birthday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikifive 24,772 August 8 Share August 8 17 hours ago, Samurai Equine said: I think it's worth trying, at least. It indeed doesn't hurt to have it, so I cooked something. It's kinda a budget solution for now, but at least it should get the job done. As for notifications, that's kinda a different league unfortunately, it goes deeper into the software, I'd have to do a proper research on how to work with these, and sadly I can't afford that at the moment, so let's leave it for future, hopefully. 1 2 ❤ ■■■■■■■■■■ ⭐ ■■■■■■■■■■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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