As you might have noticed we rolled out a new control panel theme today:
Apart from the style everything is the same as before except for a new domain management interface which is the same as the beta control panel we release in March:
Over the next few months we will gradually replace sections of the control panel with easier and faster ways to do things (similar to the new domain management interface), as well as adding new features to do things that weren’t possible before.
We originally planned on building a separate control panel while keeping the old control panel available. But we realized that having just one panel means that we can keep making improvements faster because we don’t have to support two different ways of doing the same things.
While we have a lot of ideas for making the panel easier to use we’re also keen to hear from you about what you think would make the panel better so don’t hesitate to click on “Feedback” inside the panel to send us suggestions. We will reply to each suggestion and either implement it or explain to you why we prefer not to.
PS: Note that the panel is now available at https://my.webfaction.com but all old URLs under https://panel.webfaction.com still work and just get redirected to the new URLs.
Nice work!
The new admin is terrible compared to the old one. From a UX perspective the old one was way easier to use and what needed to be done was always apparent. Not to mention the design of the new admin looks like a programmer did it. Surely webfaction’s makes enough money to hire a real designer.
I mean this guy: http://www.vmichnowicz.com/blog/entry/webfaction_control_panel_improvements actually created a design that is way better than the new admin … for free, because he agrees with me. Why don’t you use that?
I hate to say it, but the new admin has lost you at least one long time customer … me!
Joe: we agree with you. The pb is that the current panel is a mix between the old panel and the new one so it’s hard to find a design that works for both. Once enough new sections are available (currently we have contacts, emails and domains and we should shortly have websites) we’ll give the design some love.