User Testing
The user testing on this project was an ongoing process as the website was built. I had several testers on the website after the functionality was set up but before the design was even started. As I designed and built interface elements they would be able to tell me if it worked or not. By the time the website was in its release version it had all ready been trouble shooted. At this time the only issue I am aware of is the formatting of the side navigation.
The major issue I encountered was post previews repeating since the websites home page calls post loops in several areas, this issue was resolved by storing all the post IDs and having the page check if the ID is in storage, if the post is in storage it will not be called.
Minor issues were mainly color contrast issues, mainly on links. And another was creating navigation for the profile page, I had to make it clear that the top bar is the main profile navigation and the bar below it is a sub navigation to the subject chosen. I solved this by having a current state on the main navigation button being the same color as the sub navigation.
The website is still currently being tested, no additional issues have been found yet, but they are fixed with in the same day as they are found.