SUPER IMPORTANT - MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PALMTALK

[PALM MOD]

Help Guide Our Update

Over the coming weeks, we will be introducing a major update to PalmTalk. While PalmTalk has always been an incredible source of palm knowledge, inspiration, and friendship, the technology and design behind online communities has changed dramatically over the years. This update will help PalmTalk remain the best place online to discuss palms for many years to come, and we can’t do it without you.

Why are we updating PalmTalk?

We want to make PalmTalk easier, more enjoyable, and more engaging for everyone, whether you are a long-time member or discovering the forum for the first time.

The new version will bring many improvements, including:

• A modern mobile-friendly experience
  PalmTalk will work much better on phones and tablets, making it easier to browse, post, upload photos, and participate from anywhere.
• Improved navigation and organization
  We are redesigning the layout to help members find discussions, growing advice, travel posts, and species information more quickly.
• Better topic discovery
  New tools will help surface discussions and content that match your interests, including trending topics, recommended discussions, curated collections, and featured content.
• New live and real-time features
  We are exploring live topics and live discussion features that will let us offer our IPS webinar series live and convert each program when it ends into a Palm Talk topic to continue the conversation.
• Improved image handling
  Photos are at the heart of PalmTalk. The updated platform offers modern image handling with better display, resizing, galleries, and mobile viewing.
• Cleaner and more engaging design
  The updated theme and layout will create a more welcoming and visually appealing experience while preserving the PalmTalk community spirit everyone values.

Your content is safe

Most importantly:

Your posts, photos, discussions, and account history will be preserved.  PalmTalk’s enormous archive of knowledge is one of the International Palm Society’s greatest resources, and protecting that history is a top priority during this transition.

We want your feedback

PalmTalk has always been built by its members. As we work on this next chapter, we would love your input.

What do you enjoy most about PalmTalk today?

• What features do you use most often?
• What keeps you coming back?
• What helps you learn or connect with other members?

What would you improve?

• Are there things that feel outdated or difficult to use?
• What would make PalmTalk easier to navigate?
• What new features would you like to see?

Please share your thoughts, suggestions, and ideas. Your feedback will help shape the future of PalmTalk.

Thank you for being part of this remarkable community. 

[Jonathan]

It would be good to have a list of topics started by me somewhere in my profile info...currently it's not easy to find them unless I've been recently active in them. Unless I'm missing something obvious, which is always pretty likely!

[ZPalms]

Dark mode!

[Foggy Paul]

I assume this will be included with the “mobile friendly” improvements, but I find the process of quoting a previous post often fails, possibly due to limited screen real estate.

[Ivanos1982]

22 hours ago, PALM MOD said:

Help Guide Our Update

Over the coming weeks, we will be introducing a major update to PalmTalk. While PalmTalk has always been an incredible source of palm knowledge, inspiration, and friendship, the technology and design behind online communities has changed dramatically over the years. This update will help PalmTalk remain the best place online to discuss palms for many years to come, and we can’t do it without you.

Why are we updating PalmTalk?

We want to make PalmTalk easier, more enjoyable, and more engaging for everyone, whether you are a long-time member or discovering the forum for the first time.

The new version will bring many improvements, including:

• A modern mobile-friendly experience
  PalmTalk will work much better on phones and tablets, making it easier to browse, post, upload photos, and participate from anywhere.
• Improved navigation and organization
  We are redesigning the layout to help members find discussions, growing advice, travel posts, and species information more quickly.
• Better topic discovery
  New tools will help surface discussions and content that match your interests, including trending topics, recommended discussions, curated collections, and featured content.
• New live and real-time features
  We are exploring live topics and live discussion features that will let us offer our IPS webinar series live and convert each program when it ends into a Palm Talk topic to continue the conversation.
• Improved image handling
  Photos are at the heart of PalmTalk. The updated platform offers modern image handling with better display, resizing, galleries, and mobile viewing.
• Cleaner and more engaging design
  The updated theme and layout will create a more welcoming and visually appealing experience while preserving the PalmTalk community spirit everyone values.

Your content is safe

Most importantly:

Your posts, photos, discussions, and account history will be preserved.  PalmTalk’s enormous archive of knowledge is one of the International Palm Society’s greatest resources, and protecting that history is a top priority during this transition.

We want your feedback

PalmTalk has always been built by its members. As we work on this next chapter, we would love your input.

What do you enjoy most about PalmTalk today?

• What features do you use most often?
• What keeps you coming back?
• What helps you learn or connect with other members?

What would you improve?

• Are there things that feel outdated or difficult to use?
• What would make PalmTalk easier to navigate?
• What new features would you like to see?

Please share your thoughts, suggestions, and ideas. Your feedback will help shape the future of PalmTalk.

Thank you for being part of this remarkable community. 

I come back searching for palm cold hardiness and temperature predictions or damage. That's my main concern and what I'm always filtering.

[Silas_Sancona]

Long time wish:  Dedicated spot, separate from the main palm section,  for pest /disease ID and help /advise.. 

Could add it in below the " Palms in pots " section,  or make it it's own stand alone spot.. 

Keep simple and all together,  or divide into 2 simple sections: 1 for Palms and Cycads,  2nd.. For everything else non- Palm and Cycad.. 


....Aand dark mode  ..the option to go darker at least..

 

[DoomsDave]

When you're updating passwords, make it so you can read the password you have. Rolodexes get crowded . . . . 

[TropicsEnjoyer]

7 hours ago, Foggy Paul said:

I assume this will be included with the “mobile friendly” improvements, but I find the process of quoting a previous post often fails, possibly due to limited screen real estate.

yeah i agree as of now on mobile you can’t directly quote images you either have to quote the whole entire comment or quote whatever nearby text there is and hope others know what you’re referring to.

[BayAndroid]

High resolution image support will be a game changer for the forum. Looking forward to the update! 

[Cindy Adair]

I have enjoyed this friendly forum for information and community for many years. 
 

I am excited to see its update which promises to add new options while keeping what I enjoy. 
 

Thanks so much to the IPS for the monetary support to PT and especially to the many individuals who are working on our behalf. 

[BayAndroid]

Another thing I remember wanting when I first joined the forum, is an easy way to access images of palms, right away. For me at the time, being new to palms, I wanted a quick way to identify what I like and what I may have seen before, but had no names to identify those palms. Some sort of hashtag image gallery system to bring all the images to the front for beginners to quickly get their feet wet. 

[PALM MOD]

Thanks for all the input. 

Hopefully some of the suggestions so far may be included in this new Version. It is promised to have many new “features.” Some things I will be learning along with you. 

So, as we learn, keep posting here for everyone’s benefit. After the new Version is up and running, feel free to post any answers or tips you may find that address any of the suggestions given.

[PalmatierMeg]

20 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

When you're updating passwords, make it so you can read the password you have. Rolodexes get crowded . . . . 

I've been trying to update/confirm my username and password at PT's insistence so I can be ready for changes to come. The Forum refuses my efforts to do so. It will not accept the Username I've used since I joined in 2008. It does not accept my (only) email address as valid and acceptable even though I've used it for years. It rejects all my attempts to change my password. (and yes, I've had my password for many years). It essentially blocks me from updating - period. Do I have to wait for these improvements/updates to take effect only to find I've been blocked from PalmTalk altogether? All these improvements to come but will I have access to them?

[DoomsDave]

Hope not. I’m not up on this tech stuff it appears I’m okay. Maybe message palm mod?

[Bigfish]

On mobile (iPhone), sometimes the "Submit reply" button doesn't do what it's supposed to do,so you have to do it again.  So you might think you have replied to someone, but you haven't.  Quite annoying.

[Hu Palmeras]

When they build that update, I hope they can create an encyclopedia about palm trees. It should be built with images and descriptions from each PalmTalk member, all compiled by a PalmTalk team of palm tree experts. The goal is to create a comprehensive encyclopedia where everyone can interact and view it through PalmTalk, ultimately leading to the publication of the "Book of Palm Trees"—the world's largest book on palm trees. This book should also include photos of germinated seeds of each variety, indicating whether germination is adjacent or remote. It would offer far greater knowledge than any other encyclopedia.

 

Licuala Mapu: Female flowers are the longest. Male flowers are shorter and produce pollen. Female flowers receive the male flowers.