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Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp

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Post by philfreo »

The "Feedback" button is overlapping the most important UI element on the screen (the "Create" button) when my browser is at a width of anything less than 1036px. This isn't really acceptable... I shouldn't have to have a browser wider than 960px to not get scrollbars - much less to have something overlapping buttons.

Aside from that, I very much love this app. I'll definitely be using it next time I need a good domain name. One thing that would be nice is the ability to only show domains where the .com and/or .net is available.

Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp

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Post by davecardwell »

op wrote: post #8
davecardwell wrote: post #7

I’d like the ability to filter the TLD(s) I am interested in; for example I may only want to buy a domain if it ends in .com, so all the available .net wordoids are of no use to me.

Thanks for your suggestion, Dave!

I came back to read through the comments and realised I never actually complimented you on a job well done!

I’ve bookmarked the site and will definitely use it for my next project—I always find picking a name and domain a pain.

Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp

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Post by op »

davecardwell wrote: post #26
op wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for your suggestion, Dave!

I came back to read through the comments and realised I never actually complimented you on a job well done! I’ve bookmarked the site and will definitely use it for my next project—I always find picking a name and domain a pain.

Thank you, Dave!

Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp

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Post by trefn »

chaosmachine wrote: post #17

All that help text is not really necessary. You could get rid of it. Nobody will read 3 paragraphs of small text to figure out how to use your site. Encourage people to just try it. Make the form the center of attention. Don't be afraid to bump up the font size a bit more. You could move the language checkboxes down to a second line. The "Create" button could be bigger and more obvious. Make it say "Go" or "Search".

Agreed. I didn't read it until I saw this comment and I went back. Even then, I only skimmed.

The combination of the first line (search bar, languages) plus the set of words that start out on the front page give a pretty good idea of what it is.

Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp

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Post by bkovitz »

trefn wrote: post #28
chaosmachine wrote: post #17

All that help text is not really necessary. You could get rid of it. Nobody will read 3 paragraphs of small text to figure out how to use your site. Encourage people to just try it. Make the form the center of attention. Don't be afraid to bump up the font size a bit more. You could move the language checkboxes down to a second line. The "Create" button could be bigger and more obvious. Make it say "Go" or "Search".

Agreed. I didn't read it until I saw this comment and I went back. Even then, I only skimmed. The combination of the first line (search bar, languages) plus the set of words that start out on the front page give a pretty good idea of what it is.

It's OK if the reader can skip or skim the help text. That's good graphic design: your eye finds the main things easily, and then digs into the details as necessary.
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