Question Crypsis too hard to read and navigate,

I see this topic was not posted in for 8 months.

But today I upgraded from Kunena 4.x to 5.0.7 and it scared the s.. out of me. How can this product go backwards such a major step?
I'm trying to find a demo site with the new crypsis template, but the only one I can find is this forum here, and that's broken with a zillion ads, so no idea what the template SHOULD look like.

There seems to be a way to get Blue Eagle back... for a charge. And Sozzeled is kicked. Really...? What the hell is going on here??

Edit:
The only thing I'd like to know..: Is there any template available that shows a menu on top, and people find understandable to navigate in?
This crypsis stuff is misnamed. It should be CRYPTIC! :S

ernst67 wrote: The only thing I'd like to know..: Is there any template available that shows a menu on top, and people find understandable to navigate in?
This crypsis stuff is misnamed. It should be CRYPTIC! :S

The Crypsis template shows the menu on top and navigating is as understandable as with Blue Eagle. I like the Crypsis template much better than Blue Eagle. Our forum members had no problems at all when I updated to Kunena 5 with Crypsis.

If you want to see a 'demo site' you may have a look at our forum: www.scrollsawprojects.net/forum

Thanks Wolfgang for your quick reply.

This is something totally different than the Kunena site is showing. (Mostly because of all of the ads I guess)
Also, on my site I don't get any decent top menu and the searchfields and date selection field are displayed over each other.

The Recent Topic view on your site looks ok, but the threat view is a mess.

I will wait until more templates become available. Like 95% of all Kunena users I'm a volunteer running a forum. Not a developer.

Thanks again

ernst67 wrote: The Recent Topic view on your site looks ok, but the threat view is a mess.

If you think that the thread view is 'messy' then vBulletin and other forums are messy, too.

Well, Wolfgang,

I prefer to compare Kunena to Kunena, and If I see the previous clean and easy-to-navigate product:


compared to the new version, I can only draw one conclusion: this is a mess.

I can't even make a screenshot of the new version, one post takes a full page. Profiles can not be set left of the postings (whatever setting I use). The top menu is lost. Ah well, too much hassle.

Simple question would be if this move is forward or backward. My simple answer....: Backward

Maybe my gantry template is breaking the whole thing up, but I prefer to wait 4 versions until Kunena's got it right again.