New Background to Address the Brightness Issue
Hello Community!
We updated the header a few weeks ago. Several of you across the team, leadership, and community let us know that the background was streamlined, but too bright. We put our heads together and worked with our designer and have landed on the below design. We've shared this with several folks that were concerned about brightness and they have let us know that they love it ❤️. We hope all of you do! This will go live site wide by the end of the week. Thoughts and comments welcome! 
@GlenM I am loving it so much, Glen! I am already a huge fan of nature, because it gives positive vibes. Nature is relaxing, peaceful, soothing and comforting. And to the emotional support site, it would add peace and harmony. I love the new background so much! Thank you ❤
@SuryanshSingh
I agree with you and it does make you feel like you have stepped into a calm and inviting place much like you feel in nature, where you become more mindful and take in all the goodness from the environment.
Looking forward to the new change of background!
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
Agreed! The calmness of nature is so lovely! ❤ It's full of goodness and positivity!
@SuryanshSingh I'm adding harmony to the list of words. Good one!
@SuryanshSingh thank you! I'm a big fan of nature too. So grounding!
I love it! An optional dark mode would also be a lifesaver
@bluelotus99 check out @healingtalk's recommendation below ✨
@GlenM
Amazing ♥️
@GlenM I definitely like the background being used for sure. The white background was a little sterile which could be triggering to some due to being inpatient etc.
I believe this new background will definitely make Cups a little more friendly and welcoming to newcomers.
I hope that in the future, Cups can overall become a friendly environment for everyone. I hope this doesn't just stop with the background 😊 I hope in the future we can work even harder to ensure that the members are safe and that their time here is a good one! The AE team is a huge help with that one. But I do believe there could be more done to ensure that we can weed out the Listeners who are here for the wrong reasons... Even before they sign up and blocking IP accounts when they are making multiple etc
@beck1 yes much more to come on the listener front in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
@GlenM Okay I look forward to it!
@GlenM Hey Glen, I really like the recent changes! To prevent malicious users, there's a technique called browser fingerprinting collects information about the user's browser and device, such as the screen resolution, operating system, and installed plugins. This data can be used to uniquely identify a user, even if they change their IP address. You can use a library like FingerprintJS to generate browser fingerprints and store them in your database. When a user tries to sign up, compare their fingerprint with the banned fingerprints in your database. If there's a match, deny their registration.
Also, I beleive I speak for everyone when I say that becoming a listener on 7 Cups is too easy. If the training isn't going to be changed in the near future, you could implement phone number verification, ban emails from temporary email providers, etc.
I could also try my hand at dark mode, though I'm still learning web development and the intracacies of JavaScript librarires.
@GlenM
This is a really lovely design and will really brighten up Cups again, an update that I'm looking forward to 🌞
I do have to agree with a few comments though that it doesn't solve the brightness issue when using the site in the dark/low light - could this pretty design have a night mode with a starry night sky and a moon instead of a sun? 🌙
I really like this design. Can't wait til it's here!
@GlenM
Looks beautiful!
Anything that's easier on our eyes is welcome!
For those who ask for a "Dark Theme" (like the 7 Cups phone app dark theme), the Opera browser has a Configuration option that works well with 7 Cups: "Force Dark Theme on all pages" which turns any website dark.
There are also extensions and plugins for Chrome, Edge, etc. but this is an internal functionality of the browser. Opera is a great free browser. based on Chrome.
Example:
@HealingTalk thank you for this excellent recommendation! The engineers are happy for folks to use opera until we can get our own dark mode version going. Thank you for bringing this up!
@GlenM
You are welcome! Thank you for taking into consideration the suggestion!
🌞 It feels very calming and cheerful at the same time! 🌞
I actually got to enjoy it for a couple of minutes until I refreshed the site,
🌿 I felt a difference between having it and not having it. 🌸
🌸 I love how it just brings positive feelings in a simple way. 🌿
🌻 Often the smallest things bring the brightest smiles 🌻
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I would absolutely love a "night mode" option
I've tried extensions that have "dark mode" capability and it just makes me sad,
because it takes all the charm and the personality of 7Cups away.
I want to see the clouds and now the mountains and trees.
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So if we could have the option of seeing either the sun or the moon,
depending on the brightness that would suit me (light/dark mode),
then that's something that we would truly be grateful for and appreciate.
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@AnnaSilverberg thank you for these kind words and feedback. The product folks worked hard on this! re @Lou73's recommendation. I agree and think it would be amazing. Dark mode is just far out for us at the moment. Can you try @healingtalk's recommendation of using opera (or corresponding extensions) and let me know if that does the trick with keeping the charm?
I did however find an extension for Chrome that does also keep the charm,
just in a more beautiful way than Opera does.
😊 It allows me to enjoy the beautiful new background more 😊
💙 I just needed to search more than I did in the first place 💙
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Nature has always fascinated me and taking a walk into the woods is something I have adapted as a means to release stress. This background is soothing to one's eyes as well as their mind. Thank you so much, Glen!
Looking forward to having this update soonest! 💕
Much love,
-Angel 💜💙
@GlenM
@lyricalAngel70 thank you! i'm with you on the healing potential of a simple walk in the woods. the simple things are often the most effective :)
Thank you so much, Glen!
Have a blessed week 💕
@GlenM
@GlenM
Agreed, very nice and soothing.
