Coming Soon: A New Bronco Nation Site

Laura
Sep 29, 2022
Moderator Staff member

Administrator

Sep 29, 2022

Bronco Nation exists to make owning a Bronco easier and more enjoyable. Part of that mission includes bringing the community together in person and online. And to do that that better, we needed a new Bronco Nation website.

On Monday morning, you’ll be able to see what our team has been working on for many months: a new version of theBroncoNation.com.

While the look of the site will be slightly different, the features you like will be staying –– and we’re even adding some new ones. What you see next week will be the start of even more to come.

You’re going to experience:
  • A better Member Map, our members-only feature that shows you Bronco communities, trails, campsites, and more all over the country.
  • An easier Events page. We’ve simplified down the steps and added a regional search. You’ll spend less time finding events to attend and creating your own.
  • A much friendlier mobile visit. The majority of you use Bronco Nation on your phone, and we’ve set up the site to be easier to browse and navigate. One thing to note: The Bronco Nation app will be ending. App users, we’d like to welcome you to the site. We’ve kept you in mind since the beginning of this process and went with a mobile-first setup.
  • Better search function across the forums and news articles. We know it hasn’t been great. Now you’ll have an easier time finding information you need.
  • A member dashboard of all your benefits. You’re going to have an easier time finding your member number, seeing what’s available with your membership, and locating partner codes.
We’ll Help You Through the Changes

While plenty of the changes are behind-the-scenes performance or in appearance-only, there are going to be some differences, especially surrounding your individual habits and patterns on BN. These may take getting used to.

Ask us any questions. Give us feedback because we will be doing continued improvements. Tag us here in the forums –– @Laura, @MattR, @London, and @jparker. Your team at Bronco Nation is here to help. This includes our moderators @SlashRacer, @Deano Bronc, and @TK1215, who deserve a special callout and round of applause for helping us get this site shaped up. Mike, Dean, and Tim have dedicated hours upon hours on the new site and with us on the phone, and their work was vital to making this as seamless as an experience for you as possible. Another massive thanks goes to our support teammates of Chris and Nick; we couldn't have done the tech or stayed on track without them.

Things to Note
  • Forum pause: Right now, we are on track to launch the site on Monday morning. This means the forums will pause at 5 p.m. ET this Friday. You can search for answers and read all you want, but you won't be able to post new threads or reply. We'll be posting a top banner across the forums soon to remind you. All our social sites will be up and running, so if you need a question answered, ask us on Facebook or Instagram.
  • Login: When you come back to Bronco Nation on Monday, you will need to log in again. If you know your password or have it saved on your device, this should be simple. If you need to reset it, we've tested the reset button, and it works. If you have any trouble, contact us at [email protected].
  • Having issues? If you find bugs or are having any issues at all, drop them here or DM me or @MattR. I will be showing off where some of the new features and adjustments are early Monday morning in this thread.
  • Reminder: The Bronco Nation app will be ending. We're still finding out if that's going to be a hard stop or if it will just stop updating. I'll let you know once we know.
We love our community here and can’t wait to make it even easier for all of us to connect around the vehicle we’re passionate about!

The Bronco Nation team
Ben, Dusty, Jordan, Matt, London, and Laura
2021 Oxford White 2-door non-Sas Mid package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
2021 Carbonized Gray 2-door Sas High package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
Keeping the Jeeps: stock '89 XJ and 3.5" lifted '00 XJ on 31s and '89 MJ
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Last edited by a moderator: Sep 29, 2022

Friendly Neighborhood Sasquatch

Jan 30, 2023

#240
Hi @Laura I have only started using the site, but I'm already running into issues where clicking on an alert doesn't take me straight to the post it's referring to, it usually takes me to the top of the thread. It would be really helpful if, when someone replies to me, I could click on it and get taken right to the reply. Thanks for the work you all put in on the site. Am sure it's still a work in progress, but it's a lot better than some other forums I've used.
87BroncoVB
Moderator Staff member

Administrator

Jan 30, 2023

#241
Just a suggestion for the EVENT map/page. Wondering if you can add a feature so that when you scroll over the little red BN flag on the map which indicates an even area......that a small bubble/box window pops up indicating the event, date, and location, as a quick overview of the event (without having to click on the event). As an example, I have three events in WA state (which I appreciate the map existing all together), but until I click on each event, I don't know which one might happen first (dates of the each individual event etc) unless I click on each event and eventually have several back clicks to the main map to see the other locations and their date/time/details etc.

Thank you form someone contributing ZERO. 😆
You bring massive value to BN! Thanks for this :)
2021 Oxford White 2-door non-Sas Mid package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
2021 Carbonized Gray 2-door Sas High package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
Keeping the Jeeps: stock '89 XJ and 3.5" lifted '00 XJ on 31s and '89 MJ
Moderator Staff member

Administrator

Jan 30, 2023

#242
Hi @Laura I have only started using the site, but I'm already running into issues where clicking on an alert doesn't take me straight to the post it's referring to, it usually takes me to the top of the thread. It would be really helpful if, when someone replies to me, I could click on it and get taken right to the reply. Thanks for the work you all put in on the site. Am sure it's still a work in progress, but it's a lot better than some other forums I've used.
That's in the works; thank you for suggesting it!
2021 Oxford White 2-door non-Sas Mid package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
2021 Carbonized Gray 2-door Sas High package 2.7L/10-speed Badlands with MIC top
Keeping the Jeeps: stock '89 XJ and 3.5" lifted '00 XJ on 31s and '89 MJ

Plotus

Nov 17, 2023

#243
Well Miss Laura.... all I'v seen you do here on site looks impressive to me.. also (what Sulloy said)

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