Facebook Testing More Timeline Options
Facebook Timelines are once again likely to undergo a redesign. Although it is unknown when this new look will be launched, the preview (shown above) shows a single column on the right hand side of the Timeline with other features on the left.
The social platform began testing a single-column view for user’s Timelines last October. It now seems that an update will show a similar design that uses the same header and swaps the two columns of posts and activity around on the site.
The new layout shows that all posts from the publisher will appear in a column wider than the currently traditional two columns. Modules and activities such as ‘Recent Activity’, ‘Friends’ and ‘Places’ are placed onto the left hand side of the page and will no longer be as wide as the posts.
The control of these modules will also change. Each section will have a pencil icon in the top corner where users can rearrange the boxes or remove them altogether. These cannot currently be altered and can only be hidden if they are from a third-party application.
One of the most frequent complaints directed at the current Timeline is that a user has to search up and down their profile to read content. The new design has removed the line from the middle of the page which means that it looks less like an actual Timeline.
The timeline of dates is still visible in the top right hand side of the page for users to access particular months and years. The header of a profile is also much cleaner than what it currently is.
Also, when a life event occurs, the current Timeline would display the events across the page, much larger than regular posts. The new Timeline however will put a blue banner in the corner of the post but remains a normal size.
Do you like how the Timeline in testing looks?
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Daniel Barr
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Facebook Testing More Timeline Options
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