September 2017 Update

Sep 04, 2017 03:37 PM | 0
Since my last blog post, I've posted 12 new pieces of art on my deviantArt page. Hope you guys have been enjoying them! It's always a fun hobby to do on the side.

I managed to get my Chloroforum account locked by accident, and since then I've been unable to get back to that site. The admins there don't seem to care about responding to e-mails. You don't really need an account to use Sleepycomics.com, which is kind of nice. I do wish there was some more user activity like back in the day. I do like to hear from people, via e-mail, deviantArt and Twitter.

I am going to have to find a new way to let users submit scenes. Photobucket has turned to crap lately. I don't know if Imageshack still works. With sites like Readcomiconline.to, it's so easy to search comics for scenes. If you guys find anything cool, send me a link on Twitter.

ProjectX has continued making his comic book KO packs, and I've been able to stay up to date because some kind users on the Chloroforum send them to me. As a service to the community, I'm archiving all the ProjectX KO comics packs on Amazon S3. You can download them on this page.

Amazon S3 and Dreamhost still cost some money. I just renewed my hosting and they have been good so far! A small donation to help fund the site is always appreciated. Thanks everyone!



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Sleepycomics.com Just Got a Makeover

Sep 10, 2017 01:45 PM | 0
Sleepycomics.com just got a much needed design overhaul. I got inspired these last few days and really put in a ton of programming effort to improve the UX of this website. This overhaul should address some long standing issues, such as mobile usability. My hope is that the improvements will get people using the site more.

Sign ups are open again!. You no longer have to e-mail me for creating an account. This removes a huge barrier. I also added reset password functionality, which should be available on any website.

The Sleepycomics.com mobile experience is much improved!. I scrapped the entire CSS codebase and started over from scratch. I downloaded CSS Bootstrap V4 and rebuilt the site's layout. The website is now a lot more responsive on mobile.
I also improved the scene image viewer for mobile devices.

This will continue to be a work in progress for the next couple of days, and then things should stabilize. You may notice small changes.

Get Involved

The best way to help out is to get involved with the site more.

  • Add comments, favorite scenes and rate scenes.

  • Submit or Tweet any new scenes you find.

  • If you find bugs, or want a feature, let me know!

  • Send a small donation to show your appreciation!



Thanks a lot and I hope you enjoy the updated site!

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Uploading Scenes Just Got Easier

Sep 17, 2017 05:08 PM | 6
One of the biggest problems with Sleepycomics.com in the past, was the scene uploading system. Because I was on shared hosting with Dreamhost, I couldn't really go overboard and allow unlimited photo uploads. I had to make users upload images to free photo sites like Photobucket and Imageshack. This was a pain, and a huge barrier to letting people easily upload scenes. Free photo sites also impose their own rules on images, and the images frequently get taken down. Photobucket even stopped allowing hot linking unless you pay them.

Well as of today this is no longer the case. I've successfully moved my code and images to a new web server where I have a lot more control. I changed the scene upload system so you can drag and drop image files, and they will automatically upload to the server. It's fast and easy to use!.

I also further separated a scene's images from its other download links. So there is a separate section for adding links to YouTube, deviantArt or other pages.

I've been pretty excited about these new changes, so you will see lots of updates to the site in the next few weeks!

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