Posted December 10, 2024Dec 10 I saw this notice when I logged into Bricklink today. There's not a lot of details about the changes they plan to make, except that the sign-on will be changed to a Lego account instead of a Bricklink account. I can imagine a lot of problems getting that to work right without locking anyone out of their Bricklink account, but I'm not surprised they're making this move after years of direct ownership by Lego. Has anyone heard anything about the other changes they're planning to make? Quote Navigation Update (December 2024) When is the new BrickLink Navigation change happening? The new BrickLink main navigation bar will go live on BrickLink.com mid-December 2024. Why is this happening? We are rebuilding the BrickLink.com website "brick by brick.” This allows us to add new features and updates more quickly and simplify the login experience with a LEGO Account. In addition, BrickLink can more easily meet current and ongoing changes to data privacy requirements from our members’ home countries and regions. Why are we rebuilding BrickLink.com? In 2025, we will celebrate our 25th Anniversary and five years as part of the LEGO Group. We are replacing the underlying infrastructure to improve speed, responsiveness, security, stability, and importantly, allow us to improve the overall user experience on BrickLink.com. This will be a multi-year effort and in collaboration with the community. We appreciate these changes require some adjustment, such as the new navigation bar and moving to a LEGO Account as the sign-on authentication. Changes to the layout and wording on pages aim to make them more user friendly for new and seasoned members. Can I just go back and use the old navigation bar and ribbons? No. The updated navigation bar provides equivalent links to current content, except as noted below. What are we removing? Pages to be sunset include Member Collage, Member ID Card Pic Gallery view (but not ID Card Pics), Member Address Search, and Cool LEGO Links & Resources. BrickLink is also retiring BrickLink XP (the “BETA” pages ). What's new? This is the first step in our commitment to rebuild BrickLink.com. The journey leads to a more mobile-friendly and responsive website, improved checkout flows, and much more. We'll keep you posted on the journey! This document was last updated on Dec 10, 2024 12:53 by CE_Eric
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