Starting March 12: Easier Data Submission with New Contribution Overlay

Hi cinemacriterion,

I've added an image above of what the overlay looks like when editing from the Cast & Crew subpage on a title. 

I hope this helps!

Are you using IMDb Pro?

Hi Ron3, 

Correct, the changes do not impact what contribution options are available, its mostly just making them accessible from an overlay on the right hand side. We know that some expert contributors prefer a full screen experience, that is why we have maintained that experience from the Edit page buttons,  but the new experience is expected to be useful for both new contributors and experienced ones alike.

Thanks,

Mark

@Peter_pbn​ I do use Pro on a regular basis.  But even on regular IMDb, the "Edit" button isn't at the bottom of any pages.

Take this page for example: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000117/otherworks/

I have to scroll to the bottom, and then page-up 6 times to see the "Edit" button.

The bottom of my pages (on regular IMDb) have a big footer, an equally big ad, and the even larger "Recently viewed" section before I get up to the Edit button.

@ron3​ 

I guess bottom of the page is a loose term, and the layout is also somewhat dependent on screen size.

@ron3​ Thanks for the feedback, however, this does look like a local issue with your browser settings.  Are you on a device with a small screen? If not, try making your browser window wider as what you describe is a mobile view; our layout changes dynamically depending on your screen size.  You may also want to look at the advice in https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/common-issues/why-is-imdb-displaying-differently-on-my-browser/GF2ZAR69V859XLHF  as something else could be causing the problems. 

This is how your example URL looks for most people:

All pages with editable data sections should have an “Edit Page” button and this will be located at the bottom as long as you have a browser window wide enough. 

Hope this helps. 

Maximizing my browser to full desktop width puts the Edit Page button 5 pages above the bottom of the page, so a small, but not significant improvement. Maybe it's just a bad choice of wording. "at the bottom of all name and title pages" might be better said as "at the end of the main body of content"?

@ron3​  As a user/contributor of IMDb , and, non native English speaker I would not understand what "at the end of the main body of content" means. 

Can you share a link to the page where you are seeing the issue @Peter_pbn?

https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/2026/1/

Thanks @Peter_pbn, this is great feedback, I'll speak to the team about making each Edit link deep link to the relevant data type. 

Also, I have cut a ticket to the team for the Awards issue and they are working on it. I'll update here once I have confirmation that the fix is applied.

Thanks Peter_Pbn, I'll ask the team to investigate this issue. Does it happen on every form or just certain ones?

@Mark13​ 

It happened on the ones I tried. It's only when there are enough items listed to fill the screen.

Got it! Will ask the team to look into this now and will keep you posted.

Hi Peter_pbn, this issue should now be resolved. Please let us know if you still experience it.

Thanks for flagging this issue Kristin, this issue has now been fixed.

@Mark13​ Thank you :-) Tested again now, fine now :-)

There is an overall change in the edit feature, but it depends which link you click on. Try clicking the link at the bottom of the page instead. 

I have at times seen the classic editor option, but there are other times when I haven't been able to see it.

Thanks for this feedback @Kristin, I've asked the team to explore front end validation of duplicate keywords. I'll keep you updated.

Thanks,

Mark

Update: The team informed me that they have plans to improve the way Keywords are submitted that will help guard against duplicates. There is not a precise timeframe for those changes, but it will likely be later this year.

We will update here on Sprinklr when those changes launch.

Good catch @Peter_pbn, I'll ask the team to add Sales Representatives to the edit form. Will keep you posted.

Thanks,

Mark

Thanks Kristin, We've had feedback from some users that large amounts of text based guidance in the form makes it feel cluttered and is off-putting.  We also have reason to beleive a lot of contributors don't read them. The team were wondering whether we could potentially address this by including the guidance into the form field itself? For example, we could show an example of the desired input format as placeholder text, that once you start typing is replaced by the value you enter.

We would welcome your thoughts on this approach.

Thanks,

Mark

Good catch Kristin! I see Keywords is available from the side menu on the Plot sub-page, but not here. That feels like a miss. I'll check to see if the team can get it added. And will update you here once I know more.

Thanks,

Mark