Show HN: We made a new theme to increase engagement on our website
Backstory: We run an old-internet-style website called ZenMemes. Recently, end-user testing has shown that many users find this site disorienting, because there is no cookie banner, and at no point are you told the experience is better in the app. To help them adapt, we built a new theme called Engagify. We made this page default to the theme so it's easier to test out.
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2026-11-07 23:00:32.387Z
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What changed
Source account: Backstory: We run an old-internet-style website called ZenMemes. Recently, end-user testing has shown that many users find this site disorienting, because there is no cookie banner, and at no point are you told the experience is better in the app. To help them adapt, we built a new theme called Engagify. We made this page default to the theme so it's easier to test out.
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Source votes: 5 votes (Nov 7, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication)
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