Let’s start with the most important thing – the player.

Above is a picture of the new player and you may have noticed it’s slightly different to the old one. It looks a lot better (that might be a personal opinion though)! As you can tell, I’ve added some cool presentation arrows so I’ll start at ‘Like’ and work clockwise for you…

Like – Head over to this button and you’ll be able to show your mates on Facebook that you like it or Twitter. Whatever floats your social media boat.
Embed – For all you embedding nutters out there, you can embed our videos. Click on this button and you’ll get a standard embed code OR, for those of you who are adventurous, you can change the dimensions of the player to fit your site!
Fullscreen – I’m sure you’ve understood this already but if you hit this button, the video will go into fullscreen mode.
Timeline – We’ve changed up our timeline slightly so it looks a bit smarter. It might look like it takes up a bit of the screen in that photo but when the video is playing and your mouse isn’t moving, it’ll minimise.
Sound – Well this is where you control the sound! Slide it from left to right and the sound will go up and down. Couldn’t be simpler. Click this button to mute the sound if you hate noise.
Play/Pause – Either hit play to play it or pause to pause it. It’s a never ending party!
3 Second Rewind – We’ve let the button return to our player! We used to have a 5 second rewind but we’ve opted for 3 second rewind on our new player so you can watch that trick you like over and over.
SloMo – This works amazingly with the 2 second rewind. Hit slomo and everything slows down so you can see exactly how they did that trick.
HD Button – If the video is in HD, you’ll have option to watch it in HD. Just hit the HD button and we’ll do the rest.

For you special lot out there that use Google Chrome or Safari as your web browser then there is a screenshot option. When you hit pause on a video there will be another icon that appears above the HD button. This is a screenshot button! Hit this and it’ll get rid of every button within the player so you can take a screenshot. You can move forwards and backwards through the frames using the arrows on your keyboard to get the right shot and then screenshot away!
If you’re a Firefox user or an Internet Explorer user then you won’t see this feature. Sorry!

So what else is new? Well, we’ve tidied up the site, made everything a bit easier on the eyes, changed the colour, used new fonts… the usual stuff. This time though, we reckon, it looks pretty f*cking good. You may notice the layout of the videos and photos are a bit different but I don’t want to give everything away! Here’s a hint though, one thing I haven’t spoken about is related videos which shows up at the end of a video. Give that a try, we’ve changed that too!

If you get into any problems or you don’t like something, or anything like that, then let us know! We’d love some feedback!

Notice anything different about Mpora? We’ve spent the last few weeks in website Weight Watchers and shed a couple of pounds to make Mpora that little bit better for your viewing pleasure. With a few things missing and a few things added, here’s your guide to everything new on the site you love!

Let’s start right at the beginning – The Mpora Homepage. You’ll notice that we’ve changed the black to white and changed a few colours around so it looks a bit cleaner. The set up is a little different with our ‘Featured Videos’ section being a bit more obvious so you know what’s good in the action sports world. Here’s a tasty before and after shot if your memory is failing you…

Shifting away from the home page for a minute and straight into your profile, you’ll notice that it’s following on with the colour scheme. Not only that but we’ve also tidied up your tabs so it’s easier to go to your latest videos, photos, inbox and more. There’s also a NEW ‘Recommended’ tab that will feed you with a list of content that we think you might like based on what you’ve liked in the past. The internet may work in mysterious ways but we just like to make sure that you’re entertained while you’re with us! As one new thing comes in, it sometimes means that something old might have to leave and so we say farewell to the Wall. You will no longer be able to post on your friends walls but there’s always the messaging system if you need to get in touch with someone.

A couple more things have bitten the Mpora dust recently. Groups are gone but let’s be honest, they were a little bit 2008 anyway so we’re pretty sure that no one will really miss them! The points system has also been kicked out but they’re hanging around back there somewhere so a shock return might not be off the cards just yet. Spot check has also disappeared but you lot have got pockets full of iPhones these days so we’re safe in the knowledge that you’ll be able to find the nearest park! Everything else remains as it was so don’t fear if you think you’ve lost a beloved part of Mpora.

Our navigation bar has changed slightly as well but it’s not something that will confuse you! We’ve combined Kite into the Wind category and BMX Racing has a seat in the BMX tab. You’ll also notice that the tabs have a drop down menu that have our affiliated magazines and websites in there, so if you ever need to get some more journalistic sights on the sports, click away.

I would talk away for Queen and country about the new Mpora blog but you’ve managed to find this pretty well so you’ll know half of it already! That being said, I feel you might need a little bit of info. We’ll be posting up things that we find interesting, funny, weird… anything really from the world of the internet, Mpora and beyond. If you’re interested in hearing what we have to say on a regular basis then it might be worth keeping up to date with our blog.

The last new thing that we’ve introduced is our Help & Support system. Every site has teething troubles from time to time and we know that sometimes those troubles annoy you! If you’re a bit lost with something or need some help then click on the Help & Support button and you’ll be whisked away to a place where we’ll accommodate your every question. There’s a Knowledge Base in there, essentially an FAQ, for all the normal questions we get asked that will help you on your way without the need to ask us to assist! If your question isn’t answered feel free to start a discussion and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. If you reckon there’s something that we should add to Mpora then we’ve got a dedicated part of our support system for that purpose and that purpose only!
If no questions were answered or you just want to get in touch with the Mpora editors directly there’s contact details for each of us, so all you need to do is find the right editor and get emailing!

That’s pretty much it. The new Mpora has been unveiled and we’re going to rest for a good 3 minutes before we carry on working on other stuff to make your life better. For now, take a look around, see what you like and what you don’t like, and let us know how you feel. If there’s something that you think needs changing or something that you think is incredible, comment underneath, send us a Tweet or post on our Facebook. We’ll see what we can do.
Before I sign off, there’s still more Mpora wonders in the pipelines but it’s going to be a little while before they’re launched. Just make sure you keep your eyes on Mpora because the next addition is going to help your sports life no end!