[alekseyk]

They are trying WAY too hard to be like other sites and copied a lot of elements but under no vision or creative guidance new design looks horrible.

Old one was at least professional and to the point, this one is pure garbage and looks like a web site for a grape drink.

[RutZap]

I understand where you're coming from; the php.net website is by no means beautiful and the design does lack creativity, BUT, I think that the main purpose of this site is information and no looks. It's all about the documentation and the code examples and the comments. It's a site for a programming language, we don't need beautiful design, animations transitions or any other eye-candy. I think that even the flikr footer is superfluous and we could do without it.

The most important thing is how information is structured and how easy it is to get to it; and from that point of view I am very pleased with the new website. It's a lot easier to read through than the old one and a lot easier to find what you need.

[alekseyk]

I don't find it easier at all, the purple blocks / elements overwhelm the content.

The old site looks way better for 'information consuming' than the new version.

My two cents.

[wizzard]

I have to agree. I really appreciate the effort to update the site but it seems like there is even less cohesion than before. I think there are at least 20 different combinations of font family/size/weight/color on every documentation page. The arbitrary sizing especially throws me off. And all the images could use some finessing, like the jaggy comment up/down-vote arrows.

It's a really good start though. I'm heartened to see the site get some love.

[Falling3]

I thought your comment was way over the top, but I did find the "grape drink" part to be quite amusing.