Announcement: Awesome Things Coming To Club Penguin Memories!

By / November 23, 2012


Hi everyone! For a little while now I’ve been slightly teasing some up and coming things that you will soon be seeing on Club Penguin Memories. After planing everything, I am ready to give some more detail. I have the following planned:

  • Contests, giveaways, more contests, more giveaways
  • A party or two
  • A whole new theme
  • Plus my “Club Penguin Memories 2012 Year In Review” and “Club Penguin 2012 Year In Review” posts like I did for 2011
  • Expanded pages

Specifically:

  • A few code giveaways in just a few days (how does Sunday sound?)
  • Remember the Club Penguin Memories 12 Days of Christmas last year where I gave away a code each day and you had 24 hours to enter each one? It’s 24 days of Christmas this year. Yeah, I’m giving out 24 different codes to you all via contests. Coin codes, Card-Jitsu codes, maybe even a Club Penguin Game Day code?
  • A party on the 8th or 9th of December to celebrate five years of Club Penguin Memories (since I made the original website on December 7, 2007)
  • A new theme on the 1st of January to celebrate two years since I launched clubpenguinmemories.com (maybe a second party around then too?)

So what does this new theme look like, you ask? Nothing is official with the design yet, but I’m thinking on going with something that looks like the following. Click the images below to view them in full size. I really like the whole magazine/columns layout that I currently have, and I think other Club Penguin Bloggers do too since they’ve got the current theme I have on here or one with the similar layout. With the theme, at the top there would be links to my other websites and the Email, Twitter, YouTube, and RSS feed links. Below that is the header and navigation buttons, then something new – most popular posts. I want your thoughts on that. Should I include it? I could really put anything there – top posts, random posts, random pages, top posts of the week, most popular, etc. When you roll your mouse over that area there are arrows you can click to view more. (since only some show at a time, it slides to reveal more and hide the current ones showing)

More about the theme under the first image. (scroll down)

Below the most popular section or whatever I make it if I keep it, is all of the posts. As you can see, it keeps the magazine style. There is the post image at the top, the post date, a quick summary, and then you can click to read more. It also lists the category it’s filed under, post views, amount of likes, etc. I can have it display the “new” badge on new posts and also have similar badges such as a star or have it say featured. Posts with a video can have the play button like with the Aunt Arctic is the Director post. I might also be able to implement infinite scrolling if I go with this new design, where you can scroll down and down and down and it loads the next page of posts without. Currently you have to click to go to the next page, with this you don’t have to click anything, instead you just scroll down!

So please, tell me your thoughts on everything. I can easily change the site background shown in the teaser above, by the way. I hope you’re as excited as I am.

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Dr Flopper

Dr Flopper

Cant wait for your theme. I check out your blog every day. Its one of the best. Keep up the good work Trainman1405! And by the way people reading this comment can you guys check out my blog? http://www.clubpenguinblog.net And I would love you all! Thanks!
– Dr Flopper

brady62709

brady62709

wow! nice blog i really like!

Dr Flopper

Dr Flopper

Thanks :D

Calicho

Calicho

Yay! Last year was epic!
I’m looking forward attending your parties as I’ve never been in a party hosted by the great Trainman :P

Jackjoe05

Jackjoe05

I CANT WAIT TO SEE YOUR NEW THEME TRAIN! PS: GETTING TO DO CHAPTER 6 EARLY IS GLITCH.

Superoo13

Superoo13

Looks pretty sweet! Get a cool background though!

Youngprince

Youngprince

I love the new theme! (I like new themes :P)

Buddytoe

Buddytoe

I love the infinite scrolling idea, but I don’t think you should include most popular posts, as I, and I’m sure other people too, come to your website and want to read the posts you made since the last time we visited. What I mean is that I wouldn’t come here to see what’s popular, but what I haven’t read.

Can’t wait for all these cool CPM stuff!

Buddytoe

Buddytoe

*that

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

Thanks for the feedback!

Santa Jr

Santa Jr

I can’t wait for your new them, will you be keeping Penguin of the Week

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

Yup! I just have to figure out the sidebar.

Pj Monster 1

Pj Monster 1

Great design.

Kack

Kack

There will be just 20 days of codes,because the world will end!

davidbb5

davidbb5

cool and could you add me on club penguin i’m davidbb5 and could you ask graser 10 or graser 8 as well please

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

My list doesn’t work, sorry. I let Graser know.

nightbug1

nightbug1

For the code giveaway on sunday can it be around 2:00 pst please

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I’ll try to schedule it in a time that works for most people.

Rathin204

Rathin204

Is it going to be available for 24 hours or a particular time? If a particular time can it please be between 9PM-Midnight PST Time Or maybe a little late but at that time please.

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

A particular time, but don’t worry if you can’t attend the one this weekend since there are 24 chances in December with 24 hours to enter each one. :)

Wwe Vs Wwf

Wwe Vs Wwf

Well The infinite scrolling idea is bad. The rest is awesome!

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

What makes you say it’s bad? Just curious.

Wwe Vs Wwf

Wwe Vs Wwf

Sometimes I like to see your old posts in 2011 like your first post. Right now its easy to do that but for the new one you have to scroll for like over 15 minutes.

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

Hmm thanks for the input. I might do a poll to see what people prefer.

Brady62709

Brady62709

Ooh looks sweet!

Mateus 0312

Mateus 0312

Woah! Very Cool!

Troy7826

Troy7826

Wow! Good job, Devin! This is gonna be awesome! If the giveaway is on Sunday, can you please try to make it fit in my schedule, it’s opposite from EST exactly!

Thanks! You’re sites the best, Club Penguin’s gonna give ya a fricking medal of honor! Hahah! :D

Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn

The best website EVER can’t wait for the new theme, and the 24 days of Xmas thing, I didn’t know about this website last year!
:)

chris dog90

chris dog90

OMG GO TO PSIKE HIEKS TTWITTER HE TWEETED THAT THE PARTY IS THE DINOSOUR PARTY!! PLEASE GIVE ME CREDIT!!!!!!!

Happyblue1

Happyblue1

Starting transmission//;: Attention Club Penguin Memories people: I am hosting a “novecember (december/november) party in my *secret* igloo! When: Saturday November 24 at 1:00 pst! Where: My igloo on the map! In the server sleet! What to bring: Bring your best operation: blackout/Holiday party costume! I’m going to make it a contest for best costume! I really hope you can make it to my EPIC Novecember party! If you could, copy and paste this on future posts before my party! Hope your hearing this! If you plan on coming comment BELOW!

Happyblue1

Happyblue1

Not to be wierd, but why does your tracker says Herbert is on mammoth in the strip club?

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

One of the tracking team members did what they shouldn’t. I’ve taken care of it. Sorry you saw that!

Rathin204

Rathin204

Who was it?

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I’m not going to reveal who. Sorry!

Nelsonbob101

Nelsonbob101

o_o Did you fire them… OOOO I just got back from Disney World! I got the new club penguin pin thingy, but it said the code was already used ._. My friend had the same problem, but I emailed cp :D

chris dog90

chris dog90

POLO FEILD AT FYOLD

chris dog90

chris dog90

polo left

chris dog90

chris dog90

train what did you use to make this blog was it free cuz im tying to make an blog

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

WordPress.

chris dog90

chris dog90

i know you haven’t and ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HIRE anytime soon but maybe if you do can you hire me? would you?

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I don’t know when I’m going to hire. We’ll see.

Volk34CP

Volk34CP

The new theme looks awesome! I can’t wait to attend your parties like last year.. :D

Sachmach29

Sachmach29

I usually view your blog in the mobile version! Are you doing anything to the mobile??? I know you just made the mobile version better a couple months ago!

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I’m going to look into making it a bit easier to navigate however I can’t promise much or anything else will be done for the time being.

Jjoeyxx

Jjoeyxx

The party for January has been confirmed by Spike Hike!!! It is a dinosaur party, where we use the time trekker (gary is meetable) to travel to the Mesozoic Era!

Jjoeyxx

Jjoeyxx

Well, the CP Wiki said that, and they usually make up lies, so I don’t believe my own words.

chilly573

chilly573

I’d like the site bg to be the original one from your site, with the Ski Hill in the background. And also, something sounds wrong here: “Posts video a video can have…”. Something about that doesnt make sense.

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I plan to put that background back up, I like it the most. And thanks for catching that typo. I had meant “Posts with a video can have”.

Waddle80457

Waddle80457

Hey Train! Your new theme looks like it is going to be a big success, but I think you should add a background to your header instead of just having a blue background. If you need help with that, please contact me on Twitter @Waddle80457. I just think it would look cooler I guess. However, your site is amazing and I can’t wait to see!

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I’ll consider it. Thanks for the offer! :)

chris dog90

chris dog90

Thanks! Traiman is it ok if i could use the aunt artic picture ill give you cedit but i dont know if i can put it on my website can you come to my party at tundra place snow forts at 5:00 penguin standard time? i hope soon ill go to wrold press maybe cuz weebly is kinda boring at least i can blog tho

chris dog90

chris dog90

Trainman1405 can you Tell people about my party please its my first time and no one comes to my blog so maybe post the party and the blog for me its at server tundra place snow forts at 5:00 penguin standerd time PLEASE DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool Man8172

Cool Man8172

OMG, is it true you have our full version of Cool in the Cold because Graser 8 said 5 seconds ago on twitter you have it and you haven’t posted it yet… :P

chris dog90

chris dog90

WHY NOT REPLEY TO ME AND YOU REPLEY TO OTHERS? why is that

Shera54321

Shera54321

Can you post up some codes that unlock hair dos,and stuff like that?
– Shera54321

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I have none.

chris dog90

chris dog90

train im serous!!!!!!!

chris dog90

chris dog90

Train asnwer please

chris dog90

chris dog90

train your mean

chris dog90

chris dog90

IF YOU DONT REPLEY IM LEAVING CLUB PENGUIN MEMEORIES FOREVER YO MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chris dog90

chris dog90

YOU REPLEY TO COOL MAN BUT NOT ME!!!

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

Sometimes I give short replies to comments when I have time and when I have more time I’ll reply to the comments requiring longer replies.

chris dog90

chris dog90

IM NOT GOING TO CLUBPENGUIMEMEORIES ANYMORE

chris dog90

chris dog90

EVEROYNE MY PARTY AT SERVER TUNDRA PLACE SNOWFORTS AT 5:OO PENGUIN STANDARD TME

Youngprince

Youngprince

BUG! At the beach it does not show the laser on Herbert’s village destroyed. Even after Chapter 6!

Youngprince

Youngprince

THEORY: Remember Gary’s halloween script about the 3D thing? With the Time travel? LOOK: Maybe the dinosaurs in the Time Travel party will be in 3D since the Gary script! :D

chris dog90

chris dog90

my party starts now please come trainman1405!

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

Sorry I wasn’t online most of today!

chris dog90

chris dog90

I THNK TRAINMAN1405 IS DEAD

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

lol no I am alive.

Rathin204

Rathin204

Have you herd of patience? Not everyone is awake when you are on.

Boofle8

Boofle8

I thought you said you wouldn’t log in to this site anymore. I think you are just trying to get attention!

Boofle8

Boofle8

I meant Chris dog90

chris dog90

chris dog90

Your mean

chris dog90

chris dog90

How do you know i’m trying to get attention your just noisy i’m leaving cuz of this now you have mean people on this site trainman

Amy 19987

Amy 19987

You should totally make a CP Memories hall of fame. Most comments on posts, most funniest, most kind… all sorts of stuff! :D (PS What kind of website creator do you use? Just asking… 0_0)

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I use WordPress. :)

cheezlovermw

cheezlovermw

Wow, the new theme is beautiful O.O

Rathin204

Rathin204

Chris dog90 seriously man… train only answers questions that needs to be answered, in other words he answers important questions. And can you please stop spamming its a bit annoying thanks :)

chris dog90

chris dog90

LOL MAYBE IF YOU HEARD MY TRAINMAN SAID HE WASNT THERE AT THE TIME ITS OVER :/

nitrowish

nitrowish

Hey train i didnt understand 1 thing tht the code u giveaway would it be REUSABLE I mean that if someone else uses it before me would it work for me

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

Nope, it’s a one use thing.

chris dog90

chris dog90

like 10 people came to my party! Trainman1405 i think the Dino party is going to be like we get in this thing cause in the telescope it showed it going in time so that means there will be this thing we go in or just its loading remember that picture of the dock and for the clbupenguin.com front screen it showed an Egypt thing so what if we go time traveling until we get to Dino part or each or couple days we go in a place i don’t know cause we would have to find out then we keep going throw each day or couple days like we have to wait for operation black mission thingy’s what do you think trainman1405 oh yea i forgot Sensei said there will be card jujitsu shadow but happy77 said there wont be and people seen on clubpenguin happy77 wearing it but she said no. she was probably lying once we unlock card jujitsu snow there will be a tunnel underground maybe cause they kinda did the thing for underground i talked to someone i cant tell you but sorry for long comment :D. OH YEA and can you make it to m next party and can you see if you can post about my blog like tell them cause no one goes on my blog :( heres the link to my blog clubpenguinmyway.weebly.com

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

It takes a while to build up a blog audience. :) I don’t do single post promotions because if I did everyone would want one lol.

chris dog90

chris dog90

everyone go to woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com its woddlylans awards and we need club pengun memeoris to win and saarapril is winning!!!!!!!!! COME AND VOT FOR CLUB PENGUIN MEMORIES EVERYONE woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com woddylanscpcheats.blogspot.com SO THEN YOU CANT LOOSE IT LOL YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR CLUB PENGUIN MEMORIES!!!!!!!!!!

Nelsonbob101

Nelsonbob101

…. You said you weren’t coming here anymore.. yet you leave 99999999 comments on each post…..

oil999

oil999

Hi trainman, I am really excited about all the changes you are making, and I hope you tell us more when you will have a party, giveaway, or something special! You rock and you will always stay my blogging hero, thanks for all the nice years! :-) btw I just subscribed to dp memories too, so I hope we become friends 4 ever. Agree?

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

Sure!

oil999

oil999

Thanks my friend! :)

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I would appreciate it if you fully stopped copying my posts however.

chris dog90

chris dog90

TRAINMAN1405 MY OTHER PARTY IS TODAY AT SERVER TUNDRA SNOW FORTS AT 5:00 CAN YOU MAKE IT?

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

5 PM PST?

chris dog90

chris dog90

check my site it has the information woclubpenguinmyway.weebly.com

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I will try my best to go but I might not be home at that time.

chris dog90

chris dog90

trainman people are mean at this place hey leave mean comments

Nelsonbob101

Nelsonbob101

You are the one who left 10 comments saying Train is so mean.. then you want him to come to your party… which he was kind enough to do :P

chris dog90

chris dog90

Train dont worry ill be n until 7:00

hthkkt

hthkkt

Hey Train, you’re almost at 3 million views! It’s only been a little while since you did that post about crossing 2 million views!! WOW, you’re growing fast!!

And also, I have a suggestion. I’m not trying to be rude, but the website can be a little prettier. I mean, did you see Monchochos site? His site is beautiful! Didn’t you say he’s your friend? Maybe get some help….

And also, how about a funny pictures/memes section?

And third, put a PST clock widget somewhere in the sidebar or something. It would be really helpful so ppl don’t have to keep asking “What time in XXX?” on parties and stuff.

Oarca

Oarca

Train! I have sad news… Bin Weevils won the BAFTA awards with Moshi Monsters in second… But you know what? They BRIBED to win! Bin Weevils said: Vote Bin Weevils and get 3 exclusive nest items! And Moshi Monsters: Make us #1 Vote Moshi for web awards and get a free item! Vote now! Credit all goes to Saraaprilinclubpenguin!

chilly573

chilly573

Saraapril just posted that Bin Weevils won the Bafta Award. :P

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

I saw that. IMO Bin Weevils won fair and square, they were/are allowed to do that. I’d hardly call what they did bribing.

iPodRacer900

iPodRacer900

Just remember Club Penguin can’t win them all. :P At least Club Penguin broke their personal record. :)

chris dog90

chris dog90

TRAINMAN MY PARTY STARTED ILL BE ON UNTIL 7:00 CLOCK SO YOU CAN STILL COME

chris dog90

chris dog90

were at my igloo now!!

chris dog90

chris dog90

im at the dojo

chris dog90

chris dog90

still there two people waiting LOL

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

Are you still on? I can go on in a couple of minutes for about 10-15 minutes.

chris dog90

chris dog90

everoyne waiting for you at snow forts

Trainman1405

Trainman1405

Kk see you there!

chris dog90

chris dog90

IM ON PLEASE COME!!!!

Nelsonbob101

Nelsonbob101

You are really kind to buy 24 codes o_o (btw, it was really fun last year, I almost won one of them) You must really like your fans XD

chris dog90

chris dog90

I KNOW HOW IT FEELS LIKE TO BLOG. MY SHOULDER HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FROM TYPING!!

Mattie599

Mattie599

cant wait!

saatvik

saatvik

Hey train, a little sunshine is starting to appear in main rooms like town, plaza, forest, ski lodge etc.
Please give me credit!