An Item from Ian:
I was talking with Sam Sullivan at Michael Green’s party. And we were discussing how good things sometimes appear with such frequency on Price Tags that other good comment gets pushed down and disappears without having enough time at the top to have impact.
Sam was mentioning he has switched to a digest version, which I didn’t know WordPress could do. Which would provide a bit of ‘one stop shopping’ possibility. But I wonder if a bit of that would be good for the site as well? It’s hard not to shuffle all the previous posts down to Neverland, especially as they sometimes come fast and furious.
Have you thought about a change of template? Maybe picking up some newspaper type formatting to allow multiple headlines above the fold?
I know just enough about websites to know this isn’t a trivial or easy endeavour, just wanting to pose the thought.
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PT: It’s certainly time for Price Tags to be refreshed. I’ve been using this format for several years, not to mention the title image. (If anyone has a high-density horizontal image suitably Vancouver-ish, send it along or provide a link).
I’m not sure how one does a digest version of a WordPress blog. (Explanation welcome.)
But especially, if anyone experienced in WordPress has a format they would recommend, I’d certainly welcome a change.
Plus any other thoughts regular readers have that could improve readability. Add to Comments.
I’m not sure how one does a digest version of a WordPress blog. (Explanation welcome.)
But especially, if anyone experienced in WordPress has a format they would recommend, I’d certainly welcome a change.
Plus any other thoughts regular readers have that could improve readability. Add to Comments.
for a a Vancouver-ish, people at reddit have this one
http://i.imgur.com/U64oiH2.png
careful reddit readers have however noted some inaccuracies: beside the bus model, they have also highlighted that a cyclist making sign to turn is not Vancouverish enough…
Maybe the “Top Posts” list could be longer say from five items to ten or more items.
Hi Gord: For some reason my WordPress (lack of) password now prevents me from commenting online- my comment is it would be great to have ranked comments- by Readers’ Choice. p.
Peter Ladner 604-760-1445 (cell/text) @pladner
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Please solve the comment reply indentation mess.
People can do that themselves by paying attention to which “reply” button they hit.
But…
… most…
… dont.
The problem could be relatively easily solved with more judicious editing of posts – but if you want to continue to post them all… Price Tags is something of a compendium of blogs, with a number of blogging impulses having piggy-backed on the original idea. Separate out those streams, and make them each their own blog, then let people subscribe selectively. Problem solved. Digest is not a better option because it’s an active commenting blog, and those are thread-specific.
If you’re interested in a new banner you are welcome to use my model! I have more photos if you’re interested:
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55285734e4b08b2828a999f0/55285fcce4b06ba92d548cff/5528602ae4b0883e8124d3c6/1428873134209/DSC01165.JPG?format=2500w
An edit function would be really useful.
As would an interface to add images or to write in bold or italics.
Also we need to show more than the last twenty responses, but say 100.
Update to a theme that is responsive, accessible, and readable.
Convert existing categories to tags, and use a much smaller number of categories more meaningfully.
WordPress.com has evolved significantly since this blog was first established (some of your problems relate to old constraints that no longer apply), and has extensive tools and thorough documentation, as well as a vast and supportive community of users.
To go an extra mile:
Publish a reference page summarizing tips for readers who are less familiar with the platform, with links to info about subscribing by email or RSS to all posts, only certain categories or tags, all comments, comments for a particular post… I think you have an unusually high portion of regular readers and participants who are perhaps not so engaged on the Web in general but stretch their comfort zone for this blog in particular.
Please, please, please give me a way to read only Gordon Price’s writing. It feels like this blog is 90% guest posts these days.
I don’t think I can depend on the WordPress author for this purpose – my understanding is that multiple people are posting under the pricetags author. Is that correct? I’ve always been unsure who writes in red text and who writes in black.