Comments on: New Look But a Few Teething Problems http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html Internet Marketing, Lead Acquisition, Online Business Strategy and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:54:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9694 Andy Beard Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:20:51 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9694 The footer is actually something I have been struggling with all morning on a test blog, it will all change. There use to be a lot more there, and I need to include it again, but in a specific manner The footer is actually something I have been struggling with all morning on a test blog, it will all change.
There use to be a lot more there, and I need to include it again, but in a specific manner

]]> By: Frank http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9690 Frank Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:14:48 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9690 I have to say that I like your full featured footer for each article. It's a one stop shop for bookmarking, digging and linking. I think more and more we'll see this sort of thing although I probably think that someone will make it all disappear in an ajax shelf that you can lower to get to it. With all the social bookmarking and Web 2.0 stuff these days it can overwhelm a page otherwise. I think that you've got a good balance of functionality though. Keep up the good work and the practical posts. I have to say that I like your full featured footer for each article. It’s a one stop shop for bookmarking, digging and linking. I think more and more we’ll see this sort of thing although I probably think that someone will make it all disappear in an ajax shelf that you can lower to get to it. With all the social bookmarking and Web 2.0 stuff these days it can overwhelm a page otherwise. I think that you’ve got a good balance of functionality though.

Keep up the good work and the practical posts.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9663 Andy Beard Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:53:39 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9663 Matt I think the comment problem is a feature of Spam Karma unfortunately. If someone hasn't commented much on a blog, it optionally has a captcha to "recover" a comment and give it a small boost in the allocation of "credibility" There are so many other factors involved, such as time on page etc. It can be slightly inconvenient, but I actually prefer it to a situation that a comment might get mixed up with lots of spam and never recovered. Even if a comment ends up at the top of the possible spam list, it is normally highlighted in green ready for approval. I also get emails every 8 hours with a list of possibles for inclusion. Matt I think the comment problem is a feature of Spam Karma unfortunately.

If someone hasn’t commented much on a blog, it optionally has a captcha to “recover” a comment and give it a small boost in the allocation of “credibility”

There are so many other factors involved, such as time on page etc.

It can be slightly inconvenient, but I actually prefer it to a situation that a comment might get mixed up with lots of spam and never recovered. Even if a comment ends up at the top of the possible spam list, it is normally highlighted in green ready for approval.

I also get emails every 8 hours with a list of possibles for inclusion.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9653 Andy Beard Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:15:38 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9653 There are an insane amount of bugs you guys didn't spot, so that is a good thing I suppose. Font colors: I am currently using 0000FF - I might stitch to 0000CC but those links are going to remain blue, it is just which blue. I want the overall prevailing color to be white, I have always found it works well, and this blog post gives even more reason, <a href="http://diorex.wordpress.com/2007/02/27/white-men-cant-jumpbut-white-websites-convert/" rel="nofollow">White Websites Convert</a> There was only so much I could do on a development site before bringing it to this domain. There are real bugs than need addressing not just with the layout, but I will get to those today. It is interesting the idea that this site might be cramped slightly Time to compare websites Blogherald - has a smaller left margin, narrower body, headline appears slighly lower on the page. Maybe the difference is that my middle column has more than just adsense in it. Marketing Pilgrim has narrower columns, thus allowing the left margin to be slightly wider. David's site is actually the opposite. Much wider columns, and yet it is still keeping to the idea of "white". In some ways the wider columns give it more space. One thing to mention is that I haven't included advertising yet. That will be at the top of the right column and might have some effect on the space. I haven't actually tweaked styling too much from the original blog.txt template so far, but that will change. I did face major problems with v3.0 of the theme. The designer has gone overboard in optimizing the CSS and PHP to the extent that working out what is going on, and modifying it is hard work. Nothing is commented in the ocde anymore, and it is all bunched up. The sidebars were just a long chain of "if else" logic rather than individual logic for each item. I could understand using "if else" if the logic was being deeply nested, but it wasn't. I have no idea if this will change performance, but the changes certainly help me move things around. Ok on with the tweaking There are an insane amount of bugs you guys didn’t spot, so that is a good thing I suppose.

Font colors: I am currently using 0000FF – I might stitch to 0000CC but those links are going to remain blue, it is just which blue.

I want the overall prevailing color to be white, I have always found it works well, and this blog post gives even more reason,
White Websites Convert

There was only so much I could do on a development site before bringing it to this domain.

There are real bugs than need addressing not just with the layout, but I will get to those today.

It is interesting the idea that this site might be cramped slightly

Time to compare websites

Blogherald – has a smaller left margin, narrower body, headline appears slighly lower on the page. Maybe the difference is that my middle column has more than just adsense in it.

Marketing Pilgrim has narrower columns, thus allowing the left margin to be slightly wider.

David’s site is actually the opposite. Much wider columns, and yet it is still keeping to the idea of “white”. In some ways the wider columns give it more space.

One thing to mention is that I haven’t included advertising yet.
That will be at the top of the right column and might have some effect on the space.

I haven’t actually tweaked styling too much from the original blog.txt template so far, but that will change.

I did face major problems with v3.0 of the theme. The designer has gone overboard in optimizing the CSS and PHP to the extent that working out what is going on, and modifying it is hard work.
Nothing is commented in the ocde anymore, and it is all bunched up.
The sidebars were just a long chain of “if else” logic rather than individual logic for each item.

I could understand using “if else” if the logic was being deeply nested, but it wasn’t.

I have no idea if this will change performance, but the changes certainly help me move things around.

Ok on with the tweaking

]]> By: eve http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9594 eve Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:58:49 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9594 Looks like it is coming along nicely! It is always such a mess working out all the kinks! Good luck! Looks like it is coming along nicely! It is always such a mess working out all the kinks! Good luck!

]]> By: Maki :: Dosh Dosh http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9579 Maki :: Dosh Dosh Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:37:15 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9579 I think the previous look felt a bit more spacious.. now most of the content seems to be bunched up on the left side of the screen which makes it kinda squeezy.. It's easier to get to the comments section though.. I think the previous look felt a bit more spacious.. now most of the content seems to be bunched up on the left side of the screen which makes it kinda squeezy..

It’s easier to get to the comments section though..

]]> By: David Airey http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9561 David Airey Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:19:48 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9561 I already think it's an improvement, Andy. You know, I've never come across a blog with a similar layout to yours. It's more standardised now, but in a good way. In the previous version I was never too sure where an article began and ended. How about a re-design of your name in the header? Good luck with the tweaking. David I already think it’s an improvement, Andy.

You know, I’ve never come across a blog with a similar layout to yours. It’s more standardised now, but in a good way.

In the previous version I was never too sure where an article began and ended.

How about a re-design of your name in the header?

Good luck with the tweaking.

David

]]> By: Avinash http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9534 Avinash Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:59:34 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9534 And one more thing that I forgot to write in my first comment: You may want to change the link color, though it depends on your wish. <a href="http://www.colourlovers.com" rel="nofollow">COLOURlovers</a> might help in the color selection. And one more thing that I forgot to write in my first comment: You may want to change the link color, though it depends on your wish. COLOURlovers might help in the color selection.

]]> By: Avinash http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9533 Avinash Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:55:17 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9533 You may want to adjust the white spaces. They make things look like they are out of control! I think you may already be fixing these things.. You may want to adjust the white spaces. They make things look like they are out of control!

I think you may already be fixing these things..

]]> By: Lord Matt http://andybeard.eu/590/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9523 Lord Matt Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:49:53 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/03/new-look-but-a-few-teething-problems.html#comment-9523 If I may be so rude as to comment a second time I do have one tiny b*tch about your site. After I comment I end up on a very terse thank you screen and no link back to the article / main page. If I may be so rude as to comment a second time I do have one tiny b*tch about your site. After I comment I end up on a very terse thank you screen and no link back to the article / main page.

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