Thursday, February 27, 2003
New categories
As planned, there are many new categories. We received a lot of feedback on this issue, and have tried to incorporate as many requested categories as possible, as long as there were enough blogs that would fit in the new category.
To help transition people to the new categories, we moved a number of blogs into the new categories. Although we tried to be careful when selecting blogs to move, it is a subjective process. If you are a writer, you can see -- and if needed, change -- your blog's category by going to the blog editing page and clicking "Change name and description".
As always, we're working on more requested changes, so please feel free to comment on features or categories you'd like to see!
Layout improvements
Based on feedback, the space for categories on the home page has been expanded, the Write page has been streamlined to make it easier to see blogs and all of the available actions, and several other minor changes have been made to improve the overall experience.
Friday, February 7, 2003
New categories planned
With the number of blogs growing rapidly, it's clear that the Network needs more categories to help readers find blogs of interest.
Based on subscriber feedback and analysis of blog topics, we are planning to add Religion/Spirituality and Fiction/Poetry. If you have thoughts on this plan, or would like to suggest a category for future addition, please add a comment.
Monday, January 6, 2003
Improved home page
Some improvements have been made to the home page. Since the logo is smaller, readers can now see more headlines without having to scroll.
Saturday, December 21, 2002
Top 20 and New Posts pages expanded, restored
To help readers find blogs, the Top 20 and New Posts pages, which were hidden when the home page was redesigned, have returned. They now use an expanded format that is consistent with the home page, and the home page includes links to both pages.
The overall performance of the Network has also improved, since each blog's headlines are now generated more quickly.
Friday, December 20, 2002
Easy-to-Use Blog Navigation Bars Added
The new blog navigation bars, which appear at the bottom of blog pages, are faster and easier to use than the calendar. Readers can now see earlier posts in a blog by simply clicking page numbers.
Once it's clear that the navigation bars are working correctly, the calendar will be removed from the standard template. If you have a blog with a custom template, don't worry; the calendar will continue to work properly.
Faster-Loading Blogs
Blog pages now appear more quickly, since post information is accessed more efficiently. In addition, a "See other blogs in this category" link has been added to blog pages, and some minor cosmetic bugs have been fixed throughout the site.
Thursday, December 19, 2002
More Info on Home Page: New Posts, New Comments, More Top Blogs
To allow readers to easily see the latest posts and comments, the home page now includes an expanded New Posts section and a New Comments section. And, the More Top Blogs section has been expanded to display three additional blogs.
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Cosmetic Tweaks
A number of pages have been tweaked slightly to make them easier to use and improve the visibility of links -- from placing Visa and MasterCard logos on the Subscribe page to adding a "more" link to each category section on the home page.
Monday, December 16, 2002
News and Announcements Blogs Consolidated
To make it easy to see all of the latest news, these two blogs have been combined into a single News blog.
