Posts I have just upgraded to WordPress 2.7 from WordPress 2.3.1 . Yes, I let that many upgrades pass me by.
I had to totally change the themes and the plugins.
If the new theme is giving you problems, like slow loading time or strange formatting, please email me directly or leave a comment. I checked it in many different browsers using browsershots.org but maybe something odd slipped through.
I’d like to know if there is anything that I can change that would make it easier for you to read and/or use my content.
GIVING IN
I’ve accepted that many people aren’t going to take up RSS feeds as quickly as I want them to, so I have added an option for people to subscribe to my blog via email.
THEMES
After checking all sorts of places, particularly the list of themes compatible with WordPress 2.7 at wordpress.org , I decided on Vigilance Theme by Jestro. I loved the flexibility, but not the really yukky blockquotes formatting. Acting on the instructions that came with the theme, I downloaded a child theme and my husband very nicely customised the CSS to remove the strange blockquote formatting.
I would prefer that the sidebar was narrower, and that the width was fluid rather than fixed. I changed this in my last theme, and I may give it a go later when I have more time.
It looks a bit busy on the sidebar. I think some of the info could go on a large footer widgetbox.
PLUGINS
Many of the plugins I had been using were made obsolete by 2.7. Two that I find essential still:
1. Get Recent Comments . This outputs the text of recent comments as a widget in the sidebar – excluding trackbacks. The default WordPress “Recent Comments” widget just shows who commented on which post, but not what they said.
2. WP-Print . This lets you print just a page or a post with sensible, readable formatting, plus a list of links inserted as footnotes. You need to add a line of code to some .php files to make this work.
I hope this will be my last post until the New Year.
If I don’t catch up with you before then, I’d just like to thank you for reading Librarians Matter this year – and for the many, many people who have connected with me in many different ways as a result of this.
Please have a happy and safe holiday season and I’ll be in touch next year.
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Thinking the theme looks nice and love the way you have used the words Get updates by emails – much more user friendly for those that are new to the terminology. Funny when I have to post I don’t want to now at the moment I don’t necessary have to but want to = irony.
Opps forgot to say have an Excellent Christmas and New Year
Glad to hear that you’ve moved to WordPress 2.7. You know, I would have gladly upgraded your blog at the same time I did all of the ones for the Libraries Interact blog.
Interesting to hear that you’ve enabled subscribing to your blog via email because you have trouble getting people to use RSS. That is the same battle that I’ve fought and lost at MPOW as well. Hopefully in the new year I’ll be able to gain some insight into why using RSS is such a big issue for people.
I sometimes forget that for everyone of us who have been using it for years, and it has come to be second nature, there are lots of people who don’t.
I Look forward to working with you on all sorts of Lint related projects in the new year.
I love the placement of your photo near the top – it really helps add personality to the posts! I also like the I said/You say headings — very clear to follow.
All in all, I like it!
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