Blog revamp coming

After 2 1/2 years, this blog will soon see a major revamp, upgrading from WordPress 1 to one of the WordPress 2 forks. It’ll get a new look, add some features and get some needed upgrades, like a captcha to cut down on the sometimes hundreds of spam posts I get each day.

Is there anything about the current blog that people love that I should keep? Everything is up for discussion.

Are there any new features the revised blog must have? Let me know. Work will likely begin on it this month.

Things the new site will have:

• An “About Me” page, including an explanation of the site name
• Nested blog categories (that are actually sorted in alphabetical order)

3 Comments »

1. I recommend these:

   google xml site maps plug-in (essential for being found / indexed by Google, Ask.com, MSN, Yahoo, etc)
   http://www.arnebrachhold.de/projects/wordpress-plugins/google-xml-sitemaps-generator/

   akismet spam plug-in (very, very good)
   http://akismet.com/

   podpress if you want to do any podcasting
   http://www.mightyseek.com/podpress/

   Comment by Cameron S — November 7, 2007 @ 15:59

2. I’ve been thinking about Akismet, but I’ve never run across any blog where it’s used.

   During Blizzcon, when I’d only get to clean out the spam filter once every two days, I had hundreds of spams to dig through in the filter, and I’m pretty sure I accidentally deleted a friend’s post as a result.

   Comment by Beau — November 8, 2007 @ 16:29

3. Its used on the blog I run for a few friends …. works well. It uses real time checking against a white list. Super easy to install. Basically activate the plugin after you upload it and adjust a few settings.

   Comment by Cameron S — November 9, 2007 @ 11:23

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