I NEED READER FEEDBACK ON NEW BLOG DESIGN

Due to overwhelming pressure from my “reader”, it has been recommended that I change my blog page format, once again. At issue this time is the “confusing” layout of my blog page. It seems when I changed my design to add more bells and whistles, that I got too carried away. I was Involved in a beauty moment. Nor did I realize that I changed the blog page into something that made tracking of new stories, difficult. Some of the issues are;

When I originally changed the style, a few weeks ago, the theme I chose added a “feature” slider immediately after the Blog Header image section and before all other posts. This allowed for three “feature” articles to be chosen by the theme, at random, and displayed first on the page. This meant that new articles were not the first thing you see when opening there site. I have now removed this slider.

Immediately underneath this slider, the theme also allowed for three “most popular” or “most interesting” articles to be chosen by the author and again, shown before all new Posts. This further added to the confusion when opening the blog to look at the new stories. I have now removed these 3 most popular posts.

Next came the “latest” post. So, in reality you had to go thru two sets of posts to reach the “latest” post on the blog. With the two previous sections removed. It now means that the first thing you see on the blog is the “latest” post (or most current post) on the blog.

Then came a selection of three more posts. These, chosen by the theme, and may have been related to the most current or latest Post made. This separated all other posts from the main post, again, by three more random articles. I have now removed these articles, so the posts now run completely chronological after the first or latest post you see when entering the site.

That means the Blog as it stands now is back to a very basic format, however one that may now be easier to follow. I will try it for a few days or a week and see what the reader response is.

IF YOU LIKE THE NEW LOOK AND IT MAKES THINGS EASIER TO NAVIGATE, PLEASE SEND ME A COMMENT.

OR, IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT AND WANT IT TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS STYLE, PLEASE SEND ME A COMMENT TO THAT EFFECT.

IF THERE IS ANOTHER FORM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE SEND ME A COMMENT. I WILL COMPILE THE RESPONSES TO DETERMINE A PATH FORWARD.

ENJOY – EDITOR