We’ve made some visual tweaks to the blog to go with the holiday season. Hope you like them!
Category Archives: Blog Changes/Maintenance
Minor Changes
Besides the visual changes done, as well as those coming up, we’ve had some other minor changes as well. Partially visual, but a bit functional as well.
Firstly, there used to a be a picture right above the search box. I removed it, as it seemed to serve no purpose other than cluttering sidebar.
Secondly, to help promote our Facebook page, I’ve added a page badge to the sidebar. It’s right below the e-mail subscription box. You can press it to access the Facebook page. It should also display the current status of the Facebook page.
That’s it really. I promised minor, and they are minor. Hopefully they’ll improve your experience here though.
Visual Overhaul
In the coming day or two, the blog, and its pages on Twitter and Facebook, will be receiving a visual overhaul, which will go hand in hand with the new banner. Alex is doing it all, and a great thanks to him for it. Changes include new avatars for me and Alex, a new Twitter avatar and background and a new Facebook avatar. Also under consideration is a new theme, which may mean the banner will be changing yet again, as the current one may not be compatible with the new theme. This is only under consideration at the moment though, while everything else is definitely coming, and most of it is ready, just needs to be uploaded. Hopefully everyone will like these changes.
What You Want on the Blog
Yesterday, we closed the poll for what you want on the blog, and Car of the Year awards won by quite a lot. So we’ll be featuring them soon, as the year is almost ending. I need to get in touch with Alex though, and he’s either busy or has internet problems, as he hasn’t posted here or replied to my messages lately. Thanks to everyone for voting.
Header Replaced
We have added our own custom header to the blog. Alex put it together, big thanks to him. Looks great if you ask me. If you have any complaints or suggestions, feel free to comment on this post.
Facebook Changes
After running a poll, asking people for suggestions, and such, I decided to change the Facebook group to a fan page.
The page is now up and running, and to give everyone time to transition, the group will shut down in 2 weeks.
Click here to become a fan of the blog.
Considering Upgrading the Blog
Lately, I’ve been considering upgrading the blog. I’m quite happy with our progress so far, and so I’m thinking of moving up to a paid version.
This would mean a personal domain, less ties with WordPress (Would probably fix the ridiculous tag system bug), though I’d probably still use WordPress as a base, and more features, as I would be able to install plugins. There would be more room for personalization with custom CSS, HTML, and again, the plugins.
What I’d like to know is if any of you would be willing to donate to help cover the costs of this. I wouldn’t start a donation system until I actually got all these upgrades in place, to show you that your money isn’t going to waste. Depending on the money I’d spend each month, I’d set a monthly goal. So then, vote in the following poll about this. Keep in mind that you there’s no minimum donation amount, so you don’t have to donate big amounts, especially since the monthly goals are likely to be no more than $20.
E-Mail Subscription and Possible Facebook Changes
I have added another method of following our blog. You may subscribe to the blog through e-mail now.
To do so, find the “E-Mail Subscription” section in the sidebar. WordPress users can simply press “Sign me up!” and the e-mail their account uses will automatically be signed up. People who aren’t registered at WordPress will need to enter their e-mail and then press the “Sign me up!” button.
Besides this, we are considering shutting down the Facebook group and instead starting a fan page. This will bring updates directly to your news feed, rather than having to visit the group page. I believe some other differences exist as well, though I’m not too sure what they are. Please express your opinion on this matter in the following poll. We’d also like you to comment and tell us why you chose whichever option you chose in the poll.
Tag System Temporary Fix
As a temporary fix for the tag system, I’ve added a “tag cloud” to the blog. It’s in the sidebar, and it shows the most common tags. If you have a tag you want to view look there, as it links to our blog rather than all the blogs on WordPress. I’m sorry about the inconvenience this may cause, especially since not all tags are there, only the most commonly used ones, but I will try to fix the system when I have more time.