New Official Blog Template Released
We've once again upgraded the design and format of the Official Blog to better serve our readers. This upgrade is released as Version 3.5.
The first part of the upgrade is the comment and trackback feature, which we've been tweaking over the past week. As was announced yesterday, if a thread has comments in it, or if a trackback ping has been left, the link will display as "Comments >>" instead of "Comments" (or, "Trackback >>" instead of "Trackback"). This should take care of the unreliable post counter while allowing readers to see whether a thread is empty or not.
The second part of the upgrade is the improved sidebar. We've added a Campaigns section with link buttons to the Peter Goldmark campaign and our ActBlue page. We've also improved the code in order to provide better compatibility across multiple browsers and platforms.
Finally, the last part of the upgrade are the improved post pages. Post pages (accessed by permanent links) will no longer display the entire sidebar when loaded. Only some elements - such as the Navigate NPI menu, the Infocenter, Previous Posts, and the Archives dropdown selector will display on post pages. This should improve speed and reduce clutter on those pages.
While these changes are minor, they will hopefully create a better reading and viewing experience.
The first part of the upgrade is the comment and trackback feature, which we've been tweaking over the past week. As was announced yesterday, if a thread has comments in it, or if a trackback ping has been left, the link will display as "Comments >>" instead of "Comments" (or, "Trackback >>" instead of "Trackback"). This should take care of the unreliable post counter while allowing readers to see whether a thread is empty or not.
The second part of the upgrade is the improved sidebar. We've added a Campaigns section with link buttons to the Peter Goldmark campaign and our ActBlue page. We've also improved the code in order to provide better compatibility across multiple browsers and platforms.
Finally, the last part of the upgrade are the improved post pages. Post pages (accessed by permanent links) will no longer display the entire sidebar when loaded. Only some elements - such as the Navigate NPI menu, the Infocenter, Previous Posts, and the Archives dropdown selector will display on post pages. This should improve speed and reduce clutter on those pages.
While these changes are minor, they will hopefully create a better reading and viewing experience.
