Development

A lot of people want to know when more bug squashing is going to happen, when the installer will be improved and what's in the pipeline for Geeklog. Well, if you are wondering the same thing, you will want to read this.

Pay attention class; How does the number of links per page affect the time it takes visitors to find what they're looking for on your web site? Two recent studies have produced some interesting answers.This article is a focus on usability, navigation and the conclusion that wider is better. Do we even care about usability studies? This certainly apply's to geeklog's "out of box" state, once it's customized all bets are off, but perhaps a second look should be given to the "flow" of geeklog.

I have been chomping at the bit to rework Geeklog a bit to allow the use of hierarchical (nested) categories for stories, links, etc. Implementing it won't be very hard as it is nothing more than a basic cataloging system (categories, sub-categories and items). However, my implementation plans are more generic. Find out my plans to implement this by clicking 'read more'