Great changes at Entrecard make changes for Sygnus sites!
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The newest changes in Entrecard have really done a lot to help bolster site development around the Sygnus network. This was part of the reason for the big Wayrift makeover that’s been in progress over the past weekend.
I’ve been working on moving Wayrift back to a Wordpress layout — something I’ve been going back and forth on for a while. There are a lot of positive reasons to make the switch:
- Updates are easier
- RSS feed is automatic (I’ve been hand coding the RSS feed and often forget to update it due to this!)
- Site layout, while a little more limited, is cleaner (IMHO)
- It opens up the ability to track visitors, install stats and all the nice features that Wordpress offers… which a regular HTML site lacks
- Makes it easier to get the content out there to Google and other media sources
Just a slew of reasons… things I’ve learned are perks to using a Wordpress layout for any site. I’ve made the switch for Darkstar… and I’m working on making the switch with the revision of Dreigiau as well. I’m hoping most of my site will eventually go the way of PHP and Wordpress by the end of this year.
Now… the great changes that Entrecard brought. First, they added a Web Comic section! This was something that totally thrilled me — rather than having my comic tucked away in the Graphic Arts area, where it technically didn’t quite fit, Entrecard has actually gone as far as aknowledge the Web Comic niche. I haven’t used Entrecard as much as I should have for Wayrift since I discovered this. But I will be working on my drops soon. Shimmer has been a part of Entrecard for a while… but I’ve decided that right now, I really would like to focus on moving things forward for Wayrift in particular.
Secondly… Entrecard now allows the merging of multiple accounts! This has been a majorly big help for me as I’ve owned 3 different accounts on Entrecard and it’s been quite frustrating to maintain them all. I do approve of the manor that they’ve approached this as I know that due to the structure of accounts, this wasn’t an easy task to undertake. I’m especially glad that they allowed us to link accounts that already existed as that means we could keep our credits, comments and everything else in tact.
I look forward to working on moving things along for the revised Wayrift Wordpress site. I have a lot of comments to restore and a few tweaks to make… but once that’s done, hopefully the site will be whole and in a format I won’t need to change again for a long time.
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8 Comments on Great changes at Entrecard make changes for Sygnus sites!
If you are thinking of switching site types, have you considered Joomla? It does a lot of things automatically and still gives you plenty of flexibility. You can customise your site exactly how you want it through the use of modules. I use it and love it! The limited abilities of WordPress were what drove me to Joomla in the first place.
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Thanks for your comment! I have looked at Joomla but never really messed around with the it before. I’m not real familiar with the features of the content management, to be honest.
I went with the Wordpress because about 90% of the site had already been entered into a WP format last year. So it was far easier just to continue entering it (there’s over 800-some pages in the site) than to start it all over again.
If I do get the inkling to try something completely different, I’ll check out Joomla next time. I know my host has it as part of the installation packages we can choose from.
Hi I was wondering if you could help. On my blog I am running a writing project where i ask readers to leave a name, gender and genre. One such request was for magic realism. i am not sure what that is. I was wondering if you could tell me what is and point in me directions such as stories that I can read so I get a better idea of what to write. I went to fig press because I remember you write fantasy. thanks in advance
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This is a pretty site. I have to admit, I don’t understand it all, but it’s obvious you’ve put a lot of work into it and it shines from all your love and attention…:)
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As a WP user on many blogs for years, I have found little to no limitations that are not easily dealt with by a widget or plugin. At scant times you must fiddle with the templates, but those times are few and far in between with the new 2.5.1 ver.
Being committed to WP takes the personal elbow grease of searching the repository, needling through the knowledge base, and simply asking questions in the forums.
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I’ll have to try Entrecard…I haven’t gotten around to it, just yet!
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Hey, good job! That’s a good article you got there, and congrats, you do such a good job!
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Yes, you have to stay at WP to get the most out of it. Entrecard is also great too, especially with the new partnership with SezWho.
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