Comments on: Tumbling Down? http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/ Premium WordPress Themes Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:46:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: In The Company of Royalty | WooThemes http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-26360 In The Company of Royalty | WooThemes Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:49:51 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-26360 [...] these days in favour of aggregation spaces (like Royalle or Antisocial) or tumblelogs (which we’re working on). For us, it’s a case of not trying to reinvent in the wheel – Antisocial has been very [...] [...] these days in favour of aggregation spaces (like Royalle or Antisocial) or tumblelogs (which we’re working on). For us, it’s a case of not trying to reinvent in the wheel – Antisocial has been very [...]

]]> By: Rob R http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24686 Rob R Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:44:10 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24686 Not to take any cash away from Adii Rockstar but there are lots of plugins already available that display a mobile version of WordPress sites. Check out some of them on this page: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=mobile Not to take any cash away from Adii Rockstar but there are lots of plugins already available that display a mobile version of WordPress sites. Check out some of them on this page:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=mobile

]]> By: Scott D http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24421 Scott D Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:18:49 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24421 Oops! Meant to just put http://m.cnn.com/ for the mobile "switch" example. Oops! Meant to just put http://m.cnn.com/ for the mobile “switch” example.

]]> By: Scott D http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24420 Scott D Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:17:04 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24420 One thing I would LOVE to see: a plugin that would allow your blog to be viewable in a simple format for cell phones. I am not sure how other sites recognize mobile phones, (I would love to learn,) but when I visit CNN on my iPhone, it automatically switches to www.m.cnn.com If a theme was made where it could switch to a simple format for viewing on mobile phones, I would get that in a heartbeat! One thing I would LOVE to see: a plugin that would allow your blog to be viewable in a simple format for cell phones. I am not sure how other sites recognize mobile phones, (I would love to learn,) but when I visit CNN on my iPhone, it automatically switches to http://www.m.cnn.com

If a theme was made where it could switch to a simple format for viewing on mobile phones, I would get that in a heartbeat!

]]> By: Scott D http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24419 Scott D Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:09:39 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24419 I have tried tumblr for almost a year now and this is my take on it: Tumblr, when I first started to use it, was about connecting people who post interesting or insightful content and it introduced me to a lot of creative people. Then, about six months ago, they started using this "tumblarity" thing where you are awarded points with how popular you are. This is the kind of thing I wanted to stay away from. I don't want a blog where I am forced to look at a popularity number and have doubts as to why my posts are not appreciated more. To say the least, it became very frustrating. Wordpress is an entirely different system and much more to my liking since I can make it as small or as big as I wish. Aside from that, tumblr is very easy to theme. -Scott I have tried tumblr for almost a year now and this is my take on it: Tumblr, when I first started to use it, was about connecting people who post interesting or insightful content and it introduced me to a lot of creative people.
Then, about six months ago, they started using this “tumblarity” thing where you are awarded points with how popular you are. This is the kind of thing I wanted to stay away from. I don’t want a blog where I am forced to look at a popularity number and have doubts as to why my posts are not appreciated more. To say the least, it became very frustrating.

Wordpress is an entirely different system and much more to my liking since I can make it as small or as big as I wish.

Aside from that, tumblr is very easy to theme.

-Scott

]]> By: Matej http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24203 Matej Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:20:16 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24203 @Chris Coyier I'm looking for months for something like that on Wordpress. I want to make a 'guide site', so directly linking to source, with little description makes it easier. What you described site http://www.metafilter.com/ has it, and it's extremely popular. You can even guest post ( basically main site purpose), which can't be done simple on Wordpress. If someone would code similar framework like this for Wordpress I'm sure it would be a hit! @Chris Coyier

I’m looking for months for something like that on Wordpress. I want to make a ‘guide site’, so directly linking to source, with little description makes it easier.

What you described site http://www.metafilter.com/ has it, and it’s extremely popular. You can even guest post ( basically main site purpose), which can’t be done simple on Wordpress.

If someone would code similar framework like this for Wordpress I’m sure it would be a hit!

]]> By: Have Framework? | WooThemes http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24152 Have Framework? | WooThemes Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:52:56 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24152 [...] become more versatile and flexible in terms of how you will be able to use them (maybe including tumblelog-type functionality for [...] [...] become more versatile and flexible in terms of how you will be able to use them (maybe including tumblelog-type functionality for [...]

]]> By: Adii Rockstar http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24142 Adii Rockstar Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:01:12 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24142 Thanks for the support! :) And yeah, I built the current adii.co.za to test out some of the ideas I had with regards to functions / features I wanted to implement in a tumblelog theme. So that was just the first step; now I need to build on that and release something a little more generic for WooThemes purposes! :) Thanks for the support! :)

And yeah, I built the current adii.co.za to test out some of the ideas I had with regards to functions / features I wanted to implement in a tumblelog theme. So that was just the first step; now I need to build on that and release something a little more generic for WooThemes purposes! :)

]]> By: Rob R http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24139 Rob R Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:44:07 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24139 I would definitely buy a tumblelog-styled WordPress theme if you developed one. Tumblr's cool but I want to be able to use my favorite WP plugins as well as host my own content. Plus WordPress is infinitely more extensible than Tumblr and has a great developer community behind it. I think that what you've done with adii.co.za is a great start. I would like to see more distinct styling of the various post types, but what you've done is a step in the direction I was hoping for. There are a few WP plugins out that would be helpful on the backend of a WP tumblelog. Flutter is WP plugin that can be used to create custom write panels for various post types. Twitter Tools would be helpful with cross-posting to Twitter. Plus there are lots of plugins that intergrate 3rd party services into WordPress. Maybe you'd even consider building a tumblelog theme on top of the Carrington Theme Framework (which I think is a great start for building a WP tumblelog) or build your own framework. I eagerly look forward to future tumblelog announcements. I would definitely buy a tumblelog-styled WordPress theme if you developed one. Tumblr’s cool but I want to be able to use my favorite WP plugins as well as host my own content. Plus WordPress is infinitely more extensible than Tumblr and has a great developer community behind it.

I think that what you’ve done with adii.co.za is a great start. I would like to see more distinct styling of the various post types, but what you’ve done is a step in the direction I was hoping for.

There are a few WP plugins out that would be helpful on the backend of a WP tumblelog. Flutter is WP plugin that can be used to create custom write panels for various post types. Twitter Tools would be helpful with cross-posting to Twitter. Plus there are lots of plugins that intergrate 3rd party services into WordPress.

Maybe you’d even consider building a tumblelog theme on top of the Carrington Theme Framework (which I think is a great start for building a WP tumblelog) or build your own framework.

I eagerly look forward to future tumblelog announcements.

]]> By: Adii Rockstar http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24034 Adii Rockstar Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:53:03 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24034 Haven't decided entirely... In fact adii.co.za was more of an experiment to wrap my head around the functionality that I'd like to include in a tumblelog theme. Haven’t decided entirely… In fact adii.co.za was more of an experiment to wrap my head around the functionality that I’d like to include in a tumblelog theme.

]]> By: Shane http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24030 Shane Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:24:02 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24030 Looks great Adii! Is that going to be very similar to one that Woo releases? Looks great Adii! Is that going to be very similar to one that Woo releases?

]]> By: Adii Rockstar http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24025 Adii Rockstar Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:13:24 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24025 Looks great and from what you have described, I've implemented something similar on h<a href="ttp://adii.co.za" rel="nofollow">ttp://adii.co.za</a>! :) Looks great and from what you have described, I’ve implemented something similar on http://adii.co.za! :)

]]> By: Out with the Old, In with the (micro) New… | Adii Rockstar http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24022 Out with the Old, In with the (micro) New… | Adii Rockstar Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:15:31 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24022 [...] been playing with tumblelog-like functionality in WordPress and decided that it would make a perfect experiment if I could test some ideas here on adii.co.za. [...] [...] been playing with tumblelog-like functionality in WordPress and decided that it would make a perfect experiment if I could test some ideas here on adii.co.za. [...]

]]> By: Chris Coyier http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24020 Chris Coyier Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:31:26 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24020 I think it's an awesome idea. Just as a quick (but related!) plug, we just implimented a Tumblr-like system on Digging Into Wordpress: http://digwp.com We can post regular posts of course, but also post Link posts. From the admin, these posts are just regular posts placed into the Links category and with a special custom field to the URL of the link. From the front-end / template perspective, posts of this type are treated a bit differently. The design is different and the title of the post links to the source not the permalink. In the RSS feed, the title also links to the permalink, not back to us. I absolutely love it. When we link to something, we want to LINK to something, not link to ourselves and link back out. I think it’s an awesome idea. Just as a quick (but related!) plug, we just implimented a Tumblr-like system on Digging Into Wordpress:

http://digwp.com

We can post regular posts of course, but also post Link posts. From the admin, these posts are just regular posts placed into the Links category and with a special custom field to the URL of the link.

From the front-end / template perspective, posts of this type are treated a bit differently. The design is different and the title of the post links to the source not the permalink.

In the RSS feed, the title also links to the permalink, not back to us.

I absolutely love it. When we link to something, we want to LINK to something, not link to ourselves and link back out.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24017 Nathan Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:50:06 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24017 I'd love to see a quality thumbelog plugin/framework. I’d love to see a quality thumbelog plugin/framework.

]]> By: Lyn http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24016 Lyn Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:32:23 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24016 That's an absolutely awesome idea. I've been trying to find something that would do that for ages. That’s an absolutely awesome idea. I’ve been trying to find something that would do that for ages.

]]> By: Are We Afraid To Do What We Want With Our Blogs? http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24015 Are We Afraid To Do What We Want With Our Blogs? Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:02:04 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24015 [...] blog, they have an interesting discussion taking place in the comments of their most recent post discussing Tumblr. They basically want to know if their customers would pay for Tumblr specific themes. Adii prefaces [...] [...] blog, they have an interesting discussion taking place in the comments of their most recent post discussing Tumblr. They basically want to know if their customers would pay for Tumblr specific themes. Adii prefaces [...]

]]> By: Michael Montgomery http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24014 Michael Montgomery Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:53:20 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24014 Hi Jeremy, You make some valid points, I'ts getting me thinking, something I don't often do :) Maybe an app (plugin) for wordpress that could handle similar features might be useful. Have A super Day. Hi Jeremy,

You make some valid points, I’ts getting me thinking, something I don’t often do :) Maybe an app (plugin) for wordpress that could handle similar features might be useful.

Have A super Day.

]]> By: Adam http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24008 Adam Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:16:39 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24008 Defintely, I hadn't seen it till reading Prashant's post. Very nice Magnus. My 2C (for what its worth). I believe people use tumblr because of its ease of use. If you can replicate that user experience within the wordpress admin (tumblr admin theme), iphone/web app or even desktop client I think it would work. At the end of the day platform expansion is something that Woothemes should definitely be working towards, you have got to spread that woo awesomeness about. A good import facility from tumblr to WP would be essential. Look forward to seeing some of your famous teaser screenshots Defintely, I hadn’t seen it till reading Prashant’s post. Very nice Magnus.

My 2C (for what its worth). I believe people use tumblr because of its ease of use. If you can replicate that user experience within the wordpress admin (tumblr admin theme), iphone/web app or even desktop client I think it would work.
At the end of the day platform expansion is something that Woothemes should definitely be working towards, you have got to spread that woo awesomeness about. A good import facility from tumblr to WP would be essential. Look forward to seeing some of your famous teaser screenshots

]]> By: Joseph Hollak http://www.woothemes.com/2009/08/tumbling-down/#comment-24004 Joseph Hollak Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:08:56 +0000 http://www.woothemes.com/?p=2878#comment-24004 I like where Rahim is going with this. Why does a space / property have to be 100% lengthy, well thought out blog posts -OR- Tumblr / twitter sized posts and thus the end user having to choose between their own separated themes? Why not longer posts that go into detail along side shorter bursts of thought? With 3rd party WP editors everywhere from desktop to mobile apps on an iPhone, let the end user choose the "type" of post. I see this being more of a feature in a future WP release that might destroy any market there might be for premium pay tumblr themes. If WP 2.9 had "burst-post" feature of 140 characters or less added to the back-end, it would be a feature every Woo Themes client would want updated into their theme of choice. I would be less worried about satisfying a tumbler theme market than I would be about retrofitting all existing themes to handle a simple future WP feature add. I like where Rahim is going with this.

Why does a space / property have to be 100% lengthy, well thought out blog posts -OR- Tumblr / twitter sized posts and thus the end user having to choose between their own separated themes?

Why not longer posts that go into detail along side shorter bursts of thought?

With 3rd party WP editors everywhere from desktop to mobile apps on an iPhone, let the end user choose the “type” of post.

I see this being more of a feature in a future WP release that might destroy any market there might be for premium pay tumblr themes.

If WP 2.9 had “burst-post” feature of 140 characters or less added to the back-end, it would be a feature every Woo Themes client would want updated into their theme of choice.

I would be less worried about satisfying a tumbler theme market than I would be about retrofitting all existing themes to handle a simple future WP feature add.

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