tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post115811578853071380..comments2024-03-01T04:58:03.785-05:00Comments on Doctor Anonymous: Top page postsDr. Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05207266669522973903noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158608730322844042006-09-18T15:45:00.000-04:002006-09-18T15:45:00.000-04:00I have a lot of graphics on my blog, so for me to ...I have a lot of graphics on my blog, so for me to let everything load on the front page might be quite the overwhelming load for some. I really never thought much about it. I think 5 or 10 of the most recent are my front page posts, while everything else gets hidden in the archives. I set it that way when I started blogging and never really thought much to do it differently.Muddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029171822020331268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158577235315378392006-09-18T07:00:00.000-04:002006-09-18T07:00:00.000-04:00Well, I crashed blogger when I tried to post all m...Well, I crashed blogger when I tried to post all my 550 posts on the front page, and then I was accused of having a spam blog, and had to clear that up, so I've settled (after much "Umm"ing and "Ah"ing) to just post 20 at a time.<BR/><BR/>However, that only gives me about 4 days worth of posts, so I may put something at the bottom to link to the first archive. Assuming I'm clever enough to do that, that it.<BR/><BR/>Owl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158375712623339382006-09-15T23:01:00.000-04:002006-09-15T23:01:00.000-04:00I really like your blog and the word blogaholic ju...I really like your blog and the word blogaholic jumped out at me! I've been at this for two years and remember those first days when getting even ONE comment was a thrill. As far as posts per page...I would usually keep up ten at at time but to be honest, I don't really know what I am set at now. In Typepad (Blogger killed my first blog) they have a list of recent posts so I figure if something catches someone's eye they will read it.<BR/><BR/>I really like your place here, I'll go check out some of your previous posts now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158345146510553382006-09-15T14:32:00.000-04:002006-09-15T14:32:00.000-04:00I am a relatively new blogger (July 2006), but I d...I am a relatively new blogger (July 2006), but I decided to respond anyway, because I like to convince myself I'm an overachiever, which would mean that I could call myself a "true blogaholic" even if I don't meet your definition - what is your definition - I'll have to search for that.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, to answer your question, I left that setting (number of posts to display) at the default setting until my sister told me she was getting carpel tunnel syndrome from scrolling on my page and the only thing that saved her was the fact that my posts cured her insomnia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252870989434059906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158322484951305962006-09-15T08:14:00.000-04:002006-09-15T08:14:00.000-04:00How to control number of posts on frontpage, let m...How to control number of posts on frontpage, let me share. From the dashboard...<BR/><BR/>1. click SETTING<BR/>2. lower row, click FORMATTING<BR/>3. first thing you can edit is under SHOW. Here, you have an option to display either by number of days or number of posts.<BR/>4. Since you want to control # of posts, choose that option. <BR/>5. TYPE number of posts you want on frontpage. Go to the other box, choose POSTS not days.<BR/>6. Finally and MOST IMPORTANT, scroll down and SAVE settings.<BR/><BR/>If you have long posts, choose maybe 5 and like what Moof said, for faster uploading of page. At the moment I have 9. I do this to balance my sidebar and the posts. At the moment the posts are longer than sidebar..lol. I have to adjust.<BR/><BR/>I have a question. How do you post pictures on the sidebar? lolipanemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114366790282963547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158277637008668462006-09-14T19:47:00.000-04:002006-09-14T19:47:00.000-04:00Still not knowing the blogging habits of people, I...Still not knowing the blogging habits of people, I like the idea of having lots of posts up front, for the reason you stated: I assume people who newly find my blog might be more likely to dig around if there's a lot on the first page. I hope so, anyway. I assume any given post of mine may not be a given reader's cup of tea, and am hopeful they'll stay long enough to see if other posts are worth a look, and indicate a reason to come back. If experienced blog-surfers tend to dig through archives, then I guess it's moot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158275761621935572006-09-14T19:16:00.000-04:002006-09-14T19:16:00.000-04:00Cathy, I know what you mean about theme blogs. I k...Cathy, I know what you mean about theme blogs. I know my title isn't a theme, but people may have an expectation of something medical. When I started, I posted a lot of medical stuff, and now, I've found myself talking about other stuff (like Pluto). Is that bad? Probably not, just an evolution of things.<BR/><BR/>Moof, the Jim Beam is running a little low. May have to bring more when you return. I'll keep it in the back for you, along with the Moxie.<BR/><BR/>Curmudegon, thanks for stopping by. Everyone is welcome here! I may have a little rant every once in a while. Don't take it personal. My therapist says it's good for me. *smile*<BR/><BR/>Thanks to all for your comments. I had no idea the cider and seaweed would go over so well (with some people). HA!Dr. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05207266669522973903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158253070430768932006-09-14T12:57:00.000-04:002006-09-14T12:57:00.000-04:00I think having them all in a single scroll is fine...I think having them all in a single scroll is fine - <I>if</I> they are short posts. If I discover a post I like I will go to the beginning and read the first few posts; sometimes I get ensnared and read right through the whole blog! (I'm not saying if I did that with yours!)Bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262121141764979591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158206839421044672006-09-14T00:07:00.000-04:002006-09-14T00:07:00.000-04:00when I made mine, it gave me the option, one of th...when I made mine, it gave me the option, one of the choices was 7, 7 days in a week, just made sense to me. <BR/><BR/>*shrugs*Dreaming againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717590226520457326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158204045083648952006-09-13T23:20:00.000-04:002006-09-13T23:20:00.000-04:00I have mine set at 21 days. I used to have it at ...I have mine set at 21 days. I used to have it at 30 days, but seemed like all the pics take awhile to load, so I cut it back. I hate when I have a great post (or what I think is a great post, anyway) and it disappears from the front page 'cause then I figure it will never see the light of day again. :)Parlancheqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654624164313992281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158200390523981022006-09-13T22:19:00.000-04:002006-09-13T22:19:00.000-04:00Hi. I traipsed on over here from the D-Log Cabin....Hi. I traipsed on over here from the D-Log Cabin. Nice blog you've got here.<BR/><BR/>I must confess: I am a blogaholic. It's mildly out of control and I am seeking therapy. Only the therapy is an online blogging group. Not effective.<BR/><BR/>I have the last eleven posts featured on my blog, <A HREF="http://www.sixuntilme.com" REL="nofollow">Six Until Me.</A> The number is eleven because eleven is my favorite number. I wish I had a reason that was more "official" or based on statistics, but that's a no-go. I like the number eleven. Hence, the last eleven posts.<BR/><BR/>I also do 33 minutes of cardio every day based purely on Larry Bird's number, but that's an entirely different story.<BR/><BR/>-- Kerri.Kerri.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11463843830570716380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158200252211568462006-09-13T22:17:00.000-04:002006-09-13T22:17:00.000-04:00I don't even want to know. I'm assuming if it's j...I don't even want to know. I'm assuming if it's just too much people will have the smarts to just turn their eyes away from the screen.;)INAMINIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164847091151455540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158199307292279582006-09-13T22:01:00.001-04:002006-09-13T22:01:00.001-04:00I had to go back to my blog and check. I just lef...I had to go back to my blog and check. I just left it at the blogger default of 5. Now I'm wondering about the title of my blog. It says nothing about the content unless you go back to the very first post. Maybe I should change it. I don't get much traffic, anyway.<BR/><BR/>Please pass the seaweed. got any sushi to go with it?Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016740741973172021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158199292242254432006-09-13T22:01:00.000-04:002006-09-13T22:01:00.000-04:0010, apperently, I don't pay that much attention to...10, apperently, I don't pay that much attention to it. (I'm not a site designer though, and it obviously leaves much to be desired)<BR/> Something to think about, maybe I should knock it down to five..<BR/> I love cider, and I like(d) seaweed(the one time I ever ate it)<BR/>so yeah, I'll take some of both,thanks.HVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643496443110391440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158187676894048802006-09-13T18:47:00.000-04:002006-09-13T18:47:00.000-04:00Dang...I have 142 posts on my front page right now...Dang...I have 142 posts on my front page right now...How do I fix that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158187247595995262006-09-13T18:40:00.000-04:002006-09-13T18:40:00.000-04:00Hello, my name is The Curmudgeon and I'm a blogaho...Hello, my name is The Curmudgeon and I'm a blogaholic.<BR/><BR/>I'll take a glass of cider, thanks, but until you make the seaweed taste like chocolate donuts, I'll pass.<BR/><BR/>My blog has 20 days worth of posts on the front page. Or so the template says; I've not counted them. (And the <I>scary</I> part is that if you choose "days" instead of a number for the length of your front page, Blogger 'strictly enforces' a limit of <I>999</I> posts. <I>999!</I><BR/><BR/>(Hope you don't mind a lawyer visiting a doctor's blog....)The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158185350413595102006-09-13T18:09:00.000-04:002006-09-13T18:09:00.000-04:00The thing with all the posts on one page, Dr. A., ...The thing with all the posts on one page, Dr. A., is that it takes me a little more effort to get my daily fix of House, because he's all the way down there!HPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409589783052980600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158183050082911762006-09-13T17:30:00.000-04:002006-09-13T17:30:00.000-04:00Morgen, you are right about sitemeter. If they com...Morgen,<BR/> you are right about sitemeter. If they come and don't leave your front page, you get (1) hit and (0) minutes from their visit. No matter how many posts they read. They have to click something for site meter to know what they are doing and how long they are doing it. That sounded obscene but you know what I meant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158177612182733582006-09-13T16:00:00.000-04:002006-09-13T16:00:00.000-04:00Dr. Anon.,I look at it this way: we live in an im...Dr. Anon.,<BR/>I look at it this way: we live in an impatient (hahaha...impatient vs. in-patient, get it?) attention-deficit age (or is it attention surplus?). That's why I only show four posts. Maybe I / we should show only one. Or part of on<BR/><BR/>Word Verification = payua = Tony Soprano's passwordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158177052827552502006-09-13T15:50:00.000-04:002006-09-13T15:50:00.000-04:00You don't always read the first few posts, do you?...You don't always read the first few posts, do you? *blink!* 0.o<BR/><BR/>As far as my front page is concerned, I've cut the posts down to 5 for the sake of loading time. I like to use a lot of graphics, and they slow things down for people with slow internet connections. 5 posts often brings my front page down around the level of my sidebars ... at which point there are links for navigating to earlier posts.<BR/><BR/>So, everything is accessible, without slowing things down too much.<BR/><BR/>Seaweed? Cider, maybe ... but seaweed??? *cough* Is my Jim Beam still back there? I'll bring along some Moxie ... that's my latest mixer of choice ... >;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158176903588769522006-09-13T15:48:00.000-04:002006-09-13T15:48:00.000-04:00I currently leave a week's worth up on my site's f...I currently leave a week's worth up on my site's front page (however many I post in a week, that's what's there) I recently was looking into the fine print of site meter and it looks like that if you make people go back to previous pages, you get credit for their visit.<BR/>If I understand this -- if someone comes to your site & only spends time on your first page (no matter how many posts) you only get sitemeter visit length credit if they click onto a previous page. It's all too crazy for me. I just blog and sitemeter is a little extra thing on the side.<BR/>like parsley with f-ing seaweed platter.Mo and The Purrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654573008006116939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158172330148401652006-09-13T14:32:00.000-04:002006-09-13T14:32:00.000-04:00??? We can choose how many posts to put on the fro...??? We can <I>choose</I> how many posts to put on the front page? Really? Wow, Dr. A! You never cease to amaze me. Next thing I know you'll be telling me I can alphabetize my blogroll without laboriously copying and moving each listing "by hand". I think an alphabetized blogroll is just the cat's pajamas, and I'm in total blogenvy of those who have one (true blogaholic speaking here). But trying to do it on my own is waaaay to painful a thought!<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I'll have some seaweed; does it come with sushi inside? I brought some moose stew if anybody'd like to try some.The Tundra PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389307878200524785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158168875539732062006-09-13T13:34:00.000-04:002006-09-13T13:34:00.000-04:00I don't have a clue. Blogger just does it that way...I don't have a clue. Blogger just does it that way and I dunno how to change it. I'll have some cheese and crackers and wine or milk and cookies, thanks. Just looked on yr. front page and noticed that all yr. links, etc are way down the bottom tho. I guess you can't have it both ways?? all these posts on page 1 and yr. links up top. Almost missed my 2 fav. docs way down at the bottom. I do like how some people have things catagorized (but that might be too much work) or just listed by name. anyway thanks for the link, i'm doing the same.rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158167556692086062006-09-13T13:12:00.000-04:002006-09-13T13:12:00.000-04:00Ha! I'll try a round! LOL ;) I have yet to figur...Ha! I'll try a round! LOL ;) I have yet to figure out how many posts I should put on my front page so I will read the comments you gather here in hopes of figuring out what I'm supposed to be doing! LOL :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960135932006113600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-1158165198372252902006-09-13T12:33:00.000-04:002006-09-13T12:33:00.000-04:00I think there is alot of posts on my front page. I...I think there is alot of posts on my front page. I don't know why, they're just there. <BR/><BR/>I don't care how few or how many someone has on their front page, but, i usually read more than the first post. If there is only one there then most likely that is all I'll read.<BR/><BR/>When I first started, my blog was full of nothing but arthritis posts, and information and links to more information. I had no traffic! Noone wants to read about arthritis unless they also have it. I had to start putting other topics out and change the name of my blog just to get some visitors. I felt like I was talking to myself all day. I still don't know how some of the theme blogs get so many visitors but they sure do.<BR/><BR/>Sorry Dr. A. but you may have my share of seaweed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com