Explanation of New Category Layout

I have reorganized every post into new categories in many cases. New posts will now go into only one category, but tags will remain universal across all categories. I have moved things around to create a few niches within JasonBlogs.com. Hopefully this will enable people to read the section of the site that most appeals to them, or they can read the main area to see everything new that gets posted.

You will not see sub-categories in the category listing until you visit a category. Then that category’s sub-categories are displayed. This should make it faster to navigate to where you want to go, or if that doesn’t work out well I can always change it to a dynamic Javascript-driven fold-out display. So let me know if you would like to see something like that instead.

Some new categories or changes of note:

• Post links were changed from being based on the date of a post to being based on the category of a post. A plugin was installed to redirect all posts to the new format, so you shouldn’t notice any issues at all.
• Categories are no longer located in the “category” sub-folder, and they now reside in the main directory. This will make it easier to brand each section of JasonBlogs.com with a unique category logo and explanation of the section.
• There is now a Development category where I will post tips or scripts I come across, and the Projects section is now part of that. Projects is where I post about anything I am currently working on.
• Radio Firefox show postings are now under Technology.
• Web/Tech was renamed Technology, with a sub-category called Web.
• Many videos were moved to a sub-category of the new Videos section. They could apply to other categories but instead they will be tagged with relevant tags.
• Interviews are now under Business. These are original interviews and I will be adding a few more to them. I could have added them to the Thoughts category, but the interviews aren’t my own thoughts.

So in summation: categories were changed around, and the tag cloud is the new way you will be able to find items that could have previously been in multiple categories. There will eventually be a tag for most things you could be looking for. I will also be tweaking the site design. The right-side navigation will become cleaner, and the new categories will be clearly marked.

This is what happens when I go to an advertising conference. I start thinking of ideas to improve this site. Hopefully they will work better and drive up readership.