Page Feature for Plus/Permanent Accounts

[nomadmatan]

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Page Feature for Plus/Permanent Accounts

Short, concise description of the ideaMany other blogging platforms (such as wordpress) allow users to create a blog page which becomes a static page that the user can name (e.g. http://user.livejournal.com/whatevernametheywant) as well as

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[jewelianna]

I've seen people accomplish similar things with a future-dated entry that always sits at the top of their journal, or in the free-text box that many styles have.

[nomadmatan]

Right, but the free-text box doesn't give you the ability to have the same size of content or quality of content (images, links, etc) that a page would and not everyone wants a future-dated entry at the top of their page. Some of us would like our viewers to see our entries first and then with the side links, be able to go onto other pages that we create as part of our blog. The other deficit of the free text box (other than what I've mentioned) is that it doesn't let you have more than one (e.g. places I've been, favorite videos, etc.).

:o)

- Matan

[jewelianna]

Some layouts will let you have multiple free text boxes. I'm not exactly against the idea, I just see it as a very "MySpace" kind of thing- and that's very much what I don't want to see here at LiveJournal.

[nomadmatan]

Well, with all due respect, the thing is that MySpace doesn't allow you to do this. However, professional blogging platforms (such as wordpress) do. The multiple free text boxes is much more akin to MySpace where you can customize your profile to the n-th degree. By allowing users to create pages (such as one for your Resume and one for your Travel Schedule and another for Current Research ideas) would, in all likelihood, attract a higher level (or different level) of user.

:o)

- Matan

[jewelianna]

Understandable. I think it was some of the earlier examples you used such as currently reading, etc, that made me think myspace.

[nomadmatan]

Well I meant that as one example (among many) and mostly for people who use it for more than just a meme: I have a lot of bibilophiles as friends and we like to keep running lists of all the books we've read, the ability to create pages (I believe, if offered) will eventually appeal to everyone.

:o)

- Matan

[azurelunatic]

For what it's worth, I see it as a more homepage-esque kind of thing rather than MySpace.

Would they stay in their proper chronological order, and could you wind up on one of these via the previous/next buttons?

[nomadmatan]

No, Pages do not have a date/time associated with them. Normally they're ordered as links, on the sidebar, alphabetically; however I'm sure you could build in an ordering system much like LJ has with links. Normally there are no previous/next buttons on them either (since these pages are undated). Rather, they function as free-form pages that allow you to provide extra content on your blog.

[azurelunatic]

Ah. Alas, that makes me feel less happy about them.