2008-01-10 23:35:02
The future of phlog.net
2008-01-11 20:58:17
Guest: Karen
Hello Derek! (and Alan)
How about weekly phlogger profiles (interview, photo, best images etc) amd the Ability (like bloggger) to change the date/time of a post and some basic WYSIWYG interface (eg bold, hyperlinking etc).
How about weekly phlogger profiles (interview, photo, best images etc) amd the Ability (like bloggger) to change the date/time of a post and some basic WYSIWYG interface (eg bold, hyperlinking etc).
2008-01-12 01:44:07
Guest: bacco
* AJAX Edit In Place
* Ability to log-in from any page
* Ability to email posts to others
* Ability to limit posts to users / password protection
* Ability to limit image sizes
* Integration with Facebook / Blogs
* Some SEO so when you search Mobile Blogging you find the site
* Ability to see popular tags (sitewide / user)
* Geolocation of images (on like Google Maps)
* Ability for guest details for commenting are rememberd
(I'm more then happy to assist if required)
* Ability to log-in from any page
* Ability to email posts to others
* Ability to limit posts to users / password protection
* Ability to limit image sizes
* Integration with Facebook / Blogs
* Some SEO so when you search Mobile Blogging you find the site
* Ability to see popular tags (sitewide / user)
* Geolocation of images (on like Google Maps)
* Ability for guest details for commenting are rememberd
(I'm more then happy to assist if required)
2008-01-13 14:06:26
Just a few bits that came to mind:
- Ability to post a picture from a URL (use same upload screen, but include options "From file" and "From URL")
- Ability to replace an uploaded picture (example: posted lo-res by phone, want to upload hi-res version later)
- Ability to edit and delete own comments on others' (and own) posts (for when you don't catch those horrible typos befroe it's too ltae)
- Ability to have same post in multiple albums
- Option to make posts private (visible only to self)
- Option to make albums private (even if some of the posts in them are public)
- Option to let post show only in albums or by direct link, not in main blog (checkmark "Do not show in main")
- Private messages between users
(I guess that what we really want is flickr functionality, plus a few twists of our own, but with the same community feel as the old Phlog - which I honestly don't think flickr is able to offer)
Great initiative, Derek. It's just the kind of kick in the butt that Phlog needs :-)
- Ability to post a picture from a URL (use same upload screen, but include options "From file" and "From URL")
- Ability to replace an uploaded picture (example: posted lo-res by phone, want to upload hi-res version later)
- Ability to edit and delete own comments on others' (and own) posts (for when you don't catch those horrible typos befroe it's too ltae)
- Ability to have same post in multiple albums
- Option to make posts private (visible only to self)
- Option to make albums private (even if some of the posts in them are public)
- Option to let post show only in albums or by direct link, not in main blog (checkmark "Do not show in main")
- Private messages between users
(I guess that what we really want is flickr functionality, plus a few twists of our own, but with the same community feel as the old Phlog - which I honestly don't think flickr is able to offer)
Great initiative, Derek. It's just the kind of kick in the butt that Phlog needs :-)
2008-01-15 04:00:14
- Ability to set up an "auto-strip" feature that will remove provider tagging of e-mail messages (or disclaimers) at the Phlog end...
- Option to add new albums from the Edit window
- I would prefer it if phlog avoided linking back to all the MySpace/Facebook crap - rather let people create a post footer with that crap in it if they want....
- Option to add new albums from the Edit window
- I would prefer it if phlog avoided linking back to all the MySpace/Facebook crap - rather let people create a post footer with that crap in it if they want....
2008-01-20 14:17:40
I love all of the above! I have no additional suggestion. The only feedback is that sometimes when I try to log in, I can't - Page Unavailable. I love Phlog as it is... Am I too simple minded?
2008-01-22 00:48:33
@ manicmolly: Nothing wrong with simple :-) One of the best assets of Phlog when I started here was the simplicity, plus the fact that I didn't get drowned in ads wherever I looked.
But I think a few more features could be added without making it less simple to use. And some of the existing features need some tweaking.
But I think a few more features could be added without making it less simple to use. And some of the existing features need some tweaking.
2008-01-22 00:52:16
- Guest comments: Make guests' email addresses private, i.e. visible only to the phlog owner. Or make this optional, but with private as default.
2008-02-08 13:02:54
Hello Alan!
Maybee you can offer different languages on the dashboard-page.
french, spanish and german.
Dirk/ Germany Dresden
Maybee you can offer different languages on the dashboard-page.
french, spanish and german.
Dirk/ Germany Dresden
2008-02-08 15:09:28
I hope to do some internationalization again, but my priority right now is simply to get the new version out in English.
I would love to support multiple languages again, but it takes a massive amount of time and effort to get right. So, hopefully, eventually, but not anytime soon :)
I would love to support multiple languages again, but it takes a massive amount of time and effort to get right. So, hopefully, eventually, but not anytime soon :)
2008-02-08 21:15:33
Guest: Dirk
No problem, if you need some help...ask me, i can help you for the german part. But i think the other suggestions are more importantly.
2008-02-09 03:30:16
yeah who is the freak blocking my account for public because of what?
hemaworstje.
email: nofokkingidea@hotmail.com
hemaworstje.
email: nofokkingidea@hotmail.com
2008-02-11 14:51:14
Dear Hemaworstje,
The 'freak' you refer to is me, Alan - the person who wrote/owns/runs & pays for your site and bandwidth out of my own pocket. I decided not to allow sites with nudity onto the front page. They are not blocked in any other way - anyone can go directly to your page, but I want to keep the front page 'family friendly'.
If you are unhappy with this, then this probably isn't the community you are looking for. If you would like to discuss further, I am contactable, as always at alan@phlog.net.
The 'freak' you refer to is me, Alan - the person who wrote/owns/runs & pays for your site and bandwidth out of my own pocket. I decided not to allow sites with nudity onto the front page. They are not blocked in any other way - anyone can go directly to your page, but I want to keep the front page 'family friendly'.
If you are unhappy with this, then this probably isn't the community you are looking for. If you would like to discuss further, I am contactable, as always at alan@phlog.net.
2008-02-25 08:31:01
Man... have you ever seen Blogsome.com? There's a lot of things I would like to be like there, as CSS editing, front page and post page customization... but still being easy. Well, anyway, you're using Ruby, so SmartyTags might not suit this project, but anyway, some implementation of these might be terrific. I've got a blog in there, if you wanna look.
Also, +1 on internationalization... lots of non-english people visits and uses this site.
Well, I guess more ideas will come as they come to my head... I guess that's how brain works... :P
Greetings!
Also, +1 on internationalization... lots of non-english people visits and uses this site.
Well, I guess more ideas will come as they come to my head... I guess that's how brain works... :P
Greetings!
2008-03-27 16:58:35
Guest: Rob73
*Video uploader with some advanced auto-quality control displays and features
2008-04-02 08:53:12
how about a detailed Viewing History capability, like what they have for Multiply. this would track who visits, when, and which entry they've read :) AND a video uploader would be fantastic!
2008-04-03 13:08:07
Is it possible to configurate the visitor-counter?
Now the count every "click". I think its better when they count every visitor 1 time/day.
Now the count every "click". I think its better when they count every visitor 1 time/day.
List last updated 7:56 AEDST (GMT+10) on Fri 4Apr08
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Site features:
- Bring back the forums (but with tighter integration with the rest of the site)
- A PhlogBlog (ie a site blog similar to http://blog.flickr.com)
- Daily or weekly themes for user participation
- Browser-detect - delivery of "lite" version for mobile/PDA users
- Bring back the ability to browse users by location and other meta data
- Ad-free, value-added version for "supporters" who can contribute financially (eg $x per annum) or in kind (hosting? prizes?) to the running of phlog.net
- Weekly phlogger profiles (interview, photo, best images etc)
- Ability to log-in from any page
- Ability to email posts to others
Integration with Facebook / Blogs
- Some SEO so when you search Mobile Blogging you find the site
- Ability to see popular tags (sitewide / user)
- Geolocation of images (on like Google Maps)
- Ability for guest details for commenting are remembered
- Web 2.0 social bookmarking links (eg digg, del.icio.us, StumbleUpon etc)
- Block link-backs and image hot-linking to MySpace/Facebook et al
- Optional user post footers/sig files
- Track my comments option (ie get an alert when a comment I've made on another user's post has received a response)
- Multiple language support from the user dashboard (French, Spanish and German suggested thus far)
- Video uploader with some advanced auto-quality control displays and features
- Detailed Viewing History capability, like what they have for Multiply. this would track who visits, when, and which entry they've read
- Tweak to the visitor-counter to register unique IP visits per day instead of every page view.
Posting/editing features:
- multi-word tagging
- EXIF reading/indexing (especially for camera type, timestamp etc)
- Ability (like bloggger) to change the date/time of a post
- Basic WYSIWYG interfact (eg bold, hyperlinking etc)
- show me posts without tags
- show me posts without a description
- strip carrier MMS formatting (eg Telsta, Verizon etc) to remove provider tagging of e-mail messages (or disclaimers)
- Email alerts (eg comment posted)
- Some Web2.0/mashup goodness (how about links to google maps for location-specific photos?)
- AJAX Edit In Place
- Ability to limit posts to users / password protection
- Ability to limit image sizes
- Ability to post a picture from a URL (use same upload screen, but include options "From file" and "From URL")
- Ability to replace an uploaded picture (example: posted lo-res by phone, want to upload hi-res version later)
- Ability to edit and delete own comments on others' (and own) posts (for when you don't catch those horrible typos befroe it's too ltae)
- Ability to have same post in multiple albums
- Option to make posts private (visible only to self)
- Option to make albums private (even if some of the posts in them are public)
- Option to let post show only in albums or by direct link, not in main blog (checkmark "Do not show in main")
- Private messages between users
- Image rotation of previously uploaded pic
- Make guests' email addresses private, i.e. visible only to the phlog owner (Or make this optional, but with private as default)
- CSS editing, front page and post page customization