I’ve added a nice feature to the site which I think adds to usability, without being too flashy. Those that have been around the site for awhile know that in some of the previous designs we’ve had some fun with progressive web technologies, perhaps a little too much fun, but such is the life when you’ve got lots of extra time and no one telling you not to.
The feature is the dynamic (ajax) loading of entries inline on the main page, search results pages, and archives & category pages.
Originally built by Duane and I for an upcoming theme release, WPtouch WordPress theme (a theme that you can install on any WordPress blog to format its content for viewing on an iPhone or iPod touch).
Hmph, dynamic whatchamajiggy you ask?
At the bottom of the home page you’ll see the ‘Load more entries…’ link shown in the image to the right. When clicked, it will fetch the next 10 entries and show them inline in the page, below the ones above. You can continue to fetch more entries and browse the extensive archives here easily in this way.
The same goes for search results, archives, and category pages.
While nothing was inherently bad about the way that pages flowed before on the site, this feature I felt was suitable for use here because we have so many entries, and searching through them can be an onerous task for those new to the site, or when searching for a specific older entry.
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oooooh fetch new entries…… I like it, I like it alot!!!!!!! Sounds neat…..I’m always up for new kinds of fun!!!!
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Fetch!
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Woof Woof!
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You know what would be really fetch? Forums! Lot’s of em.. Tons.. So we can talk ALL DAY LONG! AAAAAAAALL DAY .
K, this change in weather has gone to my brain. Right in my brain.
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Y’know what I’m always wondering about is sometimes I see pics in the rss sometimes I don’t… and the times are always considerably off.
I’ll try out that fetch thinger… neato.
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DALE, ftw!
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Neat. Good Title.
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Forums really would be fun. :)
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Stop trying to make Fetch happen.
PS… getting a Macbook Pro on Saturday…………. SO Excited! (Sorry just had to share).
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Bow to my iPhone !!!
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Quoting Rod Bruno:
The only way I can do that is if you, you know, PHONE me with it.
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Spiffy add, Dale. :)
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Oh Rod, you’re welcome for all that MG iPhone goodness.
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Classy stuff.
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Quoting Rod Bruno:
Bow wow.
Quoting Dale Mugford:
‘Good’ness
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That’s it. I need an iPhone.
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you bes be fetchin yerself one, ya hear?
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ajax is cool
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Gotta love AJAX
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And really, howl at Duane folks- he’s the brains behind the mechanics on this one.
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Woot wooooooooooooooooooot.. Go Duane!!!! Go Duane!!!!!!!
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Spiffy
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Thumbs up!
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can someone fetch me a beer so I can drown my playoff sorrows? Man, what a bad night for Canuck’s fans.
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Neat. I still wouldn’t mind seeing the return of the edit function though. What sort of cruel world is this where I must pay attention to my words as I say them rather than afterwards?
“What is this, the time of Charlemagne? Answer me! Answer me now!” (Oh Simpsons, even in your great decline, you still come up with some great lines)
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Quoting Nothingman:
AHAHA. Would it be even crueler if I was the ONLY ONE who still enjoyed the edit function? Me thinks it would, yes, me thinks it would.
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Quoting deb:
Oh for fak sake, I left the bedroom at 3-0 knuckleheads. Did they blow it?
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Cool!!! Just in time for my new iPod Touch.
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Dale,
Does that mean that feature will come standard with the next Minimalia release? Hehe.
-b
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Forums please, I need to talk:
Man that rocked driving around town today cranking ‘SHE’S IN IT FOR THE MONEY’…
My new lyrics are:
“at this time
when the sun is up
I drive around
and crank you loud”
I suck
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Quoting Dale Mugford:
You, sir, are a cruel man indeed.
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I wish it were true. But it would be a huge waste of resources, and I’m not into that, environmental or digital.
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Dale, great job… Plus I like new things :-) keep em comin… at your own pace of course.