Comments on: Expand truncated feeds http://www.johnbraine.com/2010/04/expand-truncated-feeds.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:55:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John http://www.johnbraine.com/2010/04/expand-truncated-feeds.html/comment-page-1#comment-1487 John Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:54:11 +0000 http://www.johnbraine.com/2010/04/expand-truncated-feeds.html#comment-1487 Hey Andrew. I think for a lot of the bigger sites, it's definitely a choice. The idea is that stats go up, and they might click ads, and maybe they think they'll be more inclined to leave a comment. But it's a false logic. I think most people using a feed reader probably just click NEXT most of the time, and they ultimately get less readers going to the site. It's possible that it is the default setup for some people when they set up their blogs though. And I bet there's a few people with blogs who don't use readers that much and that don't even realize. Something else that's always seemed quite pointless to me on websites is pagination. There's a great plugin called <a href="http://www.google.ie/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=autopager " rel="nofollow"> autopager </a>that kills it. Hey Andrew. I think for a lot of the bigger sites, it’s definitely a choice. The idea is that stats go up, and they might click ads, and maybe they think they’ll be more inclined to leave a comment. But it’s a false logic. I think most people using a feed reader probably just click NEXT most of the time, and they ultimately get less readers going to the site.

It’s possible that it is the default setup for some people when they set up their blogs though. And I bet there’s a few people with blogs who don’t use readers that much and that don’t even realize.

Something else that’s always seemed quite pointless to me on websites is pagination. There’s a great plugin called autopager that kills it.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.johnbraine.com/2010/04/expand-truncated-feeds.html/comment-page-1#comment-1486 Andrew Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:20:47 +0000 http://www.johnbraine.com/2010/04/expand-truncated-feeds.html#comment-1486 Hey John, I somehow missed this post, thanks for putting it up. I hate those truncated feeds too, so i'm delighted there's something can be done about them. Do you know if having the feed that way is a choice the blogger in question has made? i've often been tempted to leave a comment or send an email asking them to sort it out, but I don't want to do that if it's not their fault. Hey John, I somehow missed this post, thanks for putting it up. I hate those truncated feeds too, so i’m delighted there’s something can be done about them.
Do you know if having the feed that way is a choice the blogger in question has made? i’ve often been tempted to leave a comment or send an email asking them to sort it out, but I don’t want to do that if it’s not their fault.

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