Sep 4, 2017 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where WordPress bloggers support each other with feedback and advice.

The Community Pool will be closed for maintenance next week (September 11) — we’ll see you again the following Monday (September 18)!

Have you just published a new post and are dying for some feedback? Are you redesigning your blog and could use some layout or design advice from your more seasoned peers?

The Community Pool is for peer feedback and advice. Looking for more specific information? Check out some of these resources:

Tap into the wisdom of The Daily Post blogging community and leave your question here in the comments. Others can then click through and offer input either on your site, or in the comments here (feel free to indicate which you’d prefer).

Looking for more information about custom domains, advanced design options, and other enhancements for your blog? Find the WordPress.com plan that’s right for you.

Are you a new blogger looking to share your very first post? We have a special forum for bloggers just like you in our weekly First Friday posts.

To help us make the Community Pool a productive space for discussion, here are some tips and guidelines you might find useful:

  • While you’re not required to, we encourage everyone who requests feedback to also reply to at least one or two other bloggers who need some help. Spread the love!
  • The Community Pool comments section can get quite big — and starting duplicate threads doesn’t help. Thanks for not posting the same question more than once, as well as for not starting numerous threads in a single Pool.
  • If you’re looking for quality feedback, be as specific as you can. Questions about a particular post tend to draw more comments than ones about entire blogs. Questions about specific design elements are more likely to be answered than ones asking for general layout advice.
  • We discourage leaving links without a more substantive message or question. These are often overlooked by other bloggers, and we frequently remove them to make the comment reading experience smoother. Also note that including multiple links in your comment might automatically put it in the moderation queue, which will delay its publication.
  • Please keep all comments civil and constructive. The idea is to have fun — it’s a pool, after all!
  • To keep from losing your place in the comment thread while you visit others’ blogs, right-click on a link to open it in a new tab or window.
  • If you haven’t looked at our Commenting Guidelines in a while, now might be a good time.
  • No running on the deck.

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  6. Hello beautiful bloggers! I’m making my first step as a blogger, and I just want to know if I’m doing the right thing. Suggestions needed
    Thank you.

    Posts

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    2. You are off to a good start. Your site is well-organized and visually appealing. For your About page, you could copy the text that you have on your introductory post. Other than that, jump in and write some posts on the topics you have selected. Be sure to put a few relevant tags on each post so prospective viewers could find them when doing an internet search. https://gracelead.co

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    1. I found Visions and Unseen both captivating. The visuals you used with them worked well. Some suggestions on your site: (1) Put a few words on your About page to tell us the purpose of your site. (2) Remove the “Uncategorized” from the categories on your posts. https://gracelead.co

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  13. Hey all! First time posting here, my blog is only a month or so old and I’ve been playing around with different templates but I’ve finally found one I like. I just wondered if anyone has time could they have a quick look and let me know if you’ve got any tips etc?

    Thanks in advance 🙂

    Rizzleyy.co.uk

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  23. Hello everyone. I am writing an essay/story blog and I keep experimenting with the layout. I’ve had it for a month-ish, and I’d love some feedback on it. Is my site easy to maneuver through? Any tips and ideas I should know about? Thanks!

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