Oct 16, 2017 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where WordPress bloggers support each other with feedback and advice.

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).

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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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    1. Hello,
      I’m not sure this is the reason the widget doesn’t seem to be working, but one possible explanation is that the posts you liked need to contain an image in order to appear in the widget. In other words, if all the posts you’ve liked recently were text-only, they won’t show.

      In case this issue persists, please reach out to our Happiness team, who’ll be able to look further into it: https://wordpress.com/help/contact

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  2. Hi everyone! My name is Yesenia; I don’t consider myself a writer I’m actually an ICU nurse. However I do try to spread as much joy as I can. It can be tough in a world that is filled with so much madness and stress. That’s the main reason I started this blog. Mostly to encourage people to try new things and just have fun with life. I’m open to feedback. Let me know what you think

    http://yeseniasadventures.com

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    3. Hello — I believe the correct link to your post is:

      DAMAGED

      When sharing a link to your post, it’s best to copy-and-paste from your browser’s address line after the post has been published — that’s the post in its accessible-to-everyone mode.

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    1. My guess is that people may be expecting those raising funds to do something that shows some type of sacrifice: (walk, get dunked in ice water). I agree with you that it’s a bit unfair. Some people like to walk, so it’s not a sacrifice to walk to raise funds. I’d ask them, “What do you enjoy doing? Would you be willing to do something you enjoy to help raise funds for a worthy cause?” If the answer is, “yes” then you have an opening to tell about a group of people doing exactly that. https://gracelead.co

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  12. It is so frustrating when you already feel lazy finishing your write up, so I always tell myself to reminisce how I felt during my travels to keep going on. I am not YET a good writer, but I want to learn and I am learning. It is good to know that bloggers here are ever supportive and very helpful! here is my latest blog which I partially finished. https://jiyonthesoloist.wordpress.com/2017/09/26/the-bests-of-balinese-temples-beyond-artistry-and-faith/

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  15. Hello There!

    May I ask, how to put a drop-down list on the menu? I am struggling for that…

    Would love to hear you guys! I need your strong advice…

    Thanks.

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