Mar 12, 2018 / Community Pool

Community Pool

Where WordPress bloggers support each other with feedback and advice.

Note: Starting this week, each Community Pool post will be open for two days. Comments will then be closed until we publish the next Community Pool. Enjoy the swim!

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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  8. My blog has evolved a bit since I began it 3 1/2 years ago. I’ve been trying to decide whether it would be better to change the blog name to one that better suits it today or start a new blog. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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    1. I guess it depends on where you’re wanting to go with your blog. I would always opt in favor of just changing the name, because you wouldn’t want all of the hard work and hours you’ve already put in to count for nothing. And it might be fun for others to watch the progression of the blog:)

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    2. I very much enjoyed this post. As a death-positive person, I think about these topics a lot, and I love reading other peoples opinions and meditations on the topic. It’s hard to reflect, but so necessary. Thank you for sharing your reflection and hopefully you are able to connect more strongly with your loved ones.

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      1. Thank you! I love that I’m not the only one that think of this too. I will try my best. Thank you for reading.

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  17. Hey everyone! Sorry I haven’t been posting much or participating in the pool lately. I’m finally on break from school so with any luck I’ll be able to post a few things this week. Not too long ago I saw the movie Black Panther and I also just finished up reading the first issue of the DC Comics series Mister Miracle. So if either of those things interest you I would love to know what you think. I’m an aspiring critic so feedback is always welcome. Have a great day!

    Movies: Black Panther Review

    Comics: Mister Miracle #1 (Tom King/Mitch Gerads) Review

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  19. Hey everyone! Over the last couple months I really haven’t been as active on here as I would like. Sorry about that. I’ve got my spring break this week so hopefully over the next few days I can write some cool posts. I saw the movie Black Panther recently and I also just finished a review for the first issue in the DC Comics series Mister Miracle. If either of those things sound interesting, feel free to check it out! I am aspiring film critic. Any and all feedback is much appreciated. Thanks!

    Movies: Black Panther Review

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      1. I have to binge that entire season! we started the first two episodes but then kept missing it when it came on. But it is an amazing show! Thank you for stopping by 🙂

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  29. Another question: I know you’re supposed to disclose if you are getting paid from advertising or adding affiliate links on your blog. I don’t do either of those now but I do include links to various resources on my posts to support my opinions and to provide additional helpful material. Should I disclose that I don’t have any affiliated relationships? Does anyone do that?

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      1. Update: I asked the same question on another blogger community and I got the suggestion to add that to my disclaimer page as opposed to each blog post. I think I’ll do that.

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      1. Update: I asked the same question on another blogger community and I got the suggestion to add that to my disclaimer page as opposed to each blog post. I think I’ll do that.

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