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From an SEO point of view, I completely agree with solost - using subfolders like techinch.com/apps is much stronger than subdirectories or individual sites - e

by illdave 16y ago

From an SEO point of view, I completely agree with solost - using subfolders like techinch.com/apps is much stronger than subdirectories or individual sites - especially if the topics are all relatively connected. I'm not entirely sure how easy it is to do and it would take a bit of hacking with your Wordpress template, but as a compromise you could look at having each category page (so /apps, /widgets, /whatever) have it's own background image - although I imagine completely different themes or very different styles could be a bit of a nightmare.

maguay 16y ago
What I ended up doing is creating http://techinch.com/apps http://techinch.com/apps with a full new WordPress install. Currently the main site and the new /apps site are running fully different themes, but I plan to bring them together with a customized WooThemes Canvas next year. We'll see how it goes!
- solost 16y ago
  Taking a quick look, I think the experience is okay. While things are different they are not so radically different as to make me feel uncomfortable as a user. I am not sure if this is the approach I would take, I very much like the homepage theme, however I am certain you have reason why you are doing what you are. Good luck and keep us up to date.
  - maguay 16y ago
    Hmm ... so you would think it would be better to just keep adding more diverse topics to the main home page? Or you like the main theme and would use it on the sub-site? What I'm thinking is that by having niche sites, I can feature a nice-designed app per day in a small post in a small post without swamping my main content. Similar to Greatwebapps.com ... and I hope to do a network of sorts of sites like that eventually. But, I'm not certain it's a good approach. And, by the way, the content on techinch.com/apps is just filler test stuff, and is in no way the stuff I plan to use once it's publicly live. Thanks for your suggestions ... I really appreciate them.

by illdave 16y ago

maguay 16y ago

What I ended up doing is creating http://techinch.com/apps http://techinch.com/apps with a full new WordPress install. Currently the main site and the new /apps site are running fully different themes, but I plan to bring them together with a customized WooThemes Canvas next year. We'll see how it goes!

solost 16y ago
Taking a quick look, I think the experience is okay. While things are different they are not so radically different as to make me feel uncomfortable as a user. I am not sure if this is the approach I would take, I very much like the homepage theme, however I am certain you have reason why you are doing what you are. Good luck and keep us up to date.
- maguay 16y ago
  Hmm ... so you would think it would be better to just keep adding more diverse topics to the main home page? Or you like the main theme and would use it on the sub-site? What I'm thinking is that by having niche sites, I can feature a nice-designed app per day in a small post in a small post without swamping my main content. Similar to Greatwebapps.com ... and I hope to do a network of sorts of sites like that eventually. But, I'm not certain it's a good approach. And, by the way, the content on techinch.com/apps is just filler test stuff, and is in no way the stuff I plan to use once it's publicly live. Thanks for your suggestions ... I really appreciate them.