Sunday 29 April 2007
Next Iteration of Tumblr ☀
GhostVirus calls out “Tumblr Whiners” asking for “every WordPress feature under the sun”.
I must confess that I have lobbied for search and comments features.
- Search is important because as my Tumblr log grows, I’d like to be able to find post content. Tumblr is evolving into a del.icio.us replacement for me, and I’d like to be able to be a click away from finding an item that my feeble mind has long forgotten. Google just isn’t performing a complete indexing solution, and barring a search, I may just roll my own.
- On a commenting feature, I suppose it is necessary for me to clarify my wish — I don’t envision a “comment roll” for each post type of deal as is customary with the typical blogging software package. Instead, I propose more of a message board affair, one global topic (or maybe custom tags, for multiple categories, but nothing terribly complicated). No registration system either, unless maybe it’s tied to a universal Tumblr implementation — a decent enough CAPTCHA test to allow quickie style sound offs, and some template variables so that the last 10-15 comments could be shown on Tumblr page. Comments not as critical as search, but it would be nice and really round out the superb package that Tumblr offers. And, let me add, I would be willing to pay for that extra feature too.
All and all, keep up the great work, but don’t be surprised when users ask for features, especially when prompted…
Comments (View)
