Title: Constructive Criticism Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Constructive Criticism * [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/) * I’m new to WordPress and blogging, period. Seeking constructive critcism on design/ layout; and, funtionality/usability. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 57 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/page/4/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68022) * Sorry. URL: [http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/](http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/) * [bpkri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bpkri/) * (@bpkri) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68024) * Why not try install WordPress and see what it can do for you? Maybe you have some more precise questions after that? 🙂 It’s a bit hard to know what you’re looking for. Hints for designs I think you can find out all over the forums here, looking at other blogs. 🙂 * [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68025) * WordPress credit? * [bpkri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bpkri/) * (@bpkri) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68029) * Ah…. not that explains a bit more. Looks sweet. Though the design wastes a lot of screen space. At least over here. Only the center area of the page is used, which leaves about 3/4 of the screen unused. Looks nice, but I think you see too little and have to scroll unneccesarily much. * Thread Starter [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68042) * Root, The WordPress credit is located at the very bottom of the right page– assuming this is what you mean by credit. URL: [http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/](http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/) willneea * Thread Starter [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68044) * Root, Should read: The WordPress credit is located at the very bottom of the right *scroll*– assuming this is what you mean by credit. URL: [http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/](http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/) willneea * [eric](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eric/) * (@eric) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68055) * Nice design, but personally I’d get rid of the scrolls and use the whole browser window. I dislike anything that requires me to use the mouse. But then maybe that’s just me. * Thread Starter [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68106) * Eric, not arguing the point, just curious. If you dislike anything that requires you to use the mouse, how then are you able to read this comment? URL: [http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/](http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/) willneea * [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * (@root) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68155) * If someone presents a design like that I think we are entitled to nit pick It is advertised as xhtml 1.0 strict for some reason. But it isnt. * Thread Starter [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68166) * It is now. [http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/](http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/) * Thread Starter [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68168) * The Moose has a point… [http://www.literarymoose.info/=/article/wordpress.xhtml](http://www.literarymoose.info/=/article/wordpress.xhtml) * [eric](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eric/) * (@eric) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68169) * @willnea: started firefox from the WinXP start menu using the “special windows” and up/down keys; CTRL+D to type wordpress.org/support/ in the URL field. Scrolled down, found this topic, typed in the first few letters of the post topic (“Con”) to latch onto the link; pressed enter to follow the link (yeah, I don’t need to click on links anymore as long as they’re text. Firefox rox). Scrolled down to read this. Look mum, no mouse! I could even have used tab to get to this text field and enter the text, but it would have been too much hassle to press tab like 30 times so I did use the mouse for that. See? I’m pragmatic, not fanatic… Clicking on “Post Message” is a simple tab and enter though, no mouse at all. More generally, there is always a trade-off between how much control you as a web designer retain over the look/feel/navigation of a site, and how much you allow your visitors to control for themselves – e.g. column widths etc. When someone lets me make the window as wide or narrow as I want, and navigate around it the way I want, and doesn’t try to make me register or give them my email addreess, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy and I’m more likely to come back. Again, just my personal opinion. * Thread Starter [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68170) * Looks like scroll to me, just my opinion… started firefox from the WinXP start menu using the “special windows” and up/down keys; CTRL+D to type wordpress.org/ support/ in the URL field. ****Scrolled***** down, found this topic, typed in the first few letters of the post topic (“Con”) to latch onto the link; pressed enter to follow the link (yeah, I don’t need to click on links anymore as long as they’re text. Firefox rox). ****Scrolled***** down to read this. Look mum, no mouse! I could even have used * Thread Starter [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68171) * Okay. You scrolled without using a mouse. I’ve deleted “login” and “resister.” Good points, all. * Thread Starter [willneea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willneea/) * (@willneea) * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/#post-68188) * Well, as it turns out, I bit the bullet– and eliminated the scrolls. Difficult decision for me. Little rough around the edges right now, but has possibilities. I can see now that it was the thing to do. I just didn’t want to admit it. Thanks for the push. I apologize for getting out of line– so much for ego involement… willneea [http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/](http://www.dlaakso.com/weblog/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 57 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/page/4/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Constructive Criticism’ is closed to new replies. * 57 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/) * Last activity: [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/constructive-criticism/page/4/#post-68511) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics