Comments on: Blog Design: How Many Columns? http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/ Helping you learn more and do more with WordPress Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:40:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-479634 Lorelle VanFossen Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:05:10 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-479634 I recommend that you check out <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/grids/builder/" rel="nofollow">Yahoo YUI CSS Grid Builder</a> and the <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/grids/" rel="nofollow">Yahoo CSS Grids Library</a> for examples to help you set up your blog's layout structure. I recommend that you check out Yahoo YUI CSS Grid Builder and the Yahoo CSS Grids Library for examples to help you set up your blog’s layout structure.

]]> By: Much More Than A Mom http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-479225 Much More Than A Mom Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:48:06 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-479225 I actually want to switch mine from 2-3 columns (to keep the ads in their own space and a few other reasons) but am struggling with the code to do that. Do you have a recommendation as to where to get help with that. I want to do it myself because that's the only way I'll learn. I actually want to switch mine from 2-3 columns (to keep the ads in their own space and a few other reasons) but am struggling with the code to do that. Do you have a recommendation as to where to get help with that. I want to do it myself because that’s the only way I’ll learn.

]]> By: How Many Columns Should a Blog Have? @ chrisg.com http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-437417 How Many Columns Should a Blog Have? @ chrisg.com Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:53:36 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-437417 [...] than what we like, we have to focus on what your reader needs. As Lorelle says … The single most important feature on your blog is the navigation. Today’s web [...] [...] than what we like, we have to focus on what your reader needs. As Lorelle says … The single most important feature on your blog is the navigation. Today’s web [...]

]]> By: How many columns make the best blog? http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-283030 How many columns make the best blog? Thu, 17 May 2007 16:21:23 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-283030 [...] are selected quotes from Lorelle VanFossen. Check out the opinions of her readers [...] [...] are selected quotes from Lorelle VanFossen. Check out the opinions of her readers [...]

]]> By: GMZ http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-225415 GMZ Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:23:32 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-225415 This is a good issue Lorelle. Many prefer 2 columns or 1 column and they almost fight about their desires. 3 columns are not bad ... not even 4. It's my own opinion, I choose my layout. But it must be fluid width. Like you said, there are people who have 20 inch monitors ( that includes me ) but this doesn't means that we should opt for a fixed width too large. For those on 800x600, or 1024 ,because that is the most used resolution, it could be hard to view a website.. and scroll horizontally. I'm currently trying to theme a Sandbox, from ( almost ) scratch and I want 4 column. 2 navigation columns on the left and right and 2 center column for headlines ( I'm developing an online newspaper ) and I don't know if with sandbox I can manage to create 4 columns. But this layout is for a big website with plenty of space to be occupied. Smaller blogs, like personal ones, or like Lorelle's blog, don't need more than 2 columns, or 3. 1 column is absolutely minimalistic and is for podcasting or journals. But opinions may vary... Here is my website ( Tutorials and Web Resources ) http://www.23tutorials.net -> 3 columns, but in a process of modification... This is a good issue Lorelle. Many prefer 2 columns or 1 column and they almost fight about their desires. 3 columns are not bad … not even 4. It’s my own opinion, I choose my layout. But it must be fluid width. Like you said, there are people who have 20 inch monitors ( that includes me ) but this doesn’t means that we should opt for a fixed width too large. For those on 800×600, or 1024 ,because that is the most used resolution, it could be hard to view a website.. and scroll horizontally. I’m currently trying to theme a Sandbox, from ( almost ) scratch and I want 4 column. 2 navigation columns on the left and right and 2 center column for headlines ( I’m developing an online newspaper ) and I don’t know if with sandbox I can manage to create 4 columns.

But this layout is for a big website with plenty of space to be occupied. Smaller blogs, like personal ones, or like Lorelle’s blog, don’t need more than 2 columns, or 3. 1 column is absolutely minimalistic and is for podcasting or journals. But opinions may vary…

Here is my website ( Tutorials and Web Resources ) http://www.23tutorials.net -> 3 columns, but in a process of modification…

]]> By: Combien de colonnes pour votre blog ? http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-220362 Combien de colonnes pour votre blog ? Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:50:11 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-220362 [...] pose très rapidement. Combien de colonnes doit avoir mon blog ? Mark de Weblog Tools Collection et Lorelle se sont posés la question et j’avoue que, moi-même, je me la pose depuis un petit moment, [...] [...] pose très rapidement. Combien de colonnes doit avoir mon blog ? Mark de Weblog Tools Collection et Lorelle se sont posés la question et j’avoue que, moi-même, je me la pose depuis un petit moment, [...]

]]> By: Web writing and site navigation: helping your site’s visitors » Fab Web Writer: Join The Instant Publishing Revolution http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-219471 Web writing and site navigation: helping your site’s visitors » Fab Web Writer: Join The Instant Publishing Revolution Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:07:31 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-219471 [...] on WordPress has an excellent post “Blog Design: How Many Columns?”, which touches on site navigation: The single most important feature on your blog is the [...] [...] on WordPress has an excellent post “Blog Design: How Many Columns?”, which touches on site navigation: The single most important feature on your blog is the [...]

]]> By: Blog Design: How Many Columns? » Webdesign Archive http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-219293 Blog Design: How Many Columns? » Webdesign Archive Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:19:44 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-219293 [...] perspective on how many columns a blog should have. [go] Related resources The Principles of Beautiful Web DesignImportant Elements of Blog Design & [...] [...] perspective on how many columns a blog should have. [go] Related resources The Principles of Beautiful Web DesignImportant Elements of Blog Design & [...]

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-218675 Lorelle VanFossen Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:26:31 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-218675 I recently found a good starting place for columns from <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/grids/" rel="nofollow">Yahoo Developer Grids</a>. Why not start there for your grid layout and tweak it accordingly. I'm finding a lot of problems with IE handling columns without hacks, so this helped me tons. I'm so tired of the layout hacks to get IE to work. I recently found a good starting place for columns from Yahoo Developer Grids. Why not start there for your grid layout and tweak it accordingly. I’m finding a lot of problems with IE handling columns without hacks, so this helped me tons. I’m so tired of the layout hacks to get IE to work.

]]> By: mandarine http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-218445 mandarine Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:26:51 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/blog-design-how-many-columns/#comment-218445 I am tempted to create a new theme from scratch, with two main columns and a sidebar. The biggest column would be for the blog; the not-so-biggest column would be for featured articles (so that there is always something thinkworthy on the home page); and the sidebar (or I get rid of the sidebar and have a horizontal menubar, but that would not be fair to my blogroll bloggers). The hard trick would be to make sure it degrades gracefully to a blog column + sidebar, then blog column alone, with the other columns flushed below, for narrower browser windows. I am tempted to create a new theme from scratch, with two main columns and a sidebar. The biggest column would be for the blog; the not-so-biggest column would be for featured articles (so that there is always something thinkworthy on the home page); and the sidebar (or I get rid of the sidebar and have a horizontal menubar, but that would not be fair to my blogroll bloggers). The hard trick would be to make sure it degrades gracefully to a blog column + sidebar, then blog column alone, with the other columns flushed below, for narrower browser windows.

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