Site rewrite feedback request

Posted By: SlackmasterK | Apr 18th @ 9:00 PM
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#Apr 18th @ 9:00 PM
SlackmasterK
SlackmasterK
I write my OWN blogging engines

Forgive me if this sounds like spam.

I've been working on another blog engine rewrite, as is the custom when I get bored. To that end, I'm looking for feedback from my peer group as to functionality, UX, and the feature set.  If you choose to take a look, please take into consideration (1) How the blog engine compares to common ones in use (Wordpress, etc); (2) How the engine compares to its predecessor, which I've received numerous complaints about, mostly on C9 Smiley    and (3): I'm a Developer, not a Designer.  Be honest, but don't be cruel.

For those of you who have always had problems linking to my sites, relax; I've unblocked all those IPs that I had 403'd. I think my spam deterrent system is alot better now.

Therein and henceforth, I provide linkage:
MV5 (Old engine)
MV6 (New engine)

Also, I'm using the same Live ID Application ID as the old one. Therefore if you decide to log in, you'll then have to paste the URL (  http://www.zi255.com/dev/  )  directly into your address bar after login.  Sorry, this goes away when MV6 goes live on the root.  Note this workaround may not work with Firefox.

#Apr 18th @ 10:06 PM
Ion Todirel
Ion Todirel
buuu
personally I don't like white on black, it hurts my eyes, other than that I don't like the title-post line separator...
#Apr 18th @ 10:57 PM
SlackmasterK
SlackmasterK
I write my OWN blogging engines
Don't like it as in change it somehow, or don't like it as in get rid of it?
#Apr 18th @ 11:53 PM
sushovande
sushovande
Smiley Face Sharp
I am a fan of black on white - I do all my coding that way Smiley

Anyway, v6 does look very much better than v5. However, i think providing a list of referrers may not be a good idea, people may send robots to your sites with fake referred headers pointing to their sites to get some extra google juice. (Also note that it is an avenue for XSS and html injection).
#Apr 19th @ 12:09 AM
SlackmasterK
SlackmasterK
I write my OWN blogging engines
Precisely why I am now providing recent referrers in plaintext. They didn't figure it out when I nofollowed them in v5. I'm hoping that by adding this dynamic content that I can increase my SEO.

Of course by displaying recent search queries, Googlebot (and the like) sees me as having added the content containing that query. Therefore they update their records to show I have updated content with that term they saught. Then my ranking goes up and they click more, and the pattern just repeats.  In v5 I made the mistake of not showing this as part of the default content, as Google is less likely to 'click' on an AccordionPane and therefore sees the updated content less frequently.  No longer Smiley

I dunno, everyone seems to be doing black on white. I find it hurts my eyes - like going outside in the sun when I've been in a dark apartment all morning. Of course I keep it dark inside and that must have something to do with it...

Edit: Per XSS injection, which I just noticed you wrote about... All user inputs such as referrer are parameterized on their trip to SQL via LINQ, and HtmlEncoded on their way out.
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