Categorical headache
I should really stop writing crap about everything I’m changing in the backend and start writing real, interesting stuff instead.
I’ve been poking around yet some more in the templates. I moved the entry info (date, permalink, categories et al) to the bottom of the entry instead. Makes more sense and reduced the clutter.
I made archive pages for each category. Now I’m thinking about how to define my categories… it’s really starting to get messy in that department. I need to sit down and make a better definition of the categories so I know what to put in each category. Right now it’s way too hazy distinctions between them. If I post a list of music that I’m currently listening to, should it go into Entertainment, Life or Media? Or a combination?
How do other people handle their categories? I could use some help here.
December 22nd, 2002 at 13:44
The best way is to define exclusive categories. “Entertainment” and “Media” are not very good because most things will be both: there is a lot of overlap. Good categories are for example “Places” (and then you can have a list of places, each a category) and “People” (same). There is little confusion in that. In the entertaiment sector, you could have categories “movie”, “music” and “comic book”, each a clearly separate category without much overlap. Feel free to email me to discuss your categories
December 23rd, 2002 at 13:00
I categorize after what I feel is the main point of rhe entry. A list of music would be sorted under “lists.” If it’s about a used bookshop spree it goes under books — even if I don’t mention my purchases at all. Sure, it will not be consistent, but since it would have gotten that way sooner or later anyway, why not do it from the start?
December 23rd, 2002 at 14:25
Psst, the entry info (date, permalink, categories et al) is still at the top in the individual archives.