ブログテーマの変更: 学んだ教訓

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新しいテーマに切り替えてからYugaTechで1か月が経ちました。素晴らしいコメントや改善提案は別として、バックエンドで後に対処しなければならなかったいくつかの問題があり、設計段階でより重点を置くべきでした。

新しいテーマへのアップグレードで学んだいくつかの教訓:

  • ブログのレイアウトを変更する方法は実際にはあまり多くありません。最終的な結果は常にブログのように見えます。ただし、以前は重点を置いていた要素のいくつかは新しいレイアウトに合わない場合があります。これらの要素をリストアップし、優先順位番号を割り当てることを検討してください。そうすれば、どの要素を最初に配置したいかを判断しやすくなります。これは特にナビゲーションやサイドバーに表示する項目で重要です。ダブルカラムからトリプルカラムに移行する場合は比較的簡単かもしれませんが、3カラムから2カラムに縮小する場合はやや難しいことがあります。
  • PPC広告は、表示するコンテンツと広告のバランスや実装するカラ―組み合わせによっては逆に影響を受ける可能性があります。新しいテーマで最大の欠点の一つは、AdSenseのCTRが低下したことです。これは実際には賭けであり、受け入れる覚悟が必要です。もちろん、後から広告を調整すれば元の広告パフォーマンスやそれ以上に回復できるかもしれません。私の場合は、マイナス50%からわずか20%下回るレベルまで回復しました。
  • 画像サイズ。テーマの古いコンテンツ幅を忘れずに、以前の画像や写真がどのサイズで表示されていたかを確認してください。私の古いテーマは最大520ピクセルまで対応でき、ほとんどの写真はその幅を最大限に活用していました。現在の問題は、現在のテーマではコンテンツ列に460ピクセルしか利用できないことです。別のサイドバー列を追加するために必要なトレードオフでした。私の解決策は、古い画像をダウンロードし、PhotoShopで一括リサイズして再アップロードすることです。
  • 直接広告主も忘れないでください。既存の広告を持つ直接広告主がいる場合は、新しいテーマレイアウトでの配置を考慮してください。ほとんどの直接広告主は最大の露出を得るためにファーストビュー上部の位置を望むので、他の要素より先にその場所を確保しましょう。もう一つの副作用として、投稿レベルのリンク広告があります。パーマリンク構造の変更により個々のページのPageRankが失われたため、その結果多くの新しい広告を失いました。

もう一つは、実際には遭遇していませんが、背景を変更することです。今回は少し暗めの背景にしたかったのですが、以前のものが白を使用していたため、白にしなければなりませんでした。さもなければ、同じ背景を使用している以前の画像がすべてページをとても醜く見せてしまいます。

将来ブログのテーマを変更するときに、これらのレッスンを覚えておいてくださいね。 :)

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the main limitations of changing a blog layout?
There aren't many ways to change a blog layout. The end result will always look like a blog.
How does the new theme affect advertising performance?
The new theme adversely affected the AdSense CTR. PPC ads could be affected by content and ad balance.
What should be considered when adjusting layout elements?
List elements with priority numbers to determine which to display first, especially in navigation and sidebars.
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Abe Olandres

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and is considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines.

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adam · 16 years ago

If yuga would create a school for bloggers I would be the first to enrolled.
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StrayArrow · 16 years ago

Same problem with me… cant really decide on what theme… hmmmm tried tweakng free themes but still not satisfied….

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jerome · 17 years ago

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izuka01 · 18 years ago

blog optimizing and changing themes is very crucial — you must do the right format and styles to do it more presentable and eligant. well the most tip on it is to act as a user. :)

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safejoibrerse · 18 years ago

I don’t even know,fellow!) continued to write in the same vein, it is interesting people!

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lyra · 18 years ago

ooh great, thanks for the tips, though i used wordpress.org , but this is great:)

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jco · 18 years ago

had just registered a domain..i’m transferring my blog right now.thanks for this

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bascomputer · 18 years ago

thanks for the tips..

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jhay · 19 years ago

I’m on the same boat as Jaypee, I use to take a whole day when changing and customizing themes, now it can take me between 2 to 4 hours. hehe

I edit the theme files on a WP install on my computer and play with it there. Once I’m happy with the results, I just fire up the FTP and upload the themes. Seamless and easy, 70-90% of the time though. ;)

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Jaypee · 19 years ago

Changing or upgrading your blog theme can be both time consuming and fun. Since I’m not that good in creating WordPress themes, I have fun customizing and tweaking public themes. :)

I agree about the darker background. I think it would make the overall layout look better. :D

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roland · 19 years ago

i have watched the ‘mel & joey’ episode last sunday,aug.19—and i was so excited and still very interested to be a ‘blogger’,many thanks if you will be the one could help me in the near future,so hoping for the best! indeed,i am very interested.thank you so much!

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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 19 years ago

Thanks for the input guys. Will be rolling out an updated version soon.

@Brian, not sure where that figure came from. Definitely not just Adsense. They also failed to mention I co-own one of the largest forums in the Philippines, among other forums.

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BrianB · 19 years ago

Abe, Darker background definitely. Font sucks.I like the ad auction ads. Maybe they should be bigger.

Yuga is making $5,000 a month? That’s just Adsense?

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Dave Starr — ROI Guy · 19 years ago

A few thoughts on the new theme, especially regarding backgrounds in general: Lose them.

The diagonal lines are a pain. First of all they take up screen space that could be put to better use. Second, for anyone with a slow connection, they sometimes take forever to go away as the server seems to only “paint” the final screen long after all the text is already in place. So people are continually trying to red the blog thrpugh distracting diagonal lines. This is not aimed solely at this theme, there are many other popuar ones out there that emphasize graphics “cuteness” at the expense of reader’s ability to read the blog. I’m no CSS guru but I seem to remember reading somewhere that graphics design was supposed to move forward, long ago, from the antiquated idea of paint a screen over and over. Aparently, the puncit’s lied.

Think of the millions of bits per day that your server sends out consisting of nothing but diagonal lines filling the user’s screen to be instantly (or less than instantly) “erased” by the final screen.

I wonder what percentage of the overall ‘Net traffic consists of bits that are never meant to be seen by the human eye?

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jerom · 19 years ago

yup, i did watched it too. actually, i announced about it in my blog yesterday and hopefully many did. thanks yuga for the enlightenment.

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sasieboy · 19 years ago

Yeah that’s a lot of money here in Pinas, after I saw the success of Yuga in Mel and Joey episode my spirit to blog is burning :), Thanks Yuga for sharing your wisdom in the world of blogging.

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joseph · 19 years ago

Just saw the Mel and Joey episode. $ 5,000 a month? Wow.

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