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June 26, 2007

Links or Bookmarks?


Ignore this post if you’re not a WordPress user :)

There’s an interminable discussion going down on the WP-Hackers mailing list about one of those little semantic issues that snowballs perniciously into a major debate. WordPress’ back-end lets users manage URLs for inclusion in the sidebar. This area is usually used for the site’s blogroll, but many people use WordPress for non-bloggy purposes. The debate is over whether to title the administrative interface for this external URL manager “Links,” “Bookmarks,” or “Blogroll” (though “Blogroll” isn’t really on the table - that’s what it’s called now, and no one likes it).

There are a dozen good arguments on either side, but we’re trying to take the temperature of the WordPress user community. Helping out a bit by posting a poll here. Which term seems more intuitive / palatable / sensible to you?

Should WP’s list of URLs be titled “Links” or “Bookmarks?”

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4 Responses to “Links or Bookmarks?”

  1. the life of justin moore › Call a spade a spade:

    [...] the few who are in strong disagreement. So, if you’re a WordPress user, take two seconds and go vote. This was written by Justin. Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at 3:55 pm. Filed under WordPress, [...]

  2. dan coulter.com » Spirited Debate:

    [...] Links or Bookmarks? This entry was written by Dan and posted on June 26, 2007 at 6:39 pm and filed under Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « New Wolf Choir Album! [...]

  3. Blog of Leonid Mamchenkov » Go Links!:

    [...] do you think? How about you vote for it to? Just go to this poll, choose your option and press the vote button. Your voice counts! Tagged as: blogging, democracy, [...]

  4. Links or Bookmarks? » Siolon:

    [...] Vote Now! [...]

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