LINK: possible updates
There are just a few ideas I’ve been brainstorming to make this blog more interactive and a better representation of me.
Let me know if you’d be down for these changes, if you don’t like them, or if you have suggestions.
- I finally dusted off my old Spotify account and started thinking about embedding tracks directly into posts. I used to do this with YouTube but half the time the videos wouldn’t embed properly in classic editor. Here’s a song I’ve been vibing with lately:
- Embedding posts from my socials. It could be for a quick thought or updates that don’t need a full blog post.
- I’ve had guest writers on my previous blog and it was a great way to introduce different voices and fresh perspectives. Maybe I could do it again here?
- One thing I’m looking into is embedding audio of me reading posts aloud instead of relying on those robotic text-to-speech voices. I’m curious to see if it’s doable without too much hassle on the back end and without AI hijacking my voice for deep fakes.
- Personally, as a night owl, I live for dark mode. I could see if there’s a plug-in or setting that would allow for a dark mode toggle on the site, so my eyes don’t feel like they’re being flashbanged at 0300.
- I removed the contact form a while ago because it was 95% spam, the other 5% were of men offering to send me dick pics.
- I’ve also been thinking: what if I recorded an audio chat or casual round table with some of the WP ladies and turned it into a mini podcast? We could embed it directly into a post.
- Every now and then I back a cool Kickstarter project and want to share it here. I could embed those too, just to highlight the creatives and makers I’m interested in.
If any of these sound interesting, annoying, or whatever, let me know. Would you actually use these features? Listen to the audio? Want to guest post? If you have ideas of your own you’d like to share, please do.
Drop your thoughts into the comments. XOXO
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