Comments on: Weekly Web Roundup - #1 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/ the personal blog of Paul Enderson Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:22:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Paul http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-728 Paul Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:40:29 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-728 Ah well... It should cover those mis-typed full URLs at least - where people miss a letter or two off the end! I'll stick it on my list of things to work on once Britster is live! :) Ah well… It should cover those mis-typed full URLs at least - where people miss a letter or two off the end!

I’ll stick it on my list of things to work on once Britster is live! :)

]]> By: inspirationbit http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-726 inspirationbit Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:31:06 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-726 It works really well when I try meaningful keywords in the URL. I get pretty closely matched articles. However, when I tried e.g. http://paulenderson.com/designissues or some misspelled URLs (that's a quite common error that leads to 404), then it doesn't return any related posts, and it's a bit confusing to see: "Based on what you typed though, here are some articles that are a close match: * Fuzzy ..." I'd suggest you to rework the response for "fuzzy" 404s :-) It works really well when I try meaningful keywords in the URL. I get pretty closely matched articles. However, when I tried e.g.
http://paulenderson.com/designissues or some misspelled URLs (that’s a quite common error that leads to 404), then it doesn’t return any related posts, and it’s a bit confusing to see:
“Based on what you typed though, here are some articles that are a close match:

* Fuzzy …”

I’d suggest you to rework the response for “fuzzy” 404s :-)

]]> By: Paul http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-724 Paul Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:19:54 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-724 Not sure it'd be quite <strong>that</strong> popular! ;) I've got it working on my own blog now anyway, by adding the hook I mentioned into the 'Related Posts' plug-in that I already use! Try it and see: http://paulenderson.com/design Not sure it’d be quite that popular! ;)

I’ve got it working on my own blog now anyway, by adding the hook I mentioned into the ‘Related Posts’ plug-in that I already use! Try it and see:

http://paulenderson.com/design

]]> By: inspirationbit http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-719 inspirationbit Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:38:59 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-719 oh, I can predict that WP Related 404 Posts Plugin will make you, Paul, vvvery famous, and will propel your blog to Top 1000 (at least!) ;-) oh, I can predict that WP Related 404 Posts Plugin will make you, Paul, vvvery famous, and will propel your blog to Top 1000 (at least!) ;-)

]]> By: David Airey :: Creative Design :: http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-711 David Airey :: Creative Design :: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:45:50 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-711 Do that, Paul. I'll certainly download it. Do that, Paul. I’ll certainly download it.

]]> By: Paul http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-710 Paul Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:42:51 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-710 Perhaps I'll make it into a WP plugin once it's done? ;) Perhaps I’ll make it into a WP plugin once it’s done? ;)

]]> By: David Airey :: Creative Design :: http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-709 David Airey :: Creative Design :: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:39:14 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-709 Sort of! ;) Good luck with it. Sort of! ;)

Good luck with it.

]]> By: Paul http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-708 Paul Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:36:49 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-708 Glad it wasn't my typing! ;) I'm planning on writing a Perl script to parse the text in the address bar, strip out the URI, and then extract date information (if it exists) and raw text. The date info will be handed back to the 404 page as part of a standard WP search, which will result in a 'posts that were made around the date you entered' list. The raw text will be passed via PHP to a custom hook in the Related Posts plugin, which will generate a shortlist of articles that are closest to the last part of the address. Does that make sense? ;) Glad it wasn’t my typing! ;)

I’m planning on writing a Perl script to parse the text in the address bar, strip out the URI, and then extract date information (if it exists) and raw text.

The date info will be handed back to the 404 page as part of a standard WP search, which will result in a ‘posts that were made around the date you entered’ list.

The raw text will be passed via PHP to a custom hook in the Related Posts plugin, which will generate a shortlist of articles that are closest to the last part of the address.

Does that make sense? ;)

]]> By: David Airey :: Creative Design :: http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-707 David Airey :: Creative Design :: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:19:53 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-707 Ah, it's cool. I clicked through from the email notification, and it doesn't format the link too well. The comment link is a good'un. Nice idea using related posts on the 404. I wouldn't know how to figure out what people were looking for in the first place. Ah, it’s cool. I clicked through from the email notification, and it doesn’t format the link too well. The comment link is a good’un.

Nice idea using related posts on the 404. I wouldn’t know how to figure out what people were looking for in the first place.

]]> By: Paul http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-706 Paul Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:16:52 +0000 http://paulenderson.com/2007/06/21/weekly-web-roundup-1/#comment-706 You're right actually - a custom 404 is on my list! I plan to utilise the Related Posts plugin to generate a list of potential matches to the mistype... What link is broken? Both the ones in the comment I just made on your site seem to work fine for me..? You’re right actually - a custom 404 is on my list! I plan to utilise the Related Posts plugin to generate a list of potential matches to the mistype…

What link is broken? Both the ones in the comment I just made on your site seem to work fine for me..?

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