> However, now.....I am not so sure. I mean every time you make a > video and post, that video moves down the list and soon it's off your > homepage in some cases, never to be seen again. Now for some, maybe > that is no big deal, but.....I think some of us all make a few videos > that we are especially proud of, and in the current blog/vlog format, > there is no easy way (I know we can sticky but if you sticky more > than a couple no one will ever see your new content on your site) to > show off those posts. > It seems to me that there is a huge lack in the number of themes that > take advatage of vlogging. I mean with the explosion of online > video, you would think we would have more, but I only know of a small > handful and most of those you have to pay for.
Agreed. this was the thinking behind http://showinabox.tv. just trying to kickstart the awareness that a blog platform like Wordpress has a lot of room to expand when it comes to videoblogging. I think there are actually a lot more plugins being built these days for video. But yes, the videocentric themes are the missing link. It's a lot of work to build a theme. Cheryl Colan built this theme for us: http://ryanishungry.com it does a lot of the things you're talking about when we used it with the plugins that Charles built. lots of thumbnails and searchable text. when you click on a video...older, related videos pop up so our archive stays fresh. I think the biggest challenge is just imagining the "perfect theme" for you. Draw it out on a piece of paper. Then find a themer willing to build it (and be willing to pay them!) what does your perfect videoblog look like? Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790
