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Add a link on the homepage for the monthly roundups #56

Closed ndiego closed 6 months ago

ndiego commented 6 months ago

The monthly "What's new for developers?" article is pinned to the top of the Blog, but there is currently no easy way to view past monthly roundups. Each article has the tag roundup, but this is not very discoverable.

I think we should add a simple link to the pinned section that links to the tag archive for roundup. We could keep the same design that is used for the other Query loop templates and just display the tag. But other suggestions welcome.

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justintadlock commented 6 months ago

I think the proposed change would be the easiest way to accomplish this.

I am left wondering (beyond this ticket) if we should have a clearer tag named "What's New for Developers?". I don't think we had this clearly mapped out in the early days, and "roundup" can be used for other types of roundup posts too.

ndiego commented 6 months ago

I am left wondering (beyond this ticket) if we should have a clearer tag named "What's New for Developers?". I don't think we had this clearly mapped out in the early days, and "roundup" can be used for other types of roundup posts too.

Yeah, we could just create a new category specifically for these posts that is more descriptive. They have become a "thing" and deserve to stand out a bit IMO.

bph commented 6 months ago

Totally for the link to the tag archive from the sticky post. I could see that a more descriptive excerpt, that for instance mentions the highlighted items would help readers to orient themselves when catching um on previous issues. Another idea would be to add the three most important items to the title, that would peak people's interest. Similar to the GT weekend editions...

ndiego commented 6 months ago

that for instance mentions the highlighted items would help readers to orient themselves when catching um on previous issues.

Great idea

ndiego commented 6 months ago

What if we update the tag name from Roundup to Monthly Roundups, and then also ensure the excerpts are a bit more descriptive? I think adding "Monthly" to the tag name provides better context that this tag archive includes all the roundups from previous months. Thoughts?