Post #2867918

2023-07-22 17:27 UTC

Spinoff Blog Post 1: Rethinking Categorization https://lea.verou.me/blog/2023/rethinking-categorization/ This explores questions like… - What is really the difference between categories and tags? Do we really need both? - Are tags really a folksonomy? - How to fix some of the most common UX problems with tags?

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@leaverou@front-end.social 2023-07-22 17:28

Spinoff Blog Post 2: 11ty: Index ALL the things! https://lea.verou.me/blog/2023/11ty-indices/ Principles of good URLs, and how to follow them with @eleventy@fosstodon.org (in particular, the one about indices, which can be tricky).

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@KevinMarks@xoxo.zone 2023-07-22 18:58

@leaverou@front-end.social previously when looking at tags I have found Rosch's prototype theory better than strict hierarchies - the latter has historically been about shelving convenience when trying to locate a single copy. The prototypes are more about "what kind of thing does this resemble?" - experts in a topic will recognise more kinds of things than the general reader. Using tags more loosely can help communicate these different prototypes and help them search elsewhere too.

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