Econbrowser now on WordPress

We have migrated our blog-management system over to WordPress, which will give Econbrowser a slightly different look and help us keep up better with improving technology. For example, by clicking on the appropriate icon that you’ll now find at the end of each post, you can instantly communicate anything you find of interest through other social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Please let us know if you have trouble with any old links, encounter any problems with the new system or have other suggestions.

Thanks to my tech-savvy daughter for helping us to make the switch. You can learn about her company at AdditiveAnalytics.com.

14 thoughts on “Econbrowser now on WordPress”

Nick G January 26, 2014 at 8:58 pm

Will blog posts now be open for comments only for a limited time?

James_Hamilton Post authorJanuary 27, 2014 at 5:35 am

Nick G: We were having a real problem with massive spam attacks, which was one factor prompting the move. For now, yes, our plan was to open comments on just a few of the most recent posts until we see what size of problems we run into. With the new system we do have a nuclear arsenal to deal with the problem, albeit at a cost of making it more inconvenient for legitimate commenters.

In any case, if there is an older thread that you would like us to re-open for comments, just let us know and we’ll be happy to do that.
1. Nick G January 27, 2014 at 11:21 am
  
  Well, the post of 1/17/14 would be fun to re-open. Steven Kopits and I were discussing the transition away from oil, and there may be more to say.
  
  Thanks!
  1. James_Hamilton Post authorJanuary 27, 2014 at 11:50 am
    
    Nick G: Please be more specific.
    1. Nick G January 27, 2014 at 1:14 pm
      
      Ah, my mistake – it was
      “Links for 2014-01-19
      Quick links to a few items I found of interest.”
      
      Thanks,
      
      Nick
    2. James_Hamilton Post authorJanuary 27, 2014 at 2:51 pm
      
      done.

theyenguy January 27, 2014 at 1:56 am

I find it helpful to first do my blog posts in Google Documents, and then cut and past them into Word Press

Rich Berger January 27, 2014 at 3:41 am

The old style blog was getting a bit tired look. The new look is nicer, although a bit austere. Maybe you need a few pictures!

AS January 27, 2014 at 9:33 am

As mentioned by others, the white background is difficult to look-at and read. The background on the former blog software seemed easier on the eyes compared to this updated program.

Michael Cain January 28, 2014 at 9:20 am

The layout with the commenter’s identity indented significantly farther than the text of their comment makes things difficult to follow.

wawawawa January 30, 2014 at 8:59 am

Some of your tables/etc are not formatted on this new blog setup.

See the table here: https://econbrowser.com/archives/2013/07/offbalancesheet_1

James_Hamilton Post authorJanuary 30, 2014 at 11:17 am

wawawa: Thanks, fixed that one. Wonder where else this might have shown up?

Ned Baker January 30, 2014 at 4:49 pm

Good luck with WordPress! I hope it goes smoothly.

I agree the new site is a bit harder to read (to me, mainly due to the extreme width of the text), but I will continue reading Econbrowser no matter how hard it is 🙂

I hope you sort out the commenting since the blog always had good discussions going there. Lurkers like myself would benefit 🙂

Joseph February 4, 2014 at 9:21 am

Kudos to your daughter and the new site design.

One useful feature would be a preview button or live-preview box for comments. This would allow checking HTML tags before submitting comments. There are lots of plug-ins for WordPress that implement this at:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=preview

One example is a plug-in is from jQuery:

http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/jquery-comment-preview-plugin-wordpress/

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