2025.02.08.

Using tags to create threads in WordPress

Continuing 3380:

Maybe I should use tags as a thread title in a way that group posts together. I’m using pretty general tags currently, which is fine, but a tag page is just another filtered wall of text. This way, each post could be part of an ongoing conversation. Here’s an example page for a thread.

It means that I could have more precise tags which can be displayed in the sidebar, or even better, I can link to a thread which kind of acts like an article on its own. It was just written in a chronological order.

As an icing on the cake, a post could belong to multiple threads.

Continuing 3378:

If you visit the front page of my blog, you’ll notice that I organize posts by day, inspired by the daily notes feature from Roam Research.

I typically enjoy this wall of text style more than having separate posts highlighted individually (perhaps that’s why I like threading on Mastodon).

The issue is that WordPress lacks a similar feature, but I would love to have threading on my blog too. My Zettelkasten can stack connected notes, which aligns with this concept.

Maybe I should create something that allows me to link posts together, with backlink support.

Previously:

I sometimes think we might need different ways to share ideas instead of long articles—it’s important to mention that I’m talking about ideas, not stories.

Looking at how I read, I see that I usually skim content instead of reading it all at once. Then, I go back to the interesting parts later. If you think this is like Incremental reading, then you’re correct.

I’m not sure what might happen if I started using formats closer to the raw idea then heavily edited posts.