
Gist: this is only for my reference and to help along my helpers, no reason to read unless you are a biographer or digital archivist with specific interest in my projects, ergo:
Organize
(in process) Categorize all posts (1 category per post – with small exceptions –see Daveostory Taxonomy + Categorization + Etc Worksheet (1600 22003986+ so far) – FMove “ephemera” top level category post into sub-categories (disappear them for now)Import delicious.com/uncleweed > add to “tools and annotations” category with tagsDo something with front page? Endless goodness + intro video and featured post?Remove duplicates (most from auto-imports/links) ALMOST…Links go into curated categories or removed ALMOST… ,removed from sitemap.xmlClear excess audio files out of directory via SFTP (archive or wp library preferred)Clear excess image files (in file directory but not media library)- Remove duplicate images from media library
*Progress*
- Jan. 15, 2025 Published (5,367) | Drafts (133) | Pending (31) | Private (2)
- June 18, 2024 Published 5,540 | Drafts 289
- Sept 28, 2023 Published (5,116) | Drafts (283)
- Dec. 4 2022 | Published (4,979) | Drafts (269)
- Aug. 4, 2022 | Published (4,799) | Scheduled (9) | Drafts (368)
- Feb 12, 2021 Published (4,423) | Drafts (367)
- April 22, 2020 Published (3,984) | Scheduled (8) | Drafts (245) | Pending (131)
- Feb 2 2020 Published (3,831) | Scheduled (26) | Drafts (246) | Pending (144)
Navigation
Top level navigation with pages + endless goodness + personal musings + contactLeft side menu with categoriesTop menu item “Endless Goodness” (all posts except ephemera and personal musings)Write “Category Descriptions” to appear on top on category view
Design + Theme
Add a theme which is flexible and clean (2 columns + header variety)Ensure text area is maximum size (no right column required)Change css on title to remove ALLCAPs and display Normal Title CaseCreate front page with welcome message and featured post(s) videos, audio,… How and what to do with this?(made front page into blog-style roll, possibly revisit)Add Social widget in postsIndicators to show post type (video, link, normal, aside, …) whilst in list view etc.Implement rotating headers using dave’s static montage artAdd description for each categoryRemove avatar image on commentsUpdate theme (minimalist, mobile, footer)Tidy up menus
Testing + Polishing
Add You might also likeUpdate all URLs after moving shit aroundAdd Sitemap.xmlAdd to Google Webmaster tool with Sitemap.xml (upload file to root for auth) & AnalyticsTurn off robots to wordpress.comTest for bad links (many!!!) Underway…ONGOINGConsider stock footers for categories (podfeeds etc)NOTE seems not possiblePossible to remove link and asides from search and consider and/or make more clear post type iconography? [nope]- Fix Errors and Omissions + SSL compliant
Content Curation
Writing
Fill up writing project sections with appropriate writing, ergo:
Letters from Russia (underway) add artItems ForgottenJanuary in Hotsprings- Short Fiction (ALMOST…)
- More poetry cycles (underway / let’s check)
AtlanticoGrandpaItems 1Items 2Items 3Annapurna (after edit)
Uncle Weed’s Red Rock (august) with images in order (!) + slight rewrite (survey stakes)
Articles
Audit/roundup hemp magazine articles/books including cover art / pages – move images from Flickr to daveostory library
Haiku
- Add page for each January in Hot Springs {in process}
Transcribe text for eachSet category to Haiku/haibunAdd tags including January in Hot springsDo same for stubbed toe collection (export each page of pdf)Remove duplicate haibun (from blog and drive)
Academic papers
- Ensure each from drive folder is added
- Remove page numbers and footers as needed
- Add pdf to same page if available
- Add tags including which university and project
- add transcripts?
Paintings
Post for each art piece (painting + static montage) including notes (size, medium, series #)
UNDERWAY
https://www.flickr.com/photos/uncleweed/sets/496181/ including + Annotations & more at: Library https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6wCLy4U16vRZG1mek9YbkI2em8&usp=sharing
Videos
Category to videoAdd description and tags from YTSet date to approx date of creation of videoSet embed size to appropriate
Notes: Mostly done
(blip broken and removed)Import youtube.com/uncleweed videos (1 post for each video including descriptions and tags – file as needed, video dim sum for misc)some local hosted “lost” with host change (add to endless goodness YT where possible)
Spiels and Prezos
(If not already available), transcribe lectures:
TEDxCAPU- David Olson-On the road to creativitypechakucha presentation on things-ive-learnedPecha Kucha – Volume 20, Dave Olson. docxdave olsons storymaking spiel from northern voice 2010 pt2dave olsons storymaking spiel from northern voice 2010 pt1- Edit and ensure accuracy – remove intros
- Create new pages with transcription
- Link to / from round-up and/or podcast page
UNDERWAY
Make gallery for collage slides for:
short memorytom sawyerforgotten vancouverhitchhikinginspire japanFsma
Pages
Tune up / combine / streamline pages:
speakingpublishing- media kit (tune-up)
resumeContact etcadd postal clubadd feedbackadd errors and omissionslater… “Buy stuff” pageAdd affiliate links pageAdd this list to a pageadd affiliate pageadd colophon pagehttp://daveostory.com/ahoy-from-daveo/publications-media/http://daveostory.com/ahoy-from-daveo/speaking-presenting/http://daveostory.com/ahoy-from-daveo/dave-olson-resume-creative-writer-marketer/http://daveostory.com/dave-olson-media-kit/Add Advisory+ Recommendations page- Add links to round-ups from Speaking / Presentation page run-down
Pods
Feasthouse pod
Make duplicate audio only posts for lectures with:Audio link/playerDescriptionCover artSet as audio postAdd tags from postAdd link to “round up post”Re categorize round up post to only Spiels + Prezo etcChange type of round-up post to “Standard”
Gravelly beach
Ensure each audio file is workingIf not, follow pod migration procedure to archive and update linkIf download required, update ID3 data including album art (use generic if needed) (1-34, 45~)Schedule social broadcast for re-published episodesAdd Rainforest Dispatches to PfGB feed
Upload PfGB to archive.org (see Podcast Migration worksheet and Downcast Podload task tracking spreadsheet) UNDERWAY (1-5, 45, 50+
Canucks / Olympic Outsider
Upload Canucks outsider and Olympic outsider (uploaded to Daveostory ftp) or archive.org (see Podcast Migration worksheet)
NOTE: Canucks Outsider may not be relevant and worth effort(?)
Choogle On
Rearrange posts thusly:
cover art (added to daveostory media library from Flickr as needed)descriptionplayeraudio link embed<more>bonus art (as avail)show notesmusic creditssubscription inforemove “gear”
Rebuild and test all podcast feeds
ChooglePostcards(1-35, 45~)Feasthouse– underway (double check all posts)OlympicsUrban Van- Canucks Outsider (maybe)
Add to other pod-aggregators (ongoing)
radio publictuneingoogle playitunesspotify?listen notesetc etc
+ update “subs” page + footer when added
Photos
Instagram
IFTT recipe (Bogus, turned off,repairing)Set as photoAdd descriptionAdd tags from InstagramCategory only snaps – unless collection (i.e. vinyl or trick or treat etc) then photo essays
Gallery
Changed to standard blog posts with up to 10 photos, published in Volumestest gallery plug inadd postcards, scrapbooks, etc.galleries for backpack, hats, scarves, currencies, circle bevs, lomo b&w (india), records, telegrams, pictograms, young found…
Storify
MUST MIGRATE from uncleweed, daveohoots, hootcommunity
Note: added to wakelet, can be embedded? or exported?
Add Trag HipAdd Grateful DeadTune up others