| Safari 5 launched June 2010. You may wonder why | | | | quirky thing for blog views, let's call it a bug. For |
| you should be concerned with Safari. Maybe you're a | | | | some blogs, (and there seems to be no rhyme or |
| PC user dedicated to Internet Explorer or a cutting | | | | reason) the Reader will display not only the current |
| edge Google user who surfs with Chrome. You may | | | | blog post but also several past posts. WordPress |
| even be a Mac user who prefers to prefers Firefox. | | | | users may conclude that this issue is due to the RSS |
| Regardless of your own preference, if you blog, you | | | | Feed "Reading" configuration in Settings. Not so. I |
| need to know what your blog visitors will experience | | | | found this bug on one blog I manage and also noted |
| when using the new Safari Reader. | | | | that the WordPress Reading configuration was set to |
| Safari Background | | | | display one post in the feed. Displaying multiple blog |
| First, a little background information on the the Safari | | | | posts wouldn't be too bad if the blogger selected |
| browser. Safari is loaded up and delivered to | | | | that feed option and if the Safari Reader didn't also |
| consumers on all new Mac personal computers (Safari | | | | drop the title and Permalinks for the additional posts! |
| is different on iPhones and iPads). Statistics for this | | | | I feel cheated that once subscribed to a blog there's |
| browser's usage have held at about 4% through | | | | no going back to the Reader and the beautiful text |
| 2009 and into 2010. I'm not one to make big | | | | presentation. Subscribing in the Safari Reader |
| predictions, but my bet is Safari use will have minimal | | | | "bookmarks" the RSS feed. All the post titles in the |
| growth on both PCs and Macs as users discover this | | | | feed are links back to the original article on the blog. |
| new Reader for web text. And users may be put | | | | However, you'll find that the fabulous Reader button |
| off when issues arise for both reading and subscribing | | | | that leads to the sleek view is no longer available in |
| to blogs. | | | | the browser field |
| How the Safari Reader Works | | | | Blog marketers will also be unhappy with the Reader. |
| The Reader button is located in the browser box at | | | | While the visitor may rejoice being able to read blogs |
| top of a page. Stop and take a deep breath before | | | | without sidebars, anyone who runs ads for their own |
| clicking. It's not a bomb that will sabotage your | | | | products, Google AdSense ads, or other advertising |
| network, but a one-click move to reading blogs like | | | | widgets in the sidebar of their blog will feel |
| you've never seen them before on a sleek and | | | | disappointed. Their advertising will get less exposure, |
| simple page that honors the text. It's pure. It's | | | | relegated to the background as the Reader takes |
| beautiful. The Reader pops the text right off the | | | | over the foreground. |
| blog page and into an easy to read window that | | | | Sharing icons and widgets, such as Twitter, |
| makes the words large and easier to read. It will | | | | Facebook, and Digg, that are at the heart of your |
| probably vex web designers as sidebars are left in | | | | blog also move to the background. For the dedicated |
| the background. | | | | blogger who wants to reach as many visitors/readers |
| The New Reader is Quirky for Reading Blogs | | | | as possibly, even the small percentage that use |
| I've tested the new Safari Reader to view not only | | | | Safari, you may consider adding textual links at the |
| websites, but also blogs, blogs, and self-hosted blogs | | | | end of blog posts to direct users to your favorite |
| that use the WordPress.org software. There is one | | | | sharing sites. |