Being the web’s original travel blogging site, TravelPod has provided a platform for travel enthusiast to keep track of and share their experiences for almost 12 years now. The site has grown organically through our strong community and we have added tons of great features over the years.
But recently, we’ve started to hear some grumbling from our rookie TravelPodders about the steep learning curve involved with getting a blog started.
And that was our main focus for this project (along with some other goodies).
Keeping everything our bloggers have come to love about TravelPod and making it more accessible to those that are just getting started on the site.
So what’s new:
Completely overhauled interface
We’ve taken all the best parts of the tools you use to create your blog and polished them off adding handy shortcuts where ever possible.
Speed improvements
Starting from scratch always has benefits and you should notice that all the pages load much more quickly. We’ve also used some clever tricks to avoid having to refresh an entire page just to make a small change.
Itinerary builder
It’s now ridiculously easy to add map pins for all those places you plan to visit so you can concentrate on writing and uploading pictures while you’re on the road.
A new Dashboard
This will be the hub of all things TravelPod with easy access to everything. This page has been designed to grow over time so new features will fit seamlessly into your workflow.
And so much more…
- Filter your list of entries to quickly find a specific entry
- A huge trip map that you can use while researching your trip or for
- A new and improved story editor with some great advanced features
- Improved photo weaving right next to the editor for a little inspiration
- Completely overhauled address book
- Profile picture cropping so you can nicely frame your face
- Fully customizable Send Entry notifications emails
- An inline help system and form validation
We want everyone to be able to share their great travel stories with the world and we really hope that these changes let them do that with a little more ease.
And this is only the beginning. Be sure to let us know what you think about the changes and we’ll be sure to continue to improve based on your feedback.
Happy Travels!
Eric
