Poll: Preference for Sidebars on a 3 Column Theme
ADVERTISEMENTSOn a 3 Column Theme, what’s your preference for Sidebars? Would you like them on both sides or together? Please vote and let me know the reason.
It’s just something I want to know before I complete my new design 
Note: This Poll will close on November 19
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Posted on November 12th, 2006 | Category: WordPress |
Srinivasa Ramanujam
November 12, 2006 at 4:48 pm
Hi john, my preference is to have body of the blog at middle and sidebar on either sides. It looks good to me and I can categorize easily according to my taste which suits the readers as well !
siong1987
November 12, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Erm.. For me, I prefer two columns on right.
I hope that this article may help you:
http://www.poynterextra.org/eyetrack2004/main.htm
Dj Flush
November 12, 2006 at 10:23 pm
On my Blog i have my sidebars on either of the sides and i think it looks cool
So i voted for On Both Sides
Michel Fortin
November 12, 2006 at 11:11 pm
John,
Your poll may be a bit misleading. Just be aware of that. What people use and what people like are two different beasts.
Some people may like two sidebars together on one side (that was my answer), while some people prefer symmetry. Humans are symmetry-seeking beings. (In fact, studies show that people define beauty through symmetry.)
My point is this: people may find sidebars on each sidebar to be more esthetically pleasing, but not necessarily more usable or helpful.
And when it comes to eye-tracking studies, they show that the “golden triangle” (the uppermost left corner of the body) is what people read and use the most. But aside from ads (and if that is not your purpose), therefore, to me, a sidebar may be distracting me from your content, which is what I’m most interested in.
Just a thought.
Bill
November 12, 2006 at 11:37 pm
I prefer the two sidebars together on the right. I have tried them split in the past and find that the content tends to get lost by sidebar activity.
Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of nice three column themes that offer the side bars on either side, but i prefer the side bars on one side.
Daily Blog Tips
November 12, 2006 at 11:48 pm
i would go for 2 sidebars on the right, it group better the resources on the page
JohnTP
November 13, 2006 at 2:58 am
I currently like sidebars on both sides as I think it will make the site look less cluttered with links. But I need to know what the majority of my readers like
yan
November 13, 2006 at 8:02 am
One sidebar on each side. It look better plus your attention is usually in the middle of the screen IMHO and this is where the main content should be.
fuad
November 14, 2006 at 1:56 am
i like your current sidebar’s placement .seriously
i can keep my eyes from watching all the links and focusing on the content instead.
Dave Fourputt
November 14, 2006 at 8:47 am
One sidebar on each side. content in the middle.
XhacK
November 14, 2006 at 3:53 pm
john i told u my opinion before..
and “yan” is just right!
putting the main content in the middle (or between anything -which is in this case the sidebars-) will make (me) the reader concentrate on it on the first!
and as u said:”I think it will make the site look less cluttered with links”
which is absolutely right!
Amey jahagirdar
November 14, 2006 at 8:17 pm
yeah, we must put the main content in middle part of page so i will vote for two sides, i too use both sided theme, it looks coool
JohnTP
November 14, 2006 at 8:29 pm
Amey jahagirdar- I don’t see your vote
Justin Shattuck
November 15, 2006 at 4:57 am
John, I accidentally voted to see them on both sides, I prefer them together, subtract one from both sides and add it to together. Sorry — I can’t read today.
JohnTP
November 15, 2006 at 7:05 am
Justin Shattuck- Done
Robert
November 18, 2006 at 4:50 am
Hi John,
I prefer a column on either side of the main text, especially if the left hand side is used for indexing the website and the right hand side is other links. I have visited other websites like this and I find it is intuitive when you are trying to find something on the site to go to the left side menu’s.
Ashok
November 18, 2006 at 7:29 am
I prefer column on both sides
Bong
November 18, 2006 at 5:58 pm
On both sides, as on my site.
pattyce
November 19, 2006 at 11:16 pm
prefiero a ambos lados porque se ve más ordenadito
I prefer at both sides because looks *not-mess*
Heidi Nelle
November 20, 2006 at 3:17 am
Personally, I prefer to have the option to customize where I want my polls, but if I had to choose…I guess I’d want them next to each other. It seems to be a phase I’m going through. Usually, I want one on each side of the content.
Ben Richards
November 20, 2006 at 6:47 pm
I know its over but I prefer them on both sides!