🌍 Global Folklore Aggregator (Region → Subregion Structure)

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🎯 Website Purpose

OldFolktales.com will serve as the main folklore aggregator, automatically displaying story links from all regional folklore websites.

The homepage should be structured by Region → Subregion, showing only story titles (as clickable links).
At the bottom of the homepage, there will be a blog section showing image + title only (no text or excerpts).

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🗺️ 1. Content Structure

Main Regions and Subregions

1. 🌍 Africa
   • West African Folktales
   • East African Folktales
   • North African Folktales
   • Central African Folktales
   • Southern African Folktales
2. 🌏 Asia
   • South Asian Folktales
   • East Asian Folktales
   • Southeast Asian Folktales
   • Central Asian Folktales
   • Middle Eastern Folktales
3. 🏰 Europe
   • Northern European Folktales
   • Western European Folktales
   • Eastern European Folktales
   • Southern European Folktales
4. 🌎 Americas
   • Central American Folktales
   • South American Folktales
   • Caribbean Folktales
5. 🇺🇸 United States
   • Native American Folktales
   • Appalachian Folktales
   • American Frontier Folktales
   • Modern American Legends
6. 🌺 Oceania
   • Polynesian Folktales
   • Melanesian Folktales
   • Micronesian Folktales
   • Australian Aboriginal Folktales

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⚙️ 2. Technical Setup

Platform

• WordPress.org (Hostinger)

Plugins

• WP RSS Aggregator (Free Version) → for automatic story aggregation
• Elementor → for homepage design and blog section layout

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Feed Configuration

Each subregion already has its own feed on the regional sites.
Connect these directly to the corresponding subregion block on OldFolktales.com.

Example Feeds:

Region	Subregion	Feed URL
Africa	West Africa	https://folktales.africa/category/west-african-folktales/feed
Asia	South Asia	https://asianfolktales.asia/category/south-asian-folktales/feed
Europe	Northern Europe	https://europeanfolktales.com/category/northern-european-folktales/feed
Americas	Caribbean	https://americanfolktales.us/category/caribbean-folktales/feed
Oceania	Polynesia	https://oceanianfolktales.com/category/polynesian-folktales/feed

Each feed auto-updates and displays new story titles under its subregion.

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🧱 3. Homepage Layout

Header

• Logo + navigation: Home | Blog | About | Contact

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Main Body (Region → Subregion → Story List)

Example Section:

🌍 AFRICA

🪶 West African Folktales

• Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom – Ghana
• The Crocodile’s Reward – Mali
• Why the Sky Is Far Away – Nigeria
→ Read more West African folktales ›

🌾 East African Folktales

• The Clever Hare and the Lion – Kenya
• The Fisherman’s Drum – Tanzania
→ Read more East African folktales ›

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🌏 ASIA

South Asian Folktales

• The Wise Parrot and the Hunter – India
• The Golden Deer – Sri Lanka
→ Read more South Asian folktales ›

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🇺🇸 UNITED STATES

Native American Folktales

• The Coyote and the Fire Stick
• The Raven and the Wind Spirit
→ Read more Native American folktales ›

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🌺 OCEANIA

Polynesian Folktales

• Māui and the Secret of Fire
• The Shark God’s Daughter
→ Read more Polynesian folktales ›

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📰 4. Blog Section (Bottom of Homepage)

• Displays 3–4 blog posts hosted directly on OldFolktales.com
• Each post shows only:
  • Featured image (large)
  • Title under the image (centered, clickable link)
• No text, excerpts, or summaries.

Example Layout:

🖼️ [Image: Anansi artwork]
Tricksters Around the World: From Anansi to Loki

🖼️ [Image: Moon and Hare motif]
Why the Moon Shines Forever: A Tale from the San People

🖼️ [Image: Polynesian waves]
Māui and the Sky Above the Sea

➡️ View All Blog Posts ›

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🎨 5. Design & Styling

Element	Specification
Background	Parchment or antique paper texture
Fonts	Serif typeface (Cinzel, Merriweather, or Cardo)
Colors	Warm neutral palette (cream, brown, muted gold)
Headers	Region titles in large font, subregions smaller beneath
List Items	Simple, clean bullet list of clickable story titles
Icons	Optional – regional symbols or emojis beside headers
Blog Titles	Centered text under each featured image
Spacing	Ample padding between region blocks

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⚙️ 6. Functionality Summary

Function	Requirement
Auto-fetch	Yes (RSS feeds update automatically)
Story links	Open in new tab, lead to original site
Story display	Title only (no excerpt or image)
Blog display	Image + title only
SEO	Region/Subregion names in meta titles
Responsiveness	Fully mobile-friendly
Caching	Use Hostinger’s LiteSpeed cache for performance

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🧩 7. Optional Future Add-ons

Add-on	Use
Templates	Upgrade to add Grid or Thumbnail views later
Keyword Filtering	Group by “Trickster Tales,” “Creation Myths,” etc.
Interactive Map	Clickable folklore world map navigation

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✅ Developer Goal Summary

Build OldFolktales.com as a two-level folklore aggregator (Region → Subregion) that lists all folktale story titles (as links) from the regional websites using RSS feeds.

Stories appear as clean lists (no excerpts or images).

Add a visual blog section at the bottom of the homepage showing only the featured image and post title under each image.