Monster Toy Blog – it's alive!

[AnimalToyForum]

The Monster Toy Blog is now open for business!

https://monstertoyblog.com/

[AnimalToyForum]

I've added a subscription option to the about page and sidebar. It's a plugin I haven't used before so please test it out @sbell!

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I've added a subscription option to the about page and sidebar. It's a plugin I haven't used before so please test it out @sbell!

I just looked, and there isn't a toggle for that

[AnimalToyForum]

toggle?

You input your email address and click subscribe.

I've subscribed myself but I didn't get a confirmation email. I'll wait and see if I get a notification next time a review is posted. I'm with a new host so there might be a server setting I have to adjust to make it work.

[sbell]

toggle?

You input your email address and click subscribe.

I've subscribed myself but I didn't get a confirmation email. I'll wait and see if I get a notification next time a review is posted. I'm with a new host so there might be a server setting I have to adjust to make it work.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. On the ATB it's in the same space as the comments information. There's a toggle asking the system to notify me of new posts, after the one about notifications of comments replies

[AnimalToyForum]

toggle?

You input your email address and click subscribe.

I've subscribed myself but I didn't get a confirmation email. I'll wait and see if I get a notification next time a review is posted. I'm with a new host so there might be a server setting I have to adjust to make it work.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. On the ATB it's in the same space as the comments information. There's a toggle asking the system to notify me of new posts, after the one about notifications of comments replies

Yeah, I haven't put it there yet. Just in the sidebar on computer screens, and at the bottom of the about page. For now.

[sbell]

toggle?

You input your email address and click subscribe.

I've subscribed myself but I didn't get a confirmation email. I'll wait and see if I get a notification next time a review is posted. I'm with a new host so there might be a server setting I have to adjust to make it work.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. On the ATB it's in the same space as the comments information. There's a toggle asking the system to notify me of new posts, after the one about notifications of comments replies

Yeah, I haven't put it there yet. Just in the sidebar on computer screens, and at the bottom of the about page. For now.

Okay, I'll check there

[AnimalToyForum]

I see you successfully subscribed. But did you get a confirmation email?

[sbell]

I see you successfully subscribed. But did you get a confirmation email?

I did not... checked spam as well

[AnimalToyForum]

I see you successfully subscribed. But did you get a confirmation email?

I did not... checked spam as well

Yeah, I think it's not working properly... will check with my hosts.

[sbell]

I see you successfully subscribed. But did you get a confirmation email?

I did not... checked spam as well

Yeah, I think it's not working properly... will check with my hosts.

Okay, working now

[AnimalToyForum]

I see you successfully subscribed. But did you get a confirmation email?

I did not... checked spam as well

Yeah, I think it's not working properly... will check with my hosts.

Okay, working now

Ah, good, I fiddled with some settings and sent some tests. The third one seemed to work. And then I tested out a summary newsletter, and that seemed to work as well.

[sbell]

I see you successfully subscribed. But did you get a confirmation email?

I did not... checked spam as well

Yeah, I think it's not working properly... will check with my hosts.

Okay, working now

Ah, good, I fiddled with some settings and sent some tests. The third one seemed to work. And then I tested out a summary newsletter, and that seemed to work as well.

Yup, got both

[AnimalToyForum]

It's pretty good actually, I may use this on the DTB and ATB as well instead of the existing plugin.

[AnimalToyForum]

I see you successfully subscribed. But did you get a confirmation email?

I did not... checked spam as well

Yeah, I think it's not working properly... will check with my hosts.

Okay, working now

Ah, good, I fiddled with some settings and sent some tests. The third one seemed to work. And then I tested out a summary newsletter, and that seemed to work as well.

Yup, got both

I may have spoken too soon, I didn't receive a notification for the Mothman review...

[sbell]

I see you successfully subscribed. But did you get a confirmation email?

I did not... checked spam as well

Yeah, I think it's not working properly... will check with my hosts.

Okay, working now

Ah, good, I fiddled with some settings and sent some tests. The third one seemed to work. And then I tested out a summary newsletter, and that seemed to work as well.

Yup, got both

I may have spoken too soon, I didn't receive a notification for the Mothman review...

Neither did I. Just the notification from the forum

[Gwangi]

@AnimalToyForum, will you be creating categories for the MTB or should we add tags for that? For example, I a tagged the Mothman as a Mothman but not a cryptid, under the assumption that there would someday be a cryptid category, like the categories that exist for the other blogs. Thanks!

[AnimalToyForum]

@AnimalToyForum, will you be creating categories for the MTB or should we add tags for that? For example, I a tagged the Mothman as a Mothman but not a cryptid, under the assumption that there would someday be a cryptid category, like the categories that exist for the other blogs. Thanks!

Yeah, I'll need to think about what taxonomies we'll use. For now it is just the default categories and tags. Let's use category for 'brand' (only I can add them), and tag for 'name' (anyone can add them). But I'll tidy this up and maybe set some other taxonomies going forward.

[AnimalToyForum]

I've added the star rating system to the MTB. On the full review posts for now, not the front page or archives yet.

[AnimalToyForum]

I've added the star rating system to the MTB. On the full review posts for now, not the front page or archives yet.

Star ratings on the Monster Toy Blog also on the excerpts now (front page and archives).