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  •  06-27-2008, 7:17 PM 8228

    • BarryN is not online. Last active: 02-07-2012, 4:57 AM BarryN
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    Add eMail Subscription Feature to Blog Pages [2551]

    I like the forum subscription service.  It woudl be great to be able to link this to blog -posts as well.  In our organization, members post their own media releases and announcements on the site through the blog feautre.  However, they only get distributed to the mailing list once a month or so.  Being able to assure members their postings are distributed immediately would be a great addition to the value proposition.

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  •  08-14-2008, 11:08 AM 9275 in reply to 14733

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    Re: Extend Forum eMail Subscription Feature to Blog Pages

    I appreciate your request. For now, I use the third-party service, FeedBurner, to enable individuals to subscribe to my WA Blog. FeedBurner offers simple hyperlink text to a form for individuals to subscribe to your WA blog via email postings.

    FeedBurner: www.feedburner.com

    Example of my implementation: http://www.nifoundation.net/Default.aspx?pageId=124003

  •  06-19-2009, 3:02 PM 13168 in reply to 14697

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    Subscribe to blog [2551]

    I'd like to see a function for members (or non-members for that matter) to subscribe to our blog, much like they can for our forums. We are using the blog to post news and other timely announcements. I'd like to have the blog send an email version of the blog post directly to all members.

    I'd also like to see the functionality of the blog made more robust. I'd like it to have some basic dynamic navigation, so that it doesn't just display every article. We don't need anything as fancy as blogger, but somewhere in between the current bare bones version and something that can expand over time more effectively.

  •  06-19-2009, 3:40 PM 13174 in reply to 14697

    Re: Subscribe to blog

    If it is a publicly accessible blog, you can use Google Feedburner service to enable email subscriptions

    Dmitry Buterin, Chief Apricot
  •  06-19-2009, 6:07 PM 13177 in reply to 14697

    • GLTF is not online. Last active: 02-08-2012, 11:54 PM GLTF
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    Re: Subscribe to blog

    Good suggestion. I've implemented this feature.  :)
  •  10-15-2009, 12:16 PM 14697 in reply to 14697

    Subscriptions to blog updates by email [2551]

    My community is not advanced enough to use RSS and I cannot expect members to check the site and further, the blog(s) daily.

    The forums component has it right - subscribe and have a number of subscription options.

    Please add this as soon as possible.  As is, the blog component is not practical for the community that want assurance that posts are reaching its members.

     Thx

    Will Morrison

     

     

  •  10-16-2009, 10:26 PM 14733 in reply to 14697

    • Roger is not online. Last active: 04-28-2011, 1:24 PM Roger
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    Re: Subscribe to blog

    Does the feed burner necessitates an action from the subscriber ?

    I understand that rss service works only for a public blog and 

    not for the secured blog ; that is why the possibility to send the blog as an email version directly to some members would be welcome and would not necessite the creation of both the e-mail blast and the blog entry versions.

     thanks

     

     

  •  01-08-2010, 11:09 AM 16011 in reply to 8228

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    Re: Add eMail Subscription Feature to Blog Pages [2551]

    This has been flagged as one of Top 50 features to develop in 2010.

    As always, please don't hesitate to add any suggestions for this feature here. We'll let you know when we have a solution worked out and when we plan to release it.

  •  04-07-2010, 11:36 AM 17708 in reply to 16011

    Re: Add eMail Subscription Feature to Blog Pages [2551]

    Unfortunately we have to postpone  this feature from our 2010 roadmap

    Dmitry Buterin, Chief Apricot
  •  10-27-2010, 3:11 PM 20336 in reply to 17708

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    Re: Add eMail Subscription Feature to Blog Pages [2551]

    Hopefully it will be in the 2011 roadmap. Our blogs are private so feedburner is not a workaround.

    A subscription choice just like the forums would be great, would make the look and feel more consistent too.

  •  03-10-2011, 11:49 PM 21830 in reply to 17708

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    Re: Add eMail Subscription Feature to Blog Pages [2551]

    This is a feature that I would like.  Our users/members are not sophisticated enough to subscribe to a different service like feedburner.  I would suggest a "subscribe to this blog" button available on the blog functional page and widget.  Then if a logged in member clicks the button, they are subscribed.  If they are not a member, they can provide info to become a new contact.

     

    That would work well for us.

    Keep up the great work Apricots!
    Dennis

  •  06-10-2011, 2:24 PM 22769 in reply to 21830

    Re: Add eMail Subscription Feature to Blog Pages [2551]

    Unfortunately this is still in queue and I see small chances to get it in 2011.
    Evgeny
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