Hi oekoplatt,
I readily acknowledge that I need to add more settings to Post Notif, specifically around the widget’s configuration; these will be in the next version.
In the meantime, you can certainly shorten the displayed width of the email address field by reducing the “size” attribute on line 25 of ..post-notif/includes/views/widget.php.
Adding a shortcode is something I am still considering, though adding it would require a significant amount of development and testing, which is why other more pressing features and enhancements (and obviously bug fixes) have taken precedence to this point.
Thanks,
Devon
Thank You very much. I’ll wait for next version.
Hi oekoplatt,
I have to apologize; as I mentioned via email, as Post Notif v1.1.3 (released this morning), containing the oft-requested addition of “auto-send” functionality, took much longer than I anticipated, so I made the decision to push consideration of shortcode functionality and bolstering of widget configuration to the next release (along with email batching, which I know is near and dear to your heart 🙂 . I’ll be getting rolling on this very soon.
Thanks for your patience,
Devon
I really hope that you do add shortcode functionality soon. My site switches to a mobile device page layout when viewed on a smartphone. When it does, left and right sidebars do not show, meaning that any widgets in those sidebars also do not show. Since the Post Notif widget is in the left sidebar on my site, anyone viewing the site on a smartphone will not have access to the subscription form.
As a workaround, I have installed the Widgets on Pages plugin, which enabled me to add the Post Notif widget to a subscription page.
Hi Maureen,
I am glad to hear you’ve found a workaround for now and I appreciate you sharing it.
I am actively planning to add shortcode functionality soon, though I’m struggling a bit with nailing down what exactly it should do. It is clear from your description, as well as others’ requests, that it needs to serve as an alternative to the subscription widget but what all it needs to offer in the way of configuration options is still taking shape. If there are specific options you’d like to see it include, please do let me know.
Thanks,
Devon
I’d say that the only options you’d need for placing the form on a page or post via shortcode are the same ones that you have on the widget, namely being able to customize the text that goes above the form fields, the button label, and the placeholder text in the form fields. One recommendation I do have is not to put the form in an unordered list. That’s the one problem I have with using the widget on a page. Being in an unordered list, the form is shifted to the left rather than aligning with the other content on the page.
Regarding the main problem that the OP had, I’ve also run into the issue of the email form field being too long, though, for me, it’s only too long on smaller screen sizes, when the width of the sidebar menu is narrower. I fixed it by changing the size of the id_txtEmailAddr field to 24 from 30, but that change would be undone when an update is installed. You might want to consider either reducing the size of that field or adding the ability for the user to specify the size. Obviously, the latter option would be much harder to do.
Hi Maureen,
Thanks for the feedback; it is helpful to hear some specifics from your exact usage!
Thanks,
Devon
