scriptygoddessLeaving this post here for archival purposes – but the latest version of the script is now in cgi format – find more info here
Current Revision: 1.2b
05/12/02
WHAT THIS DOES:
Allows visitors to subscribe to any post's comments. A "mailing list" for that post will be created the first time someone subscribes to the list and an email will be sent to that list each time a new comment is posted. A visitor can subscribe/unsubscribe WHILE leaving a comment or separately.
UPDATE 5/12: A minor problem was found in the emailtolist.php causing some strange behavior when previewing comments (adding slashes and the like) If you downloaded the previous version, download the new version and simply replace emailtolist.php with the old one. Let us know if this does not fix the problem!
Continue onward for directions and downloads (at bottom of the post)
See the readme.txt file for full directions for installing this script fresh or upgrading from the previous version.
WHAT YOU NEED:
? PHP 4.1 or later
? Moveable Type or Greymatter
ANYTHING I NEED TO KNOW?
? You do not need to change your site files to a php extension, you only need to be able to run php on your server.
? Moveable Type specific: One thing Jenn and I ran into is that the your form MUST be named "comments_form". I believe that' the default in MT, but if your says something different or nothing at all, you will need to change it. If you have the "remember me" script going, that might cause a problem. If you don't know how to change the javascript calling up the cookie for Remember Me, let us know and we'll help you out.
? Jenn ran into some weird hidden field in her form (which isn't on the default) named input type="hidden" name="post" Check your form to make sure you don't have this hidden value. If so, delete that line.
? If you are running the script for GREYMATTER you will be instructed to completely replace your Posting and Preview templates to avoid confusion. Let us know if you have problems.
KNOWN BUGS:
There are no known issues at this time. Please let us know if you experience any bugs.
TO DO LIST:
? Automatically notify users via email when they subscribe/unsubscribe.
? Global uninstall from comments and/or comment manager.
? Check directories in setup to make sure they exist and are correctly CHMODed
? Add optional form in setup to allow users to fill in the name of the fields if theirs differs from the default.
— Please let us know if there are any features you would like!
POSTING HISTORY:
Brainstorming
Project Status
Beta: Part 1
Beta: Part 2
CHANGE LOG:
10/12/03: bug fix to get script to look at mt's IP ban list first before sending out comment notifications. this fix needs to be done seperately!!! See here for details.
03/07/03: bug fix for safari browsers. Download updated.
(if you have the script installed already see this page for the fix)
05/12/02: Version 1.2b –
Fixed minor error in emailtolist.php causing strange behavior when previewing.
05/10/02: Version 1.2 –
Added e-mail list manager to mass unsubscribe from comments.
Added skins instructions.
05/07/02: Version 1.1 –
Fixed known bug, visitors resubmitting comment when hitting the back button
Created a variable for Blog Name to be include in subject when comments are posted
Cleaned up script, removed unneeded variables
Added change log, and revision information
05/06/02: Version 1.0
DOWNLOADS:
CLICK HERE to download the script for Moveable Type version 1.2
CLICK HERE to download the script for Greymatter version 1.1 **
** NOTE: Greymatter will not be updated as there is no demand for it. It is still a fully functioning script and will work to allow visitors to sub/unsub from comments.
