[timothyw]

I'm not an expert
but have you tried

"Easy Newsletter Signups"

[timothyw]

The process went smoothly enough, the framework had an activate button. But the genesis sample did not have an activate button but I installed it. So the site looked pretty much as it did before so I a m unsure it actually 'took'.
Where do I look or how do I ascertain I'm now running 'clean' theme files?
Really, I spent a lot of time downloading and editing, and I it all purged.
Thankyou for your patience and support.

[timothyw]

Thanks! I'll give it a try!

[timothyw]

Thanks let me study this.

My first reaction,
(after gratitude) is I'm not clear how to identify all the wordpress files.
the WordPress files.

The sad part is I actually did the original setups, but haven't touched the sites for two years and forgot a lot of what I learned doing it.

I do however remember struggling with the database setup.

thanks again for the resources!

[timothyw]

I renamed plugins to pluginHOLD
Didn't help

There was no themes folder so I created one. Then I was able to upload and install a WP theme as a test, then upoaded & installed the Genesis.zip
Renamed pluginsHOLD to plugins.
But at tie point all the plugins are deactivated.
Some things are a little off, like no header background color, but the page displays

So I guess it's case closed for this episode.

thanks for the ideas

[timothyw]

Thanks for offering assistance and encouragement!

I think I understand the renaming the plug-in folder and creation of the new folder, but an unclear about the rest of your advise.
Can you explain further? I am technically challenged!

[timothyw]

Thanks!

[timothyw]

looks like you figured it out already.

[timothyw]

From my own brief research: you typically use a plugin with the theme of your choice, some examples:
blog subscription (jetpack)
contact form 7
membership

depends on what you are trying to accomplish
For my sites I want to force visitors to sign up once for free admission henceforth
This does not look like wht that site is doing.

I like 'mad mimi'

hope this helps

[timothyw]

Hi
If I am not mistaken those are all full width with combinations of header-content-sidebar; header-sidebar-content, etc.
I understand how these work on a page by page basis, and can also be controlled from a html editor.
I was asking about the layout where the page is framed in the center of the screen with blank space around it

Best
timO

[timothyw]

I also found widget logic which did it
i have bookmarked the resource you so kindly recommended

[timothyw]

I moved onto the next crisis.
Thanks for following up

[timothyw]

There were some issues with widget and the embed code into the form

but mad mimi has the features required!
they also have a widget designed for madmimi specifically
they are a google company
They have really good tech support.
i wound up deactivating the enews extended widget

Instead I put their mildly modified code into a new WP page.

I had to wake up long enough to explore the advanced webform settings on the madmimi site

There are some interesting options I hadn't even thought of but will think about using.

for now the landing page is an article I did for a client,

but I will instead make a gallery of clickable thumbnails which open slideshows, video and other content and links later.

very rejuvenating I can circulate the URL now.

This is great check it out. I'll delete your email of you ask. You're helping me beta

securitytechtips.com

Thanks Brad!

[timothyw]

If I hit the limit, i'll be out of what we refer to as "negative equity" and I will be able to pay!

And thanks for the set up guide.

Yesterday my site was in a "forwarding loop" until I deactivated the membership plugin!

Thanks a lot Brad

[timothyw]

I'm not ready to sign up with mailchimp or other service requiring a monthly payment.

Maybe in a month or two but not yet.

So when I get to this sentence in the installation notes with enews, I come t a hault

"Using the mailing list contact form code provided by your vendor,"

Thanks

[timothyw]

Is this what you are looking for?
It is free.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/membership/

if you google "WP membership plugin" there are other ones

I'm in the process of figuring out how to deploy it. I activated it without studying the documentation and my site was giving redirect errors when I tried to open it, so I disables it for now

Hope this helps

[timothyw]

There seems to be a registration function built into WP.

Settings>General>Membership
It uses the meta widget in the primary sidebar.

But as usual, I am having problems!

First it doesn't seem to inhibit entry onto the site.
maybe I need to have a menu page as the static landing page.

Secondly there are too many fields in the meta form.
it doesn't look right

Finally there is a stop spammers plugin which I am having problems getting going, but until problem #1 and #2 are resolved, it is hard to test.

securitytechtips.com

Thanks in advance!

[timothyw]

what plugin did you use for access control to the site?

[timothyw]

This site's content is free,

My only dividend is obtaining email address of visitors so for that reason I want them to sign in.

It would be preferred if the email addresses are at least valid, but at this point not imperative.

Passwords will not be required since contnet is free, and might frighten visitors.

Sofar
I tried a plugin called 'membership' and another called 'WP-members' but am unable to get them configured yet to where they work at all.

[timothyw]

ok

so my theme doesn't have a landing template.
Also I want visitors to have to sign-up first then sign-in when they return.

Rather than a newsletter I want to notify those on my list that new content has been added.
I do not envision so many members that I can't manage the list and reminders myself without needing mailchimp or one of those services.
I'm not looking to reinvent the wheel; maybe what I am describing is what everyone else does
My landing page will have a sign-up and a sign-in button and about info relating to the site's mission and content.
after enrolling or signing in the menu page opens with the menu of content

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