Subscriptions

There's two modules: Subscriptions and Notifications. With recent improvements to subscriptions, both seem to be equally capable. So it's just a matter of which you like better. There's a slightly better chance of subscriptions having direct support in advforum because that's what I'm currently using, but both of them will work.

Michelle

The modules are _very_ similar. I went back and forth for a while but finally decided to go with subscriptions because of chx and also it's on Acquia's Carbon list. Just seemed to have a more trustworthy future. It's really a toss up, though. Notifications has some big backers, too.

Michelle

Most of these questions would be better suited to the subscriptions issue queue. I've got the module installed but I'm no expert in it.

As for simplifying the UI, I would really love to have a simpler UI but I don't have the js skills to do the UI I want. What I was thinking was something along the lines of the "share" module where you would simply have a "subscribe" link that pops up a box with the other options.

All of this is really unrelated to advforum, though. This would need to be done with the subscriptions module. When I said "here's a slightly better chance of subscriptions having direct support in advforum" that was really just a vague future thought. I don't have any concrete plan to code something specific to subscriptions in advforum right now.

I'm going to move this over to the subscriptions queue so you can get your questions answered.

Michelle

Thanks, Michelle

# With respect to subscriptions, can we auto-subscribe people to threads to which the have posted/replied to? (and what catches might there be)

On admin/settings/subscriptions/userdefaults you have

Auto-subscribe
[ ] Auto-subscribe to new content
Automatically subscribes you to items that you create.
[ ] Auto-subscribe to updated content
Automatically subscribes you to items that you update (if you have that permission).
[ ] Auto-subscribe to comments
Automatically subscribes you to items that you comment on (or where you update a comment, if you have that permission).

This lets you set the default choices for your users, and they have the same controls on user/UID/subscriptions, where they can change their personal settings if they want.

# Do you think we can simplify the subscriptions interface & integrate it into advforum? (I might be able to help here). Maybe a one button toggle switch for 'subscribe'.

Please create a new Subscriptions feature request with a title like "One-button toggle switch for 'subscribe'" to discuss this further.

# Could you help clarify the subscription options on the demo site? There's quite a few I'm particularly miffed about the first two. Pasted below.

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I'm not sure how to interpret "miffed" — what is your question?

BTW, there's no colon after the first item.

Seems like we're done here...