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Watched Forum Function???
Any idea how to implement a "Watched Forum" function similar to "Watched Thread" We currently run several email-based discussion lists and would like to eliminate them in place of GForum. However, people won't make the switch unless they can get something by email that alerts them to drop in and read the latest. Watched Threads is great but it can only be set for one particular thread which means folks would miss new items if they weren't diligent enough to drop in every day.

Richard Bilger
RBilger@MERGINET.com
MERGINET.com: Emergency Responders Web Site
http://www.merginet.com
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Re: [RBilger] Watched Forum Function??? In reply to
Isn't that what the Subscription function is for?
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I'm sorry. Did I miss something? What Subscription function and where do I find it? Thanks for your help.

Richard Bilger
RBilger@MERGINET.com
MERGINET.com: Emergency Responders Web Site
http://www.merginet.com
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Click on Edit Profile at the top of this page, then on Subscriptions. I've been thinking of breaking that out as a separate link for category pages on my site since it's a wee bit hidden otherwise.Smile

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agaffin: Nov 7, 2002, 8:03 AM
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Ah. Now I see it. Great feature. THis might be the answer to saving us hundreds of $$ each month from our other list service.

Yes, Making it more obvious would be better. Maybe a button nexxt to Watched Threads when someone is on the category index page. Thanks.

Richard Bilger
RBilger@MERGINET.com
MERGINET.com: Emergency Responders Web Site
http://www.merginet.com
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Has anyone put a link outside the Subscription page? The subscription system is not attached to the forum table, so you can add a on/off link. It a separate table that records user_id and forum_id.

If someone could figure this out it would be fantastic.

Dave
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Re: [bretzke] Watched Forum Function??? In reply to
That's a good idea.

If Jason doesn't come up with some code, I'll write something tomorrow.

Ivan
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Iyengar Yoga Resources / GT Plugins
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Has anyone had a chance to look into adding the Subscribe feature to the forums pages rather than the profile?

Richard Bilger
RBilger@MERGINET.com
MERGINET.com: Emergency Responders Web Site
http://www.merginet.com