Great answers and a whole lot of new information to digest, investigate and
expand upon. Thanks.
Every tidbit brings the disconnect between those that live and breath
Habari and those that want to use it closer.
While I'm on the Disqus topic, could you please explain how to comply with
this request from the universal code install instructions? What would the
Habari blog shortname be, if any?
/* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * *
*/
var disqus_shortname = ''; // required: replace example with your
forum shortname
On Monday, January 21, 2013 5:51:30 PM UTC-5, Chris Meller wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Les Henderson
> <[email protected]<javascript:>
> > wrote:
>
>> Easy, yes, I suppose for someone who understands exactly what to do, and
>> when, or when not to do it. Unfortunately, I'm just not one of them.
>>
>
> It really is as simple as copy-and-paste for a few lines of code, as Chris
> said. If you check the section on Disqus' site about installing, they have
> some pretty good documentation.
>
> Funny side note: Looks like Michael actually recommended not using the
> Disqus plugin he wrote back in 2009:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01397.html
>
>
>> Not a jab, but I've come across the same thing with trying to figure out
>> how to do something as basic as adding Google Adsense or Analytics code
>> into Habari.
>>
>
> Have you tried the plugins for Adsense and Analytics?
>
> https://github.com/habari-extras/googleads
> https://github.com/habari-extras/googleanalytics
>
> Analytics tells you in the plugin's help text that it's automatically
> added, so there is no need to do anything. Ads provides a block for you to
> place Adsense into a pre-defined area in your theme, assuming it supports
> them (the default themes should, I cannot vouch for others). If it doesn't,
> you'll have to edit your theme and add the snippet Google gives you (just
> as with Disqus).
>
> I also wrote a plugin just recently to use Google Tag Manager for my
> Analytics snippet, instead:
> https://github.com/chrismeller/googletagmanager
>
> With it you simply enter your information into the plugin configuration
> and you're done (just like the main Analytics plugin).
>
>
>> Sure, most dev bloggers eschew the notion of seeing those Adsense pennies
>> roll in by the nickel, but I suspect it as one of the first things the
>> general website owner thinks about.
>>
>
> Whether or not we personally like or run ads on our blogs doesn't seem to
> have anything to do with... anything.
>
> On somewhat of a tangent, I suspect blog owners who aren't comfortable
> experimenting and making basic HTML modifications to a theme themselves
> (with basic help via mailing list, IRC, etc.) would: 1) Hire or befriend
> someone who is comfortable with them to handle things like this and other
> basic theme mods, 2) Use a pre-packaged theme that already has a specific
> place for them (in which case you simply add the block to one of its
> areas), or 3) Use a hosted blog service which offers a pre-packaged
> approach to 1 and 2.
>
>
>> Maybe the plugin from Graham Christensen works. Maybe it doesn't. I'm
>> thinking perhaps I don't want to break something without some reassurance
>> that it will do what I expect it to, without being told later that I should
>> have known to "just add some code somewhere" instead.
>>
>
> I will admit, there is no mention in the plugin help that a block is
> provided. That could be done better. Sorry about that, it's a contributed
> plugin, this kind of thing happens.
>
> That said, if you plan on hosting your own site of *any* type (whether
> Habari, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, static, anything) you have to have some
> measure of an adventurous spirit and be willing to experiment a bit -- try
> things and see what works, dump what doesn't. If installing a plugin to see
> if it meets your needs isn't the type of thing you're into, I'd recommend
> that you go with a hosted platform. WordPress.com might be suitable, but
> there are dozens of point-and-click services these days that let you pick a
> template, set some basic options, and be off and running in minutes. They
> also have dedicated support teams that are happy to answer any questions
> you have, no matter how stupid you think they may be.
>
> We want Habari to be great, but in the end having happy users is the most
> important thing, even if that means recommending a different service. We'd
> hate to lose you, but it sounds like Habari may just not be polished enough
> yet for you to be happy flying solo.
>
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