I use the WordPress platform for this blog. WordPress uses many plugins to enhance its architecture which makes it powerful. I do not use many plugins, but when I do, they are helpful.
One thing I am trying to do is use a plugin that allows people to sign up for a notification when an article is posted to the site. There are several plugins that work for this. The one I am using is Noptin for email marketing.
I have not been successful in getting this plugin to work for notifications. The problem with WordPress plugins is that many of them reserve the best features to the paid-for version of the plugin. I am not certain if that is the reason my Noptin installation does not work, but it may be.
Granted, this plugin is designed for full marketing campaigns for a commercial website. All I want to do is notify my subscribers to this blog when a new article is posted. These types of plugins might be overkill for my needs.
I am going to continue to work with Noptin and other plugins designed for this purpose. Eventually, I may get them to work.
Doug
