Ok, so technically this is housekeeping about the Liking plugin, but calling it a Housekeeping of Likes is giving me a big grin, and I could use a big grin after fighting with plugins!
The short version is: the comment-liking plugin we’d been using stopped working, and usually that means something else is interfering. But because we keep dealing with pesky DDOS attempts, fixing it mostly meant it would break again.
And I know how much y’all like, uh, liking comments! I love the feature, too. So here’s the news: I’ve installed a new plugin for liking, and it is beefy. Girthy. Fulsome. It does a lot of stuff, is what I’m saying.
So now there are like buttons next to the comments, and there are like buttons (wee ones!) on reviews, posts, podcast entries, and Stuff We Like posts. Woo hoo!
Yay!
The bad news: I couldn’t preserve the like counts from the old plugin, alas. I’m sorry I couldn’t import the likes from older comments.
So if you liked a comment, you can like it again. There’s even a cute wobble where the like button does a little dance once you click it.
And if you enjoy a post, or a review, or a SWL post, you can like that, too! We Like the Things!
I probably should have titled this We Like the Things but I’m sticking with a Housekeeping of Likes.
Thanks for your patience! And if you notice something going wonky, please always feel welcome to comment or email me.
I hope you enjoy the Liking of Things!
I can see this as a title for a book of poems or a story: The Liking of Things
Oooh, that is true! Alas I am not great at poetry, but I could turn it into a romantasy by calling it The Liking of Things and Stuff!
Thank you for the update and for keeping this such a warm, welcoming place!
I like … nay, love, the wobble ❤️
I am WILDLY excited about the ability to like posts themselves. There are so many times I’ve enjoyed/appreciated a review (*cough* or a cover snark) where I had nothing more meaningful to say than “thank you. I liked this” and so I stayed silent. Feel the power of my liking, Bitches!
Aw, yay! I’m so glad y’all like the new plugin!! I think the wobble is so cute, and it’s lovely to know you’re into the new features like liking posts or reviews.
Thank you for being here!
Oh this is so much better. The previous ones just never worked properly for me. Yay!
I’m so glad you like them! This is, as I said, a VERY comprehensive plugin, and I’ve subscribed to it so it should be easier to keep online. Like away with wild abandon!
This looks great! What a neat idea!
I love the little wobble! And sorry (not sorry) for being mundane, but The Liking of Things and Stuff is just… all my amazon wishlists? 😛
I am very happy to be liking once again! Thank you, Sarah.