Hi Everyone!
Please forgive this odd post, but I’m trying to figure out how to get a link list on this blog that will work for PPBF and the contests.
Here’s an experimental list powered by Linky Tools.
Anyone who wants is welcome to add their blog url to the link list. I’m hoping at least a few people will be willing because I want to see how the list looks, and find out whether you guys find it easy or annoying to use. I think it’s going to take you off my site to enter your blog url… but then I’m hoping the list itself will show up here.
Fingers crossed…! And thanks in advance to anyone who is willing to try it and give feedback!
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Click here to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list…
Susanna Leonard Hill 
Hmm, the first time I tried it wouldn’t let me. The second time it let me, but I don’t see my link here, Sus. Can you see it?
I can see it on the LInky List list… but the list is only appearing off site, not on my blog post page 😦 Thanks so so much for trying it out Rob! You’re the best ❤
Yes, I see the list of links off-site, when I click on the Linky List link. (say that fast ten times.) 🙂
I’m so glad it worked for you, Cheryl. But how annoying do you find it to have to go off-site? And how bothersome is it that the link list doesn’t appear on the actual blog post? I think this will work if it has to, but I’m not sure it’s ideal…
I couldn’t figure out how to reply to your reply, so I’ll post here. 🙂 I don’t think it’s annoying, just different.
I had the same issue as Robyn. First time I tried I got an error, second it worked – but it doesn’t show up here. Bummer
Thanks so much for trying, Joanne. I really appreciate it. I’m thinking this *could* work with some explanation, but it’s not ideal… I really wanted the list to appear on the blog, and I don’t think wordpress will allow that for security reasons 😦
Susanna, there’s a little clickable note (Click here to find out why this list is being displayed on a separate page from the blog) .on the Linky LIst page in the upper left-hand corner that has some information that might be helpful.
Thanks, Gabi. I saw that but didn’t read it because I assumed it would just tell me that wordpress won’t allow link lists for security reasons… but maybe I should go read it 🙂
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I had no problems with it Susanna. The only thing that stopped me was the line that said “click here to enter” –it sounded like a contest. It didn’t say to enter your information, to enter your link.
Hmm… that’s the way linky tools is designed. I don’t think I can change that. I’m working on another idea with a google form. Lucky you guys will probably get to try that out in the next day or two and see which you prefer 🙂 Thank you for trying, Wendy!
I didn’t have any problems entering. Too bad it doesn’t display the list on the blog, though…
I know. That is very disappointing. Apparently the only work-around for that is to have a self-hosted wordpress site, and I’m not sure I’m up for that… But I’ve got another idea up my sleeve that I’m hoping to try out in the next few days. Stay tuned! 🙂
Susanna,
Once i found the link I saw the list and was able to go to a blog. Very nice and I will visit GROG again.
This is exciting!
I’m glad you liked it! And apparently it worked pretty smoothly for you? Some people got an error the first time they tried and had to try again… But I’m glad you found GROG!!! 🙂
Nope. No problem here either. Looking forward to seeing where you’re going with it. Have a good weekend!
Glad it worked, Donna! I’m just trying to figure out a good way to have a link list for Perfect Picture Book Fridays and for the writing contests… WordPress is not too accommodating about these things for security reasons, it seems!
Worked the second time! Yeah!
Thank you for taking the time to try twice, Pat! That is an issue though… it SHOULD work the first time!
It worked! Yay!
Everything went quick and easy. 😊
I didn’t have a new post to enter, but I pretended that I did. When I clicked on “click here” I saw the entire group of entries on the Linky Tools list. Maybe if you made another page instead of another WP website? Hmmmm. Have you talked to any of the WP gurus?
Well, I have one helping me with the site. He says I can do it if the site is self-hosted… so I might do that. Or I might try something else… I have one other idea up my sleeve 🙂
Huzzah! It works! You can abandon that old site of yours now!
I’m glad it works for you, Mike! But I’m not sure I like that it takes you off site and you can’t see it until you click over to it… I’ll have to explain that above every linky list so that people who just want to click the links without adding one of their own will still click over to see the list…
I had no problem with it.
Wonderful! Thank you! 🙂
I had no problem to enter my link. But I had to try several times to make a comment.
Yeah… I’ve heard that from a couple people, and it’s come to my attention that you can only comment if you’re a wordpress user or if you’re willing to connect to your FB or twitter accounts… and I’m not too happy about that. I’d like to see if there’s a better way!
I don’t thing that is the problem because I’m a world press user.
Hmm… Well that’s a mystery then!
Were you able to figure it out? I clicked on the link that Gabi mentioned. It looks like the video tutorial there explain http://www.linkytools.com/demos/BasicLinkyList.html or I would email the guy in the Linky List video. He said to check with him. I would email. 🙂 I have a PPBF read to publish. I accomplished one thing during snow week. 🙂
I haven’t figured out how to get the linky list to stay on the post unless I get a self-hosted site… which I might do. I’ll check out the video link, though, thanks Stacy!
I had watched this video, Stacy. I followed the steps and it worked perfectly… just takes you off site to enter your link, and then the link list remains off site where you can’t see it – so not ideal for my purposes. I want people to be able to see the list, so that they’ll use it even if they don’t have a link to enter themselves. For now, I’m going to try it with a note, but I’m looking for a better solution! Thank you so much, though, as always, for being so helpful!!! 🙂