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TheLazylonewolf on April 3, 2021

Fixing old comments

I’ve been cleaning and fixing the older comments bit-by-bit since I’ve learned to modify the comments through PHP. I’ve finished from page 1 to 90, but it’s a lot of work for not much reward so I might not continue.

Most of those unorganized comments were caused by Livefyre Comments, the comment system Cat Nine was using before March 2017/page 122. What’s worse is it didn’t include images nor image links when it synced with WordPress’ own comment system so those images are lost forever. That’s the reason why some of those old comments look empty or just @ mentions a commenter.

Thankfully, Disqus included image links and formatted the comments for WordPress properly so I likely don’t have to fix any comments after March 2017/page 122 even after disabling Disqus.

Comic archives now readable

I’ve styled the comic archives to be more readable, now it’s a great way to read up to 10 comic pages at once! I’ve added links to the Complete Comic Archive and each Episode’s archive (e.g. Ep.5 Archive) to the Archives page.

Unfortunately, I still have no idea how to automatically add the ?order=asc query string to the Episode links when reading individual comic pages so it’ll still display the default order (descending). And yes, if you remove ?order=asc from the URL, it will display the posts in the default order, if you need to for some reason.

Thank you BlueDavrial! I got the idea from when he asked how to rearrange blog posts when searching a while ago.

(4/11/2021) I figured it out! Episode links below comic pages should display in ascending order from now on.

 

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TheLazylonewolf on March 28, 2021

Disqus replaced with wpDiscuz

The Disqus plugin hasn’t been automatically syncing with Cat Nine’s WordPress comments so I’ve disabled it for now and used this as an opportunity to try wpDiscuz. So far, I like it better since wpDiscuz actually uses WordPress’ native commenting system while adding some great features.

Pros

  • It’s not a third-party website so it should load the comments faster.
  • I learned a bit of SQL so I have more control over the comments. Now I can fix or modify multiple comments. Don’t worry, I won’t abuse this power!
  • I’m planning to pay for some add-ons for it in the future. The most notable is the Emoticons add-on for the built-in emoji palette… and custom stickers! I’ll definitely add the Discord emojis as stickers later if I get it.
  • Guests can now comment without an account, although they’ll still need a name, email, and click on the reCAPTCHA. Logged-in users won’t need nor see the reCAPTCHA. Might change this to the invisible reCAPTCHA if I get that add-on.
  • Badges depending on your role, particularly for patrons. I can style them too for additional bling, though I’ll reserve that for higher tiers.
  • I’ve finished setting stuff up so you can log-in with Facebook, Twitter, Google, Patreon, WordPress, and Disqus (only available in the comment form). Or you can just register if you don’t want to use any of these or want to set your own username.
    • Be warned, using any of the log-ins mentioned might use that account’s profile pic. Just installed a plugin that allows you to upload a profile pic. Hope it works!
    • You can also sync your FB, Twitter, and Google account to your account in your profile page.
  • Users and guests can add a link to their website when commenting.
  • Possibly more features if I get the add-on bundle. I’ll likely use these two:
    • Points/reputation system for frequent and/or highly upvoted commenters, which award badges.
    • Embed stuff from Twitter, Youtube, and etc.

Cons

  • Your profile pic might be missing if you didn’t have an account here in Cat Nine, or if you didn’t have an email associated with Gravatar when you commented. I might be able to fix them upon request or if you log-in here.
  • I’ve disabled uploading media since my webhost has limited space. The only way you can post images is by posting the image’s URL.
  • Have to agree/check the Terms and Privacy policy checkbox before commenting, but you’ll never see it again afterward.
  • Lacks some features compared to Disqus until I get the add-on for it.

Because of APO (mentioned below), you might have to refresh the page after logging in to see that you’re actually logged-in. To make it more obvious you’re logged-in, I’ve activated the admin bar again for logged-in users. If you can’t see the admin bar, you’re not logged-in or have to refresh the page.

screenshot showing admin and navigation bar

Admin bar, for reference

You might need to resubscribe to notifications

I moved from HTTP to HTTPS so I had to reconfigure some stuff in the website, particularly the notifications. You can just subscribe again if the pop-up shows up, but now you can also do it manually yourself through your browser’s Site settings.

Screenshot showing Chrome's site settings

Chrome’s site settings

Faster speeds with Automatic Platform Optimization by Cloudflare

It apparently makes WordPress sites faster so I’m trying it out for a month. Hopefully, it speeds things for you guys and worth the $5/month. Thanks for helping out by voting on the poll below!

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Comments button fixed

by TheLazylonewolf on April 22, 2017 at 4:45 pm
Posted In: News and Announcements

Not working for some reason. Please ignore everything below for now. Not working for one page. Weird. Consider it fixed again.

I’ve finally managed to fix the Comments button in the navigation bar. Clicking on it will now directly take you to the comments section. And for some reason it was disabled on mobile, but now it’s enabled.

This little thing was surprisingly troublesome to fix but I’m glad I did it. Kinda needed to do it anyway, especially if those polls will become a regular thing. I think the polls’ height are too tall, but I can’t adjust them without having a premium account.

 

 

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Make Cat Nine Great Again

by TheLazylonewolf on March 10, 2017 at 11:30 pm
Posted In: News and Announcements

“Oh look, he’s back again.” You’re darn right I am. Anyway, real talk below, if you want to read that is.  Or you can just read the TLDR and skip to the announcements.

TLDR: Boo-hoo, me. Got better. 500 pages or bust. Now updating Friday to Sunday.

I didn’t show it back then, but I was miserable while working on the comic.

I was never really been confident in my art and writing. You guys see the end results, but behind the scenes, I make a lot of mistakes and have a lot of difficulty drawing some panels. On some days, my drawing skills just disappear, or at least be at a lower level than usual.

And somewhere along the way, the satisfaction after a job well done was gone. Obviously, none of these are good for anyone’s sanity. Those feelings of frustration and uselessness eventually builds up, leading to unannounced hiatuses until my confidence comes back (one of the biggest reasons anyway).

But whenever I come back after every hiatus, I’m always afraid (literally heart pumping faster afraid) at reading the comments and the chat. Afraid of you, the reader’s, disappointment, especially from long time fans.

So, miserable while working, and miserable when not working. Vicious cycle right there.

“Screw this, this is no way for a man to live” I said, so I decided to take a real break this time, and take it as long as I needed until I get over those feelings, AND rekindle my love for drawing again.

Just living life: sleeping and waking up on time, eating healthier, taking up weightlifting (best idea ever and I suggest everyone do it too, squatting around 185 lbs now), and taking a walk every day. I didn’t draw much during this time, but I watched and read a lot of cartoons, anime, and manga. I also reflected on what I was doing wrong and what I can do to improve.

Now I’m back, with a definite goal of “finishing” Cat Nine at 500 pages and an ultimatum: if I miss a whole week of updates again, then I’ll permanently stop Cat Nine. Mind you, I’ll only stop at 500 pages if I ran out of steam at that point, otherwise I’ll continue. Who knows, abandoning Cat Nine might be what I needed to do all this time, and I’ll probably just start a new series if I do stop.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, whew, that’s a load off my chest (is that the right expression?)! I’m not normally open about these things. Now then… it’s time to get back to work.

Now for some announcements:

  • Halloween 2015 Wallpaper (Xenoblade x Undertale), and other free wallpapers can be downloaded here (Dropbox). Sorry I know it’s super late, and I’ll be skipping Halloween 2016. You guys better think of themes or characters for this year though!
  • The website apparently went down since December 2016, which kinda sucks really since I didn’t touch anything. Didn’t even visit here during the break. It was caused by something something about Cloudflare and DNS. Fixed it during February 2016, and I won’t be using Cloudflare anymore. Might slow the site down a bit, but only just. Sorry about that folks!
  • Livefyre Comments is gone forever (gee thanks Adobe) so replaced it with Disqus for now. Most of the comments have been exported, but any images or videos are probably lost. Too bad, I like Livefyre and I can’t control the Disqus’ appearance. Might change to SolidOpinion (the one I used for Magicat Girl), but only if the comments can export.
  • On that note, Magicat Girl is cancelled, for now.
  • Reaching 500 pages would take forever if I update once a week. So Cat Nine will update from Friday to Sunday from now on.
  • I’ll only make bonus art/comics for Top Web Comics every first day of the month so I can focus on the main comic. I’ll still be making lots of bonus stuff though, but it will be for…
  • Cat Nine’s Patreon page will be launching soon. Look forward to Rewards like:
    • Wallpapers (some of the new headers are Patron-exclusive wallpapers)
    • Exclusive art and comics for Patrons. Might post Magicat Girl here as a standard comic though, without reader input. Sorry about that!
    • Early access/Preview comics (up to 3 pages in advance)
    • Downloadable RARs of Episodes (includes bonus art and comics, and chat/comment doodles) in unoptimized Ultra HD (3840 x 1183). Normal comics optimized (lower quality) and in 1536 x 473, so that’s what, six times as large!
    • Add your name to the Patrons page. Pledging higher amounts will allow you to add a link to your website, and your name will be listed below the rant/news section on comics that you’ve supported.
    • And Goals. Like removing advertisements for everyone or heck, four comics a week. Plus if you were a Patron when a Goal is reached, you’ll be added to the Hall of Fame.

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