text widget to subscribe via FeedBlitz not working

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  treesgrowinthevalley · Member · Oct 25, 2006 at 5:54 pm

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  Hello there ~

  I am trying to add a FeedBlitz subscription link to my sidebar using a text widget. I am set up with FeedBlitz and have followed all the directions provided by WP. I copy and paste the code into the text widget and save changes. After saving I view my blog to find that the subscription link in the sidebar does not have the space for subscribers to enter their email address. Then I go back to check on the text widget and the code does not appear the same as what I had previously pasted. It seems like WP is not allowing the html code I am pasting. I have seen other WP blogs with the FeedBlitz subscription in their sidebars and I am wondering if I need an upgraded account to use this service. Please help!

  Thank you ~
  Cassandra
  http://treesgrowinthevalley.wordpress.com/

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  drmike · Member · Nov 8, 2006 at 10:45 pm

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  We’ve discussed feedblitz a couple of times. The code you’re trying to put in there is a form and they are stripped due to security concerns. Best bet would be to provide a link to the Feedblitz site where they can sign themselves up for the emailed updates.

  Hope this helps,
  -drmike

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  sloopeh · Member · Nov 9, 2006 at 12:42 pm

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  following on from what drmike says

  on the feedblitz page where you have copied the code from to put into your widget, look down the page a bit. there is a second bit of code which makes a link rather than a subscribe form (which wont work)

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  drmike · Member · Nov 9, 2006 at 6:55 pm

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  There is one? One of those threads had someone saying that a form was the only way to go but I’m glad someone says there’s a second method.

  Thanks,
  -drmike

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  eloheim · Member · Dec 22, 2006 at 5:49 pm

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  From Feedblitz:

  Alternative Subscription Links

  When forms are inappropriate, such as in an email, you can use the link below to link to a subscription form hosted at FeedBlitz :
  http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub=135760

  with the last 6 digits being your feedblitz number

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  timethief · Member · Dec 22, 2006 at 7:44 pm

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  Thank you so much for sharing this useful information. :)

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  drmike · Member · Dec 24, 2006 at 3:22 pm

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  Thanks :)

  When forms are inappropriate, such as in an email

  /me takes a look at some of the spam in his inbox this morning and wonders why spammers don’t understand that.