Testing - Shelfari Profile Tab

[Dr. Bantham]

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Shelfari is the premier social network for people who love books. Create a virtual shelf to show off your books, see what your friends are reading and discover new books - all for free!

This modification to the Member Profile Page allows the integration of a member's Shelfari Bookshelf within a profile tab. While I know that some members are registered at LibraryThing, I believe Shelfari to be a relatively new venture. I encourage members to check it out and register their bookshelf at TLO.

Instructions:

1. Register a Free Account at www.shelfari.com
2. Select User-->Edit Profile, scroll down to Additional Information enter your Shelfari account username.
   I found that I had to change my account name for this modification to work. The initial account designation is numerical, which does not appear to be recognized by the modification.

Reply to this thread if you have incorporated your Shelfari Bookshelf into your Member Profile. I did so with mine, though I have only included a few Ligotti selections to this point for testing purposes.
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Click on the Shelfari tab to the far left.

	TLO THOMAS LIGOTTI ONLINE

[Bleak&Icy]

Brian, I joined Shelfari, selecting one book for testing purposes, and added my account's username to TLO, but nothing happened. The username I chose on Shelfari was simply my first name followed by the initial of my surname; but when one logs on to Shelfari, the site asks for one's email address rather than one's username...

	TLO THOMAS LIGOTTI ONLINE

[Dr. Bantham]

Quote Originally Posted by Bleak&Icy

Brian, I joined Shelfari, selecting one book for testing purposes, and added my account's username to TLO, but nothing happened. The username I chose on Shelfari was simply my first name followed by the initial of my surname.

I had the same problem at first. When you go to your home page within Shelfari, does it display a number sequence within the URL? If so, you need to change this within the options page for your Shelfari account. You must select a custom reference, i.e. Bleak&Icy (not sure how it handles spacing and caps). Using the new designation in lieu of the numerical reference within the TLO field should patch things straight.

	TLO THOMAS LIGOTTI ONLINE

[Bleak&Icy]

Yes, a numerical sequence is present. But I am not sure what you mean by a custom reference. Within the Options page on Shelfari one may change one's "Display Name" or one's "Real Name"--is this what you mean? Ah, I see an option to change web address--but it warns that this may be done only once.

[Dr. Bantham]

Quote Originally Posted by Bleak&Icy

Yes, a numerical sequence is present. But I am not sure what you mean by a custom reference. Within the Options page on Shelfari one may change one's "Display Name" or one's "Real Name"--is this what you mean? Ah, I see an option to change web address--but it warns that this may be done only once.

Actually, looking at the options now I believe it may be the Web Address which you must change. This option is only allowed once, therefore it is not available to me now.

[Bleak&Icy]

I changed the Web Address, which appears to be a permanent change, replacing the numerical sequence as per your suggestion, but still nada.

[Dr. Bantham]

Quote Originally Posted by Bleak&Icy

I changed the Web Address, which appears to be a permanent change, replacing the numerical sequence as per your suggestion, but still nada.

Did you change the Shelfari setting in your User Profile to exactly match the last section of the URL (i.e. tlo)? What is your Shelfari URL?

	TLO THOMAS LIGOTTI ONLINE

[Bleak&Icy]

Dr. B., I'm going loco. How did Frank Dominio put it: "...boy, do I hate to even use the word: computers--there, I said it." I will return to the problem when I have a clear(er) mind--although moments clarity are becoming fewer and far between.

[Dr. Bantham]

Quote Originally Posted by Bleak&Icy

Dr. B., I'm going loco. How did Frank Dominio put it: "...boy, do I hate to even use the word: computers--there, I said it." I will return to the problem when I have a clear(er) mind--although moments clarity are becoming fewer and far between.

Can you provide a direct link to your Shelfari page so that I can have a look?

[Bleak&Icy]

Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Bantham

Quote Originally Posted by Bleak&Icy Dr. B., I'm going loco. How did Frank Dominio put it: "...boy, do I hate to even use the word: computers--there, I said it." I will return to the problem when I have a clear(er) mind--although moments clarity are becoming fewer and far between. Can you provide a direct link to your Shelfari page so that I can have a look?

http://www.shelfari.com/bleakandicy