Added promo messages to join; rewrote join page

diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index e1982d3e9a64e839de5c2d6b5b59fdf989b99002..21cc74d189ee66fe1c7ca49658c5c5bb9c3bf72f 100644 (file)
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ footer p {
     font-size: 0.8rem;
 }
 
+.lead {
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
 .porter {
     max-width: 170px;
     float: right;

diff --git a/app/controllers/pubview_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pubview_controller.rb
index e947fcb1181e49a402aafd2e1f97b9e1d5e4b22f..c97cbb6752fa836210ac152e07ae0af9b3f1b71f 100644 (file)
--- a/app/controllers/pubview_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pubview_controller.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 class PubviewController < ApplicationController
-  
-  def index    
+  before_action :set_promo, only: [:index, :post]
+
+  def index
     @per_page = 15
     @page = params[:page].to_i || 1
     @filter = params[:filter] || 'all'
-    
+
     @items = Post.get_posts_and_bookmarks_with_pagination(@page, @per_page, @filter)
     @total_pages = @items.total_pages
     @current_page = @items.current_page
   end
-  
-  def show_public    
+
+  def show_public
     if current_user&.admin?
       @page = Page.find_by(slug: params[:slug], visibility: ['visible', 'user_only', 'admin_only'])
     elsif current_user
@@ -25,17 +26,17 @@ class PubviewController < ApplicationController
       render 'error/error', status: :not_found
     end
   end
-  
+
   def join
-    
+
   end
 
   def post
     start_date = Date.new(params[:year].to_i, 1, 1)
     end_date = Date.new(params[:year].to_i, 12, 31)
-    
+
     @post = Post.find_by(slug: params[:slug], published_at: start_date..end_date)
-    
+
     if @post
       @reading_time = calculate_reading_time(@post.content)
       @excerpt = @post.generate_excerpt
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class PubviewController < ApplicationController
       format.rss { render layout: false }
     end
   end
-  
+
   def dispatches_rss
     @posts = Post.dispatches.order(published_at: :desc).limit(20)
     respond_to do |format|
@@ -63,6 +64,16 @@ class PubviewController < ApplicationController
 
   private
 
+  def set_promo
+    @promo_strings = [
+      "Join mind reader’s free community of radical thinkers analysing capitalism’s contradictions and imagining better futures.",
+      "Like what you’re reading? Join mind reader (free) to get fresh critical analysis delivered directly to you.",
+      "Support independent radical thought. Join mind reader’s growing community of readers thinking deeply about social transformation.",
+      "Want more analysis like this? Join mind reader (free) to never miss a dispatch.",
+      "Be part of the conversation. Join mind reader’s free community of readers analysing capitalism, technology and social change."
+    ]
+  end
+
   def calculate_reading_time(content)
     word_count = content.split.size
     (word_count / 200.0).ceil

diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_home_post_links.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_home_post_links.html.erb
index 0d43f21498a0d249415141e0214447146c86f2a4..066ea831c24b8a3c0ed34f750b9c44f6b762d06f 100644 (file)
--- a/app/views/layouts/_home_post_links.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_home_post_links.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <% if !@post&.short_dispatch? %>
 <% if @post&.title? %><h3>Follow via RSS, Email or Membership...</h3><% end %>
-<p><span class="callout">→ Prefer email or want to sponsor?</span> Learn about supporting my work and joining the free mailing list <%= link_to "right here <abbr title=\"internal link\">&swarr;&#xFE0E;</abbr>".html_safe, "/join/" %>.</p>
+<p><span class="callout">→ Want an email for each new post?</span> Join the mailing list for free <%= link_to "right here <abbr title=\"internal link\">&swarr;&#xFE0E;</abbr>".html_safe, "/join/" %>.</p>
+<p><span class="callout">→ Like this work and want to support it?</span> Get started <%= link_to " here <abbr title=\"internal link\">&swarr;&#xFE0E;</abbr>".html_safe, "/join/" %>.</p>
 <p><span class="callout">→ Prefer RSS?</span> you can subscribe to a combined <%= link_to "bookmarks+dispatches feed here <abbr title=\"internal link\">&swarr;&#xFE0E;</abbr>".html_safe, rss_path %> or <%= link_to "full text dispatches only feed here <abbr title=\"external link\">&nearr;&#xFE0E;</abbr>".html_safe, dispatches_rss_path %>.</p>
 <% end %>
 <% if @post %>
 <p><%= link_to "↑ Back to top", "#top" %> or <%= link_to "↼ Back to some other dispatches...", "#{root_path}?filter=posts" %></p>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>

diff --git a/app/views/pubview/index.html.erb b/app/views/pubview/index.html.erb
index f7c516746a414f88a5dbb76bf5d3ca5b7bc260a5..f2431e1e46da03c365622f8b56cf43d9f7a40f7f 100644 (file)
--- a/app/views/pubview/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pubview/index.html.erb
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 <%= render partial: "layouts/navigation_buttons" %>
 
+<% if !current_user %>
+    <p class="lead"><%= @promo_strings.sample %> <%= link_to "Start right now", join_path %>.</p>
+<% end %>
+
 <div class="post">
   <ul class="container">
        <% @items.each do |item| %>

diff --git a/app/views/pubview/join.html.erb b/app/views/pubview/join.html.erb
index 18c128d027b60d9bba24061e7ca2c5ac0def88b8..a9cd09440d3fe0353595a18131de5aaf0c5b36ff 100644 (file)
--- a/app/views/pubview/join.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pubview/join.html.erb
@@ -10,13 +10,18 @@
 <div class="post">
   <div class="container">
        <%= image_tag "growchart.svg", class: "porter" %>
-       <h3>Below you can join mind reader and sign up to receive new dispatches via email.</h3>
-       <p>Joining by email means you never have to visit this (admittedly beautiful) website ever again. You’ll receive new posts straight in your email inbox. Bookmarks are, optionally, sent in digest to paid subscribers.</p>
-       <p>Optionally, once you’ve signed up and confirmed your email address you are able to subscribe to mind reader financially by entering any non $0 AUD amount you wish – you can do this just once, or annually. You are under no obligation to do this! Paid subscribers may opt to receive a digest of bookmarks and a monthly update from me on the state of the world that regular members miss out on.</p>
-       <p>If you’re looking to cancel an existing membership or subscription, <%= link_to "please click here", subscriptions_path %>.</p>
+       <h3>Join the counter-hegemony</h3>
+       <p>mind reader is where theory meets practice. As a free member, you’ll join a growing community of readers thinking deeply about capitalism, technology, and social transformation. What you get for <strong>free</strong>:</p>
+       <ul>
+          <li>☛  Direct dispatches: fresh analysis straight to your inbox.</li>
+          <li>☛  Community dialogue: exchange ideas and correspond directly about posts.</li>
+          <li>☛  Weekly digests: curated collections of essential reading and resources.</li>
+          <li>☛  A place to support my work by becoming a financial member (free, annual and lifetime tiers &mdash; pay what you want).</li>
+       </ul>
+       <p>There’s no paywall here – just like there shouldn’t be barriers to critical thought. Joining takes two minutes and keeps this independent platform for radical analysis going strong. So, what are you waiting for? Let’s be happy together!</p>
        <%= image_tag "aidan_arrow.svg", class: "aidans_arrow" %>
-       <p>To get started with mind reader membership – <em>always free</em> – first register for an account on this website. Don’t worry, I’ll guide you through each step of the process! Just click on that button below:</p>
+       <p>To get started with mind reader membership – <em>always free</em> – simply register for an account on this website and confirm your email. Don’t worry, I’ll guide you through each step of the process! Just Get started below:</p>
        <p><%= link_to "Get started, free forever", new_user_registration_path, class: "button" %> <%= link_to "Log back in", new_user_session_path, class: "button" %></p>
-       <p><em>You can subscribe, unsubscribe, pay, cancel, and never hear from me again without ever contacting a human – note, though, if you pay for the service account deletion is manual to ensure all your details are securely erased. You can always one-click opt-out of communication and services.</em></p>
+       <p>You can always easily (read: no phone call or email required) cancel any paid affiliation and close your account forever, no quesetions asked. Just log in and modify your options by clicking here: <%= link_to "manage payments", subscriptions_path %>.</p>
   </div>
 </div>

diff --git a/app/views/pubview/post.html.erb b/app/views/pubview/post.html.erb
index 02124d449cbba4942fa4980f624bfdc29ca46408..44236aa49a508a47f64f89bae0b28e7074a33b1c 100644 (file)
--- a/app/views/pubview/post.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pubview/post.html.erb
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@
 
 <div class="post">
   <div class="container">
+    <% if !current_user %>
+        <p class="lead"><%= @promo_strings.sample %> <%= link_to "Start right now", join_path %>.</p>
+    <% end %>
        <%= raw @rendered_content %>
   </div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="container" id="bottom">
   <%= render partial: "layouts/home_post_links" %>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>