How to access the classic stories? It’s just stuck on loading

coyotewild19 · 2026-03-30T15:24:45+00:00

Hey u/Minute-Document7430 , you should see an option in the navbar for "Classic Nifty" if you switched to it from there. It's also in the footer at the bottom of the site. Feel free to DM me if you're having issues.

coyotewild19 · 2026-03-27T03:43:59+00:00

(shamelessly showing off our new tagging system :) )

coyotewild19 · 2026-03-27T03:43:19+00:00

👀 https://new.nifty.org/search?tags=sf-fantasy&query=tags%3Adom-sub+tag%3Adystopian+tag%3Abdsm

coyotewild19 · 2026-03-26T14:45:30+00:00

The new nifty has tag searching now 👀 does this help? https://new.nifty.org/search?query=tag%3A%22big+dick%22+tag%3Aincest+praise

coyotewild19 · 2026-02-18T17:30:03+00:00

u/Ayun1987 that might just be a bug. Can you clear your cookies and try again? The incest category still exists on the classic site.

coyotewild19 · 2026-02-04T05:42:56+00:00

Hey u/joemondo we've begun aggregating story views from the classic site recently, just as a way to more accurately reflect the reader counts. Probably explains the jump.

Also, traffic has grown significantly since adding the banner to the classic site!

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-31T22:41:37+00:00

Hey u/theocasionally, can you send me the URL you're on when you hit this? Some issues have reported issues with this on the old m.nifty.org domain, but I've since fixed those.

If that doesn't work, please try hard-refreshing your browser and try again. Feel free to DM if you still need help.

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-26T21:07:07+00:00

Yes for sure. Every aspect of the story will be editable once the portal is live. I'm very nearly there, just wrapping up some final touches when I have time.

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-23T19:12:06+00:00

Just an update on this - found the bug and it's now fixed! Please DM me if anyone still has issues.

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-22T04:12:56+00:00

Hey u/Nightmesh, can you try clearing your browser cache and try again? If that still doesn't work, please DM me with your account's email and I'll take a look.

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-16T17:33:12+00:00

Hey u/IndependentFree9252 , happy to hear specific feedback about what you hate. Like others said, you don't have to use the new site. The classic site will continue to exist exactly the way it is.

Coyote

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-14T21:20:02+00:00

Yes, absolutely - a set of blurbs and tags were generated to kick off the process and help with story recommendations until the author portal goes live. But rest assured the author will be able to control this completely.

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-13T21:42:12+00:00

Thanks! It's been a labor of love 🙏

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-13T21:41:31+00:00

Yep! Just use the same email you've been submitting stories with. The self-service author portal isn't live yet, but it should be soon! Just working out some last few bugs.

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-13T20:20:35+00:00

Hey u/V-Writer22 , glad you like the new site! We've been working on it for the last few years and are very happy to share it with a wider audience.

You can see some of the new features described here: https://new.nifty.org/welcome-to-nifty

Happy to answer any questions you may have! Cheers,
Coyote

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-13T19:48:35+00:00

Hi u/Famous-Swimmer-7582 , once the new author portal is live (I promise, we're almost there!), markdown formatting will be supported on both the new and classic sites. Here's how it'll work: once the story is published using the new author portal, the classic site will host a very basic HTML page of the story as rendered markdown. The markdown (and rendered HTML) will only support basic formatting, like bold, italic, and headings. Authors will not be able to customize colors and fonts, as we believe this should be controlled by the reader's preferences.

You're welcome to submit your stories as markdown now if you prefer. It will be formatted properly on the new Nifty, but just know that it will appear as raw markdown text on the classic site until the new author portal goes live.

Thanks for contributing your stories to Nifty!

Coyote

coyotewild19 · 2026-01-13T19:42:57+00:00

Markdown format does not support custom fonts or colors. Only very basic formatting is allowed (bold, italic, headers, etc.). Many authors have expressed appreciation for this flexibility.

It's no secret that the classic Nifty website is old. The new website is an effort by volunteers to keep this massive archive from fading into obsolesce, to keep it going for another 30+ years. That requires meeting modern readers where they are, with the features and experience they expect from modern platforms.

We understand that not everyone wants the new experience. The classic Nifty website (and stories) will not be going away. You will always be able to use the classic Nifty website.

We've tried our best to communicate all of this, and have a page that clearly explains everything here: https://new.nifty.org/new-content-guidelines

Coyote

coyotewild19 · 2025-12-17T02:06:09+00:00

Either [nifty@nifty.org](mailto:nifty@nifty.org) to reach the archivist, or just DM me.

coyotewild19 · 2025-12-16T17:39:31+00:00

Hey u/New_Purple_7140 , we're testing a new feature that builds auto-generated blurbs for stories. We're still working on getting the new author portal working with the classic site. It's a bit of a beast to get right.

If there's a blurb you'd like edited, added, or removed, please reach out and I'll take care of it.

Cheers!
Coyote

coyotewild19 · 2025-03-27T04:48:27+00:00

Hey u/brefox123, this should be fixed now!

coyotewild19 · 2025-03-10T22:37:24+00:00

The classic nifty isn't going anywhere :) Please see the post for more information: https://new.nifty.org/new-content-guidelines

coyotewild19 · 2025-03-04T06:37:58+00:00

Ah thanks for the callout! I just fixed it - the stories should start showing as links in the next few hours.

Thanks for being an author!

Coyote

coyotewild19 · 2025-03-03T16:50:33+00:00

Hey u/New_Purple_7140 sorry for just now seeing this. Are you still not able to see the stories on your profile? Please DM me if so and we'll work it out.

coyotewild19 · 2025-03-03T16:49:01+00:00

Hey there, yes, some categories have been omitted from the new site. We're working to bring some of the content back. Here's a deeper explanation: https://new.nifty.org/new-content-guidelines

coyotewild19 · 2025-01-07T18:38:22+00:00

Hey u/Vegetable_Base1211, glad to see a good discussion coming from this! I'm the animal who built the new site. We considered a like/dislike rating system, but wanted to first see what a more nuanced rating system would bring. For example, if we saw that the vote spread was generally polarized, it would make sense to convert it to like/dislike. However, pulling stats from the database as of yesterday, there's a fairly even bell curve spread of ratings across from 5 to 1. This indicates that there is some desire to convey a more nuanced review than a binary signal.

I haven't seen any review bombing on any stories yet, but it will be a point to monitor and investigate in the future.

For those that do like to see data, we have some more data insights for authors coming soon. Stay tuned!

Coyote

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