NarraFirma v1.2.6

This release fixes a major bug which we only noticed the other day, but which apparently had been in NarraFirma from the beginning. Deep in the code, an accessor returned the value of a field. While checking to see if the stored value existed, the code mistakenly returned a blank string if the value happened to be exactly zero. This error has now been fixed, but this means that on every histogram drawn (and every statistical test run) before version 1.2.6 of NarraFirma, all scale values that were exactly zero were ignored.

We were very upset to discover this mistake, and we heartily apologize for never having noticed it before.

Most graphs will not have been affected much by this error, since it is rare to collect huge numbers of zero scale values. However, please be aware that it is possible, if you load an older project into version 1.2.6+ of NarraFirma, that a histogram (and its statistical test results) could change.

To use the WordPress version of NarraFirma, first download the zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.6.zip) from the link you see on this page. Then upload the zip file into the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. Caution! Don't mix up the WordPress zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.6.zip) with the source code file (narrafirma.zip).

For more installation instructions, go to https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma.

NarraFirma v1.2.5

This minor release adds a few more little things related to having more fun doing narrative catalysis. Most importantly, you can now hide the various panels of statistical information on the Explore patterns page, opting instead to see the same information in a popup window. (Apparently not everyone loves to wallow in statistical results.)

To use the WordPress version of NarraFirma, first download the zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.5.zip) from the link you see on this page. Then upload the zip file into the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. Caution! Don't mix up the WordPress zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.5.zip) with the source code file (narrafirma.zip).

For more installation instructions, go to https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma.

NarraFirma v1.2.4

This release contains several quality-of-life improvements for the process of narrative catalysis. The biggest change is the ability to "switch out" the story collection under a catalysis report by exporting your report elements to CSV, then importing them to a new (empty) catalysis report on a different story collection. This will be useful when you're partway into writing observations and realize you should have lumped the answers for a question differently (or some other fix to the data). As long as the question short names are the same in both story collections, your observations, interpretations, and perspectives will transfer to the new report.

Several other little improvements and fixes should make catalysis easier, such as: a running observation count; a way to randomly sample stories from a graph selection; better sorting options in the patterns table; an index number for each story (so they are easier to link up between the catalysis report and the story cards); and so on.

To use the WordPress version of NarraFirma, first download the zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.4.zip) from the link you see on this page. Then upload the zip file into the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. Caution! Don't mix up the WordPress zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.4.zip) with the source code file (narrafirma.zip).

For more installation instructions, go to https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma.

NarraFirma v1.2.3

This critical release fixes a bug we accidentally introduced in version 1.2.0. Starting with that version, if you exported a "project snapshot with stories," no stories were actually being written out. This happened due to inadequate testing of our new "housecleaning" purge of unconnected stories. (Of course we thought our testing was adequate, but it wasn't.) We apologize for the error. Since it has only been six days since the release of version 1.2.0, we hope nobody was adversely affected. Please do update your copy of NarraFirma right away, though.

This release also improves NarraFirma's handling of catalysis in projects where the number of questions is very large (over 100). The "Configure catalysis report" page now tells you how many patterns you will be generating and warns you if the number is very large.

We also found a bug in the code that displays Mann-Whitney U test results. It caused extra test results to be reported in cases where the selected choice question was left blank. It did not affect the accuracy of the test results.

To use the WordPress version of NarraFirma, first download the zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.3.zip) from the link you see above. Then upload the zip file into the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. Caution! Don't mix up the WordPress zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.3.zip) with the source code file (narrafirma.zip).

For more installation instructions, go to https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma.

NarraFirma v1.2.2

This minor update is a "why didn't I think of that before" update. It copies the button for running a pre-import data check, plus the two buttons for exporting a story form, right to the panel where you are editing the story form. So now you can do those things without creating a story collection, which means that you can mess around with your story form and run the pre-import check while it's still "live" and able to be changed. It's a little more confusing with two copies of the buttons (I left the old ones there in case you want to use the "snapshot" of the story form saved with the story collection), but the utility is worth it.

This release also fixes three small bugs for errors that could come up when you are importing data (meaning, they came up when I was importing data).

To use the WordPress version of NarraFirma, first download the zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.2.zip) from the link you see above. Then upload the zip file into the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. Caution! Don't mix up the WordPress zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.2.zip) with the source code file (narrafirma.zip).

For more installation instructions, go to https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma.

NarraFirma v1.2.1

This was a "thought of it the next day" release, with something I forgot to add until the day after I posted the previous version. This release adds the option to graph multi-choice questions against themselves, so you can explore patterns of coincidence. For example, if you asked people to choose from a list of emotions a story evoked in them, you can look at differences between times when somebody checked BOTH "happy" and "inspired," and when they just checked one of those things.

While I was testing this, I noticed that some graphs had titles and some didn't. So I made every graph have a title (and then I messed around with the title styling for a while). While testing this, I noticed that the "observations only" catalysis report did not include observations that had no strength value set. So I fixed that. Now if you choose "observations (all)" it includes observations that have no strength value set.

To use the WordPress version of NarraFirma, first download the zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.1.zip) from the link you see above. Then upload the zip file into the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. Caution! Don't mix up the WordPress zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.1.zip) with the source code file (narrafirma.zip).

For more installation instructions, go to https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma.

NarraFirma 1.2.0

This upgrade adds new options for generating catalysis reports and story cards. It revamps the CSV import system with many new options that should make it much easier to use NarraFirma with a wide range of surveying software. There are also improvements to housekeeping (clearing out old data, etc) and some usability improvements.

To use the WordPress version of NarraFirma, first download the zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.0.zip) from the link you see above. Then upload the zip file into the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. Caution! Don't mix up the WordPress zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.2.0.zip) with the source code file (narrafirma.zip).

For more installation instructions, go to https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma.

NarraFirma v1.1.0

This version of NarraFirma adds two new ways to get your data out of NarraFirma. First, in the survey, participants can see and copy a summary of their submitted stories (you can control whether people see this or not). Second, in the application, you can print an HTML project report that summarizes everything you typed into NarraFirma (for use in other software).

To use the WordPress version of NarraFirma, first download the zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.1.0.zip) from the link you see above. Then upload the zip file into the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. Caution! Don't mix up the WordPress zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.1.0.zip) with the source code file (narrafirma.zip).

For more installation instructions, go to https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma.

NarraFirma v1.0.2

This release finishes the job of making the NarraFirma survey ready to be presented in any language by adding several more custom fields for messages to participants. The release also adds "notes" fields to questions, to remember why you chose particular questions or worded things in particular ways.

To use the WordPress version, you upload the WordPress plugin zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.0.2.zip) directly into WordPress from the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. You can download that plugin zip file from the following link for this release. Be aware that zip file is a different file than the entire source code in narrafirma.zip. After you install the plugin, you will need to create a project from the NarraFirma plugin panel and specify what users have read or write permissions for the project.

See this link for more installation instructions: https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma

NarraFirma v1.0.1

This is a minor version with a small bug fix (the navigation bar had been accidentally made to scroll with the page). The release also updates the banner and screen shots in the WordPress plugin directory.

To use the WordPress version, you upload the WordPress plugin zip file (narrafirma-wordpress-plugin-v1.0.1.zip) directly into WordPress from the plugins section of a running WordPress installation. You can download that plugin zip file from the following link for this release. Be aware that zip file is a different file than the entire source code in narrafirma.zip. After you install the plugin, you will need to create a project from the NarraFirma plugin panel and specify what users have read or write permissions for the project.

See this link for more installation instructions: https://narrafirma.com/home/setting-up-narrafirma