Random Quote Snippet/Module

Panther

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« on: May 22, 2007, 05:08:08 AM »

Ok, I'm building a template based on my personal site at www.upmykilt.net

I couldn't get my random quote generator to work in the template.. couldn't figure out how to get the include to work... then I remembered that the random image snippet is installed as a module.

So, I did the same thing...

Feel free to try it out. You need to edit include.php if you want to change the quotes.

I want to start looking into making this a full fledged module at some point (time permitting), that would let you enter from the admin panel the various quotes, who said it, and even edit the surrounding html tags for formatting.

But.. for now, it is what it is.

You can put this directly into a template, as I have here... http://baker.mnpages.com/pages/templates/upmykilt.php or put it in a code section.


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Deb

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Re: Random Quote Snippet/Module

« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2007, 08:02:33 AM »

I would like to try this. Where do I upload the index.php file since it's not a module? I've never used a snippet before. Sorry to seem dumb, but I don't see uploading the quotes file or a snippet addressed in the manual. I did add a CODE section, tried pasting the index.php there and included the php code in my template and got error messages and it blew the page layout. Once I got rid of the errors, nothing showed up on the page. I do have my main setting set enable for the MANAGE SECTIONS. I'm not using an INTRO page. Sorry but I'm lost.


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Re: Random Quote Snippet/Module

« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2007, 10:29:03 AM »

Hello,

all modules (no matter if snippet, admin tool or page type module) are uploaded via the WB backend: Add-ons -> Modules -> Install Module

Regards Christian


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Deb

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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2007, 12:33:59 PM »

Many thanks

I have got this working now but it's definitely not ideal since the client will want to update her own quotes and the way I got it working, she's not going to be able to. I'm wondering if I've done this right. Here is how I got it working:

Added: <div class="randomquotes"> <?php random_quotes(); ?> </div>

to my template under the content php code and uploaded the template.

Changed the quotes to my client's quotes and have had to ask the host once again to change the permissions as I'm not able to upload anything to this folder. Uploaded the changed quotes include.php.

It just seems like there must be an easier way so that the client can update her own quotes. When I added a CODE section and tried pasting in the info from the include.php I got an error msg instead. Is there a better way to do this so the client can update her own quotes?

Thanks!


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Re: Random Quote Snippet/Module

« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2007, 03:50:20 PM »

Hello,

try to use the Template edit module if you want to edit textfiles contained in templates (e.g. Javascript files, PHP files, CSS files...). This way you do not run into pemission problems. Try a forum search for permissions to learn more about that topic. Files uploaded via WB should only edited via WB or WB modules, files uploaded via FTP only via FTP. If you mix both, you run into the problems you have currently.

Regards Christian


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Deb

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Re: Random Quote Snippet/Module

« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2007, 04:16:50 PM »

I just added this module on, however it only gives me the option to edit my templates/css and that isn't the problem. The regular pages on my site validate, the ones that don't are the Image Gallery, the Site Map and the Download Gallery. I cannot find/access templates for these. One problem is a missing <td> tag, another is the form tags. These things are somewhere in some file that I don't know what they are named or where to find them.

Someone mentioned somewhere to try the Hello World module, but that's for making modules. I wouldn't ever attempt that - don't have the smarts for it! LOL!

The only file I've uploaded via FTP is the Random Quotes include.php and that's working fine and it's validating.

I'm open to any other suggestion, thanks!


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Re: Random Quote Snippet/Module

« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2007, 04:41:12 PM »

Hello,

most of the old modules does not create valid (X)HTML as they include the stylesheet definitions into the <body> which is no longer supported (e.g. strict ...). If you want/need to fix problems with modules, the view.php file should be your first option. This file creates the output for the frontend. Unfortunatelly there is no official tool to edit module files (there is a module posted in the forum, but you need to search for). So download the module from the Addons Repository, change it locally, zip it again and install them again via the WB backend. This requires some knowledge of PHP.

Regards Christian


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gillweb

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Re: Random Quote Snippet/Module

« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2007, 04:54:07 AM »

Thanks Panther was looking for something like this... afro


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Luckyluke

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Re: Random Quote Snippet/Module

« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2007, 10:44:25 AM »

Hoi,

Didn't we found something on http://forum.websitebaker.org/index.php/topic,7923.0.html? Or am I wrong?

Grtz,
Luckyluke


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gillweb

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Re: Random Quote Snippet/Module

« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2007, 03:54:58 PM »

The quotation mod is a random quote inside a page. This puts a random quote in you template! Again, thanks Panther cool


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