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brian
@brian
12/23/14 06:42:54AM
10,167 posts

play count doesnt seem to be working
Using Jamroom

mscorfield:Hi strange but the play count just started working again !!

Remember that JR uses caching, so you're not going to see the play counter increase right after you play it since that page is _cached_. After the cache expires (by default it is 5 minutes) then you'll see the counts.

Hope this helps!
brian
@brian
12/23/14 06:41:39AM
10,167 posts

Site security...Is social media the future we thought?
Using Jamroom

I think if you run a large enough system you'll eventually be a target, so you need to make sure your server is secure. I would recommend:

- DO NOT ever use FTP anywhere.
- DO NOT run a mail server on your server (host it on a separate server)
- ONLY use SSH for server access
- Make sure you are keeping your software on your server up to date on a DAILY basis.

A good example is the recent NTP vulnerability - patches have been released in the last 24 hours to address it - are you up to date?

Hope this helps!
brian
@brian
12/22/14 11:26:08AM
10,167 posts

Some questions for getting started


Using Jamroom

Welcome to Jamroom!

The level of skill required is going to depend on what you're looking to do - if you just want to tweak a few things here and there (i.e. change colors, add a menu item, etc.) then I would say "minimal HTML skills" would be good. If you want a completely custom site from the ground up then I would say advanced HTML and PHP skills would be needed.

1) Adding pages is done by creating a page in the "Page Creator" module, so that part is easy.

2) To customize the index you would customize the skins/SkinName/index.tpl file (HTML template with Smarty tags)

3) Profile page is controlled by the "profile" templates - i.e. skins/SkinName/profile_index.tpl

95% of everything is controlled by templates, so if you know HTML and CSS you can do a lot.

Hope this helps!
brian
@brian
12/22/14 09:23:07AM
10,167 posts

Members from ning archive are still listed in reverse order
Installation and Configuration

Strumelia:Should I do something?
I made a newer ning archive which I am about to upload to my server in a few days.

Should I expect this member sequence to be any different when I re-import the new member content folder over the old one, because of the core update? (I have not re-imported members since the very first import)
Should I just go ahead and do the new import when I'm ready, and see if it lists members in the better order? Thanks

There have been A LOT of updates and fixes in the importer, so let me know if you still see an issue after you re-run the import on your latest data and we can check it out.

Thanks!
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM
brian
@brian
12/22/14 07:38:52AM
10,167 posts

How Can One Change the Default Line Spacing for Returns?
Installation and Configuration

Ken_Rich:So I was thinking, is there a way to put a button on there, to switch it from one mode to another (br tag) or (p tag) so that in effect we could have the best of both worlds.

Got it - unfortunately this is not something the editor supports - the setting is a very "low level" setting.

Sorry!
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM
brian
@brian
12/22/14 07:37:32AM
10,167 posts

Links broken using iOS Devices
Installation and Configuration

Actually there is a bug in the NingJa skin that prevents the drop down menus from working on iPad - I have a fix in for the next release.

Hope this helps!
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM
brian
@brian
12/22/14 06:42:39AM
10,167 posts

How Can One Change the Default Line Spacing for Returns?
Installation and Configuration

Ken_Rich:I'm not adept enough to play around with tinyMCE, but if there were a way to change modes depending on what one was doing, perhaps that would solve it.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "change modes" - sorry!
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM
brian
@brian
12/22/14 06:41:53AM
10,167 posts

new ningja unchecked checkboxes on update
Installation and Configuration

Strumelia:I noticed this as well after I updated my Ningja skin today- quite a few template items showed new "Reset" buttons in various places yet I had never modified in those areas. Won't be an earth shattering problem except that it will likely get doubly confusing trying to know what we had actually modified and what we hadn't. I'm confused enough already- lol.

They must have been changed at some point - the "reset" button will not show unless there is a customized version of the template stored in the DB. Reset them all.

Quote:Still having my cloning issue which I just posted about in my other thread. While cutting/pasting modifications from each old skin version to the new it makes it worse if there are phony reset buttons appearing as well. Could these reset buttons possibly be sticky from the template changes you guys made to the new skin updates?

No - changes to the templates will not set the "reset" button UNLESS it finds that template file in the customized info for that skin in the DB.
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM
brian
@brian
12/22/14 06:40:03AM
10,167 posts

Two things I would like for member profile pages
Installation and Configuration

Strumelia:1) the location of the member- city, and US state or country. My members really need to know the general location of other members when trying to help them find teachers, or planning trips to festivals, etc. Not having that show would be a disappointment to all of us.

Use the Form Designer and add your own custom profile form field.

Quote:2) can we get some sort of text box on member pages or an "About me" kind of simple box they can type in things like what instruments they play, hobbies, etc? I use my sign-up questions mostly to weed out spammers, not to give a place for members to describe their interests. Members love to have a place for "About Me" info. Maybe it's available but I am not seeing the option?

This is already setup in NingJa - if the user adds info to their profile bio then it shows at the top of their profile page. They can customize it however they want.

Hope this helps!
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM
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