Forum Activity For @Strumelia

@strumelia
07/09/15 06:25:33AM
3,605 posts

test site migrating 3.0 ning site

Ning To Jamroom

Yes that is what i'm doing now. I sent out the initial 'wave' of password invites when going live, which resulted in about 25% of my 4800 members logging in right away. Then 3 weeks later, I sent another wave out (and it was sent only to the ning members who still hadn't logged in yet)...which resulted in another 15% or so logging in within that 24 hours again. Many members are slow to respond or don't see the email.
I plan to send a third wave with a slightly more 'urgent' message in another 3 weeks or so. Then finally about 3 months after going live I'll send out a final notice that says if they don't log in their accounts will be removed. Which i may or may not do at that point.

We have to accept that on any social network, there is almost always a large proportion of members who sign up and then pretty much disappear again. You have to decide whether you want to retain those members, and for how long. On a media-rich site like mine with a whole lot of videos, uploaded audio clips, and photos, keeping long dormant members and their content will eventually boot me into a higher server price range...but at what actual benefit? Is the presence or content of those long gone members still important to the site? Such factors must be weighed against each other when doing site housekeeping.

JR gives us a nice user data browsing tool that tells us when a member's last login was (if ever), which is invaluable for this later down the road after ning invites are no longer sent out.

updated by @strumelia: 07/09/15 06:26:06AM

@strumelia
07/07/15 03:50:12PM
3,605 posts

Customizing my badges & application questions

Profile Badges

"No you would want to put this code in a template that is checked by a list function. That way it can apply the proper badge to the data when it returns it to the template you are trying to work with."

Sigh. I thought I was making progress.

I was trying to follow what was done in this thread:
https://www.jamroom.net/b360/forum/profile-badges/8073/mybadges-customization-profile-image-overlay
-I thought he wrote that he MADE a new template of the above code (and called it badges.tpl), not that he inserted the code into another template?

You say: "The first step would be creating a template in your skin that overwrites the modules version with in your own skin templates.. Since your wanting to add the badge overlay to a module you will need to create a custom template in your skin that overwrites the modules version. so you would need to locate the template responsible for the jrForum. "

..."add the badge overlay to a module"...I'm wanting to add the badge overlay to a module? I thought I was supposed to add it to my skin? Do you mean the Forums module? What about Groups and Comments etc? Do you mean the badge overlay would be added to memebrs' avatars when they post in my site forums? (my site's forums "belong" to a profile named Forums, by the way).
When you tell me to locate the template responsible for my jrForum...do you mean one of the templates in my skin?, or one of the templates in my jrForums module?

So, I shouldn't go ahead with what i posted last on this thread then?:
https://www.jamroom.net/b360/forum/profile-badges/8073/mybadges-customization-profile-image-overlay

I made a bunch of transparent badges/png's.
I wanted to have a small square overly on certain quota's avatars wherever that member avatar appears on the site. I also wanted a longer 'mini-banner' badge to appear under the member's profile page picture, like Ken Rich did with his "Artist" badge in the pic on this thread (thought I don't want to do any of that quota-choosing message stuff he was talking about there): https://www.jamroom.net/b360/forum/profile-badges/16230/where-is-the-installation-documentation
So... I made three square badges and three long horizontal badges, all .pngs with transparent backgrounds.

I am kind of lost now- thought i understood what those other guys were doing from their descriptions, but guess not. This all seems beyond me, but I'm willing to learn and try, because I reeeeally need badges for certain member quotas on my site, and I see no other way except through this Badges module.
I obviously should back up and start again from step 1. In very simple steps, since most of this is apparently going right over my head.
Thanks for your help, and sorry to be such a hassle.

updated by @strumelia: 07/07/15 03:50:59PM

@strumelia
07/07/15 11:45:08AM
3,605 posts

myBadges customization - Profile Image Overlay

Profile Badges

iLoveHouseMusic:

In the profile_header.tpl, find the div for your profile image.

Add something like this:
{* testing badge *}
{jrCore_include template="badges.tpl"}

Can someone tell me exactly WHERE in my profile_header.tpl code to add this bit above? I can't figure out which is my profile image div.

Here is my template code...where to add the snippet please?:

{assign var="from_profile" value="yes"}
{jrCore_include template="header.tpl"}

<div class="container">

    {if $_conf.mdFOTMD1_June15backup_show_header == 'on' || $profile_disable_header != '1'}
    {if !isset($_conf.mdFOTMD1_June15backup_forum_profile) || strpos($current_url, $_conf.mdFOTMD1_June15backup_forum_profile) !== 0}
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col12 last">
            <div class="profile_name_box">

                <div class="block_config" style="margin-top:3px">
                    {jrCore_module_function function="jrFollower_button" profile_id=$_profile_id title="Follow This Profile"}
                    {jrCore_item_update_button module="jrProfile" view="settings/profile_id=`$_profile_id`" profile_id=$_profile_id item_id=$_profile_id title="Update Profile"}
                    {if jrUser_is_admin() || jrUser_is_power_user()}
                        {jrCore_item_create_button module="jrProfile" view="create" profile_id=$_profile_id title="Create new Profile"}
                    {/if}
                    {jrProfile_delete_button profile_id=$_profile_id}
                </div>

                <a href="{$jamroom_url}/{$profile_url}"><h1 class="profile_name">{$profile_name}</h1></a>

            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="row">
        <div class="col12 last">
            <div class="profile_menu">
                {if jrCore_is_mobile_device()}
                    {jrProfile_menu template="profile_menu_mobile.tpl" profile_quota_id=$profile_quota_id profile_url=$profile_url}
                {else}
                    {jrProfile_menu template="profile_menu.tpl" profile_quota_id=$profile_quota_id profile_url=$profile_url}
                {/if}
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    {/if}
    {/if}

    <div class="row">

    {if $profile_disable_sidebar != 1  && strpos($current_url, $_conf.mdFOTMD1_June15backup_forum_profile) !== 0}
        {jrCore_include template="profile_sidebar.tpl"}
    {/if}

    {* next <div> starts in body *}

@strumelia
07/07/15 08:21:24AM
3,605 posts

Customizing my badges & application questions

Profile Badges

aside from question #1...

2) Would this "badges.tpl" template work if added to my skin root directory?...assuming I ftp-upload these new badge images i make to my mybadges/images folder, and these are the correct names of my quotas? (I do NOT want any badge for regular members)
Here is the template code I have...does it look ok? Have not tested yet:

<style>
.overlay_badge {
    position:absolute;
    right:0;
  	bottom:0;
    z-index:5;
}
</style>

<div class="overlay_badge">{if $quota_myBadges_badge_type == "Patron member 2015"}
{jrCore_image module="myBadges" image="patron_badge.png"}
{elseif $quota_myBadges_badge_type == "Sponsor Quota"}
{jrCore_image module="myBadges" image="sponsor_badge.png"}
{elseif $quota_myBadges_badge_type == "Moderator Quota"}
{jrCore_image module="myBadges" image="moderator_badge.png"}
{elseif $quota_myBadges_badge_type == "Master Admin Quota"}
{jrCore_image module="myBadges" image="moderator_badge.png"}
{/if} 
</div>

@strumelia
07/07/15 07:27:34AM
3,605 posts

Customizing my badges & application questions

Profile Badges

Ok first basic question-

1) Does this module apply the badge ONLY on a member's profile page picture?
On my ning when I applied a badge by quota, the badge showed up on the person's avatar wherever they posted on the site. Thus, a moderator could post a warning in a forum thread and the other members would know they were a moderator talking rather than just some random member butting in and acting bossy.

Can I make these badges visible on a person's avatar everywhere on the site, or ONLY on their profile page? Having them visible wherever an avatar shows would encourage my members to donate or buy ads so they too could be 'seen' that way by everyone...not just when someone visits their profile page. Possible?...maybe as a custom job?
I think if you added/expanded this badge ability to your module you could probably charge more for it.

updated by @strumelia: 07/07/15 10:19:28AM

@strumelia
07/07/15 07:23:46AM
3,605 posts

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test site migrating 3.0 ning site

Customizing my badges & application questions

myBadges customization - Profile Image Overlay

Customizing my badges & application questions

Customizing my badges & application questions

Customizing my badges & application questions

Where is the Installation Documentation?

DB backup/restore options

add function to DB Backup module...?

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