Forum Activity for @paul

paul
@paul
12/17/15 02:22:58PM
4,335 posts

Approving blog posts
Using Jamroom

Well, as you likely realise, Jamroom isn't Ning and inherently what you are wanting isn't inherent in Jamroom. However, JR is flexible enough to maybe make all things possible with a bit of customisation !!
But before we go down that route, are we talking two seperate requirements here -

1) You want users want to able to approve comments on their blog posts before the the comment shows to the general public

2) You want to facilitate an Advice Columnist

Are these two requirements connected and the Advice Columnist is somehow going to use blogs? If so, how does that work? I assumed an Advice Columnist would be asked a question and he/she gives answers. That's why I suggested giving him/her a forum.
paul
@paul
12/17/15 11:53:43AM
4,335 posts

No SoundCloud Tracks found
Using Jamroom

Can you send us your site url, admin and ftp logins? We'll take a look directly.
support [at] jamroom [dot] net
paul
@paul
12/17/15 11:49:04AM
4,335 posts

Approving blog posts
Using Jamroom

Thanks Perrie, it does clarify but doesn't explain why!! Why would someone, after writing a blog, have to approve it before it was published? Surely the act of writing it means they want it published? Jamroom blogs do include a publish date/time field so maybe your users could use that if thet want time to assess/edit what they have blogged? And they can edit/delete their blogs at any time, so self moderation is built in.

Advice Columnist suggestion - Clone his/her quota, add the forum module to it and move him/her to that quota. He/she will then have a forum for users to seek advice from, and be into total control of it.
paul
@paul
12/17/15 10:43:26AM
4,335 posts

Approving blog posts
Using Jamroom

So on Ning members could moderate each others blogs? That can't be right. Sounds like a recipe for chaos!!

I've never been a 'blogger' or regularly read any blog sites, but surely they define what a blog is, as opposed to a forum topic, but if you feel they are duplicating the same functionality on your site, just disable one of them.

Could you not just make your Advice Columnist a profile admin?
paul
@paul
12/17/15 10:14:29AM
4,335 posts

Approving blog posts
Using Jamroom

Probably not. What/whose blog posts do you want to allow your members to approve? Sounds like a dubious privilege to give members, but I guess I'm mis-understanding what you want to do exactly?
paul
@paul
12/17/15 07:55:38AM
4,335 posts

How to make lists?
Using Jamroom

Yes - Can now confirm that nothing can be done to eliminate multiple artists from this list by using the widget parameters, so have implemented it in the template. Take a look at http://metaldevastationradio.com/test now.
Its a bit of a sprag as to show a list of 10 top songs, we ask for more than that (25) then filter out duplicate artist names in the template foreach loop (hoping that we have enough unique artists to make up the ten needed!!).

For anyone else who is interested in how this is done, here is the basic code logic -
{jrCore_module_url module="jrAudio" assign="murl"}
{if isset($_items)}
	{$ctr = 0}
    {foreach from=$_items item="item"}
		{if $ctr == 10}
            {break}
        {/if}
        {if !isset($_tmp["`$item['profile_name']`"])}
            {jrCore_array name='_tmp' key=$item['profile_name'] value=1}
            {$ctr = $ctr + 1}
            {**** Code to show the item here ****}
        {/if}
    {/foreach}
{/if}
paul
@paul
12/17/15 02:48:58AM
4,335 posts

How to make lists?
Using Jamroom

FYI - The custom code isn't necessary, I just added it in so as to include the actual number of plays per song. The default template doesn't include that info.
paul
@paul
12/17/15 12:04:12AM
4,335 posts

How to make lists?
Using Jamroom

Thanks Zach - See how I have this set up at http://metaldevastationradio.com/test - it orders songs by 'most played' and excludes songs with the genre 'interview'.
The problem comes when you try to add in a 'group by' so as to only show one song per artist. The issue is in the way the MySql responds to the database query in that it will return the song entry of the first artist in finds in the group, which will not necessarily be the artist's song with the most plays. The returned songs are then ordered.
This is a limitation of the way MySql works on a php server and there is not much that Jamroom can do about it directly.
The alternative might be to do something clever in the template to filter out duplicate artists. I will check that out for you.
paul
@paul
12/16/15 11:14:24PM
4,335 posts

invitations module?
Using Jamroom

You needed to unzip the downloaded module locally then upload to the /modules folder.
Its always best to install modules (and skins) direct from the ACP Marketplace. That way everything is taken care of.
The jrInvite module is in the marketplace beta channel. I've enabled that channel on your site and installed the Invite module - it's in the ACP=>Users section and needs to be enabled and configured.
(Have also removed the uploaded files from your server that were in the wrong place!!).
hth
paul
@paul
12/16/15 10:50:30PM
4,335 posts

Approving blog posts
Using Jamroom

'Admins' can approve blog posts - ACP=>Profiles=>Blogs=>Quota Config=>Item Approval
hth
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