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michael
@michael
01/22/15 05:05:43PM
7,839 posts

New here, hello everyone!
Installation and Configuration

Hi James.

This is a good piece of documentation that you should take a look at:

"Concepts the Admin user needs to know."
https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/documentation/getting-started/2167/concepts-the-admin-user-needs-to-know

If you want a longer closer look, then this is our course:

"Start your own online community"
https://www.udemy.com/start-your-own-online-community

And if you want to get into development, then:

"Developers Guide to Customizing Jamroom"
https://www.udemy.com/developers-guide-to-customizing-jamroom/

All of those videos in those courses are available on the YouTube channel, they're just better ordered in the courses.

Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/jamroomdotnet
michael
@michael
01/22/15 04:39:34PM
7,839 posts

Can I Non Techie Do This?


Installation and Configuration

A newer version of that .json file is now included with the jrNingja skin, so you don't need to upload anything. Just go to :
ACP -> SITE BUILDER -> PANELS -> TOOLS -> IMPORT -> site_builder_package_jrNinja_default.json -> INSTALL

Check all the checkboxes and save. That will give you the same layout as Ningja had to begin with but with Site Builder active.
michael
@michael
01/21/15 10:37:49PM
7,839 posts

Nova Blog Images not showing
Design and Skin Customization

Before you give up, try watching some videos on how it works.

"Start Your own online community"
https://www.udemy.com/start-your-own-online-community

And the documentation:
https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/documentation/

Your second post in a new system is "I'm about to give up", it takes a little effort. Keep going! :)

The file you want is item_list.tpl for the Blogs module.

Go to:
ACP -> MODULES -> PROFILE -> BLOG -> TEMPLATES -> item_list.tpl -> MODIFY

Find this code around line 33:
<div class="p20 pt10">               
  {$item.blog_text|jrCore_format_string:$item.profile_quota_id|jrBlog_readmore}
</div>
and put in the code paul gave you above in that same area:
<div class="p20 pt10">
  <div style="float:left; width:100px;margin-right:10px">
    {jrCore_module_function function="jrImage_display" module="jrBlog" type="blog_image" item_id=$item._item_id size="xlarge" crop="auto" class="iloutline img_scale" alt=$item.blog_title width=false height=false}
  </div>                    
  {$item.blog_text|jrCore_format_string:$item.profile_quota_id|jrBlog_readmore}
</div>
michael
@michael
01/21/15 08:17:40PM
7,839 posts

Can I Non Techie Do This?


Installation and Configuration

The import system is found at:
ACP -> SITE BUILDER -> PANELS -> TOOLS -> IMPORT -> UPLOAD PACKAGE -> "Upload Package"

That will put a new file under PACKAGES on that same screen. From there click INSTALL to see all that is in that package.

Check all the checkboxes and click IMPORT.
Be aware that this will over-write any existing panels. So if you do that, then make changes to a one of the pages and do that again. What is in the file will over-write your changes. So before doing an IMPORT its always a good idea to do an EXPORT to get you back to what you had.

EXPORT is the same but in reverse. (wont need to to start with because there will be nothing to export)
ACP -> SITE BUILDER -> PANELS -> TOOLS -> EXPORT -> check all panels to export -> EXPORT SELECTED PANELS

Will create a new package (.json file) on that same page which you can download if you want.
michael
@michael
01/21/15 08:09:58PM
7,839 posts

Profile Page Latest Forums - changing
Installation and Configuration

thechocolatelife:QUESTION ONE:

The page in question is currently at http://www.thechocolatelife.info/thechocolatelife/clay
When DNS propagates it will appear at http://www.thechocolatelife.com/clay

On the Profile page, the content block header says "Latest Forums" and the text for this comes from the following lines of code, which are found in the skin's profile_index_discussion.tpl file:

[code]

{jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="20" default="Latest"} {jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="19" default="Discussions"}   {jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="30" default="All"}


So, the phrase "Latest Forums" is a concat of two calls to
[code]
jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="xx" default="sometext"
[/code]

I have already changed the text of ID 19 to "Forums" so that appears in my top nav so I can't change the text in the language file.

From my prior fiddling, I seem to remember that I can't just replace the default text here to some other text. To make it say something like "Group Discussions" I just replace everything with the h3 tags in the title div:

[code]
Group Discussions
[/code]
Just change the text directly and skip using the language system.
[code]

HAPPY CAMPER   ALL


So, the phrase "Latest Forums" is a concat of two calls to
[code]
jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="xx" default="sometext"
[/code]



thechocolatelife:QUESTION TWO:

If you look inside the content block for the Latest Forums on my profile page you will see some entries from my GROUP's Discussions.

The display order on this is order_by="_updated desc":

[code]


{jrCore_list module="jrGroupDiscuss" order_by="_updated desc" profile_id=$_profile_id template=$pd_tpl}


[/code]

What does updated mean? The last time a comment was added? If that's the case, then what's being displayed is not correct (last updated in September 2014?) and I know that there is at least one group discussion (in the DIY group) that I have commented on within the past 48 hours.

I want to make sure that this list is updated to reflect the most recently updated discussions in Group Discussions.
(Would have preferred 1 question per thread, I'm already lost in bbcode) _created is when the item was created, _updated is the same as _created except it changes when the item is edited and saved. When the item its-self is changed. Thats different from when comments are added because they will be added to the comments datastore and not effect the item. The guys working on the ningja skin will know more about whats happening here, i haven't looked much at groups yet.


thechocolatelife:QUESTION THREE:

I have already modified the actual description itself to include the last updated:

[code]
@{$item.original_profile_url} - {jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="37" default="Comments"}: {$item.discuss_comment_count|default:0}; Last updated on {$item._updated|jrCore_format_time:false:"%F"}; Created {$item._created|jrCore_format_time:false:"relative"}
[/code]

What I would like to do know is include the name of the group the entry was posted in, and it would go in the line above the @name. (Posted in: Group Name) with Group Name being an active link.. I have tried a number of different constructions but I can't format the selection of the group name properly and get it to work.
Try putting a {debug} in there to see what options you have to work with:

"{debug}"
http://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/documentation/development/1477/debug
michael
@michael
01/21/15 07:58:17PM
7,839 posts

UX observation - keep tag cloud context
Installation and Configuration

Adding the "all" is just a matter of putting a link there, thats simple enough.
{jrCore_module_url module="jrTags" assign="tmurl"}
<a href="{$jamroom_url}/{$tmurl}/">All Tags</a>

That will take you to:
your-site.com/tags

And if you decide to change the url to something else other than 'tags' the link wont break.
michael
@michael
01/21/15 07:53:05PM
7,839 posts

Installed Comet Chat - Got Errors
Installation and Configuration

I'm not saying it doesn't work, just they keep their setup instructions for their customer. It might need something done to set it up.

What I wanted to happen was have it installable via the marketplace system so its 1-click hassle free install. That parts just not ready yet. If they gave you instructions to set it up, follow them.
michael
@michael
01/21/15 07:19:41PM
7,839 posts

UX observation - keep tag cloud context
Installation and Configuration

I see you've got it all sorted now here:
https://www.jamroom.net/tags/documentation/modules

Spot on I reckon. :)

(except its missing pagination so the list finishes at 10. eg: https://www.jamroom.net/tags/modules should have ALL but shows no 'documentation')
michael
@michael
01/21/15 06:46:44PM
7,839 posts

Can I Non Techie Do This?


Installation and Configuration

A backup is always a good thing to have. Sure back it up. "Do I think anything will go wrong?" A:"No, I cant see how it could."

DO IT! :)

Or send me your login details and I'll do it for you.

Here is a screenshot of what the index page will look like when you turn it on:
(screenshot)

Look for the button in the bottom left. "Edit This Page".

If you turn the Site Builder system off, it will all come back.

Any pages you have added to your site, or module urls will still be there. The site builder system only adds pages to url's that have nothing there. so
site.com/gallery
site.com/audio
.....

Will all still be there.

Open a new thread "converting over to Site Builder" and we can walk through issues as they come up.

This is some reading on the subject if you dont want to wait for me to answer in the forums:

"Site Builder -> Development"
https://www.jamroom.net/site-builder/documentation/development

The process would be to move section by section through what you have in index.tpl now and move each block over to a widget. It could be useful to turn off Site Builder, open the page in a browser, then turn on Site Builder and use that page for reference as to what goes where.
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