Forum Activity for @michael

UX observation - keep tag cloud context

Ning To Jamroom

Yeah, that's better.

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Only thing that's still a little out is the tabs from the top level's destination.

eg:
start here: "Documentation"
https://www.jamroom.net/tags/documentation

Click 'modules' and arrive here:
https://www.jamroom.net/tags/modules

Its the same destination as if you had started at: "Marketplace".
https://www.jamroom.net/tags/networkmarket

and clicked 'modules'. The destination from "Documentation" as the initial start point should be:
https://www.jamroom.net/tags/documentation/modules

Start on the documentation tab, you want documentation.


updated by @michael: 01/20/15 04:02:34PM

Helping Members Make the Switch

Ning To Jamroom

You Rock!

Asking for input - New Header and Menu concept

Ning To Jamroom

Most menus on jamroom are nested un-ordered lists with some CSS applied.

If your wanting to build it yourself, use that structure. The jrMenu module in Site Builder will give you that menu if you turned Site Builder on. That decision depends on if you want to work more with code or drag-n-drop.

To add the jrMenu to an existing skin, see the Slate header.tpl file. Its this code:

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Here are the docs on making a skin Site Builder ready:

"Making a skin Site Builder Ready"
https://www.jamroom.net/site-builder/documentation/development/2349/making-a-skin-site-builder-ready

Its basically that line of code above for the menu, then one other for the body.
updated by @michael: 01/20/15 12:43:24AM

UX observation - keep tag cloud context

Ning To Jamroom

Its not a bug. The tabs are representative of the items that are tagged with that tag.

Cant have an "all" tab if there is not a tab selected.

How it works:
* click on a tag from the tag cloud
* chose "da faqs"
* tabs appear and show "all" and "forum"

Because only "forum" has a tag 'da faqs'.

If there was an audio file also tagged 'da faqs' then the tabs would be
ALL | FORUM | AUDIO

Where "all" would show BOTH forum and audio.

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The only way to "Fix" it would be to add the tabs there with just the "Tag Cloud" tag. Why put a tab there if its the only option. Guess you could, but why.
updated by @michael: 01/20/15 12:33:31AM

profile playlist - how to add music to it

Design and Skin Customization

Playlists are something the user creates that ends up on their profile. So if they would browse around your site and if they like a song, they would add it to one of their playlists. That would make your song appear in their playlist.

There is no functionality to allow them to add to your playlist.

They can make several different playlists:
* reggae
* punk
* psytrance

Then browse around your site. You might have a song they like and have tagged it 'trance' but they can put that into the playlist they have named psytrance anyhow. Its just lists users create for themselves.

If you want a list of stuff from your profile on the front page of your profile, playlist might not be quite the right thing.

Selling digital downloads for fun and profit

Ning To Jamroom


only is not correct.

One method (as you described):
"I make money by selling the subscription and my members make money on the downloads they sell. I get the revenue from FoxyCart and my members get 100% (less fees) from what they sell via their PayPal accounts."

Another method:
"I make money by giving subscriptions away for free and my members make money on the downloads they sell. I get all the revenue from FoxyCart then payout to my members the percentage set in their Quota (less fees). I payout at the determined interval to their PayPal accounts. I allow members the option to purchase a different subscription to lower their per sale fees in exchange for a /month fee."

eg:
quota 1:
* can sell downloads
* get to keep 75% of the sale (after processing fees)
* cost per month $0
* payout on the 1st of every month.

quota 2:
* can sell downloads
* get to keep 95% of the sale (after processing fees)
* cost per month $10
* payout on the 1st and 15th of every month.

Or any other variation you can think of.

Context sensitive menu in Tiny MCE editor?

Ning To Jamroom

The context editor is on by default. Its needed to allow you insert images that exist on other URLs. (and has some other useful things too, like adding the alt text to an image and adding some padding to an image )

The controls for it are right click inside the TinyMCE editor. It works every time for me here.
updated by @michael: 01/19/15 11:42:22PM

Can I Non Techie Do This?

Ning To Jamroom

Turn it on, try it out, if you don't like it turn it off.

I cant comment on "Loose 3 months of work" because I don't know what you have done. It should all still be useful though, you just need to set it up in a different way.

Any templates you've been using can still be used.

Can I Non Techie Do This?

Ning To Jamroom

Yeah Ningja is ready for Site Builder. Turn on the modules which are now in the STABLE channel and you will see the top section of your jrNing skin disappear. All the content will go away.

This is because Site Builder is wanting you to add the content. No issue though, you can import a default .json package via:

ACP -> SITE BUILDER -> TOOLS -> IMPORT

Right now, you would need a .json file to upload. From the next version of the jrNingja skin that file will be packaged with the skin, so you might want to wait for that.

If you don't want to wait, I'll attach it as a zip file here.

Not getting enough complaints about things not working anymore for the Site Builder so moved it to the STABLE channel.

Docs are here:
https://www.jamroom.net/site-builder/documentation/

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You'd need to unzip that file to get the .json file to upload. Cant attach .json files to the forum.

updated by @michael: 01/19/15 08:06:35PM

comment back (tip)

Ning To Jamroom

equals sign explained

{$foo = "bar"}

Is an assignment. You are assigning $foo the value "bar". So using {$foo} after that will output "bar".

{if $foo == "bar"}

Is a check. Its checking, "Is the value of $foo, 'bar'".

{if $foo === "bar"}

Is an explicit check. Its almost the same as the double == but is more strict. for things like 0. zero can also mean false or empty so with double equals $foo == 0 and $foo == '' and $foo == false are all the same. But with 3 equals signs, they are all different. $foo === 0 and it HAS to be 0, not '' or 'false'.

Its just a more strict check.