Forum Activity for @michael

michael
@michael
01/06/15 09:49:38PM
7,832 posts

How to show different artist name?
Using Jamroom 

{if is_array($media)}
        {foreach $media as $a}
{debug}
            {if $a._item.$ext == 'mp3'}
            {
                title: "{$a.title}",
                artist: "{$a.audio_alternate_artist}",               
                mp3: "{$jamroom_url}/{$a.module_url}/stream/{$params.field}/{$a.item_id}/key=Hi9yH4xXiXFK/file.mp3",
                {if strstr($formats, 'oga')}
                oga: "{$jamroom_url}/{$a.module_url}/stream/{$params.field}/{$a.item_id}/key=Hi9yH4xXiXFK/file.ogg",
                {/if}
                poster: "{$jamroom_url}/{$a.module_url}/image/audio_image/{$a.item_id}/large"
            },
            {/if}

add a {degbug} into that loop. You need to check that $a contains 'audio_alternate_artist' do a search in the debug panel that pops up (ctrl+f) for the term 'audio_alternate_artist'. If its there, then you can use it. If it isn't nothing will show up.
updated by @michael: 01/06/15 09:49:55PM
michael
@michael
01/06/15 09:41:16PM
7,832 posts

Events - Adding Multiple Dates
Suggestions

AndyF:
...Guessing that I'll have to modify the calendar.tpl, profile_calendar.tpl, site_calendar.tpl or small_calendar.tpl to get the end dates to show up under the main site event listing?....
You got it. Need to locate which one is being used, then update that template. What I like to do is put some identifier in to know.

so put THIS IS CALENDAR into calendar.tpl and activate it, put THIS IS PROFILE CALENDAR into profile_calendar.tpl etc.... then activate them all.

Clear the caches if necessary and you will soon know which is the template you need to fiddle with.

--edit--
Alternatively you can over-ride the template at skin level.

There are instructions for that method here:

"altering a module's template"
https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/documentation/development/1051/altering-a-modules-template
updated by @michael: 01/06/15 09:42:46PM
michael
@michael
01/06/15 09:34:42PM
7,832 posts

Membership segmentation - feature request?
Ning To Jamroom

How about the "Geo Location" module?

Its installable via the marketplace and will add that info to your user datastore so you can use it for whatever you need:

"Geo Location"
https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/4/geo-location

--edit--
actually, I'm not sure it does save to the datastore. If you needed that it could be added as an option.
updated by @michael: 01/06/15 09:36:41PM
michael
@michael
01/06/15 09:32:47PM
7,832 posts

How to I remove rotating banner & link?
Design and Skin Customization

You can alter anything you like from either the templates via FTP or via the template editor in the admin control panel.

ACP -> SKINS -> MEDIA PRO -> TEMPLATES -> footer.tpl -> MODIFY
michael
@michael
01/06/15 09:30:00PM
7,832 posts

Growing my Community - Feature Request?
Ning To Jamroom

Yup, feature request. Currently the sitemap is the way that those who want to be notified of new stuff get notified of new stuff.

"Sitemap Generator"
https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/documentation/modules/741/sitemap-generator

Module location:
https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/93/xml-sitemap-generator

Or look in your MARKEPLACE tab on your site for "XML Sitemap Generator" then submit that to google webmaster tools:
http://webmaster.google.com/

Loaded as a feature request into our todo list. Thanks.
michael
@michael
01/06/15 09:19:55PM
7,832 posts

Genosis Query
Genosis

First thing to do is to run the integrity check whenever you think something is stuffed up.

ACP -> SYSTEM CORE -> TOOLS -> INTEGRITY CHECK -> (check all the checkboxes) -> RUN INTEGRITY CHECK.

That should make sure your database is all in order.
michael
@michael
01/06/15 09:05:37PM
7,832 posts

Ningja skin update
Ning To Jamroom

The clone system from the acp:
ACP -> TOOLS -> DEVELOPER TOOLS -> TOOLS -> CLONE SKIN

takes the "Skin To Clone" and outputs it to a new skin. What happens at this time is all the alterations that were done via the TEMPLATES tab of the skin are now written out to the file system.

So any alterations you did are now the default .tpl files for the skin.

Does that make sense? When you use the TEMPLATES tab to make changes to a skin, the changes are stored in the database. When you clone the skin, the alterations are made to be the default file system templates.

So if you are looking for the over-ridden templates via FTP you will not find them because they are in the database. If you clone the skin, THEN you can find them via FTP in the new skins directory.

--update--
an example.
in jrNingja i go to ACP -> SKINS -> NINGJA -> TEMPLATES and click on 404.tpl -> MODIFY.

I add "Hello world". The form shows that 404.tpl is being over-ridden and i can reset it with the RESET button. If i then clone jrNingja to xxNingja the "Hello World" will appear in 404.tpl in the file system and the templates form will show it as NOT being over-ridden.
updated by @michael: 01/06/15 09:08:20PM
michael
@michael
01/06/15 08:52:53PM
7,832 posts

Thank you
Ning To Jamroom

That's a really nice thing to say Strumelia :) Thank you too for all your help getting the word out and all your suggestions on locations that need improvement.

I was off over New Years so the past week stuff is all the other guys work. Always love hearing good things though, so replying. :)
michael
@michael
01/06/15 08:48:14PM
7,832 posts

Panels Skin Specfic?
Using Jamroom

I see what your saying just not sure its the right way to go. On the plus side it would bring the site builder system in-to-line with the way the traditional skins work, but it would also mean needing to re-configure your site if you changed skins.

Thinking about it like more traditional type systems like Wordpress, a skin is just a theme to the content and the content doesn't change much when you change the skin.

So I'm not sure. It is possible to do.

Pro's:
It makes it more similar to how skins work now

Con's:
exported layouts would be skin specific

I'll look into it.
michael
@michael
01/06/15 02:23:20AM
7,832 posts

Images and Galleries - Don't understand the functionality
Ning To Jamroom

Strumelia:
Choc- I think we can only add one image attachment per post...subsequent attachments replace your earlier ones, so you need one post per attached screenshot.

Personally, I dislike that everyone's photos have been put into 'galleries'- I can't make sense of the whole image/gallery thing as it is now. I'd prefer to just have each member's all photos in ONE plain area for their personal photo section with NO galleries/albums at all...and let the member organize or create new albums (galleries?) from their photos later after joining if they like. I liked on ning where they had a rotating slideshow of ALL members' photos showing on the main page, that admin could set to show randomly. It generated lots of clicks and interest. Then there was the usual Photos Link in the top nav strip to go see all member photos also with sorting choices. ASnd of course the member profile page to immediately see a grid of all that member's photos at once, OR click on their albums.
I am having a hard time understanding the differences in meaning between galleries/images/albums/slideshows/lightboxes and how they are organized upon import in JR. I admit it's confusing to me. How is a gallery different from an album, for example?

'album' is a term used by the audio module to refer to a group of audio files. Think "Music Album".

The comparative word used to describe groups of photos is 'gallery'. Meaning a group of photos in the same way an album is a group of songs.

Its possible to have a rotator of a list of images from all profiles, you would just need to choose the device to display them. Use the {jrCore_list ...} function to select the photos then some javascript code to display them. (Perhaps the image rotator from the jrElastic skin would work.)

(Noted that you want an image roataor widget, i'll look into it.)

If you wanted just one gallery with everything in it that would work. Call it 'Everything' or 'default' or 'general' and upload all the images into that profile.
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