Lots of Questions

duck101	#1 2009-06-19 00:50
Members	Hey everyone, if you can answer any of these questions i would greatly appreciate it. My Website PS I have lost of experience in html and a little in php, but I'm still getting used to this, so if you can answer like your talking to someone who has no idea what is going on (which is kind of true) I am sure that would help to :) My Questions 1. I am trying to add a Welcome thing to my front page, much like the welcome thing on this site. so I opened up the index.tpl page and there is the code {INDEX_NEWS} so I assumed this code tells it to go to the news.tpl so I put {INDEX_WELCOME} and added a welcome.tpl which I edited basically like the news.tpl just changing a few minor things, like the url which I directed it to where my welcome page is. And nothing showed up on my front page, so now I am starting to wonder how all of this stuff works. Is my thinking completely wrong. 2. On my Download Pages, Articles ect. is it possible to get it so the list thing on the bottom doesn't show up if there is no content. This is when I don't want the list to start on the bottom This is when I do. 3. On all of my plugins that have verification numbers, they don't work Example 1 Example 2. it also says that the name is long enough and all these other errors I tryed to edit the plugins but can't figure out whats wrong. 4. can I make it so the guests can rate pages and content. I guessing this will probally be in plugin form but I can't find a plugin for it. 5. When adding pages,articles,content is there anyway to make it multiple pages; for example if I was to write a page, then I want to have page 1. be the introduction page 2. be system requirements ect. Can this be done using tags. 6. like on my front page how can I set how many recent site news to display Well that's all I can think of for now. I sorry if there is already some topics for some of these questions, but I have pretty much searched every page of these forums and nothing has really answered these problemes. I don't expect anyone to answer all of these questions but any help is greatly appreciated. And also I want to thank all the the contonti team for all of there hard work they have put into this. I have tryed many CMS's and so far this is the most user friendly by far.

duck101

#1 2009-06-19 00:50

Hey everyone, if you can answer any of these questions i would greatly appreciate it.

My Website
PS I have lost of experience in html and a little in php, but I'm still getting used to this, so if you can answer like your talking to someone who has no idea what is going on (which is kind of true) I am sure that would help to :)

My Questions

1. I am trying to add a Welcome thing to my front page, much like the welcome thing on this site. so I opened up the index.tpl page and there is the code {INDEX_NEWS} so I assumed this code tells it to go to the news.tpl so I put {INDEX_WELCOME} and added a welcome.tpl which I edited basically like the news.tpl just changing a few minor things, like the url which I directed it to where my welcome page is. And nothing showed up on my front page, so now I am starting to wonder how all of this stuff works. Is my thinking completely wrong.

2. On my Download Pages, Articles ect. is it possible to get it so the list thing on the bottom doesn't show up if there is no content. This is when I don't want the list to start on the bottom This is when I do.

3. On all of my plugins that have verification numbers, they don't work Example 1 Example 2. it also says that the name is long enough and all these other errors I tryed to edit the plugins but can't figure out whats wrong.

4. can I make it so the guests can rate pages and content. I guessing this will probally be in plugin form but I can't find a plugin for it.

5. When adding pages,articles,content is there anyway to make it multiple pages; for example if I was to write a page, then I want to have page 1. be the introduction page 2. be system requirements ect. Can this be done using tags.

6. like on my front page how can I set how many recent site news to display

Well that's all I can think of for now. I sorry if there is already some topics for some of these questions, but I have pretty much searched every page of these forums and nothing has really answered these problemes.

I don't expect anyone to answer all of these questions but any help is greatly appreciated. And also I want to thank all the the contonti team for all of there hard work they have put into this. I have tryed many CMS's and so far this is the most user friendly by far.

Joy	#2 2009-06-19 01:23
Members	I am not botherd to read that...so why dont you watch Lombis Great Videos. That might pack up some of your Questions. click here

Lombi	#3 2009-06-19 01:35
Team Thanked: 1 time	1. What you can do is use one of the menu slots in admin/configuration/menu and then put {cfg.menu1} 2. didnt understand you 5. it sure can, it's using the same system as in seditio, check the tags hq for more 6. yep, configuration in the news plugin <a href="http://www.domenlo.com">Surreal Art</a>

duck101	#4 2009-06-19 01:41
Members	# Lombi : 1. What you can do is use one of the menu slots in admin/configuration/menu and then put {cfg.menu1} 2. didnt understand you 5. it sure can, it's using the same system as in seditio, check the tags hq for more 6. yep, configuration in the news plugin 1. I'll have to try this 2. sry. I'm really bad at wording things. but you know when you add a page it has the bar on the bottom that says title rating, ect. what i want is to have this only show up when there is content 5. whats the tags hq ? is it in the admin pannel Edit: never mind I googled it, is it a plugin called T3 tags HQ and Joy thanks for the videos. It really didn't answer any questions but on one of the videos for subcategories it said to go 1.1 1.2 ect. when I go 1.01, 1.02 ect.

duck101

#4 2009-06-19 01:41

Members

# Lombi : 1. What you can do is use one of the menu slots in admin/configuration/menu and then put {cfg.menu1}

2. didnt understand you

5. it sure can, it's using the same system as in seditio, check the tags hq for more

6. yep, configuration in the news plugin

1. I'll have to try this

2. sry. I'm really bad at wording things. but you know when you add a page it has the bar on the bottom that says title rating, ect. what i want is to have this only show up when there is content

5. whats the tags hq ? is it in the admin pannel
Edit: never mind I googled it, is it a plugin called T3 tags HQ

and Joy thanks for the videos. It really didn't answer any questions but on one of the videos for subcategories it said to go 1.1 1.2 ect. when I go 1.01, 1.02 ect.

Lombi	#5 2009-06-19 01:59
Team Thanked: 1 time	2. No, I dont think it's possible yet, but in the future version when we'll have logic blocks it might. 5. No, not that. I meant http://www.cotonti.com/plug.php?e=tpltags which is a list of all the tags the system is using on any specific location. T3 Tags HQ is just a copy of the functionality that the above URL gives you. <a href="http://www.domenlo.com">Surreal Art</a>

pieter	#6 2009-06-19 02:08
Team Thanked: 9 times	1. Welcometext Put this above {INDEX_NEWS} in your index.tpl: <div class="lboxHD">Welcome text</div> <div class="lboxBody"> {PHP.cfg.freetext1} </div> goto: admin.php?m=config&n=edit&o=core&p=menus Put your text for the welcomebox in {PHP.cfg.freetext1} 2. On my Download Pages, Articles ect. is it possible to get it so the list thing on the bottom doesn't show up if there is no content. This is when I don't want the list to start on the bottom This is when I do. You can make a group-category of it. Go to structure and click group. A group uses list.group.tpl and not list.tpl. eg1 downloads here is a group with subcats : see http://www.cotonti.com/downloads/ eg2 documents is a main cat with subcats, but not a group: see http://www.cotonti.com/docs/ *4. can I make it so the guests can rate pages and content. I guessing this will probally be in plugin form but I can't find a plugin for it.* You can do this. But not via admin. You need to set this via the database. I can't help you, I don't know the exact command. *6. News* See admin.php?m=config&n=edit&o=plug&p=news ... can we help you ...
This post was edited by pieter (2009-06-19 02:17, 14 years ago)

pieter

#6 2009-06-19 02:08

Team
Thanked: 9 times

1. Welcometext
Put this above {INDEX_NEWS} in your index.tpl:

	<div class="lboxHD">Welcome text</div>
	<div class="lboxBody">
		{PHP.cfg.freetext1}
	</div>

goto: admin.php?m=config&n=edit&o=core&p=menus
Put your text for the welcomebox in {PHP.cfg.freetext1}

2. On my Download Pages, Articles ect. is it possible to get it so the list thing on the bottom doesn't show up if there is no content. This is when I don't want the list to start on the bottom This is when I do.

You can make a group-category of it. Go to structure and click group.
A group uses list.group.tpl and not list.tpl.
eg1 downloads here is a group with subcats : see http://www.cotonti.com/downloads/
eg2 documents is a main cat with subcats, but not a group: see http://www.cotonti.com/docs/

4. can I make it so the guests can rate pages and content. I guessing this will probally be in plugin form but I can't find a plugin for it.
You can do this. But not via admin. You need to set this via the database. I can't help you, I don't know the exact command.

6. News
See admin.php?m=config&n=edit&o=plug&p=news

... can we help you ...

This post was edited by pieter (2009-06-19 02:17, 14 years ago)

duck101	#7 2009-06-19 02:31
Members	thank you so much, if only there was a kudos button :) all of my questions have been answered except for 3 and 4 thank you everyone for all of your help, it is greatly appreciated. and about the tags things I looked but I didn't really find anything that would help.
Members	This post was edited by duck101 (2009-06-19 02:39, 14 years ago)

Lombi	#8 2009-06-19 02:37
Team Thanked: 1 time	No problem, glad to help. Also if you could specify what you didnt understand about my videos, I'd be glad to explain further. <a href="http://www.domenlo.com">Surreal Art</a>

DemptD	#9 2009-06-19 02:39
Donator	# duck101 : My Questions 3. On all of my plugins that have verification numbers, they don't work Example 1 Example 2. it also says that the name is long enough and all these other errors I tryed to edit the plugins but can't figure out whats wrong Tested the contactus plugin and i got to send you a mail. "Done. Your message was successfuly sended."

duck101	#10 2009-06-19 02:41
Members	No the videos are great. It's just that they didn't pertain to my questions :) my only suggestion would be is to make some more advanced videos # DemptD : Tested the contactus plugin and i got to send you a mail. "Done. Your message was successfuly sended." what about the comments for guests can you see if that works, why would it work for you but not for me????????
Members	This post was edited by duck101 (2009-06-19 02:42, 14 years ago)

DemptD	#11 2009-06-19 03:11
Donator	# duck101 : what about the comments for guests can you see if that works, why would it work for you but not for me???????? com4guests i couldnt get to work. did you get a mail from admin [a] vot3 [.] in ?

Kort	#12 2009-06-19 03:16
Team Thanked: 194 times	com4guests works just fine at my website. read the manual carefully SED.by - создание сайтов, разработка плагинов и тем для Котонти

duck101	#13 2009-06-19 03:30
Members	# DemptD : com4guests i couldnt get to work. did you get a mail from admin [a] vot3 [.] in ? yes I got the email :) I still don't get why it won't work for me. and kort I did everything the manual said, i guess I'll have to read it again. Edit: this is what it says Installation Cotonti 0.0.3 Genesis: add following to the skins/SKINNAME/comments.tpl in block COMMENTS_NEWCOMMENT: {COMMENTS_FORM_POSTER_TEXT}{COMMENTS_FORM_POSTER} {COMMENTS_FORM_VERIFY_TEXT}{COMMENTS_FORM_VERIFY_IMG}{COMMENTS_FORM_VERIFY} but this is 0.0.5 Genesis and I didn't see COMMENTS_NEWCOMMENT: but I still think I put it in the right Place
This post was edited by duck101 (2009-06-19 03:45, 14 years ago)

duck101

#13 2009-06-19 03:30

Members

# DemptD : com4guests i couldnt get to work.

did you get a mail from admin [a] vot3 [.] in ?

yes I got the email :) I still don't get why it won't work for me. and kort I did everything the manual said, i guess I'll have to read it again.

Edit: this is what it says
Installation
Cotonti 0.0.3 Genesis: add following to the skins/SKINNAME/comments.tpl in block COMMENTS_NEWCOMMENT:

{COMMENTS_FORM_POSTER_TEXT}{COMMENTS_FORM_POSTER}
{COMMENTS_FORM_VERIFY_TEXT}{COMMENTS_FORM_VERIFY_IMG}{COMMENTS_FORM_VERIFY}

but this is 0.0.5 Genesis and I didn't see COMMENTS_NEWCOMMENT: but I still think I put it in the right Place

This post was edited by duck101 (2009-06-19 03:45, 14 years ago)

DemptD	#14 2009-06-19 04:01
Donator	I got it running and working at my site (0.0.5): http://www.demptd.com/page.php?al=about Heres my comments.tpl: <!-- BEGIN: COMMENTS --> <!-- BEGIN: COMMENTS_ROW --> <div class="block"> <span class="title"> <a href="{COMMENTS_ROW_URL}" id="c{COMMENTS_ROW_ID}"><img src="skins/{PHP.skin}/img/system/icon-comment.gif" alt=""> {COMMENTS_ROW_ORDER}.</a>   Posted by {COMMENTS_ROW_AUTHOR}</span>   {COMMENTS_ROW_DATE}   {COMMENTS_ROW_ADMIN} <p> {COMMENTS_ROW_TEXT} </p> </div> <!-- END: COMMENTS_ROW --> <!-- BEGIN: COMMENTS_EMPTY --> <div class="block"> {COMMENTS_EMPTYTEXT} </div> <!-- END: COMMENTS_EMPTY --> <!-- BEGIN: COMMENTS_ERROR --> <div class="error"> {COMMENTS_ERROR_BODY} </div> <!-- END: COMMENTS_ERROR --> <!-- BEGIN: COMMENTS_NEWCOMMENT --> <form action="{COMMENTS_FORM_SEND}" method="post" name="newcomment"> <div class="block"> <h4>Comment :</h4> <div style="width:96%;">{COMMENTS_FORM_TEXTBOXER}</div> <p> <b>Your name:</b> {COMMENTS_FORM_POSTER}<br><br> {COMMENTS_FORM_VERIFY_IMG}<br><br> <b>Type what you see in the image:</b> {COMMENTS_FORM_VERIFY}</p> <p><input type="submit" value="Send comment"></p> </div> </form> <!-- END: COMMENTS_NEWCOMMENT --> <!-- END: COMMENTS -->

DemptD

#14 2009-06-19 04:01

Donator

I got it running and working at my site (0.0.5):

http://www.demptd.com/page.php?al=about

Heres my comments.tpl:

duck101	#15 2009-06-19 05:18
Members	I just coppied your NEW COMMENT thing in your comments.tpl and I just get Error: wrong code. I tryed it in both upper and lower case. well at least there is only one error now. but thats weird how it works for you and not me like in the contact us thing. And I'm pretty sure I'm not blind. could it be that it recognizes me as admin even tho i'm not logged in ? EDIT: Nevermind it worked, I think it was because I was typing in my admin name?

duck101

#15 2009-06-19 05:18

Members

I just coppied your NEW COMMENT thing in your comments.tpl

and I just get Error: wrong code.

I tryed it in both upper and lower case. well at least there is only one error now. but thats weird how it works for you and not me like in the contact us thing. And I'm pretty sure I'm not blind. could it be that it recognizes me as admin even tho i'm not logged in ?

EDIT: Nevermind it worked, I think it was because I was typing in my admin name?

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