Release: Mollio-Beat Template 1.3

[orochi]

bleh sorry, was having a bad day, and i was trying to get everything setup before alexa crawled my site again

[Div]

I was wondering if there was an easy way to set your own order to the way the categories display in the menu. I thought about trying to set the cat number in the database but then I realized that they are in alfabetical order, so that wouldn't help. So is there an easy way to set my own order?

Thanks.

[beatniak]

Originally Posted by Div

I was wondering if there was an easy way to set your own order to the way the categories display in the menu. I thought about trying to set the cat number in the database but then I realized that they are in alfabetical order, so that wouldn't help. So is there an easy way to set my own order?

I haven't tried it, but take a look at the code in /libs/thml1.php:

 $categories = mysql_query("select category_id, category_name,  count(*) as count from links, categories where category_lang='$dblang' and category_id=link_category group by link_category ORDER BY category_name ASC");

This line says on the end: ORDER BY category_name ASC");
If you change that to ORDER BY category_id ASC"); it will sort with the id number. Haven't tried it, but I guess it should work.

BTW, I don't think it is a good idea to put this as a standard or an option in the MB template, because most don't like/know how to tinker with the database. But if you do, go ahead and try this one.

[Div]

Thanks, that worked . I had to do a little fixing of the colors and cat_id numbers to get it the way I wanted, but it did the trick. After playing with it a bit, I see what you mean that it shouldn't be an option in the template. At least like that. If there was a way to just open some admin panel and select the order and color for the categories, that would be the only way to put it in a template or source. I'm sure thats way down the road on the priority list since it probably wouldn't be an easy patch.

Thanks again for your help. You are always quick to respond.

[beatniak]

Originally Posted by Div

...If there was a way to just open some admin panel and select the order and color for the categories, that would be the only way to put it in a template or source. I'm sure thats way down the road on the priority list since it probably wouldn't be an easy patch.

We're working on an admin panel - we'd like to have that as one of the major new features of MB2.0. When the cat color management will be in the admin panel.... i dunno. I guess that will be MB2.1

[orochi]

i cant remember the name of the original code (starts with an m.... the spanish one) they have sub categories, and i notice there is a sub category button in the category section. will that be added sometime soon?

[DuckFat]

I guess this is a template issue... if not, admins are welcome to move it.

I'm really happy with the 7.2 / 1.3 Mollio combination now. See what I've done with it at http://homomojo.com/proto

Anyway, on submit step 3 the users are getting confused and trying to vote for the topice before hitting "submit". How can I get rid votebox on that page? All I want is the description text for verification purposes. Any help would be appreciated.... I am rolling out the site this weekend.

[jackdaw]

Originally Posted by agiacosa

I may be missing something but I believe the config.php in the Mollio-near 1.3 release is older than the 7.2 config and is missing some configuration options. Is that correct?

Older or not, there is at least something missing. I don't know, maybe it is deliberately done by the Mollio-beat crew. But let me list them up here, and then probably they'll tell us why.

(I'm comparing the config.php in Pligg beta 7.2 here, with the config.php in Mollio-Beat 1.3 here, all downloaded this morning.)

Under "// Submitting a new story / link"

define('Submit_Show_URL_Input', true); // This should only be set to false if the a 'Submit_Require_A_URL'

The entire section about the "// The story page"

// The story page
	// This is for the "you last viewed this page X minutes ago"
	define('enable_show_last_visit', true); // True = On / False = Off
		//define('default_show_last_visit', true); // The default value. Can be changed (eventually) via the profile page.
// ---

Under "//Gravatar http://www.gravatar.com/implement.php#section_1_1"

define('Default_Gravatar_Large', '/img/Gravatar_25.jpg');
define('Default_Gravatar_Small', '/img/Gravatar_15.jpg');

Under "//Comment Voting"

	//Comment Order
		$CommentOrder = 2;
		// 1 = Top rated comments first
		// 2 = Oldest comments first	
	// ---

And the entire section about "//Recommend a Story"

//Recommend a Story
	define('Enable_Recommend', true); // true / false
	
		define('Recommend_Type', 1); 
			// 1 = AJAX method
			// 2 = Open new page for recommending // NOT READY YET

		define('Email_Subject', "Pligg.com story: "); // the story title will be added to the subject.
		define('Default_Message', "I thought you might like to see this.");
		define('Included_Text_Part1', "Pligg.com user ");
		define('Included_Text_Part2', " would like to share this story with you: ");
		define('Send_From_Email', "pligg@pligg.com");

[agiacosa]

Hi,

I compared the config.php of 7.2 and that provided by MB 1.3 and there are some differences. For example, Recommend a Story is not in the MB one and neither is comment order. MB also doesn't have a default gravatar set or enable show_last_visit on the story page.

Was this done on purpose because the MB template doesn't make use of these items? This isn't a complaint, I'm just curious.

[jackdaw]

Originally Posted by agiacosa

Was this done on purpose because the MB template doesn't make use of these items? This isn't a complaint, I'm just curious.

At least three of those items (recommend a story, show_last_visit, and default gravatar) work fine, if you first follow the Mollio-Beat install guide, and then cut & paste the missing lines from the Pligg beta 7.2 config.php file.

And no... I'm not complaining either. This is a great template !