[Simon]

Code last updated: 19th July, 2007 - adding missing quotes

This is a re-make of the pligg External Vote Button. Includes configurable multiple target urls, and automatic voting for logged in users. Demo here. Instructions are included in the attachment, and below:

INSTALLATION:

1.) Transfer the "upload" directory to your pligg root folder. Delete the default evb directory first.
2.) Open up button.php and configure the variables $server, $url_mod - each variable is commented
3.) Open up url.php and configure the variables $web1, $web2, $db_table, $server - each variable is commented

USAGE:

(a) Standard Method - display one instance of the button on a single web page:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://domain.com/evb/button.php"></script>

(b) Advanced Method - display single or multiple buttons on a page, each pointing to a different target url:

<script type="text/javascript">submit_url = 'http://www.targeturl.com';</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://domain.com/evb/button.php"></script>

The advanced method is good for blogs and other sites that display link to multiple stories / pages on the same web page. For example, if using Wordpress, you can configure the submit_url to use the permalink in the front page template.

If using Wordpress, you will need to add the javascript directly to the template files through FTP, and not just use the admin template editor, which seems to strip out javascript.

If you want to change what the button does, simply open up url.php and edit the html that makes up the button display, at the bottom of the file.

[Simon]

Added an auto-voting config option in url.php - set it to 1 to let people vote from other sites. Same principle as for the main site: (1) if logged in, you can vote if you haven't already done so (2) if anonymous voting allowed, anyone can vote if they haven't already done so.

Download and usage instructions in the post above. You can try out the auto-vote functionality here. Remember, if you use this, you must have anonymous voting set to true if you want anyone to be able to vote, otherwise only those who are logged into the pligg site can vote using the EVB.

[Simon]

I've just updated the vote button in the 1st post - it should now work without requiring an id when using multiple buttons, I also got rid of a javascript function that was slowing down the display.

I'll clean up the auto-vote code next and get that posted in a few minutes.

[kbeeveer46]

Thanks for all of this. I've saved it for this weekend when I will look at it.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by kbeeveer46

Thanks for all of this. I've saved it for this weekend when I will look at it.

No problem.

Auto-vote button (2nd post) also updated, instructions still the same as in the 1st post - you can try out a demo of the functionality here.

[Simon]

Apparently the (anonymous) voting isn't working on IE6 - could anyone confirm this for me? And for IE7 too if possible!

I hate Internet Explorer....

[mobilpress]

I all over again used anonymous voting on the site. A week later I have switched to voting only for registered at the request of users who want to see who has voted for article.
For what anonymous voting is necessary in general?
On all Digg-like sites voting after registration is necessary.

[Simon]

I won't personally be using anonymous voting later on, but if some people want that functionality then fair enough.

[Iceburg]

I think there is a problem wtih the mod, it seems to almost work.

In the URL: http://news.oioplus.com/test1.php as the test that the op set up, if I click on the button, then the image changes to the top left part of news.oioplus.com. Image:



So I installed thinking there was a clitch, I edited the button to be what I wanted, and the exact same thing happens to me. Image:



My link is: http://www.feedthebull.com/evb/ Try it out, and you'll see.

It looks like the anonymous vote works, but if you click on the link it assume the button is a frame instead of opening the URL in a new window.

[Simon]

Thanks for that, seems to be a bug that displays in IE. I'll have another look at it soon.

Unfortunately I can't seem to replicate the error in IE6 right now, but you could try replacing the current javascript in url.php with the following, to see if it helps:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function refresh(){
    setTimeout("path()", 500);
}
function path(){
    var sURL = '<?php echo $server ?>/evb/url.php?url=<?php echo $url; ?>';
    window.location.replace( sURL );
}
//-->
</script>