[CONTRIBUTION] News module/mod

[Eihwaz]

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And now to the modules:

Remember I said that soon these modules will be moved to my blog? The time has come :) You can get them all here. I didn't have much time to describe them properly or prepare pictures for all of them, will fix ASAP.

[Star]

Hi Eihwaz,

Thanks for the mod. However, the download link gives error. :-S

[Eihwaz]

Thank you, I've just updated the link, it should work fine now, sorry about that :)

[Star]

From 1267894403:

Thank you, I've just updated the link, it should work fine now, sorry about that :)

Thank you for the mod. I like your appoach, very easy and simple. I am the wrost programmer. I learned a lot from you. Thank you again.

[google-friend]

this news module is great. I will use it for my blog. Is that a way we can have a block on the left column to automatically show the last 10 newest news? And a block that link to a calendar that link to the news just link the wordpress? If we have this two above function, I will use this "news- blog" to replace my wordpress. Keeping up one appication is better than keeping two.

Thank you very much for the module.

[Eihwaz]

It already contains module to show recently added news, you need to activate it in your BO. I don't know about calendar module though, probably I will get to it at some point, but not in the nearest future, but there soon will be a surprise for everyone using this modification, just wait for it :)

[google-friend]

From 1267986596:

It already contains module to show recently added news, you need to activate it in your BO. I don't know about calendar module though, probably I will get to it at some point, but not in the nearest future, but there soon will be a surprise for everyone using this modification, just wait for it :)

I can not take any more surprise from you, man. :cheese: Everything is too good to be true from you. I am using your order step mod too. It wor so well.....

Thankou for all the mods.

[google-friend]

I did everything you stated above. And at the tab secion on the BO, I don't see how I can add news.

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[Jack]

I got the same error. May be I am missing something?

This is a great module. I love it. Thanks.

[Eihwaz]

Ok, here it is: it's a comment module for this blog/news thing.

Please only install if you're using news mod from the first post

I didn't plan this at the very beginning, so we'll need to change few files.
Create a new hook in your database:

INSERT INTO `ps_hook` (`name`,`title`) VALUES ('blogComments',  'Hook for comments in the news');

Open blog.php file (root directory), line 17, change

$smarty->assign(array(
    'blog' => $blog,
    'content_only' => intval(Tools::getValue('content_only'))
));

to

$smarty->assign(array(
    'blog' => $blog,
    'content_only' => intval(Tools::getValue('content_only')),
    'HOOK_BLOG_COMMENTS' =>  Module::hookExec('blogComments')
));

Open your theme's blog.tpl file, find:

    
{$blog->date_add} {l s=$blog->meta_title}

    {$blog->description_short}
    {$blog->content}

And after the

[Eihwaz]

google-friend, Jack, are you sure you didn't forget to run that mysql query?
Because it's the only reason I can think of right now, but I'll check again. Also, what PS version are you using?

[google-friend]

I use 1.2.5. I just attach my SQ image. I am sure the DB is there.

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[Newest]

I got the same error. What should I hook my blog at the BO? I assigned the parent selection to home. Am I doing it right?

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[Jack]

I am using 1.25 and I tried it on 1.3 also. It gave me the same error.

It is wonderful of you to share this module. Thank you again.

[Eihwaz]

I'm missing something, I just installed it on 1.25 successfully using these instruction I've posted earlier (see the image).
That's the problem, I can't get this error to appear on my machine to sort it out. I'll keep trying though.

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[familyman]

I have followed the installation step by step, and I got the same error as others do. I am using 1.2.5 and I check my SQ and everything is there. I wonder if you have uploaded all the files?

[Eihwaz]

Could someone having this problem do this for me:
Open your classes/AdminTab.php and after line 127

$this->id = Tab::getCurrentTabId();

add this chunk:

var_dump(array(get_class($this), intval($this->id), intval($cookie->id_employee)));

Then refresh your News tab and post here what it says? Should be something like:

array(3) { [0]=> string(9) "AdminBlog" [1]=> int(69) [2]=> int(1) }

(The first one is a class name, the second is current Tab id, the third one is your administrator user id (which is most probably 1), so you're not posting anything that could allow someone to access your shop, don't worry)

[Jack]

This is what I got

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[Eihwaz]

Wrong tab, you should enter News tab that you've created.

[Jack]

Here it is.

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