Blogs 0.2.0 released, and call for help

[Silmarillion]

Hello All

I released version 0.2.0 of the BlogsMadeSimple module today. It should now be much more ready for general use than version 0.1.0.

But... I'm not very much of a designer, so I'd like to put out a call for help on the default stylesheet/templates for the module. It actually lookes quite bad as default bow, but I think it should be fairly easy for someone with a bit of artistic sense to figure out how to tune the styles and templates.

Please have a look if you have the time, and do nok hesitate to ask here, in IRC or via email if there's anything you can't figure out or is missing in styles/smarty-vars etc. I'll include the best (and most generally pleasing) design in the next release.

Have fun!

Best regards
Morten/Silmarillion

[adwindham]

I'm relatively new to CMSMS, but I am very interested in implementing the blog function on the website that I am helping develop.  I downloaded the module, and it shows up in the "Modules" section as installed, but I don't know where to go from there.  The help page says, "a Blogs Made Simple admin page is added to administration menu that will allow you to administrate categories, entries, comments etc."  I am just not finding this.  Nothing about blogs is showing up in either the "Extensions" menu or the "Site Admin" menu.  Am I missing something?  Can you help me figure out what I'm doing wrong? 

[Silmarillion]

Hi

Have you checked in the permissions that your usertype you're logging in as  are allowed to "Adminsitrate Blogs"?

Sil.

[adwindham]

I am not the admin, so that very well may be the problem.  I have contacted our admin, and will see if that fixes the issue.  Thanks so much!

[pkwezep]

So fare I got, but then again i put this tag {cms_module module="Blog" show="everything"} in a content page en then nothing happens. I tried to do it with entries, but that doesn't work. I also tried to upload through FTP some *.doc , *.txt and *.htm files to the default directory uploads/blogfiles but that also doesn't work.
I wonder how do I put the articles to that i can use this module? Anyone got any ideas?
Greetz,
Theo

[adwindham]

I spoke with the admin of our site, and he informed me that he could not see anything to administrate the blogs either.  Here is what he said: "All of the other modules added a link in the "Extensions" menu that provided access to administrative options. This one did not. "  I did find a style sheet titled "Module: Blogs Made Simple."  Any other ideas?

[Silmarillion]

Blogs add a link to the content menu, not extensions...

sil.

[Silmarillion]

I'm sorry that I'm so busy at the moment that I cannot help very much. But it puzzles me how many problems people have with the module. When I do a fresh install, and adds some cateogries and entries, they do show op, even with the simplest of calls like {cms_module module='blogs'}.
I'll have to investigate further.

Sorry...

Sil.

[pkwezep]

Sil, for your info, i'm running version 1.0.6 on a windows server. Is there maybe a dependancy with any of the other modules? Does it perhaps need FCKEditor or is any editor allowed? I'am using TinyMCE for instance.
I'll hope you find something usefull!
Gr. Theo

[Jason.Kenyon]

Just to let you know that I have installed this module and it works great however I did notice that it distorted my layout,  So I opened up the code and looked in @ the "Blogs Template" and noticed that there was a unneeded

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</div>

in the file.  After taking this out the template went back to normal just to let you know about this minor little bug   I will also give it a shot to develop a default template for it

--Edit

It seems since I posted this reply that the module all of a sudden just stoped working

[KO]

Few things I've noticed with Blogs module:

1. There is lot's of "id" tags when there should be "class" tags causing pages not to validate XHTML.
2. I think making certain Blog category inactive it deletes that category. Or at least mekes it not visible in admin.
3. That closing extra that was mentioned before.

But othervice nice to see you developing this module.

[Jason.Kenyon]

Ok well I wasn't sure I have noticed that if you try to enable/disable the breadcrumbs it dosen't work.  I have opened up the settings .php file and noticed that when you click on the enable/disable breadcrumbs that it will disable the captcha system.  You will need to go into the .php file and change the name to enablebreadcrumbs.  Below is what I've done and the before code.

Open and edit action.savesettings.php  around line 43

Before fix:

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if(isset($params["enablebreadcrumb"])) 
  $this->SetPreference("enablebreadcrumb", $params["enablebreadcrumb"]);
else
  $this->SetPreference("captchacomments", '0');

After fix:

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if(isset($params["enablebreadcrumb"])) 
  $this->SetPreference("enablebreadcrumb", $params["enablebreadcrumb"]);
else
  $this->SetPreference("enablebreadcrumb", '0');

[mox]

Hi there,
LAMP
cmsms 1.0.6
Blogms 0.2.0

The installation it's ok, I found the right administrative panel under content but, with all the options unchecked in settings and this code on my blog page -> {cms_module module='blogs' show='everything'} (i tried Blogs, blogs, blog with no result)
I can't see nothing on the page.
I have the right permission; I erase the unnecessary at the end of the Blogs Template, but nothing appear.
I build a category and an entry, but nothing...
What is wrong?

[Silmarillion]

I so wish, I had more time to investigate these matters more closely, but I'm afraid it's going to take a couple of weeks until I can devote time to Blogs again.
I'm sorry!

Jason.Kenyon: You are of course right!

I'll look through this thread more thourougly as soon as I have the time, I promise!

sil.

[Silmarillion]

OK, got a bit of time and fixed some bugs in svn.

1. SaveSettings now works
2. Leftover removed from template
3. (de)activating categories fixed so they are no longer hidden.

Two questions before I consider a new release:
a. are there still trouble with the module not working at all on a clean install? Haven't been able to reproduce this...
b. should id's be converted to classes in the templates and default stylesheet?

Could I ask someone to try svn-version?

sil.