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ejw

NEW PORTAL - CONFUSED ABOUT CODE AND PLACEMENT

Hello...

I would like to add what I think is called a "Sub Portal" to my site

http://nogreaterlove.myfreeforum.org

I would like it to go above the topposters portal on the left.

I would like it to say "Welcome Back" and then the users name.

I have created a new portal called WELCOME BACK (not sure if I should have done or not) and I have the code from HOWTO to add the welcome, user name and new messages notice

Code:
 <table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" class="forumline" align="center">
        <tr>
        <th colspan="2"  class="thTop" nowrap="nowrap"><span class="forumlink">Welcome</span></th>
        </tr>
 <tr>
        <td class="row2">
<center>
<span class="forumlink">{USERNAME}</span><br/>{AVATAR}<br/>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
   if ( {PRIVATE_MESSAGE_NEW_COUNT} >0)
   {
document.write('<p><a href="privmsg.php?folder=inbox"><img src="templates/myff_forum3/images/button_newmessages_red.gif"/></a></p>');
   }
//-->
</script>
</td>
  </tr>
 </center>
 </table>


But I'm not really sure what I'm doing.

I know I have to add something at the BOTTOM of overall_header and at the TOP of overall_footer to get it on the left side of the page (at least I think I know that Shocked )

But I have got myself stuck trying to work it all out. I wondered if you could help me and most importantly tell me whether this can be done!!!!

Thanks Nick....
admin(Nick_NR)

To create a new portal click the blank one in portal setting and give it a name for example:

Name: WELCOMEBACK

the macro to place onto the forum for the portal to show would now be: {MYFF.WELCOMEBACK}

go to edit templates and find cms_welcomeback.tpl and edit it placing the code posted below into it.

Ok, this is the same code as you posted above, I just placed the switches in there so it only shows when people are logged in.

Code:
<!-- BEGIN switch_user_logged_in -->
<table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" class="forumline" align="center">
        <tr>
        <th colspan="2"  class="thTop" nowrap="nowrap"><span class="forumlink">Welcome Back!</span></th>
        </tr>
 <tr>
        <td class="row2">
<center>
<span class="forumlink">{USERNAME}</span><br />{AVATAR}<br />
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
   if ( {PRIVATE_MESSAGE_NEW_COUNT} >0)
   {
document.write('<p><a href="privmsg.php?folder=inbox"><img src="templates/myff_forum3/images/button_newmessages_red.gif"/></a></p>');
   }
//-->
</script>
</center>
</td>
  </tr>
 </table>
<!-- END switch_user_logged_in -->


For placement:
open up you overall header and if you want it above topposters then scroll down the code until you get to the bottom, then slowly work up and find {MYFF.TOPPOSTERS}, then pop in the macro for the welcome portal you created, so you should have it appear like this:

{MYFF.WELCOMEBACK}<br />{MYFF.TOPPOSTERS}
ejw

Hi Nick

This is bizarre......in overall header it doesnt show any of the portals to the left! Could this be because this is a portal template? I dont understand. Shocked
ejw

I did find a list in index body???? That neatly listed all the portals! Should I put it in there?
ejw

Okay - I put it in the index body. The portal "box" has appeared but saying "Template Welcome Back" does not exist! I assume the code is wrong?
ejw

ejw wrote:
Okay - I put it in the index body. The portal "box" has appeared but saying "Template Welcome Back" does not exist! I assume the code is wrong?


http://wakelover.myfreeforum.org/...=fad0d78d10b0fff8e5cfb68c869e947a this is just my test forum you understand!!
ejw

Nick - I cant log on to myff !!! I have had a new password sent but it wont allow me in! I cant PM anyone to tell them... Shocked My only thought was that I can let you know here....sorry to cut in on the thread Embarassed
admin(Nick_NR)

ejw wrote:
ejw wrote:
Okay - I put it in the index body. The portal "box" has appeared but saying "Template Welcome Back" does not exist! I assume the code is wrong?


http://wakelover.myfreeforum.org/...=fad0d78d10b0fff8e5cfb68c869e947a this is just my test forum you understand!!


If that's the one titled ziddy_portal, then they should be at the bottom of the overall_header.tpl?

ejw wrote:
Nick - I cant log on to myff !!! I have had a new password sent but it wont allow me in! I cant PM anyone to tell them... Shocked My only thought was that I can let you know here....sorry to cut in on the thread Embarassed


Actually can't do much, admin wont do it as a precaution, bear in mind, he needs to clarify you here and the account on myff, as he can't afford to lose a members forum, it would be better to create a new account on there and let the lost password one die off.
ejw

Hi Nick

Here is a copy of what is showing in overall_header I cant see the portal list at all...

Code:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset={S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css">
<meta name="Author" content="http://www.trushkin.net" />
{META}
{NAV_LINKS}
<title>{SITENAME} :: {PAGE_TITLE}</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/style.css" type="text/css">
<style type="text/css">
<!--
th, td.th, td.spacerow   { background-image: url({T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/cell1.gif); }
td.th2   { background-image: url({T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/cell1.gif); }
td.cat, td.catHead, td.catSides, td.catLeft, td.catRight   { background-image: url({T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/cell2.gif); }
td.catBottom { background-image: url({T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/cell3.gif); }
td.profile { background-image: url({T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/post_bg2.gif); }

/* Import the fancy styles for IE only (NS4.x doesn't use the @import function) */
@import url("{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/formIE.css");
-->
</style>
<!-- BEGIN switch_enable_pm_popup -->
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
   if ( {PRIVATE_MESSAGE_NEW_FLAG} )
   {
      window.open('{U_PRIVATEMSGS_POPUP}', '_phpbbprivmsg', 'HEIGHT=225,resizable=yes,WIDTH=400');;
   }
//-->
</script>
<!-- END switch_enable_pm_popup -->
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--

 function changeImages()
 {
  if (document.images)
  {
   for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2)
   {
    document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
   }
  }
 }

 var PreloadFlag = false;

 function newImage(arg)
 {
  if (document.images)
  {
   rslt = new Image();
   rslt.src = arg;
   return rslt;
  }
 }

 function PreloadImages()
 {
  if (document.images)
  {
   // preload all rollover images
   <!-- BEGIN switch_user_logged_out -->
   img0 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_login_on.gif');
   img1 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_register_on.gif');
   <!-- END switch_user_logged_out -->
   <!-- BEGIN switch_user_logged_in -->
   img2 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_pm_on.gif');
   img3 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_profile_on.gif');
   img4 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_groups_on.gif');
   img5 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_logout_on.gif');
   <!-- END switch_user_logged_in -->
   img6 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_faq_on.gif');
   img7 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_search_on.gif');
   img8 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_users_on.gif');
   img9 = newImage('{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_index_on.gif');
   PreloadFlag = true;
  }
  return true;
 }

//-->
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0053A2" vlink="#00468C" alink="#FF6633" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" onload="PreloadImages();"><a name="top"></a><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" height="100%">
<tr>
   <td bgcolor="#0053A2" width="100%" align="center" valign="middle"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><a href="{U_INDEX}"><img src="templates/myff_wakelover2/images/mainbanyd.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20">
   <td height="20" background="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/btn_bg.gif" align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
      <!-- BEGIN switch_user_logged_out -->
      <td><a title="{L_LOGIN_LOGOUT}" href="{U_LOGIN_LOGOUT}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_login', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_login_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_login', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_login.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_login" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_login.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{L_LOGIN_LOGOT}" /></a></td>
      <td><a title="{L_REGISTER}" href="{U_REGISTER}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_register', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_register_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_register', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_register.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_register" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_register.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{L_REGISTER}" /></a></td>
      <!-- END switch_user_logged_out -->
      <!-- BEGIN switch_user_logged_in -->
      <td><a title="{L_PROFILE}" href="{U_PROFILE}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_profile', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_profile_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_profile', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_profile.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_profile" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_profile.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{L_PROFILE}" /></a></td>
      <td><a title="{PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO}" href="{U_PRIVATEMSGS}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_pm', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_pm_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_pm', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_pm.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_pm" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_pm.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{PRIVATE_MESSAGE_INFO}" /></a></td>
      <!-- END switch_user_logged_in -->
      <td><a title="{L_FAQ}" href="{U_FAQ}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_faq', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_faq_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_faq', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_faq.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_faq" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_faq.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{L_FAQ}" /></a></td>
      <td><a title="{L_MEMBERLIST}" href="{U_MEMBERLIST}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_users', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_users_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_users', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_users.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_users" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_users.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{L_MEMBERLIST}" /></a></td>
      <td><a title="{L_SEARCH}" href="{U_SEARCH}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_search', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_search_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_search', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_search.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_search" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_search.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{L_SEARCH}" /></a></td>
      <!-- BEGIN switch_user_logged_in -->
      <td><a title="{L_USERGROUPS}" href="{U_GROUP_CP}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_groups', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_groups_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_groups', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_groups.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_groups" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_groups.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{L_USERGROUPS}" /></a></td>
      <td><a title="{L_LOGIN_LOGOUT}" href="{U_LOGIN_LOGOUT}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_logout', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_logout_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_logout', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_logout.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_logout" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_logout.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{L_LOGIN_LOGOT}" /></a></td>
      <!-- END switch_user_logged_in -->
      <td><a title="{L_INDEX}" href="{U_INDEX}" onmouseover="changeImages('btn_top_index', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_index_on.gif'); return true;" onmouseout="changeImages('btn_top_index', '{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_index.gif'); return true;"><img name="btn_top_index" src="{T_TEMPLATE_PATH}/images/lang_{LANG}/btn_index.gif" height="20" border="0" alt="{L_INDEX}" /></a></td>
   </table></td>
</tr>
<tr height="100%">
   <td align="center" valign="top" height="100%">
   <br />
   <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" width="100%">
   <tr>
      <td align="center" valign="top">
admin(Nick_NR)

Ok, had a check of that template, looks like the portals were p[laced into the index_body.tpl, open it up and slowly scroll down, you will see {MYFF.TOPPOSTERS} eventually in there.
ejw

Hi Nick - thanks for your help. I think I know (hopefully??) why it wasnt showing. I had put a gap in the WELCOME BACK title. Once I closed the gap it was fine - but it doesnt show the avatar or private messages like it says it should which is weird. At least I have the portal working. I think I am slowly beginning to understand the bit before I get to basic understanding!!! lol

Thanks again for your help....I'll have a look at the code again and try and see why its not doing what it say on the tin!!!
ejw

ejw wrote:
Hi Nick - thanks for your help. I think I know (hopefully??) why it wasnt showing. I had put a gap in the WELCOME BACK title. Once I closed the gap it was fine - but it doesnt show the avatar or private messages like it says it should which is weird. At least I have the portal working. I think I am slowly beginning to understand the bit before I get to basic understanding!!! lol

Thanks again for your help....I'll have a look at the code again and try and see why its not doing what it say on the tin!!!


Of course - If editor HAD an avatar or any PM's it might work!!!

If you have a prize for dumbest on the internet...I'd like to apply!!!!

Seriously though....I have now sent editor a PM and all I get is a cross in the box. I really need to get this to work because this template does not seem to have a pop up box for PMs. Any ideas!
ejw

ejw wrote:
ejw wrote:
Hi Nick - thanks for your help. I think I know (hopefully??) why it wasnt showing. I had put a gap in the WELCOME BACK title. Once I closed the gap it was fine - but it doesnt show the avatar or private messages like it says it should which is weird. At least I have the portal working. I think I am slowly beginning to understand the bit before I get to basic understanding!!! lol

Thanks again for your help....I'll have a look at the code again and try and see why its not doing what it say on the tin!!!


Of course - If editor HAD an avatar or any PM's it might work!!!

If you have a prize for dumbest on the internet...I'd like to apply!!!!

Seriously though....I have now sent editor a PM and all I get is a cross in the box. I really need to get this to work because this template does not seem to have a pop up box for PMs. Any ideas!


I doesnt say this on the HOWTO - but I'm assuming Ihave to ADD an image for this to work? I assumed it would be a number - no probs. I'll see....

DONE IT!!!!!! HURR...BL**DY....RAH!!!! Thanks Nick...you are as always a star!
admin(Nick_NR)

No worries, It's what I do and I'm pretty certain it needs an image to show for pm's.

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