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Module for Tracking Tell a Friend Links; thoughts and advice please

2008-03-03T11:13:55-06:00

I’d like to be able to track tell a friend links so my client can see who’s sending what to who and what the most popular entries are. I know there are a number of threads out there about this, but no one seems to have taken the plunge to make anything.

Here is my thought: make a module that simply installs a new tellafriend table that will hold ‘from’ addresses, ‘to’ addresses, maybe ‘date’, and of course, the entry id. So if someone goes to click tell-a-friend, they fill it out and send it...and this action gets logged to this ‘tellafriend’ table if the module is active. I could then either develop a couple tags for template output or use the query module to figure out the the most emailed entries.

Now, I noticed two hooks that I might be able to use to insert this data into the new table, either before the email is sent or right after the email is sent, both in mod.email.php: email_module_send_email_end, and email_module_tellafriend_override.

Does the tellafriend_override get me the info I need (all the fields to log) to insert into the table? If not, and I have to use the send_email_end hook, how could I distinguish between tell-a-friend emails and any other email being sent? Would this tell-a-friend logging creation be a module or extension? Or both? Thanks for advice on this...or pointing me to something that might already be whipped together .

freeform multiple choice working, layout not

2008-09-03T15:48:13-06:00

hello,

please take a look at:

http://www.ozomate.com/index.php/products/

and click at do you have any questions....a form should open,

everything works good, but since i’ve added

for multiple choice inputs, they display weird as you see, options aren’t hidden, and it destroys the layout of the form, I’m not sure if this is a bug or it just tends to behave like that, I’ll appreciate your time for any thought on this.

manu

Mod Edit: Moved to the Modules forum.

anyone got a tableless discussion forum template?

2008-09-03T14:45:20-06:00

Before I try to remove all the tables from the developer template in the discussion module, has anyone done it before or know of a theme I can download?

Thanks

New Modue: LG Quarantine: The user powered comment and weblog entry monitoring system!

2008-06-28T01:26:23-06:00

Update 1.0.0:

- Initial public release
- Documentation

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Version 1.0.0 is now available!

Heres the link: LG Quarantine - Flag ExpressionEngine entries and comments as inappropriate.

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Hey guys,

I have just built a new module that needs some rigorous testing.

It’s called LG Quarantine and it allows users to flag weblog entries and comments. After a designated number of flags have been thrown the entry/comment is quarantined and a couple of things happen.

- The entry’s status changes or if its a comment the comment is set to closed.
- A new email is sent to a designted list of emails with information about the quarantine.

So hows it work...

Each entry/comment has a simple form added to it that stores some secure params and settings. When the form is submitted a new flag is added to the DB… other magic happens… I have chosen to use a form for a couple of reasons but the number one is security and it removes the risk of search engines accidently flagging all your entries as they index your site.

The module also features a couple of report pages listing flagged entries, flagged comments and individual flags so you can keep track of whats happening on your site.

The extension settings (there is an extension as part of the module) allows you to restrict who can flag and auto quarantine entries/comments. It also allows you to set the email responses, ajax server responses (if the form is submitted via ajax) and a couple of other things.

Implementing the {exp:lg_quaranine:form} tag inside of a weblog entries tag

Like I said either entries and/or comments can be flagged. This is great for user generated SAEF entries.

Example code (should be pretty self explanitory):

{exp:weblog:entries status='open|closed' limit="1"}
{title}
{exp:lg_quarantine:form
    {!-- Required --}
    entry_type = 'entry'
    entry_id = '{entry_id}'
    {!-- Optional --}
    notify_admins = 'y'
    notify_author = 'y'
    notify_admin_emails = 'test@leevigraham, test@newism.com.au'
    return = '{comment_entry_id_auto_path}'
    return_if_quarantined = '{path="quarantine/success"}'
    quarantine_status = 'closed'
    form_name = 'form name'
    form_id = 'form id'
    form_class = 'form class'
}
    {if can_flag}
        {quarantine_form}
            <input type='submit' value='Flag as inappropriate' />
            {if can_quarantine}<input type='checkbox' name='auto_quarantine' value='y' /> Auto Quarantine?{/if}
        {/quarantine_form}
    {if:else}
        {if has_flagged}
            Sorry, you have already flagged this entry.
        {if:else}
            You don not have permission to flag this entry.
        {/if}
    {/if}
{/exp:lg_quarantine:form}
<hr />
{/exp:weblog:entries}

Implementing the {exp:lg_quaranine:form} tag inside of a comments tag

Eactly the same:

{exp:comment:entries sort="asc" limit="20"}
    {comment}
    <p>By {name} on {comment_date format="%Y %m %d"}</p>
    {exp:lg_quarantine:form
        {!-- Required --}
        entry_type = 'comment'
        entry_id = '{comment_id}'
        {!-- Optional --}
        notify_admins = 'y'
        notify_author = 'y'
        notify_admin_emails = 'test@leevigraham, test@newism.com.au'
        return = 'template_group/template'
        return_if_quarantined = '{path="quarantine/success"}'
        quarantine_status = 'closed'
        form_name = 'form name'
        form_id = 'form id'
        form_class = 'form class'
    }
    {if can_flag}
        {quarantine_form}
            <input type='submit' value='Flag as inappropriate' />
            {if can_quarantine}<input type='checkbox' name='auto_quarantine' value='y' /> Auto Quarantine?{/if}
        {/quarantine_form}
    {if:else}
        {if has_flagged}
            Sorry, you have already flagged this entry.
        {if:else}
            You don not have permission to flag this entry.
        {/if}
    {/if}
    {/exp:lg_quarantine:form}
    <hr />
{/exp:comment:entries}

{exp:lg_quaranine:form} Settings

Most of the settings are pretty self explanitory but I’ll go over a couple of the important ones here:

- entry_type: Must be either set to ‘entry’ or ‘comment’

- entry_id: Must be either set to the entry_id or comment_id

- return: The return path if an entry is flagged

- return_if_quarantined: If an entry is quarantined it is likey its status will have changed so you might want to redirect to an index page or something similar.

- quarantine_status: If an entry is quarantined its status can be set to something other than default set in the extension settings.

Instalation

The module comes with a module folder, extension file and a couple of language files.

Install the module and activate the extension and you should be good to go.

Wrap Up

I have tested this module pretty heavily and haven’t found any significant bugs. That said there are probably still improvements to be made so I’m throwing it out there for testing.

Another important disclaimer. I will probably end up developing this as a commercial module so if you plan to use this in your site feel free to download it but you will need to purchase a license in the future. If thats a worry best not to download it.

Other than that enjoy.

Leevi

New Module: Defensio spam fighting (Beta)

2008-09-02T19:11:01-06:00

Hi folks.

We’re about to release a spam-filtering module that uses the Defensio technology. Defensio is one of the newer spam identifying services out there, and is an alternative to Akismet.

If you’re interested in being part of a beta test, let me know. I’d like to get about 6 real-world sites run by admins who aren’t afraid to try a beta product.

TTFN
Travis

Selected Items module

2007-05-28T15:38:28-06:00

A few of the sites I have created have needed content to be ‘editorially selected’, ie, the weblog entries are arbitrarily ordered - not by date.

The Selected Items module/extension allows you to create ordered lists of weblog entries.

Each list can be arbitrarily ordered or ranked, and entries can exist in more than one selection (in different orders).

Any feedback would be appreciated - particularly on the Control Panel interface.

Edit: Please see the Selected Items page to download current version

ChartMe! - An ExpressionEngine Chart Generating Module

2008-06-30T16:07:58-06:00

Hey!

I’ve decided I would like to contribute more to the community, and I really wanted to develop something, so I looked for a niche in the ExpressionEngine Module Market, and I wrote ChartMe! Please bare in mind this is my first EE module!

ChartMe! is a dynamic chart generating module for ExpressionEngine. It is easy to install and use, and I provide great support. It currently only outputs bar charts, but I’ve got others planned.

In it’s current state, it has quite limited features, but I follow the ethos of “Release early, Release often”. I have some cool stuff in the pipeline.

How to use

* Upload the chartme folder to your system/modules directory.
* Upload the chartme_images folder to your images directory.
* Upload the lang.chartme.php folder to your languages/english directory.
* Enable the module in your control panel
* Enter the EETags into your templates

Example EETag

{exp:chartme title="Scores" type="1" width="200" height="200" colors="true" chart_data="Jamie:10|Mary:6|Sam:8|Peter:4"}{/exp:chartme}

Parameters


title (required)

The title of the chart, displays in an <h2> tag.


type (required)

The type of the chart, horizontal (0) or vertical (1)


width (require)

The width of the chart (in px)


height (required)

The height of the chart (in px)


colors

Whether to use different colors for the chart.


chart_data (required)

The data for the chart. Comes in an array of sorts. Each bar is split by a “pipe” character ("|"), and the name of the bar and the value is separated by a colon (":").

For example:

Jamie:10|Sam:8|Mary:4

License

You are free to:

* Use this software for any purposes
* Redistribute this software anywhere
* Change/Modify the software
* Redistribute your changes

On the condition that:

* A copy of this license is available
* Credit is given to me
* You send me an email if you ever use it for commercial purposes
* If we ever meet up, you buy me a beer

Support

Feel free to either post in this topic, PM me, or email me directly either by the contact form on my website, or at: jamie (at) jamierumbelow (dot) net

Download

You can grab the latest version here: Here

I hope you enjoy it, and please report any bugs you find.

Thanks!

Jamie

New Module: Linklocker

2008-05-11T11:53:27-06:00

I’ve created a module in response to a post here, to replace the LinkLok script from VibraLogix. Version 1.0 of my Linklocker module is free for use on commercial and non-commercial expression engine sites. Simply pass it the URL to a file you wish to allow a user to download (but don’t wish to allow them to know the file’s location) and it will provide a download link that hides the file’s true location. Also, it allows you to create a timeout for the link (default is 5 minutes) as well as lock the link to the IP address of the person who is shown the link.

I’ve verified it working on PHP4 and PHP5. Please feel free to use it and let me know of any bugs you find. Also, if there are improvements you’d like to see to the script, perhaps eventually in a “pro” version, feel free to leave those suggestions as well.

UPDATE : 07/29/2008
LinkLocker has been updated to version 1.3.
Enhancements for this version include:
Web page can be displayed using parameter mode="page"
Debug mode can be enabled using mode="debug". Using this mode, debugging information is displayed in the page source. Simply search for the phrase “LinkLocker Debugging”. Note: The generated link will not work while mode="debug".
The URL field is stripped of HTML tags - this will fix the issue that arises if the URL is passed to LinkLocker from another module and the database field holding the url wasn’t specified to be “text-only”.
Hash generation has been updated to fix bug that included “/” and “.” characters in the encrypted url hash string.

Please note, while this software is free for personal and commercial use, it has required quite a bit of time and effort to develop and maintain. If you find the module useful, please consider a donation of any amount to help further development. Paypal link will be provided via PM upon request.

UPDATE : 08/31/2008
LinkLocker has been updated to version 1.3.1 - added missing lang file to zip.
*Latest version below: v1.3.1

Module: phpBBtoEE

2008-08-31T13:41:22-06:00

Just what the title says, I’m developing a module for a client that converts phpBB3.0 forums to EE forums. I know there’s a thread here that covers this idea, but I’m working on a cleaned up, fully functional, and easy to use, module version.

So since it’s not done yet, I don’t have a lot to post here. Why am I posting then? I’m looking for people who might be interested in this. I’m also curious how many people would be willing to pay for this service, or at least make a donation for it. (I’m a college student, debts are easy to collect. Money? Not so much.)

This plug-in will be part of a suite of plug-ins I’ll be releasing that should make total phpBB3 conversion painless and complete.

So who’s interested?

-Daniel

Quick CoolCommerce Questions

2008-08-27T17:26:15-06:00

I recently installed CoolCommerce, and I am pretty much done setting up my store. I ran into a few glitches, and I just wanted to check with the community and see if these features aren’t working because CoolCommerce isn’t finished or if they aren’t working because I did something wrong.

Here are the problems I have run into:

1. CoolCommerce is not recording my orders. I am still using Foxycart’s test server, and when I do a test order, the order never shows up in the EE backend. (However, it does send a confirmation email to the customer and to me.)

2. CoolCommerce won’t allow downloadable products to be added to the cart. When I attempt to do so, I get the following error:

When adding a downloadable product to your cart, you must specify a downloadable product code.

It seems that CoolCommerce never generates the following necessary code:


<input type="hidden" name="code" value="downloadable_product_code"/>

Am I missing something, or does it simply not work with downloadable products?

Thank you for your help!