This question is related to a resolved thread.

Hello,

I recently was hired at a church in a position that updates a website using Expression Engine. Though I’ve been doing websites for about a decade I’ve never used PHP nor any type of CMS like EE before, so I’m really new to this. We’re using EE 1.7.1.

I just tried doing the same thing as the linked thread above, but even with dynamic=“off” it doesn’t work. I’m new to PHP so my initial thought was that I couldn’t even put it there, but other snippets in the {} kind of brackets work, so I figure this can work too.

Here is the code that I am adding to an Entry:

The entry I am adding it to is here: http://bvuuf.org/index/sunday-services/this-months-services (The services are listed but that was copy/pasted.)

I want it to look like this: http://bvuuf.org/index/news-and-events/ (But with only the upcoming services.)

The upcoming services which I want listed in order are on this page under “News & Events”: http://bvuuf.org/

I know I have to go in and change the entry each month anyway since we have a monthly theme, but the formatting on the services looks really odd if I just copy/paste so having it automated would be much easier.

Thank you!

EDIT: I made the code light gray on the This Month’s Services page to be minimally distracting to congregants and visitors until I can resolve why it isn’t working. It’s at the very bottom of the page.

Hi Thambos,

Welcome to the Forums! We’ll do what we can to get you up to speed on ExpressionEngine.

Have you made sure that the entries you wish to have displayed have an entry date that is correct? The entry date would be for the day the entry was made, by default, but this can be changed for each entry.

If you Edit one of the entries in question, and select the Date tab, you can change the entry date. Can you double check that and let me know what you find?

Thanks!

Thank you.

They are for the upcoming Sundays and two Saturdays through January 1st. There are also entries going backwards a few years.

EDIT: I should specify that it’s not that the entries aren’t showing up, it’s that the PHP code shows up instead. I grayed it out to not be distracting to people visiting the page, but if you do CTRL+A and scroll down you’ll see it.

Check the quote marks in your code. They’re being displayed as curly quotes. Also, are you adding this weblog loop inside an entry? You’ll need to use the Allow EE Code plugin to do that. It might be better to include the code in your template outside of a weblog loop….

OK, thanks! But… the Allow EE Code plugin didn’t work. Now that tag is just shown in text as well. I followed the directions and it shows up in our plugins manager. Is there something else I need to do to activate it?

Does it matter about the quote marks? They are in plain text (not curly or whatever) in the Body box, otherwise they would show up as Euro signs and stuff like that on the page you see.

EDIT: I also have no clue how to do this in a template without it showing up on every page on the website, since I don’t know how to change what template shows up on what page, especially since I don’t know what feeds into a template (like the nav menus on our sidebar or the top image, etc.). Really we only need a way to get these blog entries on this page.

EDIT AGAIN: Maybe I’m just confused where I put the “allow_eecode” tag? Does it go in the entry or in the template? Do I put {body} or do I put the blog code I put above inside the eecode tags? Is there a tutorial or something that explains this? I can’t find one. Sorry I’m so not getting this.

Hi Thambos,

There is nothing special needed to “install” the plugin, as long as it is showing in the list, it is installed. To use it, you wrap the plugin code around the field’s tag that contains your EE code. You do this in the template that is being used to display the entry.

It should look something similar to:

I hope this helps get you on your way. You can post the template code from the template you are using and I can review it for you.

Thanks!

OK… I think I understand but it’s still not working.

Now the template that the entry is in is:

That is all that is on the template. But the code for the weblog is still showing up just as code. It’s in light gray at the bottom of the page: http://bvuuf.org/index/sunday-services/this-months-services

Do I need to put this in a different template? How do I find out what template to put it in?

Thanks.

Hi Thambos,

Let’s confirm the plugin is installed correctly.

The file needs to be here.

system/plugins/pi.allow_eecode.php

Also make sure that it is the EE1.x version you are using?

What is the context and reasoning behind wanting to use this plugin in this way. What do you wish to show at the bottom of the page or part of each listed entry. There may be an easy maintainable way to do it via the template

We don’t have a “system” folder, there was another one like “syst3m” or something. But I don’t have my work computer with me so I can’t check the exact name. It’s installed, because it shows up in the plugin list when I’m logged in. We are using EE 1.7.1 & build: 20091002.

I want the blog entries to feed to this entry so I don’t have to copy/paste our services each month. (It’s at the bottom of the page now only because it’s not working; I will delete everything above it once it works but we need that info there for our members and newcomers who get service information that way.) This way it will automatically update and save me the step of finding the page in the Edit tab and then pasting and reformatting. I work part-time so every step that I can eliminate helps me to have more time to get things done and finish being trained. :)

Sorry this is being difficult, and thanks for the help!

Hi Thambos,

Would be be able to go in and get a closer look at this? If so, be on the lookout for an email from me.

Thanks!

Hi Dan,

I’m not sure 100% what you mean.

I’m off of our holiday and back at work, so here’s what I’ve found. The plugin is located in this path: bvuuf.org/html/syst3m102/plugins/pi.allow_eecode.php

It does show up on the installed list under Admin > Utilities > Plugin Manager. It says it is version 1.3.

Onto the actual page… I don’t have the code in a template just for that page because I don’t know how to change which page uses which template yet (but I have a book on EE 1.6 so if it’s the same in 1.7.1 I can probably figure out how to do that). So the general template (labelled “sunday-services”) for all our pages in this menu is:

The whole page (This Month’s Services) currently reads like:

So… Should I move the code around in the template/make a new one? Or am I missing a line somewhere? I guess I just don’t even know what’s going on anymore.

Thanks again!

Hi Thambos,

What I meant by my question was that I am offering to login to your site and help you get this sorted out. Sometimes an issue gets to a point that we want to actually log in to your site and see what is going on. I’ll send you an email with directions to send us your details.

Hi Thambos,

Please let us know where you stand on the login request. I’m more than happy to go in and take a look at your situation to offer you a solution.

Thanks!

I can’t find the login request, do you mind re-sending it? I’ll fill it out ASAP or on Friday when I’m back at work. Thank you!

No worries! I just re-sent it.

Cheers!

Thanks! Two questions first:

1. How do I back up EE?

2. What if I don’t know how to make an FTP username and password? I’m using something that was sent to me since I wasn’t involved in any of the purchasing of the webspace or platforms we’re using.

Hi Thambos,

To back up your EE install, you’ll want to copy the files to your local harddrive and most importantly make a backup of your database. You can do that via phpmyadmin which most hosts have installed - If you’re not sure about that your host should be able to help you make a backup there.

Your host would also be able to help you create a new ftp user and password.

Sean

Hi Thambos,

Here’s one more follow-up as we still haven’t received an email back from you. Are you still experiencing this problem?

Sean

Yes but I don’t know how to back EE up because I don’t know anything about PHP or how to make a new FTP login because I didn’t set this up, it was set up before I started, so I can’t follow through on the steps required before sending back the authorization form.

Is there anyone that can help over a phone or IM? Or who can test this code on one of their pages or tell me what pages to copy/paste the code from? Or what if I send screenshots? I don’t know what to do anymore. Frankly I’m to the point that I’m looking for something easier than EE because I can’t get anything streamlined in a way that makes it easier for me and definitely not a way that makes it easy for our members who submit content. I guess we’re only using EE because a former member set us up but then they moved.

I just sent an email to find out who our host is but if there is any way to do this using what I know how to do that would be great. I’m also having problems with another extension (Login Redirect) that’s WAY more pressing than getting this one fixed, and since I work part-time it might be another week or two before I can find out how to back EE up and get back to you.