Adding include templates with modules
Warning: Geek Coding Speak Ahead
New in v4 is the ability to have template hooks which integrate with the module system. This is great for adding new features without having to modify any of the template files themselves. One thing I came across today was wanting to include a template file in the location of the hook.
Inside your mod_user.php file you add a hook function just like normal except make $class_tpl global and return the fetched template. Here is an example:
function example_admin_tpl_userinfo()
{
global $class_tpl;
$include = $class_tpl->fetch('orders/customer_table.tpl');
return $include;
}
Now when the module is installed and the user visits the page with the hook a new template file will be added.
Site Showcase - MyDivorceSales.com
1. Tell us a little about you.
My Name is David Anthony Schnoblen. I am 29 years old; I live outside of Metro Detroit Michigan. I received an Associates Degree in Vehicle Design and later went back to school to receive a Bachelors of Science in Computer Systems Management. I worked in the automotive design & engineering field for about 10 years. I am engaged to a beautiful girl that is very supportive and extremely patient, since I spent a lot of Friday nights home or at her house working the website. My parents and siblings were also supportive on the development of the site. Without them and my sister going through a divorce, MyDivorceSales.com would have been probably never created.
2. What made you choose 68 Classifieds?
I have chosen 68 Classifieds, due to the fact it was really everything I was looking for in a software bundle. Also, being open source helped a lot for the development of the site. I was looking for some custom features to integrate in to my site that I could not have done with other software that I thought of purchasing. I also like the fact, that there is an active forum, where people can collaborate to share ideas and get help from the support staff as well as other users.
3. Are you using any modules with your site?
Yes, I am using “Ad Reporting, Listing Status Reminder, phpbb UserShare, Ratings modules.”
4. Any additional details you would like to share?
My web site is called MyDivorceSales.com, it was primarily developed for my sister and everybody else that has gone through a divorce to sell their unwanted items. Although, it is a web site for divorced couples, everybody is welcome to divorce their unwanted items at MyDivorceSales.com. If somebody has advice or tips that they would like to share, they can sign up to chat in our forums or write a blog.
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New Site Showcase Section
We have decided to start a new site showcase section on our blog to showcase some of our customers. Our customer base is very broad with customers having horse classifieds, auto classifieds, motorcycle classifieds, and even very niche topics like pigeon racing and pinball classifieds. So if you would like to get your site showcased then please get in touch and we will see what we can come up with. If you would like to take part just fill out the form below.
Please keep in mind we will not be able to showcase every site and the more custom the better.
Using Keyboard Shortcuts In Administration
One new feature added to the administration in 68 Classifieds v4 was access keys for navigation. Here is a list of the access keys currently available:
An access key or accesskey allows a computer user to immediately jump to a specific part of a web page via the keyboard.
- Alt + D - Dashboard
- Alt + H - Home
- Alt + F - Support Forums
- Alt + L - Listings
- Alt + O - Orders
- Alt + U - Users
- Alt + C - Categories
- Alt + P - Payment
- Alt + S - Settings
- Alt + M - Modules
From Wikipedia
In most web browsers, the user does this by pressing Alt (on PC) or Ctrl (on Mac) simultaneously with the appropriate character on the keyboard. In Opera, the user presses ⇧ Shift+Esc followed by the access key (without Alt). In Mozilla Firefox 2.0 the access key keyboard combination has changed to Alt + ⇧ Shift (still configurable via about:config), while in Amaya, the preferences allow the user the option of choosing Ctrl or Alt. In Konqueror on Linux, The Ctrl key is pressed and released, and then the access key is pressed.
Whilst Mozilla and Firefox will execute the corresponding links immediately on the press of the access key, IE will just focus on the link and require ↵ Enter to be pressed in order to activate the link. If multiple identical access keys are assigned within the same document, IE will tab through them on each keypress (IE will tab backwards if ⇧ Shift will be pressed as well). This way, links can be logically grouped in various access key rings for easier navigation. IE 4.0 did only support letters of the English alphabet as accesskeys. Firefox 2.0 will activate the last of a group of links assigned the same accesskey.
68 Classifieds Category Tag Cloud
We have just released a Smarty plugin that allows you to have a category tag cloud. You can see an example in the image on the right.
If you wish to add this to your site please visit this forum thread.
Available Parameters
Below is a list of parameters you can use when calling this plugin. Please note these are optional.
- min
- (integer) The minimum size for the category with the least listings.
- max
- (integer) The maximum size for the category with the most listings.
- pixel
- (string) What size you want. Default is “em”. Could be % or px.
Spring Break Vacation
First off happy April fools day. This is not a joke though. 
This is an announcement to let everyone know our office will be closed April 3rd through the 6th. I will be going down to the coast and will have internet so I will still be able to check support but it will be only a few hours a day.
If you need immediate support it is best to ask on the forums as we have users from all over and usually someone will respond a lot faster.
I want to thank everyone for being a customer and have a happy spring break.
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