Maffo NEWS Mod
 

Many apologies to the guys who installed this on the old 3.0 version and havent been able to run it on the new 3.1 version.

I have pretty much re-written the News Mod for this new version and changed the Readme.

I would suggest that if you tried to install the 3.0 version on the 3.1 system that you remove all instances of the old one before adding the new one.

I have attached some screenshots for those who want to see what the NEWS mod is all about.

Please, all I ask if you download this Mod, can you leave some feedback, how it works, any problems etc

Maffo:D

Hello Maffo,

I opened the zip and followed your instructions to the letter...

It seemed easier to install than for the 3.0xx version. Took me a total of 10 minutes (five minutes if I had to do it again) and the end results are a great improvement...as befitting 3.1.

It looked a bit odd at first...before I added some news, but by the time I'd placed some test material the light dawned and the penny dropped.

Conclusion:- Works perfect and I am a happy bunny.

Thanks Maffo, for all the effort.
I've put you at the top of my Christmas card list.

Hey Maffo,

I have already e-mail you about this offline, but you were still looking for the code...

Any luck and does it work with the new version of 68? Do you have a version that has all the bug fixes and updated install instructions? Would love to add this to my site...

I don't expect it for free either...

Hi there BGordon,

Good news is that I have found the news mod and am just going through it to check its compatibility with the latest version.

It will then be available for download.

Note to Don
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Dont forget my christmas card!!

Fantastic...

Can't wait to play with it :)

NB: I am a lowly designer not dev

Thats fine,

The only thing you wont be able to do with the designer version, is to have the headlines on your homepage. The newspage itself however works independently.:D

Just out of curiosity, why would they not work on any page (like hom.tpl.php)? Can't you just do an include and place it where you want (like the rss mod)?

Yes, it has been changed to ad the ability to place it on any page and works with all versions at least from 3.1.3 & up.

This mod is now available for download :)

Check it out on the 68 site here
68 Mods

Or directly from its download site here

[email protected]

Many thanks to the people who helped me with the finishing touches especially Juven for his input over the last couple of days. Does this man ever sleep?:eek:

I would also be extremely grateful to anyone who has used this mod when it was in its beta mode if they could write a review and what use they have made of the mod.

You can write a review here
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I am going to start a new thread about the Search Engine strategies that canbe used with this mod. Use it correctly and your sites ranking can improve dramatically.:cool:

Error With News Mod
 

I installed the news mod, put in my licence key and chmod the whole maffo_news mod directory to 777.

I initialize it and activate it and see the admin link. When I click the admin link, the module de-activates itself and goes back to inactive?

When I repeat and activate it the news component shows up on my site (so it seems to be working) but I have no way to add to news without the admin link working.

Any idea?

Also, what changes do I need to make to the .htaccess and SEO scripts so that the links for the news get modded to SEO format?

Thanks :)