Adding Feature Item Table to HTML Page

[art +]

We're running 68 in a subdirectory (mysite.com/ads/). Is it possible to display the Featured Items and/or New Listings tables within our html home page? If so, what code would need to be added to the html page? Thanks

[John Snyder +]

You would need to be running smarty in your main directory and then copy the plugin to that installation of smarty. You could also rss the featured ads to your main site without needing smarty.

[art +]

I downloaded your free rss module and installed it. How do I add:

{assign var="rssbody" value=$smarty.const.FILESYSTEM_PATH}
{include file="$rssbody/modules/rss_mod/templates/rss_mod/rss.tpl.php"}

to the html file? I can't seem to get it working.

Thanks

[John Snyder +]

Open templates/default/layout.tpl.php or other template file such as home.tpl.php (where ever you want the feed to be displayed) and copy/paste in the file where you want the feed to be displayed. Also, be sure you set a feed in the module admin.

Also - if you have another module such as SEO New running let me know, I'll have to send you a fix to allow the sharing of hooks by different modules. This will be implemented in the next version of 68 Classifieds.

[John Snyder +]

Are you trying to run the module outside of the 68 directory? It will only work within the 68 Classifieds files - because it is based on smarty and the fact that the module system only extends to those files.

[art +]

I wanted to a the rss in the root index.html file. I have 68 installed in /ads directory.

[John Snyder +]

Yes, this module won't do that for you.

Inside the module files are the Magpie distribution docs - it should explain how to set it up outside of smarty. I think I made some changes so you'd be better off downloading a fresh copy of magpie or another rss parser and then follow those instructions for setup outside of your "ads" directory.

[art +]

I setup magpierss as suggested and understand the basics of it but after working with it for a day I do not understand how to create a 68 rss feed that displays new items (photo, title, price, link) on our index.html page using magpierss. The magpierss files are in /magpierss directory and 68 is in /ads directory. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[John Snyder +]

To create RSS feeds from your site just pass the right variables to external.php.

The values it is setup to take are:

category = type
city = city
state = state
country = country
ad owner = owner
minimum price = minprice
maximum price = maxprice
number of ads (default is 15) = limit
text search of title and description = searchtext

To utilize these you would call external.php in this manner:

external.php?type=1&city=dallas

Magpie is pretty much setup "right out of the box". It generally just requires a url. For the url construct as above the place the full url in the magpie spot - http://www.yoursite.com/ads/external...ty&state=state

Do you have the developer or designer version? If you have the developer version I can help you change the query a bit for featured ads, newlistings etc.

[art +]

I have the developer version. Thanks