I've successfully added the custom blocks mod and now have a footer at the bottom of my forum. I've added ads from Adsense and I'd also like to incorporate a gallery in the centre of the footer. I want a rotating gallery if there is one. I've asked for support from the creator of the mod and this was his response: "I do not know... May be copied in footer block PHP code that displays images."
So, can someone tell me how to do this? Please?
This is still outside the normal support, but I'll ask some questions anyway. What do you mean by rotating gallery?
Hi, I mean I want the pictures to change periodically (automatically). Don't know if this is possible? And I wasn't sure where else to post this. I've tried the mod's support topic & don't have permission to post in the general mod support section for some reason. Thanks
I see now. This is really more a coding thing than anything else. Do you have an example of where you see one of these? I have something on my home page that does this. I've moved this topic to a more suitable location as well.
If you have AEVA - someone posted a very nice rotating image script over on the wedge site....
Thanks. I've just looked at your website. I don't want anything that fancy. I just want say, two rows of medium sized pictures that change over automatically every once in a while. Funny enough, I can't find an example now I'm looking for one. I'll have another look & see if I can find something.
OK, how would I incorporate Aeva into my footer block? I'm guessing it's not easy...
I can't get to the wedge site from my office computer... but I know someone posted a script along with the code to drop into a portal block - probably about a year ago.
I used it for a while on 40Konline, but it ended up being a little too resource intensive for the ancient server we we running at the time.
OK. So where am I looking? Do I start a new thread asking for a script/code to add to the portal block? Or am I asking for this wedge thingamajig?
wedge is a fork of SMF. It is being made by the creator of aeva... which is why there is some aeva stuff over there....
do a search
OK, so I'm back on this...I want to add a gallery. I've looked over on Wedge, which'll be great once it's all done but I don't think it's all finished yet? Anyway I think the aeva one'll do the trick for my purposes. Would you mind taking a quick squizz at my site & telling me if I can add the mod in a small square to the top, between the logo & ad, without messing around with all the coding? And is aeva safe to use, since they've stopped working on it? Thanks
Doh. Sorry, website is www.blackbeautyhaircareforum.org.uk/forum (yeh, it's a bit of a mouthful) ;)
That depends on your definition of 'great'. There are a number of things I personally find distasteful about the code, including the bits I wrote.
Aeva is safe to use as far as I know, though some of the things about it are not the most efficient they could be.
Thanks. My definition of 'great' probably isn't the same as yours, being ignorant in these matters...so will I just be able to install aeva in that section of the website without trying to mess about with the coding & inevitably spending many frustrating hours trying to make it work?
No. Some coding will absolutely be required since Aeva - and all the other galleries - don't magically just appear in custom blocks.
That's a real shame ;) OK, so what do I do? Pls could you direct me to this coding I'll need. I'm told it's over on wedge...
I don't even know if the coding on Wedge is in a readily usable format for you.
Not to mention that after the increasing levels of tension I won't even go back to wedge.org.
Oh. Awkard. Erm...what do I do? Do I have to ask someone to write a code or is there another one?
I have a gallery mod as well. I could write some code to display images in a custom block if needed.
found it...
http://wedge.org/off/7549/slideshows/msg281669/#msg281669
slideshow code for a custom block
If you just want a simple image per load - then THAT code is in the Aeva thread here...
That is not a publicly accessible board. In fact IIRC you have to be a Friend to be able to see that.
DOH!
Hmmm... I wonder if Markham would mind me posting a copy here.. It's pretty nice slideshow code
Thanks vbgamer45...I couldn't ask u to write a code, I don't have any $$. But Kindred's reply looks promising. But er, what's a simple image per load? I want quite a small gallery to slot into the top of my forum. Just a simple slideshow type thing.
look here: http://www.askawitchcommunity.org/
over in the right column is a single image from the gallery.
It is loaded once per page load... there is no "slideshow" but it picks a random image each page load.
On the other hand at one point - I had an actual streaming slideshow, loading and scrolling through 30 images -- one image every 3 seconds.
The first script is simple - and is listed is the avea support thread (with several variations)
the second script is complicated (and can be resource intensive) and is on the wedge page that I linked to (which as Arantor reminded me, is not visible to standard guests or even general users)
Ah, great. Thanks for that. Unfortunately I'm kinda leaning towards the gallery. It'd be ideal as the forum should be fairly picture-led. But d'you think it'll slow my web page too much?
it's a possibility.... It was a known issue on the site that I ran it on (which was running on a dedicated server)
but then again, we had a huge gallery and hundreds of people online at any one time.
I certainly won't have that problem, at least not for a while :( So who do I have to suck up to, to get this code? This Markham fella/girl?
possibly.
He posted it in the semi-private area over on Wedge. I have sent him a PM there asking if I can pass on the file(s) here... but it may take a while to get an answer. He has not been online for a month and a half.
Appreciate that. I'll wait to see if he gets back to us. Thanks for your help.
OK, I couldn't wait. I'm going to try the simple version...but I can't find the script I need over on the Mod support page (for the single-load thing). Could you help pls? And also, where & how do I input the script when I have it? Thanks
This is what I use in one of my portal blocks...
the first bit, which is commented out would probably also work by itself...
//global $sourcedir, $user_info, $ID_MEMBER, $context, $txt, $galurl, $galurl2, $scripturl, $settings, $db_prefix;
//loadLanguage('Aeva');
//@include_once($sourcedir . '/Aeva-Subs.php');
//echo aeva_listItems(aeva_getMediaItems(0, 1, 'RAND()'), false, '', 1);
global $sourcedir, $user_info, $ID_MEMBER, $context, $txt, $galurl, $galurl2, $scripturl, $settings, $db_prefix;
echo '
<div class="img_gallery" style="width:40%;overflow:none;float:left;">';
require_once($sourcedir . '/Aeva-Subs.php');
// loadMGal_Settings();
loadLanguage('Aeva', 'english');
// Random=1 or Latest = 0
$blocktype = 1;
// "thumb" or "preview"
$blockimagetype = 'preview';
// $blockFolder = $boarddir . '/Themes/default/aeva';
// $blockItemsFile = $scrollerFolder . '/imageScrollerItems.xml';
// How many pictures
$blockMaxItems = 1;
$blockoffset = 0;
// width of block in percent
$boxwidth = 100;
//img width
$imgwidth = '175px';
if ($blocktype = 1 ) {
//Random
$items = aeva_getMediaItems($blockoffset, $blockMaxItems, 'rand()', true, array());
//, 'm.type = "image" AND a.access LIKE "%-1%" AND a.passwd=""');
} else {
//Latest
$items = aeva_getMediaItems($blockoffset, $blockMaxItems, 'm.id_media DESC', true, array());
}
echo '
<div style="align: center;">';
echo '
<div class="smalltext" style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto ; margin-right: auto ;"></div>';
foreach($items as $item) {
echo '
<div class="smalltext" style="display: inline; padding: 5px;float:left;text-align:center; align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">
<h2><a href="',$galurl,'sa=item;id=',$item['id'],'">',$item['title'],'</a></h2><br />
<a href="',$galurl,'sa=media;id=',$item['id'],'" title="',$item['title'],'" class="hs " onclick="return hs.expand(this);"><img alt="" src="',$galurl,'sa=media;id=',$item['id'],';',$blockimagetype,'" alt="" style="max-width:',$imgwidth,';" /></a><br />
',$txt['aeva_views'],' : ',$item['views'],'<br />
',$txt['aeva_posted_by'],' : <a href="',$scripturl,'?action=profile;u=',$item['poster_id'],'">',$item['poster_name'],'</a><br />
',$txt['aeva_in_album'],' : <a href="',$galurl,'sa=album;id=',$item['id_album'],'">',$item['album_name'],'</a>
',$item['is_new'] ? '<br /><img alt="" src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/new.gif" border="0" />' : '','
</div>';
}
echo '
<br style="clear:both;" />
</div>';
Wow. That looks scary. Where do I stick it, so to speak :)
Oh, sorry. Do I just stick it in the block? Sorry to be dumb, it's a curse!
yup....
do note some of the arguments and defined variables to make it do different things -- everything is pretty well commented.
I've decided to have another go at adding a gallery... I think I'm going to try the SMF Gallery because it's the most up-to-date. Will this code still work in the block to make the pictures refresh on page load?
no. the code that I gave is specific to aeva
Oh. I'm just a bit nervous about installing the Aeva coz I don't have a clue - obviously - so if something went wrong I'm stuffed. Is there any way to get the SMF one into the block with the page load refresh thing?
Are you just wanting to display random gallery items if so I can write SMF Gallery code for that not too hard
Yes, I want to add a gallery (SMF Gallery) of maybe four pictures in a row to my header block. Ideally the pics would change on each page load. Does this make sense/is it possible? And if so...you'd do that in return for my extreme gratitude/goodwill?
Here is the code for SMF 2.0.x
SMFGalleryEzBlockGalleryBlock(1,4);
function SMFGalleryEzBlockGalleryBlock($rows = 4, $images = 4, $category = 0, $type = 'recent', $startHtml = '', $endHtml = '')
{
global $txt, $smcFunc, $user_info, $context, $modSettings, $scripturl, $boardurl;
$galleryPro = false;
if (!$context['user']['is_guest'])
$groupsdata = implode($user_info['groups'],',');
else
$groupsdata = -1;
$galleryPro = true;
// Html Header
echo $startHtml;
$maxrowlevel = $rows;
if ($galleryPro == false)
$dbresult = $smcFunc['db_query']('', "
SELECT
p.ID_PICTURE, p.commenttotal, p.filesize, p.views, p.thumbfilename, p.title,
p.ID_MEMBER, m.real_name, p.date
FROM {db_prefix}gallery_pic as p
LEFT JOIN {db_prefix}members AS m ON (p.ID_MEMBER = m.ID_MEMBER)
WHERE p.approved = 1 " . ($category != 0 ? ' p.ID_CAT = ' . $category : '' ) . "
ORDER BY p.ID_PICTURE DESC LIMIT $images");
else
$dbresult = $smcFunc['db_query']('', "
SELECT
p.ID_PICTURE, p.commenttotal, p.filesize, p.views, p.thumbfilename, p.title,
p.ID_MEMBER, m.real_name, p.date
FROM {db_prefix}gallery_pic as p
LEFT JOIN {db_prefix}members AS m ON (p.ID_MEMBER = m.ID_MEMBER)
LEFT JOIN {db_prefix}gallery_usersettings AS s ON (s.ID_MEMBER = m.ID_MEMBER)
LEFT JOIN {db_prefix}gallery_catperm AS c ON (c.ID_GROUP IN ($groupsdata) AND c.ID_CAT = p.ID_CAT)
WHERE ((s.private =0 || s.private IS NULL ) AND (s.password = '' || s.password IS NULL ) AND p.USER_ID_CAT !=0 AND p.approved =1) || (p.approved =1 AND p.USER_ID_CAT =0 AND (c.view IS NULL || c.view =1))
" . ($category != 0 ? ' AND p.ID_CAT = ' . $category : '' ) . "
GROUP by p.ID_PICTURE ORDER BY p.ID_PICTURE DESC LIMIT $images");
$gallery_recent = array();
while($row = $smcFunc['db_fetch_assoc']($dbresult))
{
$gallery_recent[] = array(
'ID_PICTURE' => $row['ID_PICTURE'],
'title' => $row['title'],
'thumbfilename' => $row['thumbfilename'],
'views' => $row['views'],
'filesize' => round($row['filesize'] / 1024, 2) . 'kb',
'date' => timeformat($row['date']),
'commenttotal' => $row['commenttotal'],
'commentlink' => ' (<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=gallery;sa=view;id=' . $row['ID_PICTURE'] . '">' . $row['commenttotal'] . '</a>)<br />',
'profilelink' => ' <a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['ID_MEMBER'] . '">' . $row['real_name'] . '</a><br />',
);
}
$smcFunc['db_free_result']($dbresult);
//Check if the gallery url has been set if not use the default
if (empty($modSettings['gallery_url']))
$modSettings['gallery_url'] = $boardurl . '/gallery/';
echo '<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center" width="100%">
';
$rowlevel = 0;
foreach ($gallery_recent as $picture)
{
if ($rowlevel == 0)
echo '<tr>';
echo '<td align="center"><a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=gallery;sa=view;' . (empty($modSettings['gallery_thumb_width']) ? 'pic=' : 'id=') . $picture['ID_PICTURE'] . '"><img alt="" src="' . $modSettings['gallery_url'] . $picture['thumbfilename'] . '" /></a><br />
<span class="smalltext">' . 'Views: ' . $picture['views'] . '<br />';
echo 'Comments:' . $picture['commentlink'];
echo 'By: ' . $picture['profilelink'];
echo '</span></td>';
if($rowlevel < ($maxrowlevel-1))
$rowlevel++;
else
{
echo '</tr>';
$rowlevel = 0;
}
}
if($rowlevel !=0)
echo '</tr>';
echo '</table>';
// Html Footer
echo $endHtml;
}
You're an absolute star. Thank you very much! But...can someone tell me where I put this code? In the block itself?
Yeah I would put in a php block.
OK, I'm obviously doing something wrong. I suspected I would. I've installed the gallery & added a picture. I added your code to my custom block and nothing happened. Am I doing it all wrong? I've attached what I did...
Do you have pictures loaded in the gallery?
Also if you are an administrator make sure you check Administrotor in permissions to view the block.
Hmm. I checked everything and yes, I have pictures loaded - 2 of them so far but it should still work, right? One strange thing happened when I was checking the permissions in the block - I ticked the box for the administrator to view the block (only moderator was checked before), and the page wouldn't load. I got a strange 'website under administration' message. I wonder if that's something to do with it. Also, I just cut & pasted your code straight in - I didn't have to convert in any way did I?
Just retested on my site as SSI and works ok here is the ssi code.
You can try otherwise. Try putting
<?php
In front of all the code.
require 'SSI.php';
SMFGalleryEzBlockGalleryBlock(1,4);
function SMFGalleryEzBlockGalleryBlock($rows = 4, $images = 4, $category = 0, $type = 'recent', $startHtml = '', $endHtml = '')
{
global $txt, $smcFunc, $user_info, $context, $modSettings, $scripturl, $boardurl;
$galleryPro = false;
if (!$context['user']['is_guest'])
$groupsdata = implode($user_info['groups'],',');
else
$groupsdata = -1;
// Html Header
echo $startHtml;
$maxrowlevel = $rows;
if ($galleryPro == false)
$dbresult = $smcFunc['db_query']('', "
SELECT
p.ID_PICTURE, p.commenttotal, p.filesize, p.views, p.thumbfilename, p.title,
p.ID_MEMBER, m.real_name, p.date
FROM {db_prefix}gallery_pic as p
LEFT JOIN {db_prefix}members AS m ON (p.ID_MEMBER = m.ID_MEMBER)
WHERE p.approved = 1 " . ($category != 0 ? ' p.ID_CAT = ' . $category : '' ) . "
ORDER BY p.ID_PICTURE DESC LIMIT $images");
else
$dbresult = $smcFunc['db_query']('', "
SELECT
p.ID_PICTURE, p.commenttotal, p.filesize, p.views, p.thumbfilename, p.title,
p.ID_MEMBER, m.real_name, p.date
FROM {db_prefix}gallery_pic as p
LEFT JOIN {db_prefix}members AS m ON (p.ID_MEMBER = m.ID_MEMBER)
LEFT JOIN {db_prefix}gallery_usersettings AS s ON (s.ID_MEMBER = m.ID_MEMBER)
LEFT JOIN {db_prefix}gallery_catperm AS c ON (c.ID_GROUP IN ($groupsdata) AND c.ID_CAT = p.ID_CAT)
WHERE ((s.private =0 || s.private IS NULL ) AND (s.password = '' || s.password IS NULL ) AND p.USER_ID_CAT !=0 AND p.approved =1) || (p.approved =1 AND p.USER_ID_CAT =0 AND (c.view IS NULL || c.view =1))
" . ($category != 0 ? ' AND p.ID_CAT = ' . $category : '' ) . "
GROUP by p.ID_PICTURE ORDER BY p.ID_PICTURE DESC LIMIT $images");
$gallery_recent = array();
while($row = $smcFunc['db_fetch_assoc']($dbresult))
{
$gallery_recent[] = array(
'ID_PICTURE' => $row['ID_PICTURE'],
'title' => $row['title'],
'thumbfilename' => $row['thumbfilename'],
'views' => $row['views'],
'filesize' => round($row['filesize'] / 1024, 2) . 'kb',
'date' => timeformat($row['date']),
'commenttotal' => $row['commenttotal'],
'commentlink' => ' (<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=gallery;sa=view;id=' . $row['ID_PICTURE'] . '">' . $row['commenttotal'] . '</a>)<br />',
'profilelink' => ' <a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['ID_MEMBER'] . '">' . $row['real_name'] . '</a><br />',
);
}
$smcFunc['db_free_result']($dbresult);
//Check if the gallery url has been set if not use the default
if (empty($modSettings['gallery_url']))
$modSettings['gallery_url'] = $boardurl . '/gallery/';
echo '<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center" width="100%">
';
$rowlevel = 0;
foreach ($gallery_recent as $picture)
{
if ($rowlevel == 0)
echo '<tr>';
echo '<td align="center"><a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=gallery;sa=view;' . (empty($modSettings['gallery_thumb_width']) ? 'pic=' : 'id=') . $picture['ID_PICTURE'] . '"><img alt="" src="' . $modSettings['gallery_url'] . $picture['thumbfilename'] . '" /></a><br />
<span class="smalltext">' . 'Views: ' . $picture['views'] . '<br />';
echo 'Comments:' . $picture['commentlink'];
echo 'By: ' . $picture['profilelink'];
echo '</span></td>';
if($rowlevel < ($maxrowlevel-1))
$rowlevel++;
else
{
echo '</tr>';
$rowlevel = 0;
}
}
if($rowlevel !=0)
echo '</tr>';
echo '</table>';
// Html Footer
echo $endHtml;
}
Hi, I just tried putting the <?php in front of all the code as you suggested and it's still not working I'm afraid. Problem is, when I try to change the block setting so administrator can view, the whole website goes down & I get a HTTP 500 website under maintenance message...what's going wrong?
Still need help with this please. I'm dying to get the gallery up & running...
Hard to say would it be possible to get an admin login/ftp too?
You mean so you can access it yourself? I guess so, but my life is in your hands. Not joking. So, how do I give you this info?
Via pm. You can either make a new account and give access would be best safe way. Then remove access when we are finished.
Was able to get to work with your custom blocks mod appears in your forum's header.
Had to do one tweak to the code above which I updated now.
I know, I'm really pleased - thanks for your help. If I want to change the number of pictures in future, do I just change the line: ($rows = 4, $images = 4, $category = 0, $type = 'recent', $startHtml = '', $endHtml = '')
to the relevant figure?
You would edit this part of the code
SMFGalleryEzBlockGalleryBlock(1,4);
The number 4 controls how many images
Brilliant, thanks.