ezPortal

[flutter]

I don't have this file for EzPortal

./Themes/default/languages/Modifications.english-utf8.php

It isn't in the easy portal folder and it isn't in languages.  It says I don't need it but I still can't get this working.  Now I have the configuration in admin but I've lost the forum button.

Everytime I make the cnagges I add something then lose something else.

So now it's just the forum button that won't show.  I've used all the parse instructions except the one I named above as I don't have it.

Woohoo, I got the forum button up.  Course now that I've enabled the portal homepage it's now a board index, yep, I have two of them now.

I'm struggling here to get this thing on the go.  the top and bottom blocks don't seem to work either.

I'm using a custom theme, well default with a new style sheet.  I fixed the forum button by using the parse in the custom theme index.template as opposed to default.  Should I do this with any of the others?  I mean should I put the parse instructions into file in the custom theme rather than default and if so which ones to get this working.

[flutter]

can anyone help with this issue, I have two board index pages as opposed to a portal homepage and a index page?

[vbgamer45]

For the top and bottom columns you need to enabled them in order for them to work. You have to click on the "Edit Column" link in the ezBlock manager.

By two board index pages do you mean two home buttons or forum buttons?
Do you have the portal enabled? under Ezportal -> Settings?

[flutter]

Yes I did have the portal homepage enabled.  I just diusabled it this morning.  I'll re enable it now that you're around and you can see for yourself.  I have a home button and a forum button but both lead to an index page rather than the homepage with the shoutbox

www.theglasgowmods.com

[vbgamer45]

Where there any errors on install of EzPortal?

[flutter]

No errors at install but if I try to uninstall I get errors.  Everything went ok at install, but I did have to do all the parse instructions for it.

[vbgamer45]

So you manually installed the mod? Or just did the parts for the custom theme?

[flutter]

I installed the mod, then as I didn't have the forum button I manually installed it too.  I only used index.template from the custom theme and used the defaul instructions from the rest.  Should I copy over anything else from default to custom?

[vbgamer45]

Open index.php in the root directory of your forum
Find

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// Action and board are both empty... BoardIndex!


Make sure that this code is before it

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// EzPortal
global $ezpSettings;
if ($ezpSettings['ezp_portal_enable'] == 1 && empty($board) && empty($topic))
{
require_once($sourcedir . '/EzPortal.php');
return 'EzPortalForumHomePage';
}



[flutter]

Sorry, I was out so just got to this.  Thank you, that's it sorted and the shoutbox is there.  I'll also be using html blocks in future to do the links and articles as I juist couldn't work those out at all.

Thanks for your help once again

[flutter]

blocks.  I do use the block manager, I have the shoutbox up and I have an HTML block up.  I can't get the blocks to go top or bottom, they just aren't visible.  I can get them left, right and centre but not top and bottom.  It's ok on the portal homepage but I did want things I could put throughout the forum, like below the boards, etc. 

[flutter]

Is there a setting for the shoutbox?  To change the order of chat.  It seems the chat shows the last comment first and it's usually the other way round.  It's sort of upside down.  Maybe I did something wrong.

Also, if I create a page, does it make the link or do I have to actually build a mini website in freamweaver then work out the links for myself, like put them on a list or something?

[vbgamer45]

Is there a setting for the shoutbox?  To change the order of chat.  It seems the chat shows the last comment first and it's usually the other way round.  It's sort of upside down.  Maybe I did something wrong

No setting for order yet might be possible in the future

[flutter]

It's ahrd to read that way, it's the opposite of the norm.

What about that additonal pages?  How do I link them?  Is it a list I have to make?  Not sure how I'd do it at all.  I'm not used to building sites around a forum I usually just do them all myself so this is really different from me.

How do I know the URL (I ralise that likely sounds dumb), how do I know what to put in the link?

[vbgamer45]

The page manager in ezPortal allows you to create custom pages.
When a page is completed inside the page manager listing will list the page url's that are generated.
You can then put those links inside a block maybe a menu ezBlock would be the best.

[flutter]

Ok, I'll give it a go

[fluffmama]

Quick question...

I have ezPortal   LOVVVVVE ITTTT!!!  Thank you!!!

Just wondering if there's a way to put a "friendly url" in the pages? I guess for google (SEO) purposes?  Or you think the "title" would be enough.


Oh and ps.... would love the option to toss a block at the 'bottom' of the forum. 

[Kindred]

hi fluffmama,

The ability to add a block at the bottom should already be in the current release.

As for so called "Friendly" URLs...   Those are 99% irrelevant to SEO. What *IS* important is alt tags for images and title tags for links.

[KnowNothing]

Hello,
I apologize if this has been answered; I searched for the terms "home page" and "page" and didn't come up with anything.

I, the EzPortal Page Manager, I created a page with text links that I want to be my forum's home page, but it doesn't show.

Could someone tell me step by step how to create a simple page and then set it as the new home page?

Thanks,
Mike

[vbgamer45]

Pages can not be set as a homepage by default with ezPortal for now.

What you could do is add a html block that is only shown on your ezPortal homepage. Copy the html code to block's data and use that.
Or you can create a bbc ezBlock and just create the post/page using that editor