Hey CafeMonkey: How's your module working now? I'm the fella who had problems back in December. I did the upgrade to the latest Mambo version and have been retinkering my site entirely. Anyway, it's time to get back to this and wanted to ping you to see if you have any "warnings" or beware type items before I attempt a new install. I noticed at http://mamboforge.net/projects/mod-coop-ad-net/ that your download looks like its got these attributes: Mod_Coop_Ad_0.6.1 January 27, 2005 Is that the latest version? Any tips would be appreciated. Hank
CafeMonkey: I downloaded the module and read the install file. Just curious - your doc doesn't say - the two coop files just go in the directory where mambo is installed - like for any other site? Hank
CM: Never mind. I took the risk and installed it and published it. Everything looks good and the site validated. Hooray! Thanks for making that module, and for helping me back in early January when I was having that mambo mod error problem. Hank
Hi: Yes, you do need to upgrade. Once I did that (which wasn't particularily easy or hard - just time consuming), the module worked like a champ. My feeling is that you will like it and it should help you considerably! Hank
CafeMonkey, Thanks for the module! I've got it installed and working on a test site (I'm new to Mambo). I'm using a site template that does not have any code for content placement in the footer.php (its blank) or below the footer (not sure what thats called). Can anyone shoot me the mambo code that is supposed to go in the footer.php or or how I can get the ads to display at the very bottom of the page? Thanks! -jay
What version of Mambo are you using? Which template are you using? I'm unaware of any version of Mambo in the last year that doesn't have something in the footer. You can find footer content in the default SolarFlare or other 3 templates that come with the latest version which you probably already have. Just look in the Templates folder, then the sub folder of your template. You'll see the footer.php in there. Hank
I'm on 4.5.2 I looked in the templates/solarflare directory for footer.php and the only files there are: css/ images/ index.html index.php template_thumbnail.png templateDetails.xml ?
Sorry... It's in the 'includes' folder. Here is what is in the default footer.php: <?php /** * @version $Id: footer.php,v 1.7 2004/09/29 06:28:55 rcastley Exp $ * @package Mambo_4.5.1 * @copyright (C) 2000 - 2004 Miro International Pty Ltd * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL * Mambo is Free Software */ /** ensure this file is being included by a parent file */ defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' ); global $_VERSION; ?> <div align="center"><?php echo $_VERSION->COPYRIGHT; ?></div> <div align="center"><?php echo $_VERSION->URL; ?></div>
Thanks Hank, I replaced (added) the code to footer.php . I changed to the solarflare template - everything works and looks fine. The miro / mambo copywrite and link to mambo now show up. I had the coop ads displaying in the left column/vertically. I then went into the coop module and changed the position to "footer" then "bottom" then "legal" and they don't show up in any of the spots. I then changed the position back to "left" and they display. Any advice on how to get them either in the footer or below it? -jay
I put the ads in the middle section of my site, but I have a pretty lengthy footer section and have all sections - about 30 of them, listed above that part where the ads show. All I can tell you is experiment with it until you find what works for you. I'm not a programmer, but an html and php hack (if that!) and was able to get my ads showing where I was ok with them. Its not ideal, but it works and achieves the goals. Good luck! Hank
Hey guys, I'm back! Sorry I was out of it for a bit... I bought a new house then quit my job... Man life is great! Anyways, I finished the latest upgrade. Now you can change the number of ads, and the "separator" in the Mambo admin page. Just uninstall the old module, install the new one, and... Oh yea... There's no and! If you have problems, let me know with a PM or email. Hank: Dude, I'm glad you got everything figured out! I'll try to watch the forum a little more often now. Classifieds: Welcome to our tiny club! Mambo is awesome, and I think you'll be pleased! In your template, wherever you want your footer to go, just put <?php mosLoadModules ( 'footer' ); ?> Code (markup): And you should be good to go. Don't mess with the whole "footer includes" file... I just threw that thing out. As always, the updates can be found at the Mamboforge Project Page. -Andy
Thanks CM! I ended up inserting the coop php code into the template index.php . I'll play with the loadmodules(footer) later this week and reinstall your module. Thanks again!! -jay
CafeMonkey: Welcome back and....welcome to the unemployment world! Or rather, to the self-employed world! It's time that I have to update my sites to the coop's latest version and of course, that must mean my mambo version. I'm looking on your Mamboforge site and the file date shows April 5, 2005. Does that version handle the new update Shawn / DP has put up - the filename today is: ad_network_220.php file: I'm terrified of making any changes to any of my sites now, just due to life's experiences with upgrades in general. But I don't want to tinker with your Mambo module (my site is doing quite well with traffic) until I hear back from you that your module supports Shawn's latest versions. Thanks! Hank
If the Forge date says that it was done April 5th, then it incorporates the Coop code up to April 4th. I haven't seen an email from Shawn about a newer update, so I haven't updated since then. I'll take a look... As far as being nervous about upgrading... I haven't had a complaint about the newest code yet, nor have I had any problems myself...