[geeklog-users] topics, blocks and newsfeeds

[scroff]

Thanks much Tony


----- Original Message -----
From: "Vincent Furia" <vmf at abtech.org>
To: <geeklog-users at lists.geeklog.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: [geeklog-users] topics, blocks and newsfeeds


> If you want a page (section) dedicated to news feeds your best best would
> be to use the staticpages version 1.2 which supports php pages (or wait
> for the next geeklog release which will come with a new staticpages
> pre-installed).
>
> Another option is to simply write your own geeklog page, call it
> 'news.php' or some such and start from scratch that way (this is how I
> would probably do it).  This'll require just a bit more work and
> understanding of geeklog though.
>
> Someone might have a staticpage or hack to make a news page already.  I
> haven't seen one but you might want to search geeklog.net and/or
> squatty.com for possibilities.
>
> If you have programming experience the best way to learn php is to dive
> in, by looking at some of the code (geeklog's code works for this).  You
> can use the php manual found on php.net to help.
>
> You can find some decent tutorials online if you're starting from scratch
> or preferred more structured instruction.  I like the webmonkey tutorials
> because they are very clean, but you may like something else.  Try a
> google search for 'php tutorial' or the webmonkey php site at:
> http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/programming/php/.
>
> There are also lots of decent books out there.  If you're going to get
> just one I'd recommend getting a PHP/MySQL book.  Take a look at what's
> available at your nearest book store (browse before you buy...).
>
> Good Luck,
> Vinny
>
> On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, scroff wrote:
>
> > Thanks Vinny, it does help. I guess tho what I'm looking for would be
having
> > the newsfeeds as storys. Maybe I need to do this with a static page?
> > I'd like to have three or four different feeds on a page by themselves.
I
> > did what you suggested, and the page didn't show up and now I know it's
> > because there was no story. But I'd like the feed to act as the story so
> > people can go to the page and just see the news feeds.
> > I hope this makes sense and thanks for your help.
> > On another subject. Does anyone know where a newb can start learning
php?
> > I've used html and am familiar with javascript, so where can I start
> > learning php?
> > Thanks again
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vincent Furia" <vmf at abtech.org>
> > To: <geeklog-users at lists.geeklog.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: [geeklog-users] topics, blocks and newsfeeds
> >
> >
> > > I think this is what you're asking, let me know if I'm way off:
> > >
> > > You're created a topic and you would like multiple news feeds to
appear in
> > > blocks when users go to that topic?  This is possible, and in fact
pretty
> > > easy to do.
> > >
> > > Create the topic (as you already have).  Create the portal blocks with
> > > Topic set to your new topic, type = portal and enabled checked.  Fill
out
> > > the other options as desired and fill in the portal block information.
> > >
> > > Make sure you have at least one story in the topic you created
(otherwise
> > > you will not be able to see the topic page).  Go to the topic page.
> > > You'll probably have to refresh the page once before the newsfeeds
show up
> > > because of how geeklog processes portal blocks.
> > >
> > > You should see all the portal blocks you made after the load of the
topic
> > > page.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps,
> > > Vinny
> > >
> > > On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, scroff wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >        Ok, here's what I'm trying to do. I made a new topic, "News
> > > > Feeds". Then I made a new portal block 'In These Times' (which is a
> > > > newsfeed), then in the 'Topic' dropdown menu in the block editor
chose
> > > > "News Feeds", thinking it would show up when people clicked
'Newsfeeds'
> > > > in the 'Sections' block. It didn't show up anywhere. Is it that I
can't
> > > > put a block in a block like that? The newsfeed works when it's in
it's
> > > > own block, but I kinda wanted to have more than one newsfeed under
the
> > > > topic Newsfeeds.
> > > >       Thanks for your feedback and help.
> > > >       George
> > > >       learning slow and not ready for primetime site
www.markunas.org
> > > >
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