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Additional rQuotes updates?

I've found a few bugs here and there, but nothing too bad.

One that has stuck with me is the fact of having < a > tags in a quote. In the admin CP, the link to the quote to edit it becomes either disabled, mangled or unable to edit via the link, thus requiring to click the check box than edit button.

Also, is there any chance to add in dynamic rotators via ajax for the quote system module so that they will change every X seconds to a different quote?

Love the little simple quote system and control panel for it, it works perfectly for my website.

Re: Always shows 20 quotes

It was the component options in the menu option I needed to change. Thanks!

Re: Rquotes Module in Content - easy

Quote by hmd_mike:I thought I would share this as it took me a while to work out!

Most templates won't have a position, by default, for adding a module, like RQuotes (excellent Module - Kevin many thanks!) to content.
But it is dead easy to do

Install the RQuotes Component & Module
Go to Extensions | Module Manager
find the RQuotes Module & Enable it
in the section for position, ignore the drop down options & just type a new position name in the box
say
content1
save
Then write an article - publish it where you want - say Front Page
in the article text add
{loadposition content1}
with the curly braces
and your RQuotes module will magically appear in the article on front page

Mike

Thank You very much for the information. I tried it and it works exactly as you say. This will be very helpful to a lot of people. Thanks again
KEVIN

Re: Always shows 20 quotes

Quote by SteveMc:Hi - the module always shows 20 quotes, regardless of any settings
in the module. Where can I change the 'limit' parameter so that it works???

I am not sure if you are talking about the component or the module. If you mean the
admin list screen in the component it can be set at the bottom of the screen. At first it shows the global setting. Change it to what you want . If you mean the number of quotes in the front end it can be set in the menu component options.

Rquotes Module in Content - easy

I thought I would share this as it took me a while to work out!

Most templates won't have a position, by default, for adding a module, like RQuotes (excellent Module - Kevin many thanks!) to content.
But it is dead easy to do

Install the RQuotes Component & Module
Go to Extensions | Module Manager
find the RQuotes Module & Enable it
in the section for position, ignore the drop down options & just type a new position name in the box
say
content1
save
Then write an article - publish it where you want - say Front Page
in the article text add
{loadposition content1}
with the curly braces
and your RQuotes module will magically appear in the article on front page

Mike

Always shows 20 quotes

Hi - the module always shows 20 quotes, regardless of any settings
in the module. Where can I change the 'limit' parameter so that it works???

Re: Change quotes from 1 day to 7 days

Quote by billwide:Hi Admin,

I need to take the text or DB itens - what is more simple - to show each 7 days or 168 hours = 7 days.

I will pay for this job if you can help me.

My customer needs this and I had check the code of the module, but is too complex for me...

Here is a quick and dirty fix you can try.
Locate the helper.php file in the modules/mod_rquotes directory and change the "j" in line 123 to a "W". Make sure it is a cap W. Let me know if it works. As I said the next version will include this as a param
PS You should get a new quote every Monday.

Re: Change quotes from 1 day to 7 days

Hi Admin,

I need to take the text or DB itens - what is more simple - to show each 7 days or 168 hours = 7 days.

I will pay for this job if you can help me.

My customer needs this and I had check the code of the module, but is too complex for me...

Re: New Quotes at the Top of the Component

Thank you the fix worked - it would be awesome in the next version if you could sort the order of the quotes like you can do with Joomla articles...

Here's the page:
http://www.taiwanbiking.com/about-us/testimonials.html

Cheers,

Robert

Re: Table not created

These directions assume you are using latest version of joomla and mysql database server.

The tables are created by the --install.rquotes.sql-- file found in the component zip file. I sugest you completely remove both the component and module from your system and start from scratch. If that doesn't create the tables you can use the included sql file to create them. Unzip the install.rquotes.sql file to your harddrive. Use phpmyadmin or something like it (possibly your control panel) to upload the file to the database. This should take care of your problems. Hope this helps.

Re: R-Quotes Module Error in Joomla 1.5

I was unable to find such files in the db. Any idea?

Thx!

Re: R-Quotes Module Error in Joomla 1.5

Quote by Pantera:Quote by admin:Posted 25 Days Ago By Administrator


What versions are you using. You need com_rquote-v1.5rc2 and mod_rquotes-v1.5rc1. Once you create a category and quote in com_rquote and you go to the module that category should appear as a choice. Is that the case??
Kevin

I have the same problem

I have installed com 1.5.1 and mod rc4

rc4 says
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /web/htdocs/www/home/public/libraries/joomla/html/html/select.php on line 68

1.5.1 says
in list quotes:
Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in /web/htdocs/www/home/public/administrator/components/com_rquotes/controller.php on line 120

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /web/htdocs/www/home/public/libraries/joomla/html/html/select.php on line 68
DB function failed with error number 1146
Table 'Sql70339_1.jos_rquotes' doesn't exist SQL=SELECT * FROM jos_rquotes ORDER BY published ASC LIMIT 0, 20

in manage categories:
DB function failed with error number 1146
Table 'Sql70339_1.jos_rquotes_categories' doesn't exist SQL=SELECT id, name, description FROM jos_rquotes_categories LIMIT 0, 20


I suppose there is something easy to do to solve the problem but... what is it?

Look in your database for the tables jos_rquotes, jos_rquotes_categories
and jos_rquotes_meta. They should have been created when you
installed the component. From the errors you are getting it appears they
are missing. if you need any more help feel free to ask.

Re: R-Quotes Module Error in Joomla 1.5

Quote by admin:Posted 25 Days Ago By Administrator


What versions are you using. You need com_rquote-v1.5rc2 and mod_rquotes-v1.5rc1. Once you create a category and quote in com_rquote and you go to the module that category should appear as a choice. Is that the case??
Kevin

I have the same problem

I have installed com 1.5.1 and mod rc4

rc4 says
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /web/htdocs/www/home/public/libraries/joomla/html/html/select.php on line 68

1.5.1 says
in list quotes:
Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in /web/htdocs/www/home/public/administrator/components/com_rquotes/controller.php on line 120

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /web/htdocs/www/home/public/libraries/joomla/html/html/select.php on line 68
DB function failed with error number 1146
Table 'Sql70339_1.jos_rquotes' doesn't exist SQL=SELECT * FROM jos_rquotes ORDER BY published ASC LIMIT 0, 20

in manage categories:
DB function failed with error number 1146
Table 'Sql70339_1.jos_rquotes_categories' doesn't exist SQL=SELECT id, name, description FROM jos_rquotes_categories LIMIT 0, 20


I suppose there is something easy to do to solve the problem but... what is it?

Re: Quotes disappear on Refresh

Quote by ghmccord:Hi,

This is a really nice module.

In the module manager of this module I have my quotes set as Every page reload under Rotate_quotes(s) and when I go through my website sometimes I see nothing at all and sometimes I see my quotes. I have 15 quotes enabled. I also uninstalled and reinstalled the module but that didn't work either.

Do you know what might be the problem?

Thanks.

Thanks for your comment. I 'm not sure weather you are using DB or Text Display but maybe this will help. If using text make sure your text file has no blank lines. If using DB make sure you have not saved any blank quotes. It seems a quote can be saved with no information in it. If this quote is picked as the random quote no information will be displayed (this bug will be addressed in the next version.
Thanks again Kevin

Quotes disappear on Refresh

Hi,

This is a really nice module.

In the module manager of this module I have my quotes set as Every page reload under Rotate_quotes(s) and when I go through my website sometimes I see nothing at all and sometimes I see my quotes. I have 15 quotes enabled. I also uninstalled and reinstalled the module but that didn't work either.

Do you know what might be the problem?

Thanks.

Re: Daily Quote Ordering

Quote by superdavewatson:I currently have the component installed and have 365 quotes inside 1 category with each of them having a consecutive daily number (1-365). Is there any way to change what quote is displayed with the corresponding day? Each quote has a day I'd like to line it up with (July 4th quote on July 4th, etc..).

You can make these changes to the module helper file if you want.
Locate modules/mod_rquotes/helper.php
change the line around line # 123 that reads

$day_today = date("j"); to
$day_today = date("z");

change the line around line # 145 that reads

$getQuoteQuery = "SELECT quote,author FROM #__rquotes WHERE published='1'AND category='$results' AND catid = '$number_reached'"; to
$getQuoteQuery = "SELECT quote,author FROM #__rquotes WHERE published='1'AND category='$results' AND catid = '$day_today'";

After these changes your 365 daily # are equal to the number of days in a year.

ex daily #1 will display on New Years Day (1st day of year etc)
Hope this helps. If not feel free to post your question
Kevin

Re: Random quotes plugin for main content area

Quote by Yan:Hi.

I am wondering if there is a chance to somehow modify
your module to represent it in the main content area on the top
of the page. so that this block with random quotes will be
on the top and after that the news block will go.

Could you please do something like that? Maybe a plugin?

Thanks in advance!

Hello Yan
You should be able to put the module in any module position your template has to
offer including the main content area. Just make sure it is first in the ordering if you want to make it appear first.
PS hope this helps. If not post a new question with more details.
Kevin

Random quotes plugin for main content area

Hi.

I am wondering if there is a chance to somehow modify
your module to represent it in the main content area on the top
of the page. so that this block with random quotes will be
on the top and after that the news block will go.

Could you please do something like that? Maybe a plugin?

Thanks in advance!

Daily Quote Ordering

I currently have the component installed and have 365 quotes inside 1 category with each of them having a consecutive daily number (1-365). Is there any way to change what quote is displayed with the corresponding day? Each quote has a day I'd like to line it up with (July 4th quote on July 4th, etc..).

Re: Cache Issue when using random quote on page load

Quote by blanderson22:Hi, I have the rquote module on the homepage of a site and it's set to load a random quote everytime the page is reloaded. I have the cache plugin enabled and I've also turned on cache in Joomla global settings to speed up my site. Is there a way to have the rquote module not cache? I've seen a 'disable cache' option in other modules and was wondering if this is somehow possible in rquotes?

Thanks for using rquotes.
I will look into your request as soon as I can and e-mail you a file to use to fix your problem.
Kevin