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[AudiTumbo]

Hi there.

A newbie here, after 8 years with phpBB.

I have some portal questions.

1. What do I do to shorten the topics in portal, to like 10 rows, instead of showing the full topic? A long topic really destroys the portal, if you dont shorten it. Then you can add a link like "View full" to it.
2. How do I control the blocks on the right side in the forum and in the portal. Some are in both, some not. How do I do?

Thanx!

[Michael]

I assume your using the IPB default portal? If so:

1. Which area are you referring to?
2. The portal layout can be controlled via the template bit. In Admin CP > Look & Feel Tab > select skin > Portal > skeletonTemplate. Each block will have it's own tag that you need to move around, e.g. here is the online users block.

<!--::online_users_show::-->

[AudiTumbo]

I assume your using the IPB default portal? If so:

1. Which area are you referring to?

I am talking about the mainpage of the portal. In my case: http://euro-rap.com/....php?app=portal

You see that there are some lost thopics there. And it ruins the portal looks. I have to change it so the topics in the portal mainpage are like 10 rows, and then the user can click on "Read full".

[Michael]

Your boards offline atm, let me know when up.

[AudiTumbo]

Your boards offline atm, let me know when up.

Up now!

[Michael]

IPB does have a built-in function that might work. Sometimes it can be troublesome so another alternative would be to add div wrap with overflow.

Open Admin CP > Look & Feel Tab > select skin > Portal > articles

Find:

{$entry['post']}

Replace With:

{IPSText::truncate( $entry['post'], '2500' )} <a href='{parse url="showtopic={$entry['tid']}" base="public" seotitle="{$entry['title_seo']}" template="showtopic"}'>Read More</a>

Save. Change the number 2500 to adjust how many characters you want to show per topic.

[AudiTumbo]

It works! Thank you so much! You saved my day!

[Michael]

It works! Thank you so much! You saved my day!

No problem

[AudiTumbo]

2. The portal layout can be controlled via the template bit. In Admin CP > Look & Feel Tab > select skin > Portal > skeletonTemplate. Each block will have it's own tag that you need to move around, e.g. here is the online users block.

<!--::online_users_show::-->

Hi Michael.
Yes I know that, thank you.

Mine looks like this now:

<!--
	SKINNOTE: Remember boxes are also in skin_gallery_portal, skin_blog_portal and skin_downloads_external
	-The striping doesn't add the proper padding like the board index does
	-Poll is kinda ugly
	-Print and Email should be icons.  Note that I also used "moderation_bar" class for that row, which isn't necessarily
		semantic, but displays fine - your call on whether to change it
-->
<if test="disablelightbox:|:!$this->settings['disable_lightbox']">
{parse template="include_lightbox" group="global" params=""}
</if>
<div id='portal_articles' class='left'>
	<!--MAIN-->
	 <!--::recent_topics_last_x::-->
	 <!--END MAIN-->
</div>
<div id='index_stats' class='portal left'>
	<!-- LEFT -->
         <!--::show_newest_posts::-->
	 <!--::portal_sitenav::-->
	 <!--::online_users_show::-->
	 <!--::blogs_show_last_updated_x::-->
	 <!--::gallery_show_random_image::-->
         <!--::show_newest_members::-->
	 <!--::poll_show_poll::-->
         <!--::show_top_posters::-->
	 <!--::recent_topics_discussions_last_x::-->
	 <!--END LEFT-->
</div>
{parse template="include_highlighter" group="global" params="1"}
<script type='text/javascript'>
	// Resize images
	$$('.post', '.poll').each( function(elem){
		ipb.global.findImgs( $( elem ) );
	});
</script>

And I have also this mod called, "Create your own sideblocks in portal & forum", and you see the top 2 first there.
How do I decide the order on them? Where can I find them?
I would like it to be like this on the portal side blocks:

1. A box that shows a little forum statistics like:
Posts:
Views:
Members:
Users Online now:

2. Recently added posts <!--::show_newest_posts::-->
3. Facebook fan-page block (the one I created myself)
4. Video block (the one I created myself)
5. Newest members <!--::show_newest_members::-->
6. Website poll
7. Top posters
8. Top reputation (shows only in the forum. why?)
9. Latest discussions

HOW DO I FIX THIS?

[Michael]

I'm not aware of that mod, does it just pull the side block's into the forum? I'd imagine it would handle the ordering then.

[AudiTumbo]

I'm not aware of that mod, does it just pull the side block's into the forum? I'd imagine it would handle the ordering then.

Here is the mod:
http://forums.invisionize.com/topic/143169-e30-custom-sidebar-blocks-130/

[Michael]

In the description is does say Drag and Drop sorting. My guess is without access to the mod is it's similar to the application sort.

[AudiTumbo]

In the description is does say Drag and Drop sorting. My guess is without access to the mod is it's similar to the application sort.

Yes I can, between the blocks that I made in that mod, which are two of them: "Video tip" and "Facebook page".

So, you see in my forum, it is like this:

- board videos
- donate sidebar
- video tip
- Facebook fan-page
- Recent topics added
- Top 5 ranked users

And in my portal, it is like this:

- video tip
- Facebook fan-page
- Online users
- Recently added posts
- Newest members
- Top Posters
- Website poll


Now can you please explain to me, where do I control these sidebars?
If I want these ones to be in BOTH in the forum and in the portal for example:

- Online users (I would love to extend it with this short stats block in the portal: http://community.inv...atistics-block/ is it possible?
- Recently added posts
- Facebook fan-page
- Board videos (from the forum sidebar)
- Newest members
- Top posters
- Top 5 ranked users
- donate sidebar (from the forum sidebar)
- video tip
- Website poll

How do I do this?

[Michael]

Well in the forums, you can use the drag and drop interface that's in the Admin CP > System Tab > Manage Hooks. Next to each hook to the left is an icon you can drag and re-order the hooks. Regarding this custom mod you have, having not used the mod before, I'm not sure where you control them.

[nelsonepr]

IPB does have a built-in function that might work. Sometimes it can be troublesome so another alternative would be to add div wrap with overflow.

Open Admin CP > Look & Feel Tab > select skin > Portal > articles

Find:

{$entry['post']}

Replace With:

{IPSText::truncate( $entry['post'], '2500' )} <a href='{parse url="showtopic={$entry['tid']}" base="public" seotitle="{$entry['title_seo']}" template="showtopic"}'>Read More</a>

Save. Change the number 2500 to adjust how many characters you want to show per topic.

hi Michael,

i try find

{$entry['post']}

i cant see, this is my article:

{parse js_module="topic"}
<div class='ipsBox clear'>

<foreach loop="articles:$articles as $topic">

<div class='ipsBox_container ipsPad'>

<a href='{parse url="showuser={$topic['member_id']}" seotitle="{$topic['members_seo_name']}" template="showuser" base="public"}' class='ipsUserPhotoLink left ipsPad_half'><img src='{$topic['pp_small_photo']}' alt='{$r['members_display_name']} {$this->lang->words['photo']}' class='ipsUserPhoto ipsUserPhoto_medium' /></a>

<h2 class='ipsType_pagetitle'><a href='{parse url="showtopic={$topic['tid']}" base="public" seotitle="{$topic['title_seo']}" template="showtopic"}'>{$topic['title']}</a></h2>
<div class='desc'>{parse date="$topic['start_date']" format="DATE"}</div><br class='clear' />


<div class='desc ipsType_smaller ipsPad_half'>
{$this->lang->words['posted_by']} <if test="$topic['members_display_name']">{parse template="userHoverCard" group="global" params="$topic"}<else />{$this->settings['guest_name_pre']}{$topic['starter_name']}{$this->settings['guest_name_suf']}</if>
{$this->lang->words['in']} <a href='{parse url="showforum={$topic['id']}" base="public" seotitle="{$topic['name_seo']}" template="showforum"}'>{$topic['name']}</a>
</div>

<div class='ipsType_textblock ipsPad'>
{$topic['post']}
<!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_{$topic['pid']}-->
</div>

</div>

<div class='general_box'>
<h3 class='ipsType_smaller'>

<span class='right'>{$topic['share_links']}</span>

{parse format_number="$topic['views']"} {$this->lang->words['views']} ·
{parse format_number="$topic['posts']"} {$this->lang->words['replies']}

<if test="entryHasPosts:|:$topic['posts']">
( {$this->lang->words['last_reply_by']} <if test="entryLastPoster:|:$topic['last_poster_id']"><a href='{parse url="showuser={$topic['last_poster_id']}" template="showuser" seotitle="{$topic['seo_last_name']}" base="public"}'>{$topic['last_poster_name']}</a><else />{$this->settings['guest_name_pre']}{$topic['last_poster_name']}{$this->settings['guest_name_suf']}</if> )
</if>
  
</h3>

</div>

</foreach>
</div><br class='clearfix' />

please help me

[Michael]

Support for the Portal is currently only offered in the IPS Marketplace, you can find the support topic here.

[nelsonepr]

Support for the Portal is currently only offered in the IPS Marketplace, you can find the support topic here.

thanks but my problem already solved