When creating News Topics (For example xoops.org has a news topic called YAXS) you get to choose an image for that topic.

When posting an item of news you are asked if you want to use the topic image, this will be the image you chose when creating your news topics.

Does that make sense

Dave

I still can't find any XOOPS sites rated better or even equal to xoops.org

http://www.frxoops.org/ PR6

http://www.herve-thouzard.com/ PR5

http://www.xoops.net.br/ PR5

http://www.xoops.net.br/ PR5

There are loads of XOOPS sites rated at PR5.

Ok.

I use the extended profiles module is something you have to install with XOOPS 2.2.x (as far as I know)

I use the module admin and group permissions to restrict access to both extended profiles and xoopsmember, I don't really see why people need access to a list of another sites members. (just a personal privacy based thing)

My registered users can click on a members name if they see a post that they like, from there they see the users profile, send a PM or visit another users web site.
That is the only way registered users can access another users profile on most of the sites I am behind.

As the webmaster I have an extra link for XOOPS members which allows me to search for various options such as joined date, username, number of posts etc.

Xoopsmembers gives me the same options to search the user list as those available at this site.
At xoops.org clicking on a members name will take you to something like this: /userinfo.php?uid=26840
At LinuxJourney I would be taken to a link like this: /modules/profile/userinfo.php?uid=50

Having both modules installed is fine, as I said before I have both modules at 2 sites where xoopsmembers functionality is needed.

I suggest you try to install the module and see if this solves your problem.

Dave

Extended Profiles is not in use on xoops.org - it is a module for XOOPS version 2.2.x (Xoops.org is still running on XOOPS 2.0.x)

I have this module on 2 of my sites, both of which are upgrades from XOOPS 2.0.x, ordering my members by their usernames, posts, joined date etc works fine in both cases.

However I have just noticed whilst checking thath this does work for me, I also still have xoopsmembers installed on the sites in question, perhaps you should try installing this module also?

Dave

Another PR6 site:

http://forge.novell.com/modules/news/

Can't think of any other sites at the minute.

Dave

I get this message on a hosted Windows server.

The windows server does not allow me to change the permissions of the file. I spoke to the host about, they seem to think it will not cause me any problems, and that they are unable to change it for me.

That particular site has been running now for about 9 months and has not had an issue with a writeable mainfile.php
(So far)

I don't really like it as it seems like a security issue, but the hosting company don't consider it to be an issue.

Dave

Which version of XOOPS are you using?

With XOOPS 2.2.x go to preferences > Extended profiles > general settings.

If you change Select activation type of newly registered users to Activate Automatically the users will be activated and email will not be sent.

Dave

Updating from 2.0.10 is possible, it's just not a 'direct' upgrade.

Your upgrade route would look like this:

XOOPS 2.0.10 to 2.0.12a Patch
XOOPS 2.0.12a to 2.0.13 Patch
XOOPS 2.0.13 to 2.0.13.1 Patch
XOOPS 2.0.13.1 to 2.2.3 Final Upgrade Patch

So there is a little bit of work to undertake.

challenges and risks?:

As far as I am concerned there are only 2 risks/challenges:

1. MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR WORKING SITE AND DATABASE before you begin, that way, you will always have something to return to.

2. There are some older modules that do not work with the latestversion of xoops.

The best thing you can do is do a 'test' upgrade first of all.

If you have the time and either a sub-domain or a spare domain, then you should take a complete backup of your site and database, install it to your 'spare' domain then carry out the upgrades, if all goes well you can perform the upgrades to your main site.

Of course not everyone has the time or resources to do this.

At the very least you should consider the following as an upgrade path:

1. Backup your website

2. Backup your database

3. Unzip and upload XOOPS 2.0.10 to 2.0.12a Patch and then update the system in module administration. (Test modules etc are working)

4. Unzip and upload XOOPS 2.0.12a to 2.0.13 Patch and then update the system in module administration. (Test modules etc are working)

5. Unzip and upload Unzip and upload XOOPS 2.0.13 to 2.0.13.1 Patch and then update the system in module administration. (Test modules etc are working)

The next upgrade is the biggest change to your site so you should really take the time to backup your site again and also take another backup of your database.
6. Backup your database and website one more time.

7. Unzip and upload XOOPS 2.0.13.1 to 2.2.3 Final Upgrade Patch, then update the system in module administration. (Test modules etc are working)

I have upgraded several site from XOOPS 2.0.x to XOOPS 2.2.3 and I have had few problems with the upgrade process.
Excluding the time it takes to backup your site and database (as this time is dictated by your connection to the server(s)) the entire process should not take more than an hour to complete.

I wish you well for this upgrade.

Dave

Quote:
Yup, this method works fine, however there are more options available.

For example you can use sideblocks to display the long tower adds that you can choose from google, you can also add the code to the modules so that adds appear inside or next to your content.

There are advantages of using more than one area of your site:

1 You can set up channels with google adsense to see which areas of your site attract the most clicks (e.g. create a side block that only shows in the News Module pages, create a channel at google adsense called News(side, get the adsense code, insert it into the sideblock you just made and then you can track clicks in that area of your site)
2 You may be able to generate more clicks by 'hiding' the adverts in your content. As the adverts are targetted at words on your site, creating an adblock inside the content of say your News Stories or Forum posts means that those adverts will be quite often relevent to the content, and as they are in an area of the page that people are looking at - they may get those few extra clicks - again using the adsense channels, you can try different colours etc and see which types of ads in which colours get you the most clicks.

There are more advantages, but this post is already looking like an essay. If you have not seen the article I linked to in an earlier post, you should definately check it out for a little more info.

The XOOPS Banner System is great, but having that little bit more control over the adverts can bring in a few more clicks from your visitors.

Dave

PS: I love that Copter game on your site - it's one of those really annoying games, that you just can't stop playing!

@Graviton, I think when I looked at the theme.html file for the theme you use on your site it does not include a call for the XOOPS banner code.

You need to add this code to the page (where you would like your banners to show e.g. under the TIMEBROKERS title, or perhaps at the bottom of the page - your choice really) <{$xoops_banner}>

Dave