Nevermind- the link posted in here for the search function was a tar file, they have another link to a cab file which you can get by CLICKING HERE

Just found a zip file as well- Search Function Module

I have downloaded this search patch but for some reason when I try to open and extract it, it is giving me an error, something about 0 processing.
I don't remember ever having problems extracting .tar files, any advice or alternate link for this download?

Thanks!

I'm hoping for some newbie friendly help, I mean on the true basics, but if it's dumb for me even asking this I apologize in advance.
I am building a website where I will have reviews for multiple child products available.
I am trying to find out which of the modules is the best place to do this in, where I can add images as well wrapped with my html. I was originally thinking of placing the reviews in my forum area, but I think that will make the forums very cluttered.

I again apologize if I'm wasting anyone's time here by asking this, I have never used anything close to XOOPS before, and I LOVE what I have seen so far, but I am not knowledgable at all in php or other programming, so I am going the basics and learning as I go.

If I wanted to put something on my main page for instance, (you can see what I mean by going to my website and seeing my empty main page), do I open my theme.html and add php in there, or can I just add my html after the php codes that are already there with the theme I chose?, I use dreamweaver MX.
Is this typically how people add things to their main index page for xoops?

I guess what I am saying is that I would like to stay within my same theme, obviously, for my other pages, and I'm not sure if my edits need to go through that theme.html and if I add a new page to the site, if I just use my theme.html to edit and then rename it to another page? or do I need to learn php to do all of this properly?

Again, I am not knowledgeable in this, so I am totally grateful to any help I can get in keeping my site seamless, I'll happily add new modules (this I know how to do) to be able to do what I am asking above for my product review page.

You're probably really going to throw me out for doing this all in one topic, but, (and please note, if there is a link that will answer these questions, I will gladly go there and figure it out on my own, I am just not finding this anywhere), but I am having a hard time with making my main page accessible to everyone.
I've pretty much figured out how things are viewed, such as menu on my front page to the public, but I have one question in setting access rights for groups.
If I am trying to achieve the following: Everyone able to access all pages, but cannot post unless logged on or registered, I would set group access rights to the same for all- anonymous, registered and newbie, correct?

I want for people to login if they want to post to the forums or other areas of the site, but I also DO want for them to be able to view things even if not registered or logged in.

Thank you so much for your help, and again, I apologize in advance to any who feels I am wasting their time here due to my lack of knowledge. I'm the true blue newbie around here.

Other questions I have had that I have been able to find answers to through from my searches in the forums, I have successfully been able to figure out, so again, if there is a tutorial here somewhere that would give me this information to accomplish what I am asking, I am pretty good at following instructions.

Thanks to all, and thanks for this incredible XOOPS! It has changed the way I build websites FOREVER!!!!

p.s.- I do know html, so basically, the programming end, php, etc. is where I lack, I just could use a simple guide to be able to really kick my website off.

ackbarr, would you mind posting a link to where I could learn more about customizing my XOOPS website. I know you have information in faq sections, but I keep running into the wrong ones. I am trying to do things like make XOOPS my main page, instead of having to have the current extension I have /xps, I know this deals with positioning of the directory, where my files are, but are most of the main page XOOPS just redirects?

Also, I would like to know how to set up my main page of my site, so that I can make my pages viewable by all people, not just registered,until they enter the forum area and want to post. Currently it makes them login to see anything.- last time I tried changing things in the blocks area, I started losing things... so I would like to understand these things better.

If you wouldn't mind just posting a link in the area I need for finding this stuff I would really appreciate it.

Thanks so much for your time, and for your guys' excellent work on this script!!

Did the trick- THANK YOU!

You all are amazing... wish I was as knowledgeable in this stuff.

Maybe someday

Thank you ackbarr. For some reason I was getting the blocks intertwined with the phps! Shows how much I know... Can you tell me why my main page is all of a sudden doing what it is doing with the link that it is following when you click on login?

btw- I did get in fine.. thank you again.

Thanks tripmon, no luck.
I go to that link and get "you do not have access to this area", then it redirects me to the main page but won't let me log in, just gives me a page not found when I click on the login link. Before, I had the log-in section on my main page, that is not there anymore.

It's very odd, I am not even able to find a login.php in my directory anywhere, I wonder if somehow by changing that through the blocks in the last version, if I just completely lost it somehow. I didn't have problems logging on after I made that change in the blocks area, but I couldn't find it again in the sys admin/blocks after I made a change, and it wasn't until I did the upgrade that I am not able now to login. (hope I didn't confuse

I may have to reinstall, but I think I want to try and find out 1st if it is something else just to know it isn't a bug.

You are great for lending a hand here!

Maybe you can tell me, is there a way I can gain access back into the admin area manually through any of the files/codes if I have lost access?

Thank you

Thanks tripmom for the quick response, but now I am encountering another problem. I had to run some errands, came home and went to login to my site and it is giving me a "This page cannot be found".

When I try to log in, another thing I am noticing is this is what the link looks like. I don't think it should be like this should it?

http://www.iknowtoys.com/xps/<?php%20echo%20$this->_tpl_vars['xoops_url'];%20?>/user.php.

Anyhow, to sum it up, I am unable to get anywhere past the main page now, I'm going to do some surfing around in here to see if I can find my answer, if anyone who stops by knows what the problem could be, I would greatly appreciate it.

I guess I should mention, I upgraded today through my hosts auto scripts from v. 2.0.7 to 2.0.9, and I had to go in to the sys admin / preference / general to update the template I am using. I don't know if this could have caused any problems, as I am not really sure what I am doing yet.

Than you much in advance

I had edited the login block and all of a sudden it was gone. I apologize if this has already been answered, I searched for almost an hour before I posted this.

Another thing I am trying to figure out, hopefully I ask this clearly enough, I am trying to make the main page of my site accessible to anyone without the login being the first thing people come to. I am not sure how to do this.
I would like for everyone to be able to view certain pages, I just want for people to log in if they are going to try and post to the forum, or download or something I specifically want for there to be a login for.

I would appreciate any help you can give me- I'm really new to all this stuff :-/

Thanks!

Could someone please let me know if there is a way to change this that I have stated in my last post?

Thanks so much!