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T-1000
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 16:48

  • T-1000

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Do my custom themes have to follow the 0-0-0-0-0 (left, centerl, center, centerr, right) template? Is there a way i can change it to be a bit more flexible or am i mising the point totally?
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tl
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 17:02

  • tl

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It is totally up to your imagination and creativity. You can do whatever you want.

With <{$content}> and menu items, you are all set. Blocks are decorating items.
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Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 18:21

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Cool

So say i have a few blocks that i have visible on my main page, how do i post information to these blocks? e.g. a basic announcement blocks where i can type in a message for ppl to see when visiting my site.

Im currently trying my hardest to customise the default template but i have some mini tables within my main layout. Whats the code to position a specific block into one of these tables in my template?

Am i missing some of the basic module addons to do this kind of thing...?

Thanks
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tl
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 20:23

  • tl

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Xoops WIKI would be a very good starting point if you have not checked it out.

XOOPS WIKI
Sections: templates vs theme, and block vs template, how-to will point you to the right directions.

Quote:
how do i post information to these blocks? e.g. a basic announcement blocks where i can type in a message for ppl to see when visiting my site.


If the blocks are associated with a module, the information is usually retrieved from a database table where you store the information.

If you create a custom block such as the welcome block in this site, you type in the information while you are creating the block.
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Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 23:42

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Is there any way to also be able to insert custom fields into my submit news and articles pages?
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tl
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 23:46

  • tl

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It is possible, but you would have to make structural changes to your XOOPS table and modify submit.php to include these custom fields.
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T-1000
Re: newbie help please

  • 2004/6/26 23:50

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Thanks for all the help
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