Ultimate Articles Support (Modzzz)

This is the Support forum for the Ultimate Articles mod.

Version 2.0.0 released. (See patches/version_2.0.0 folder in zip file)

Apply patch if your mod version is less than 2.0.0


a) Adds the following blocks to Articles main page
1) Quick Search block
2) Quick Post Article block
3) Calendar block
4) Archive block
5) Tags block

b) Adds Article Snippet

c) Adds Article Archiving

d) Adds ability set select date when an Article should be published

Hi, I've just updated to V2 of the Ultimate Articles Mod.

The Articles show up on the Home Page under Public Articles and they show up as Categories rather than showing the article proper.

Also, my articles are listed under 'Finance' but they are not showing under the articles Categories.

www.asia-connect-th.com

Regards,

Stuart

Please PM me your site details so I can investigate.

How to upgrade to v2 ?

Uninstalled v1 and reinstall v2 or just copied all v2 files to v1?

Thanks.

Check the readme.txt file in each patch folder for instructions.

I sent my details yesterday, did you receive my (boonex) email?

Hello Modzzz, many thanks for your help. Everything is working fine now!

All the best,

Stuart

Article Length

Hello,

how can I insert a long article? I have already changed in the MySQL table from "TEXT " to "LONGTEXT.

I've tried in the "BxArticlesFormAdd.php" from 64000 to 164000 characters. but it does not work :-).

Please Help

Best regards

Ralf

I have big trouble with this mod when I try to update from D 7.0.1 to 7.0.2  with rhis error. The version of Ultimate Aticles is 1.0.1

ALTER TABLE `modzzz_articles_entries` ADD `when` int(11) NOT NULL default '0' AFTER `content`;: Duplicate column name 'when'   after this the upgrate is top. And I got a Database error afterwards.

I can do only an 100% site backup.

If needed I PM you my data.

Find the `modzzz_articles_entries` table in your database and drop the `when` field from it.

I had te need everything from the mod  removing, before every update was working sofar.
Now I have a problem that not every thing was removed from the site , blocks and link in modules are there, but I have de-installed en removed from server.

I need this mod, because now all my 400 articles are gone.. %$%$#

I have two questions

1) will this mod import articles that are already published?

2) does it allow to create sub-categories?

Well I had to install a fresh version.  Upgrading gives to many problems. and afterwards all my content already was gone fishing :)

@wannabe

No it will not import existing articles.

And no there are only category not sub-categorys

Did you backup any of the tables or your site?  I have learned this step is vital to keeping your information intact.........

Killerhaai thanks for anwering.

what is the added value of ultimate articles in your opinion?

how about similar posts? .. as wordpress is having, that below the post, based on the current article tags, there is a list of other articles that discusses similar topics?

I am absolutely not aming towards dating, but more into blogging & community .. and i start to miss more and more 'little' things that wordpress offers.

perhaps i could add a php block under articles view, and show related articles in a list form .. just to motivate readers to read more articles

The related articles feature will be added.

Hi Modzzz

It would also be fantastic if there would be a function to import existing articles. As it is now, i have to manually transfer the articles from the standard article base to the Modzzz version. Is this possible? I am sure that i am not the only one requiring this :-)

and sub-categories. if there is a possibility to add that as well, that would be fantastic!

and the possibility to set an end-date for featured articles. keep them featured for any given days or hours.. now I (we) have to manually un-feature the article.

:-)

hello,

unfortunately, the avatars are not displayed. is there a solution?

regards Ralf

Is this happening on a specific page or everywhere ?

everywhere :-(. I have Dolphin 7.0.4 you can look here

I looked but I did not find any of those articles with uploaded photo. The Avatar is based on photo uploaded along with the Article. If you embed a photo in the Article content using TinyMce, it will not be detected and used as Avatar.

sorry my mistake. I thought it was the avatar of the user which is then displayed.

Thank you for the quick help.

regards Ralf

Some persons have asked for the user avatar while others want the main article photo to be shown. I will make this a configurable option in the next update.

The ability to import existing articles has been added. Other features mentioned have been noted for future version.

Version 2.0.1 released. (See patches/version_2.0.1 folder in zip file)

Features added :

a) Adds Latest Comments to Articles main page

b) Increase of Text Area size for the Article Content on the Add Article page

c) Addition of Related Articles block

d) Adds the ability to export existing data from the default articles module

e) Adds ability for Admin to choose between showing of member thumbnail in article listings or main article photo

Hi, I have just updated to V2.1. The articles 'thumbnail' does not show up on the home page. All I get is a gray box. Plus the Articles Admin is not formatting correctly (see image).

How can I remove the video comments section (this being a database driven page)?

Stuart

i had some issues with the update, first causing a query error making me not be able to access my front end of the site, then the update working but it deleting all of my articles. i have a database backup from yesterday with the articles, how will i bring all the articles back in? im not too familiar with PHPmyAdmin

PM me your site details so I can investigate. I cannot replicate any of these issues. Regarding the video comments, the comments feature is the same that is used globally throughout dolphin. Some core dolphin coding will have to be modified and it will be removed in all modules that has comments functionality.

This problem is resolved. The client had accidentally re-installed the mod, causing the loss of data. I restored the data from backup.

thanks for the help =).

The problem is resolved. You forgot to clear cache.

Hello Modzzz,

I have just new install Articles Utilmate 2.0.1 for dolphin 7.0.5.

My site error CategoryBlock (design + search). I test with 5 Articles, but show by category = 16

You can see at: www.galacuoi.vn

Thanks,

Fantastic! .. This truly becomes ultimate articles ! :-)

Especially importing and related articles are a MUST :-) thanks

For those who already applied the latest patch, there is an issue with searching caused by the related articles addition. To solve, download the mod again and replace this folder :

modules\modzzz\articles\classes

Just installed the module .. had to do some thinking though, I have my comments modified, anonymous posters can leave their name and url just like commentluv, and this will be displayed in the comments. I had to tweak the SQL queries a bit, but it worked out just fine.

it adds some functionality that I was missing in the original articles of boonex.

A few minor things though;

1) If there is no posting in a categorie, instead of showing 0 (NULL) .. why no leave it out, makes no sense to show the empty categorie in my mind.

2) Same as archive, if there is a NULL, no sense to show it

3) I make no use of sounds and files, i had to strip it out of the config.php in the * Dependencies Section .. but this is customization work anyways

4) anonymous comments are somehow not permitted, but Modzz is checking that as we speak (I hope! ;-) ) Or I am oblivious to some setting :-)

5) Add article in menubar, if a user is not allowed, just dont show this option, but I believe this is part of boonex core .. but not sure. The ADD ARTICLE BLOCK can be removed, or only shown to members. But would be nice to show this only to members who are allowed as well.

6) Sorting on popularity, somehow the highest rated article is ending up in the middle of the sorted list

7) Would be nice to have the option, in admin section under :

Show member thumbnail in article listings. If turned off, the main article photo will be shown instead: ON / OFF

to have the option to show no pictures at all .. I am using it, but I can imagine that there will be someone that makes no use of it.

8) I miss in the admin section a tool to administer featured articles, would be nice to make multiple selections to make a bunch featured at once

9) Default avatar is missing if an anonymous poster posted a comment. Now you will see no picture in RECENT COMMENTS block.

apart from the above, which of course are my 'special' needs. It is a very good module. I love to be able to publish on a future date, add a picture to the article and being able to allow other users to post an article. Also importing the articles and related articles .. related articles will help you to guide your visitors to engage more, and good for the bounce rate :-) .. Another minor thing, it would also be nice to have a standard picture .. imagine someone that has hundreds of articles and they decide to use ULTIMATE ARTICLES, there will be a 'blank' picture shown, and they have to manually add pictures to all those imported articles, that would really ruin your day if you are facing this task :-)

On a side note, I am a bit worried if there will be a lot of users posting articles, how can we track this? Perhaps something to think about, at this moment there is no way to see how many articles a specific user has posted. But perhaps there is some other way to do this which I am not aware about.

Another future add-on might be, better SEO control :-)

Thanks Modzz for this fine module !

Hi modzzz, I have replace new module.

Add new Articles function is error: not correct Category and Tags, (always show 0 ).

How I fix this?

bigfun.

I am using the latest version of Ultimate Articles, I have a problem.

I Have the module set to view by Guest & Member. All works as expected until a member signs in.

The 'Articles'  show up with a 'Padlock'. I have the permissions set as:

View Article: Public

Comment: Members

Rate: Members

Allow Viewing By Membership: Allow All

What must I do to correct this?

Thanks in advance.

Stuart

I just visited your site and created an article without any issues so I assume you have solved whatever issue you had.

PM me your site details so I can take a look at this.

Ok my Bad... Having re-installed (Updated) the mod, I forgot to re-set the membership permissions.

My apologies to Modzzz

Stuart

Hi Modzzz,

It has been a week now, and my problem is still not solved. I am not in an hurry as i told you, but the problem should be resolved.

Non-member visitors cannot leave a comment. I have a workaround for this problem, so i am not in an hurry. But an official resolution would be very appreciated.

rgds,

W//

I have over 80 mods that I provide support for. It is not possible to provide instantaneous solution to every problem reported. You have stated the issue already. As I always do, I will investigate and provide an update. I working on updating other mods presently.

I do not want visitors to be able to leave comments. This leaves the door open to all sorts of undesirable remarks which I would (as site owner) be legally liable for. If this is implemented, please give us the option to turn it off.

It was bad enough with ShoutBox.

I understand this, but you could leave some sort of reply of progress.

Besides, this is a flaw in your module. And caused me a lot of headaches in the first hours to get a work around on your flaw. My website is depending on guest comments for a great deal.

So urgency to fix this flaw is important to me.

As stated above, I am presently updating other mods in my collection and will get to this in due time. You have already fixed the problem on your site so this is no longer an issue for you.

Version 2.0.2 released. (See patches/version_2.0.2 folder in zip file)

Adds the ability to post anonymous comments (if enabled by admin)

great ! thanks Modzzz

I want to upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2. The upgrade instructions appear to be for upgrading from the Boonex Articles module.

How do I upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2 without losing my articles.

I apologise in advance if I misunderstand your instructions.

Is there a way to 'Backup' the articles similar to the way Deanos Facebook Inviter' works and then 'Restore' them?

Regards,

Stuart

You will not lose your articles. The upgrade instructions are correct. There is no need to back up the articles since you will not be doing anything to the database that affects the articles tables.

great to see another version released. one feature i would like to see in the next release is the ability to make articles auto approved depending on users membership. that way we can assign a writer membership and have their articles auto approved.

Version 2.0.3 released. (See patches/version_2.0.3 folder in zip file)

a) Adds the ability to make articles auto approved depending on users membership

b) Adds dummy table to prevent errors during Dolphin version updating

thanks modzzz, excellent to see such great support and listening to what people would like to see =).

Will perform update now and see how it goes!

Thanks modzzz!

If you find the time, please have a look at the categories ... now all of them are displayed even if they contain 0 (NULL) posts. Esthetically, it looks better if they are omitted, but thats my opinion ;-)

rgds,

W

Hey Modzzz...

I have found out that it is this mod that is giving me the problem from this post: http://www.boonex.com/unity/forums/?action=goto&my_threads=1#topic/Homepage-Blocks-don-t-look-right.htm.

When I remove the public articles block on the homepage all the block and the quote goes as it should.. But when I put it back and clear the cache it messes up the blocks and quote on the front page..

For now I will keep the public articles off the homepage..

Thanks for your help and the great mods..

PM me with your site details so I can check your site.

i have actually been getting that same subscribe block problem, was never sure what it was. all seemed fine but now since you mention it, since the previous update i have been having that problem.

To fix the problem with blocks not displaying properly, download the mod again and replace this file :

modules\modzzz\articles\templates\base\css\view.css

has view.css been altered since the latest update which i have installed?

Yes, i just altered the file, which is why I made the post above.

Thanks for your prompt reply ! :-)

Is there an easy way to change the display order of articles on the site?

I tried putting my published articles into 'pending' then editing the publishing date before making them live again, but didnt change anything on the display order.

Would be really good if there was a way to order published articles?

Thanks for fixing this Modzzz.. It looks great now..

White screen of death. with the error below

checkAction() fatal error. Unknown action ID: 0

What have i done?

in admin i have turned this off

Activate all articles after creation automatically: [BLANK]

then logged in as a user with article wrting rights, add article .. hit enter .. voila error

must have been a weird fluke .. i cannot reproduce it

I just installed 7.0.6 and purchased Ultimate articles mod. No luck installing. It says: "Cannot install module from "modzzz/articles/" directory Failed".

Any suggestions?

You have uploaded the files to the wrong path. The path should look like this :

your_dolphin_root/modules/modzzz/articles

Hi Modzzz,

quick question;

with the function below :

bx_import('BxDolService'); return BxDolService::call('articles', 'profile_block', array($this->oProfileGen->_iProfileID));

i can get a specific users articles, sorted on most recent on top. But how would i get the latest posting, and just 1 article? I am trying to add a block on my homepage .. on this block i only want to show 1 article (the last article) of a specific user.

never mind :-) .. i have my solution.

HI Modzzz,

when i adjust the number of comments shown on article main page ... the number will not change, it just sticks to 5

any ideas?

Modification request

Hi Modzzz,

I made a few modifcations to your module and perhaps you want to incorporate it in your module, i think they are good additions;

Column writers. On my site i have a few people writing columns, and their columns are presented on the homepage.

I changed the following:

I created a new function, which i call from a php block on my home page like this:

return BxDolService::call('articles', 'column_block', array(2377));

2377 = USER ID

I copied the original function " Profile block with user's articles"  ... and the function is adjusted a little bit so that it will only return the most recent article, and only 1 article instead of more.

/**
* Column block with user's articles
* @param $iProfileId profile id
* @return html to display on homepage in a block
*/    

function serviceColumnBlock ($iProfileId) {
$iProfileId = (int)$iProfileId;
$aProfile = getProfileInfo($iProfileId);
bx_import ('PageMain', $this->_aModule);
$o = new BxArticlesPageMain ($this);       
$o->sUrlStart = getProfileLink($aProfile['ID']) . '?';

$this->_oTemplate->addCss(array('unit.css'));

return $o->ajaxBrowse(
'user',
$this->_oDb->getParam('1'), <--- i changed this line so it will get only 1 article, the most recent one
array(),
$aProfile['NickName'],
true,
false
);
}

Perhaps you can add this in a more better way, or 'officially' add it to your functions, so that in future updates i have no worries over this :-)

Another modification, only show the button 'add article' & 'show my articles' to members who are allowed to add articles.

in the database i changed in table : sys_objects_actions ->

from this

EVAL TEXT:
return $GLOBALS['logged']['member'] || $GLOBALS['logged']['admin'] ? _t('_modzzz_articles_action_add_article') : '';

to this:

$aProfileInfo = getProfileInfo($this -> oProfileGen -> _iProfileID);
$sMemberShipInfo = getMemberMembershipInfo($aProfileInfo['ID']);
if (( $sMemberShipInfo['ID'] == 6 ) || $GLOBALS['logged']['admin']) return _t('_modzzz_articles_action_add_article'); return;

Membership id number 6 in my case allows people to add articles.

i did the same for 'SHOW MY ARTICLES' button ... now those buttons are only visible to members with member id 6

Rgds,

W//

just one thing i would like to see with this mod. it would be good to be able to embed videos and already uploaded images into the "post videos" rather than uploading all new ones. that way we can embed a youtube video and have it listed as an 'article video' on the bottom.

is this possible?

I will consider that for the next update.

How do I set up my own categories?

The DB doesn't seem to have a table for them.

Oh. Now I see them in the main Categories settings. Never mind!

LOL

hi

i have question

How to rename permalinks?

i want change m/articles   to m/czytelnia

Can you help me?

 You will have to do a find and replace throughout the mod files to achieve this.

 in folder class i not find any lines with m/articles

 This operation is not limited to the classes folder. The mod has other folders with files (such as the install folder). Also, You must perform this find/replace before installing the mod.

 Video Embedding is added in latest version.

Version 2.0.4 released. (See patches/version_2.0.4 folder in zip file)

a) Adds missing subscription email template.
 
b) Adds video embedding.

c) Fixes javascript error typically seen when viewing in IE.

Im very happy with this mod, Mr Modzzz.

I would like to make a modification and I wonder if you could help. I would like to add the writers full real name to the info block. Can you provide information on how that can be done?

I attached a vague example derived from paint.

i had few question

1) is it possible to install it in other directory means in http link it doesnot show Http://yourdomain/articles/index.php? I want to install this it in   Http://yourdomain/papers/index.php directory as i have education website where peoples can contribute exam papers

2) in this mod is it possible to insert images in between articles words? because some time paper contain graphic image.

1) is it possible to install it in other directory means in http link it doesnot show Http://yourdomain/articles/index.php? I want to install this it in   Http://yourdomain/papers/index.php directory as i have education website where peoples can contribute exam papers.

RESPONSE : PM me for help with this.

2) in this mod is it possible to insert images in between articles words? because some time paper contain graphic image.

RESPONSE : Yes, the tinymce editor will facilitate this

Version 2.0.5 released. (See patches/version_2.0.5 folder in zip file)

a) Updated for compatibility with Dolphin 7.0.7

b) Fixes problem with search when the "Use operator LIKE for search" setting is de-activated

Can you change the destination of the picture file when you post an article? so it is not put into a private folder.

 No.

Hi

Which or what file would i have to place html code for a banner into, so that every time a member creates an article the banner would be at the base of their article automatically?

I do not mean at the base of the website this is for the base of the created article.

 You can place it in modules\modzzz\articles\templates\base\block_description.html

Hello Modzzz,

What is this error:

Query:

INSERT INTO modzzz_articles_rating SET `gal_id` = '1295', `gal_rating_count` = '1', `gal_rating_sum` = '2'

Mysql error: Duplicate entry '1295' for key 1

Found error in the file '/home/tugentel/public_html/inc/classes/BxDolVotingQuery.php' at line 56.
Called 'query' function with erroneous argument #0.

Thank You

 I have no history of you purchasing this mod.

INSERT INTO modzzz_articles_rating SET `gal_id` = '1295', `gal_rating_count` = '1', `gal_rating_sum` = '2'

Hello Modzzz,

I buy the module with the user "tugentelatina".

Unique Transaction ID #0WA40837G6997911EI'm Sorry

Best Regards,

Ruben G.

This is something extra-ordinary happening on your site. I will have to look at your site to see what is happening there.

Version 2.0.6 released. (See patches/version_2.0.6 folder in zip file)

Adds the ability to embed Youtube Videos by entering only the Video Url.

One of the first mods I bought when I started with Dolphin and still one of the most used!

Future request for update... (2 mods!)

I would love to have U-Articles merged with your Premium Groups mod which is also exellent!

The addition of articles that group members can write within a group would open so many new ways to use both mods....

Possible?..

 I think it would be better for the Groups to have their independent Articles section instead of merging with the Global Articles.

Thats what I mean :-)

With Premium Groups, you have integrated news, forums, events into each group.

To have Articles also would be an excellent addition!

I have the latest update installed and I am still having problems with the Google maps feature.

When the map goes to Pattaya, Thailand it comes up Blank. If you zoom out the map appears.

Secondly, The area code location system does not work for Thailand, it appears to be US centric. Any chance of an update to this otherwise excellent mod?

Thanks in advance.

Stuart

 This mod does not have Google Maps feature.

 I have no record of you purchasing this mod.

 but I bought from another person

 Really ? I am anxious to find out who you bought it from since nobody has resell rights to any of my mods.

 Oh I did not know or was cheated? or how are you not buying it will not work?

 Still waiting to hear who you purchased it from.

 Hi Modzzz, Apologies. I was referring to your Premium Business Listings mod. Got confused there....

Hiya, I am updating my articles plugin. I ran the sqlbefore.php file Having done so I saw the message Start, followed by updating database and then the message, database query error. Is it safe to proceed or will proceeding kill my article database?

I do have a backup so no biggy either way. ;) I am upgrading from version 1 of your mod.

 You should have received an error message in your bug report email. Forward it to my support email.

Feature request for Ultimate Articles!

Can you add a country select option when creating an article as you have with your other mods?

I need to allow my users to filter articles by country but the mod doesnt have that setup as default.

Thanks!

Hiya, log is forwarded to the gmail address from the mod files. I hope that is the right one. gmail?

Andrew.

Hi modzzz, did you get the email with the log file?

You should only be running sqlbefore.php if you are just installing the mod. None of the patches folder has any instruction that tells you to run sqlbefore.php

My apologies,

I had thought from what I read that if I was upgrading and keeping old articles that this was the route to go.

Anyhow, I started with upgrading to V1.0.3  - it looks as though each patch needs to be applied sequentially, yes?

I uploaded the versions of the following:

modules\modzzz\articles\classes
modules\modzzz\articles\install
modules\modzzz\articles\templates

uploaded the sqlupdate.php and ran it with success.

Recompiled the languages

Cleared the cache

and then when I went to use the module I received a database error and the whole front end of the site is now on error.

I have sent you a copy of the most recent error log file, there are very many of these (generated as we get each new visitor?)

I need to get the site back ASAP and I'd be happy to pay you to help me get there.

Andrew.

Thanks for getting the install sorted out! Now to find out how all the new options work. ;)

Request - Country select when posting an article!

Articles and News are 2 of the only mods that do not have country select as default when creating a post. Its needed with Ultimate Articles as users post country specific content...

Is there any way of setting a privacy so that only members can view articles?

 Yes,when posting an article you can decide who has viewing privileges.

Hi, I just wanted to check with you when you were going to get round to doing the customisation of the Ultimate Articles  mod that we agreed upon.

Sorry to raise it here but emails to your addresses are unanswered - going to spam(?)

Thanks.

 The modifications are in progress.

That's good to hear. Any estimate as to when you will be completed?

Did you receive my email in respect of 'related articles' which is still not showing up in the pagebuilder blocks?

Thanks for the amended mod!

Everything is working very nicely now.

There is one question that has come up and it is a general thing.

I noticed that in the TinyMCE editor it is possible to post any HTML based code - javascript, i'-frames etc etc This seems to be something of a security hole. This seems to be something of a Dolphin thing but can you tell me how to go about turning off javascript and i'frames within the editor whilst still keeping the basic HTML functions?

I have previously turned off HTML entry in most places on my site but this could be an issue elsewhere for those who use HTML in comments, blogs or forums.

Thanks.

 Yes, this can be done in the membership settings.

Hi Modzzz, any chance you could implement States into this mod?

I need to allow users to create article content on a regional basis.

Would be a big addition for location based sites?

Thanks!

hi can u tell me whether its work on alert system or not?

 Yes, it does.

Version 2.0.7 released. (See patches/version_2.0.7 folder in zip file)

Allows regular site members to save Articles as Draft (for publishing at a later date).

Hi Modzzz, can you add 'states' to this mod? As you have with many of your other mods?

Hello,

I got a database error  today :-(

Database error in my site description !

Query:

DELETE FROM `modzzz_articles_fans` WHERE `confirmed` = 0 AND `id_profile` = 2916

Mysql error: Table 'mydatabase.modzzz_articles_fans' doesn't exist

Found error in the file '/home/mysite/public_html/inc/classes/BxDolTwigModuleDb.php' at line 314.
Called 'query' function with erroneous argument #0.

I am not sure if this happen when this user try tp post an article, or delete his profile.

My module version is 2.0.3 and my dolphin 7.08

Thanks in advance for any help.

 Update the module. The latest version is 2.0.7 and you have 2.0.3.

DELETE FROM `modzzz_articles_fans` WHERE `confirmed` = 0 AND `id_profile` = 2916

 First thank you again for your support thrue PM for my issue with the update.

I am agree with Dailho. When you publish articles in different languages, or for different country, it will be much better to be able to filter the articles.

Do you will considarate this in a future update ?

 The suggestion has been noted.

Will your module help with this:

I have created a page called 'Hunting"  On that page I have created a Special Block to show Articles using code:

return BxDolService::call('articles', 'archive_block_member', array(0,0,false));

I want to filter this to only show Categories = Hunting.

I can't figure out exactly what the BxDolService call expects to create this filter.

Thanks!

 Create a RSS block using the RSS feed for that Category.

" Create a RSS block using the RSS feed for that Category."

I could but I really want to use the Special Block and have all of the build-in Article formatting.  Using RSS just spits out what it feeds.

I have this working I just need a filter based on Category...

return BxDolService::call('articles', 'archive_block_member', array(0,0,false));

I'll ask on the main Forum.  I was hoping that your module could help.

I have now added the ability to do this. Download the latest version of the mod and check the help.txt file for instructions.

Version 2.0.8 released. (See patches/version_2.0.8 folder in zip file)

Adds Service functions to allow loading of Articles based on a specific Tag or Category in a block on any desired page.

Awesome response time, thanks, I'll give it a try.

I'm confused.  I purchased the module and downloaded and copied folder Modzzz to modules folder.  It showed up in Setup > Modules > Install and when clicking on Install failed and it says that it's already installed:

Installation of: Ultimate Articles Failed

 The default articles mod must first be un-installed. If you have existing Articles that you want to preserve then check the readme.txt for instructions.

Weird.  The first time I looked at the readme.txt file it showed this text:

!!!! NOT FOR FRESH INSTALLATIONS - THIS IS FOR SITES WITH THE MOD INSTALLED ALREADY !!!!!!

That was within the IZArc zip program.   Then after unzipping it showed the full package installation info.

That's why I missed seeing the remove existing Articles module.

 That is because you were looking at a readme.txt file in one of the patches folder. 

In your new help.txt file you write:

return BxDolService::call('articles', 'tag_block', array('my category',10));

You might mean:

return BxDolService::call('articles', 'category_block', array('my category',10));

And...

What is the syntax in the above  array to find  'my category' using wildcards ?   Something like:   '%Hunting' will find Bear Hunting and Deer Hunting, etc.?

And finally...

How do you administer Article Categories?  I do not see a new category created in a new article showing up in the Settings > Categories Settings Listing.

You might mean:

return BxDolService::call('articles', 'category_block', array('my category',10));

Response : You are correct.

What is the syntax in the above  array to find  'my category' using wildcards ?   Something like:   '%Hunting' will find Bear Hunting and Deer Hunting, etc.?

Response : Wildcard search is not supported.

How do you administer Article Categories?  I do not see a new category created in a new article showing up in the Settings > Categories Settings Listing.

Response : Only Categories global to the module (not just this but any Dolphin module) will appear in Categories Settings Listing.

Response : Only Categories global to the module (not just this but any Dolphin module) will appear in Categories Settings Listing.

That's so unfriendly of them...  ;-)

Your wrote:

Response : Only Categories global to the module (not just this but any Dolphin module) will appear in Categories Settings Listing.

I've been trying really hard to understand your Category structure.  On my Articles home page there is an Articles Category Block ( _modzzz_articles_block_article_categories ) that only shows the Global categories and not the Article Categories.   Are you saying that this is correct ?

 It shows the Article Categories except the custom categories that were created for a specific Article.

To the article related pages:  ../articles/browse/categories or recent, top, popular   I'd like to add sidebar modules.  Please tell me this is possible...?   

 Custom development would be needed for this.

Any hints on where to start?

" Custom development would be needed for this."

Ok, one last question and I'll stop bugging you...  

I found this module:  http://www.boonex.com/m/Extended_Articles_Mod_D7

Can you tell me if there might be any interference with your module (that I am using...).  Before I purchase I don't want to find out that these two won't play nice...    Thanks!

Both modules will not run together. I am not sure why you want to buy another mod with a subset of the existing functionality of the Ultimate Articles.

Both modules will not run together. I am not sure why you want to buy another mod with a subset of the existing functionality of the Ultimate Articles.

Again, trying to get sidebar modules on Articles pages.  It states:

"Extended Articles Mod D7: This Mod adds new Blocks to your standard dolphin articles mod on articles home and articles view site"

Your module doesn't do this...

The Ultimate Articles does add new blocks to Articles home and view page. This is not what you inquired about in your first post. You asked, "To the article related pages:  ../articles/browse/categories or recent, top, popular   I'd like to add sidebar modules.". Neither of the mods you are looking at now will do that by default.

will the already posted articles with boonex standard module be lost on using your module?

 No, the mod has instructions on how to retain the Articles.

nice, so it could be the next future investment ;)

Is there anyway to add in the articles settings in admin the ability to NOT allow video embed code? Currently it has no such ability.

Hello,

I get this error while trying to change thumbnailpicture, I have uploaded two pictures. Can you please help me?

Thanks you

Error:

"Found error in the file '/home/admin/domains/hundintresse.se/public_html/inc/classes/BxDolFilesDb.php' at line297.
Called 'getRow' function with erroneous argument #0.

Debug backtrace:"

Hi Jerome, please can you look at integrating States into this mod?

I have many of your other mods with States and its a key feature on my site.

UArticles doesnt have this though which means it wont work the way I need it to as your other mods do.

Would be a very much appreciated addition if you could add it?

Thanks - Tim

 I occasionally get the error "Called 'getRow' function with erroneous argument #0." with several of modzzz mods... yet the seem to work okay.

PM me your FTP and Admin login so investigation can be done. This sounds like your site has some customization done to it which is causing problems.

 Done... thank you 

I am having this issue, that it keeps on deleting my articles for no reason, is this a bug?

You have Articles for Dolphin 6.x. PM me for further assistance as this support forum is dealing with Dolphin 7.x

hello modzzz sir,

can you please help me out ...

i am getting a database query error regarding getRow function...

 Please PM me the full details of the error.

Version 2.0.9 released. (See patches/version_2.0.9 folder in zip file)

Adds alphabetical quick search to main page.

This only appears to search on the first letter of the title... what if the "keyword" in the title is not the first word?

Also, it would be nice to have the option of using a keyword search block and/or the "search by letter" block.  If I have to choose only one, I'd choose to search by keyword.... but I'd prefer to display both options in the same block... letter search above keyword search.

Currently... it appears our only option is the new block to 'search by the first letter of the title'.  Unless we rollback to the previous set of template and class files to restore the mini keyword search block :-)

 It was meant to search by first letter of Title. I have reinstated the keyword search, apply the patch again.

The following CSS file needs to be re-uploaded too :

     modules\modzzz\articles\templates\base\css\main.css

URGENT.

after i updated the ultimate articles module, my whole site crashed and can't load.

 PM me site details.

Have PM.

1) Just checked error.log, getting alot of

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected '`', expecting T_FUNCTION in /public_html/modules/modzzz/articles/classes/BxArticlesPageMain.php on line 27

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in /public_html/modules/modzzz/articles/classes/BxArticlesModule.php on line 207

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting '}' in /public_html/modules/modzzz/articles/classes/BxArticlesPageMain.php on line 177

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /public_html/modules/modzzz/articles/classes/BxArticlesModule.php on line 43

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /public_html/modules/modzzz/articles/classes/BxArticlesModule.php on line 490

2) Noticed the points module is not integrated with the latest article module version?

In BxArticlesModule.php, the     

function onEventCreate ($iEntryId, $sStatus, $aDataEntry = array()) {
        
        if ('approved' == $sStatus) {
            $this->reparseTags ($iEntryId);
            $this->reparseCategories ($iEntryId);

            //[begin] points mods (modzzz.com)
            if(getParam('modzzz_point_activated')=='on'){
                $oPoint = BxDolModule::getInstance('BxPointModule'); 
                $oPoint->assignPoints($this->_iProfileId, $this->_sPrefix, 'add', 'add', $iEntryId);
            }
            //[end] points mods (modzzz.com)
        }

is missing from latest version.

Articles integration with Points is functional. The code snippet you referred to was removed a long time ago and is not needed as the alerts system is now used. Did you upgrade the mod versions sequentially or did you jump from a very old version straight to the latest ?

 Seems like your files were not properly uploaded. I have logged in to your FTP and re-uploaded the files and the site is now loading.

Strange, i downloaded the latest package and used those files. Exactly the same.

Thanks for your quick response.

 I upgraded the mod versions sequentially. Just did a double check and the v2.0.8 zip which I still have and it also has that code snippet. Only the v2.0.9 doesn't have that code.

Can you in your Media articles such as Article please create functionality that adds sub categories?

I've just patched step by step to 2.0.9 and when I navigated to one of the letter search pages, I discovered missing language key _modzzz_articles_page_title_browse_letter - this one is not even in my languages, so I guess I'd need to create it with Browse by letter content or something similar...

Download the mod again ... re-upload the language file (modules\modzzz\articles\install\langs\en.php) ... go to admin and recompile language for the mod.

1. Sorry, instead of quote I managed to report your post. How... shameful. 

2. I see, I didn't know we were meant to recompile languages after every patch? 

The patch usually states whether you need to recompile language or not. If you are applying a number of patches at once, you only need to recompile after the last one.