An 'Heads Up'

@paul
10 years ago
4,326 posts

Hi all
Just an advance notice that from Tuesday evening I am 'out of town' for nine days. I'll still hopefully have internet connection where I am so can check in, but not as frequently as I do now.
The Jamroom Team has been running at 50% capacity for the past week, just at the time when Ning imports have took off, so we have been stretched keeping up, to say the least, but the other two guys will be back this week so can hopefully respond to your questions here then if I'm not around at the time.

So, can I ask that all of you that have been emailing me directly with questions post them here, or on the main Jamroom forum instead? All the team will then see them and be able to respond, and that will also benefit other users who may have the same issues.

Thanks
Paul

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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
updated by @paul: 07/09/16 09:21:02AM

@brian
10 years ago
10,148 posts

Just a followup that Douglas and I will be online this week (I'll be back in the office full time starting Tuesday) so we will absolutely do our best to help out everyone we can.

Once Paul is back things should move pretty well - right now all of you "early adopters" are working through things that in the next month we will have fully "smoothed out" with a custom Ning Skin, better Ning-related options in many of our modules, etc.

I just want to say I appreciate everyone's patience - many of you are seeing the rough edges, and our goal is to have everything working really well - we'll get there but it's just going to take a little bit more time, but thank you for all your feedback and patience while we work towards the goal.

Thanks!

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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Strumelia
@strumelia
10 years ago
3,603 posts

Are you kidding me? You guys are, like, the best!

After sitting around while Ning clips its nose hairs for 18 months- you all are working and developing great stuff for us so fast it makes the head spin.

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updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@brian
10 years ago
10,148 posts

Strumelia:
while Ning clips its nose hairs for 18 months

- you almost made me choke on my coffee! This was awesome.

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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Strumelia
@strumelia
10 years ago
3,603 posts

It's the truth!

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updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@soaringeagle
10 years ago
3,304 posts

have a great vacation
ya will be missed tho

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updated by @soaringeagle: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@paul
10 years ago
4,326 posts

Hi -I'm back. Have I missed anything? ;-)

I seriously need to get a good nights sleep then tomorrow I'll catch up with what Brian has been doing with groups and imports etc. and then get back into the swing of things here again, particularly if any of the imports I did before need bringing up to spec.
Exciting ning times still :-)

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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
updated by @paul: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

I was on a short vacation too...and feel very lost at this point.

Hope you had a good rest Paul and a good vacation.
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@paul
10 years ago
4,326 posts

Pam Givens:
I was on a short vacation too...and feel very lost at this point.

Hope you had a good rest Paul and a good vacation.

Thanks Pam - I did :-)

Yeah - a lot has happened in the past week or so and I'm a bit lost as well, but have been catching up all morning so if you want, I can log into your imported site and make sure you are up to date with the latest modules and skins?

That also goes for anyone else I've imported. Let me know.

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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
updated by @paul: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Yes...Paul I would really appreciate that.
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Will watching the videos on utube help me know how to make some changes/additions, even where to start, on my site, since those videos are not about the Ningja skin?
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@paul
10 years ago
4,326 posts

Pam Givens:
Will watching the videos on utube help me know how to make some changes/additions, even where to start, on my site, since those videos are not about the Ningja skin?

Yes. They will give you an understanding of Jamroom right from the basics through to building your own custom modules. All the techniques can be applied to any skin. I'd recommend all Jamroom site owners to do this. The fact that yours is an imported Ning site doesn't make it any different to any other Jamroom site. Its just been 'pre-loaded' ;-)

hth
Pa

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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
updated by @paul: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Ok...then....heading over to do that. Thanks Paul
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Will the Easy Web Builder be available on the Ningja skin...I actually think I could figure that out - a little bit.
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@michael
10 years ago
7,714 posts

That's the goal. Make the front section more configurable. Its still in beta right now as I work through all the issues. Once its stable by itself, then we can look to getting it into the ning focused skins.

--edit--
Beta discussion is going on here if you want to add your input:
https://www.jamroom.net/site-builder
updated by @michael: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Pam Givens:

michael:
That's the goal. Make the front section more configurable. Its still in beta right now as I work through all the issues. Once its stable by itself, then we can look to getting it into the ning focused skins.

--edit--
Beta discussion is going on here if you want to add your input:
https://www.jamroom.net/site-builder

Thanks Michael...I'm so lost on all the coding and how to create a site similar to my ning site. Doesn't have to be the same but I think it's important to my members to have a lot of the same features that they are used to. For me I want to be able to add, change and modify things without having to hire someone to help me. That defeats the purpose for me. I'm really pretty lost as to how to even begin. I've really appreciated all the help I'm getting from Paul..it's my inability to comprehend that's the problem.
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@michael
10 years ago
7,714 posts

We know how to build things, its the 'what to build' that you can help with. So thanks for all your input here in the forums. If you keep helping describe to us what is not right, we can handle the code side of it.
updated by @michael: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@paul
10 years ago
4,326 posts

Pam Givens:
Yes...Paul I would really appreciate that.

Hi Pam
I've brought your site up to speed with respect to the latest Group/Discussion/Page handling. Look it over and see what you think.
One thing you need to do is attach any of the imported pages to their original groups. The Ning archive doesn't include the information to do that automatically so it needs to be done 'by hand' after import.
Log in as admin and go to ACP=> ProfileGroups=> GroupPages=> Tools=> PageGroupConfig
Also note that all Ning discussions that were not a group discussion have now been imported to your profile forum at http://yoursite.com/pam/forum
hth
Pa

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updated by @paul: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Hi Paul

Thank you for helping me out. Looks really good and it's rewarding to see the development progress. Is there a way to reorder the posts and photos. The ones from 2008 are showing first and not the newest ones...the first members that signed up are showing first rather than the newest also the comments on the individual members profiles are the earliest to the newest.
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Log in as admin and go to ACP=> ProfileGroups=> GroupPages=> Tools=> PageGroupConfig
Also note that all Ning discussions that were not a group discussion have now been imported to your profile forum at http://yoursite.com/pam/forum
hth
Pa
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Ok...I just found this - PageGroupConfig ;-)

But I need to have some other topics in the index header....because some of these are pages. How do I add to the index?

HOME
MY PAGE
MOSAIC COURSES/WORKSHOPS (this is linked to a group)
MEMBERS
MOSAIC HISTORY (this is linked to a group)
BLOGS
COMPETITION (separate page)
ART CLASSES/ARTICLES (separate page)
CHAT (group)
GROUPS
CMA SUMMIT 2014 (linked to a group)
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT (separate page)
EXHIBITIONS (this is the event/exhibition page)
VIDEOS
PHOTOS
FORUM
MANAGE
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Strumelia
@strumelia
10 years ago
3,603 posts

Pam Givens:
Is there a way to reorder the posts and photos. The ones from 2008 are showing first and not the newest ones...the first members that signed up are showing first rather than the newest also the comments on the individual members profiles are the earliest to the newest.

Pam, I just brought this issue up in its own thread, see below, and i'm hoping to have some input on it, as it may have various long lasting effects on our sites:
https://www.jamroom.net/ning-to-jamroom/forum/new_posts/17492/archive-content-importing-in-reverse-order-issues-navigating-that

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Migrated from Ning to Jamroom June 2015
updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Thanks...for letting me know this. I just am reading some of the other posts to see what I'm missing - which seems to be quite a lot ;-)

updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@brian
10 years ago
10,148 posts

Pam Givens:
Thanks...for letting me know this. I just am reading some of the other posts to see what I'm missing - which seems to be quite a lot ;-)

I have followed up on Strumelia's post.

Thanks!

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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Is this where I can change the navigation bar and add topics?
Modify Menu Entry
http://contemporarymosaicart.com/core/skin_menu_modify/id=7
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@michael
10 years ago
7,714 posts

Pam Givens"]
Is this where I can change the navigation bar and add topics?
Modify Menu Entry
http://contemporarymosaicart.com/core/skin_menu_modify/id=7:target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://contemporarymosaicart.com/core/skin_menu_modify/id=7

Nope, that's not the section you want. That's for the dropdown menu under the users profile name. (see screenshot)

If you wanted to add another page next to say "Images" in the top row of links, then that is done in the
ACP -> SKINS -> NINGJA -> TEMPLATES -> header_menu_desktop.tpl -> MODIFY

Around line 123 ish you'll see this code:

            {if jrCore_module_is_active('jrGallery')}
                <li><a href="{$jamroom_url}/{jrCore_module_url module="jrGallery"}">{jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="36" default="Images"}</a></li>
            {/if}

That reads "If the jrGallery module is active, include this link in the header to the gallery page."

You could add another link in there after that like this

<li><a href="{$jamroom_url}/elephants">elephants</a></li>

and that would add a link to:
http://contemporarymosaicart.com/elephants

But I know you don't like messing around with code. We're trying to get the Site Builder system up and running so you won't need to do this. What was the other link you wanted for?

updated by @michael: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Thanks Michael
I will give this a try. Would like to be able to do something ;-)

). Also you talk about the C panel. Is that to be found someplace on jamroom or do I need to find that through the server?
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

Is this correct?
{if jrCore_module_is_active('jrGallery')}
artist_spotlight{jrCore_module_url module="jrGallery"}">{jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="36" default="Images"}
{/if}
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@douglas
10 years ago
2,790 posts

Pam Givens:
Is this correct?
{if jrCore_module_is_active('jrGallery')}
artist_spotlight{jrCore_module_url module="jrGallery"}">{jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="36" default="Images"}
{/if}

That doesn't look right.

Can you let us know what link you trying to add?

Thanks!

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Douglas Hackney
Jamroom Team - Designer/Developer/Support
FAQ-Docs-Help Videos
updated by @douglas: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

humm...sorry. I didn't save that change cause I thought it was probably not correct. I would like to add a page for Artist Spotlight. If I can figure that out then I can add some of the other navigation items.

Thanks again
Pam
P.S. I know it's not your job to teach me coding ;-)

updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Strumelia
@strumelia
10 years ago
3,603 posts

Pam- your cPanel is where you access your stuff and your settings on your SERVER and your server account. You log into your server account (not JR) to get to your cPanel. Once there, you can look for your file manager folder to see where your 'stuff' is. Also in there, look for your "Public_html" folder and you'll recognize some of your stuff there.

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updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Pam Givens
@pam-givens
10 years ago
45 posts

OK...thanks Strumelia. I'll check that out.
updated by @pam-givens: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@michael
10 years ago
7,714 posts

Pam Givens"]
humm...sorry. I didn't save that change cause I thought it was probably not correct. I would like to add a page for Artist Spotlight. If I can figure that out then I can add some of the other navigation items.

Thanks again
Pam
P.S. I know it's not your job to teach me coding

https://www.jamroom.net/data/media/0/0/jrSmiley_131_smiley_image.png:style="height: 20px" alt=";-)">

Above we are talking about how to add a link to a page. its just this:

<li><a href="{$jamroom_url}/artists-spotlight">Artists Spotlight</a></li>

But thats just a link to a location. You also need to create what is supposed to be there at that location, so you need a new template file too.

So what you want is to create a file:
/skins/(YOUR SKIN)/artist-spotlight.tpl

That is what will show when you go to the url:
http://YOUR-SITE.com/artists-spotlight

Right now that file doesn't exist, so you will get a "Page not found" error.

You can play around with saving stuff, it might break sometimes but that's how you learn. Breaking is nothing to worry about, it can always be fixed. So have a play.

What you need inside that artist-spotlight.tpl is some code to tell the page what to do.

If you look at the index.tpl file that already exists in your skin it will look something like this:

{jrCore_include template="header.tpl"}

// A bunch of code in here.....

{jrCore_include template="footer.tpl"}

That's where you would design the page to make "Artist Spotlight" have the stuff you wanted in it. (The site builder's aim is so you don't have to do this stuff. It will be here soon.)
updated by @michael: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Strumelia
@strumelia
10 years ago
3,603 posts

Micheal, just wanted to say that reading these tips help me as well- thank you for taking the time. Always much appreciated. :D

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updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

@michael
10 years ago
7,714 posts

Nice one @Strumelia. If your interested in the development side of things, you won't out-grow Jamroom.

Maybe the developers course for you next?

"Developers Guide to Customizing Jamroom"
https://www.udemy.com/developers-guide-to-customizing-jamroom

There's a free coupon code for it backstage when your ready:
https://www.jamroom.net/backstage/forum/resources/3112/100-off-coupon-for-developers-guide-to-customizing-jamroom-udemycom-course

updated by @michael: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Bree
@bree
10 years ago
16 posts

Just what I was looking for, this helps me too, will have a look at trying this out when I finish work tonight. Thanks all
updated by @bree: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

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