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Customize your mainpage just like user's profile page. Add custom HTML, advertisements and many more.
Supported widgets:
In full version only:
WHAT IT DOES:
You can customize your main page and login page by dragging-and-dropping widgets on it. There is a wide variety of new widgets you can use.
INSTALLATION:
NOTE:
The version uploaded here is a GPL version. It has limit of 2 widgets per column, and won't save the content of your HTML widgets. In the full version, available on project's homepage, you'll be able to add any HTML content in between your widgets. There will be no limit of a number of widgets you can place in any column. Link to project's homepage is at the top left corner of the screen.
CHANGES:
IN 1.05:
Scott, what exactly you want adapted to the dashboard?
Mike (vazco) 1061 days ago
Thanks for this plugin. This plugin is exactly what I need.
Just one point: On my elgg site, it shows only one column and all the selected widgets are in the left column. Any idea what went wrong?
Okko 7 1060 days ago
the whole setup, the 3 columns and they ease of arranging the widgets. plus if there was a way to custom build a widget. I put some paddlespots on my riverdash, but if you added an option for a user to select what data and how much to show, that would be a huge help to those that can't program, but want to display (form_data, etc...) information easier. not sure how you could do this, maybe a drop down option that lists the different types of data that can be pulled from the database.
Someday (when I have money again) I have a bunch of things I need done. I'll keep you updated.
skotmiller 1060 days ago
above comment
"for a user to select".....
user = admin
could be a user also, but admin is first
skotmiller 1060 days ago
@Okko Do you use HTML widgets? If so, please PM me the code you used in them. Also, what language do you use?
@ skotmiller The widgets for riverdashboard or static widgets for dashboard can be a good idea. This would be something like a main page for a logged in users. I may create this as an extension when I find some time.
An option to custom build the widget would be hard to implement and wouldn't be flexible. Option to build widget from the data of Kevin's form would be a bit easier to implement though - it would allow you to archieve exactly what you want.
Mike (vazco) 1060 days ago
We have a site with over 1000 members, when we installed this module it slows the site down to virtually a crawl, the site ran fine prior, and the server is as optimized as it can get, any ideas?
GregKeys 1060 days ago
@Greg,
you may try turning off certain widgets and try if the site won't run faster then. Do you experience slowdowns straight after turning on the plugin? How many visits per day do you have? (for not logged in users)
One of the things on a todo list for this plugin is caching, since it can be a bit resource heavy. You should be able to run it on a site with at least 3000 registered users on a good server without a problem though.
If this won't help, I can create a caching module for this plugin should you agree to fund it's development.
Mike (vazco) 1060 days ago
Hello Vasco,
I'm running elgg 1.5 with no HTML widget. I have English and French installed (using English on my admin accout and French on my normal user account). You can check it out at www.interaxis.net.
Any help would be welcome.
Okko 7 1059 days ago
Okko, it must be the encoding. The plugin's demo version is encoded and can interfere with some languages. Full version is not encoded and shouldn't cause you trouble. Which version do you use?
In case it's a full version, please give me the FTP connection and admin account to your site and I will investigate the problem.
Mike (vazco) 1059 days ago
Vazco, I'm still using the free version. I'm still testing elgg and as long as there is no decision about further developing this page, we won't invest in a proprietary plugin, although I definitively think your plugin is a great tool.
Okko 7 1058 days ago
@ Okko
I had the same problem.
After I changed in the CSS
#layout_canvas .content{
padding: 20px;
-moz-border-radius:8px;
}
to
#layout_canvas .content{
padding: 0px;
-moz-border-radius:8px;
}
it worked fine.
_h_r_ 1055 days ago
I will include this fix and make a new release soon.
Mike (vazco) 1055 days ago
wait, then it's not correct on the mainpage...
better you do it like this:
/*-------------------------------
DYNAMIC LOOK OF BACKGOUND ON THE MAIN PAGE
-------------------------------*/
<?php if ($background){?>
.mainpage_content{
background: <?php echo $background;?>;
}
<?php }?>
#index_left {
padding:20px!important;
}
#index_right {
padding:20px!important;
}
Then everything is fine..
_h_r_ 1055 days ago
Vazco, How much it would cost to tell me how to make the widgets I see in my Dashboard are shwon in your main 3 columns page? because I cannot see them here http:/
And if you would mind I share that information here.
Mercè 1055 days ago
Merce,
I'm not sure I understood you well. You want to migrate teh widgets from the dashboard to the main page, is this correct? Mainpage widgets and dashboard/profile widgets are two separate things. You can send me the list of all the widgets you would like to migrate and I will give you the price.
Regards,
Mike
Mike (vazco) 1055 days ago
No migrate, for example if in my dashboard I can see my quote of the day, or my videos, of the blog or the page I've created, why I cannot see them on the main page as latest or recent pages, latest blogs, latest events etc, before I login. That is see them in both places.
Mercè 1055 days ago
Merce, I get it now.
You will see on the main page all the informations that are set to public. You input the informations as a private or for logged in users - that's probably why you don't see them on the main page.
When you log in and go to main page, you will see all the information that are set for logged in users as well (and all your private informations)
Mike (vazco) 1055 days ago
Mike, yes that is what I meant.
But I have set to public some widgets and It does not works by the moment.
Mercè 1055 days ago
Merce,
it's not the widgets you have to set to public, but data inside. If you want to display a video on a main page, edit this video and set this event's access level to public. This should help.
Mike (vazco) 1055 days ago
I have installed simple_neutral theme , does this work with new themes. Any help appreciated
jaypee 1041 days ago
Jaypee,
you can try installing the demo version to see if it will work with your theme. In case there are some problems, usually they can be taken care of with a few simple CSS modifications.
Mike (vazco) 1040 days ago
How to put a register form on main page
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Nice job Mike, any way you can adapt this to the the dashboard/riverdashboard. I've been hacking away at mine, but this would make it much easier.
skotmiller 1061 days ago