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Topic Started: Oct 29 2008, 10:28 PM (275 Views)
Mhhh	Oct 29 2008, 05:28 PM Post #1
iRun Posts: 73 Group: Members Member #166,782 Joined: March 22, 2008 I'm Browsing With Internet Explorer 7 My Board URL http://s11.invisionfree.com/sleeping_dragon	So I was wondering, is there any way you guys could make like a blog main index page that had a list of all members with blogs and you could just click on the members name and it would bring you to their blog. On my forums alot of people are loving the blogs but its hard to know who has one unless they post a link to it in their sig. Otherwise no one really goes to your profile page and looks to see if you have a blog. If there was just one index with all blogers listed it be fast and easy. Thanks! ~Mhhh



Fission	Oct 29 2008, 05:35 PM Post #2
SRS BSNS Posts: 1,235 Group: Members Member #174,596 Joined: September 17, 2008 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3 My Board URL http://s15.zetaboards.com/Sonic_Cyclone	This would be a cool feature. I also like the idea another person had about a "Blog" button on each post.



JFK	Oct 29 2008, 06:27 PM Post #3
Member Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #175,920 Joined: October 18, 2008	That would be me Fission. And Slayer766 has graciously provided me with code which does just that here - http://zbcode.com/topic/766899/1/ - .... But it has a problem . It displays the blog button whether you have a blog or not... And returns Zetaboards error page if one does not. The problem is finding the boolean variable which the profile page uses to display, or not display the "Personal Blog" field. Once that is disclosed, a mod to Slayer766's code should be relatively easy. One clue may be found here - http://if.invisionfree.com/topic/5018929/1/ Edited by JFK, Oct 29 2008, 11:29 PM.



SlothLikeSin	Oct 29 2008, 07:41 PM Post #4
D; Posts: 422 Group: Members Member #64,515 Joined: August 11, 2005	Right now, the only way to tell is to load up the blog page for each user that has posted (note: not the same person twice, or more, so you'd need to store their name and a boolean value in an object for referencing) and checking whether or not an error page is loaded. It wouldn't be the best way to do this, but it'd work just fine. The only problem is that it'd eat up ad-credits like crazy. :/ Brandon should either give us a hint as to whether the user has a blog or not.. or introduce some sort of global object with plenty of information on any given user. ZetaBoards is great. It really, really is. Things are very simple and straightforward, the layout is sexy, and the features are awesome. However, the need for information is growing as more intense and complex modifications are being thought up. Feed us that information, Brandon -- we're hungry! Edited by SlothLikeSin, Oct 30 2008, 12:47 AM.



JFK	Oct 29 2008, 08:07 PM Post #5
Member Posts: 470 Group: Members Member #175,920 Joined: October 18, 2008	SlothLikeSin Oct 30 2008, 12:41 AM Right now, the only way to tell is to load up the blog page for each user that has posted (note: not the same person twice, or more, so you'd need to store their name and a boolean value in an object for referencing) and checking whether or not an error page is loaded. It wouldn't be the best way to do this, but it'd work just fine. The only problem is that it'd eat up ad-credits like crazy. :/ Brandon should either give us a hint as to whether the user has a blog or not.. or introduce some sort of global object with plenty of information on any given user. ZetaBoards is great. It really, really is. Things are very simple and straightforward, the layout is sexy, and the features are awesome. However, the need for information is growing as more intense and complex modifications are being thought up. Feed us that information, Brandon -- we're hungry! Or even a function call or 2 would work... A seudoscript would be : if HasBlog(UserID) DisplayBlogButton; But you would need to know how to access Zetaboards variable name to write HasBlog. I am simply not that good enough at hacking to even attempt to figure out what, and where that variable is.



Mhhh	Oct 30 2008, 03:49 PM Post #6
iRun Posts: 73 Group: Members Member #166,782 Joined: March 22, 2008 I'm Browsing With Internet Explorer 7 My Board URL http://s11.invisionfree.com/sleeping_dragon	so could an admin look at this or something and tell me if they think this could happen



Nemomon	Oct 30 2008, 03:55 PM Post #7
Go Dizzy, Go! Posts: 1,319 Group: Members Member #167,195 Joined: April 4, 2008 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	I would like that feature because of another thing. Staff as now cannot moderate blog entries, so technically they don't have possibility to konw, if something againt theRules (law) is posted in them or not.



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