Help Screens 1.0.x Suggestions, Corrections etc
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:46 pm
Please post any corrections, suggestions for the current programme of updating the Help Screens for Joomla! 1.0.x here.
Thanks
Andy
Thanks
Andy
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Probably more a case of me doing things differently to what you are you used to, I just went with my own 'system' not knowing anything different! Sorry for any confusion.Chris Davenport wrote: Silly me. For some ridiculous reason I'd read that as meaning to stay away from the Site section.
Totally!Chris Davenport wrote: Hopefully on the right track now.
A one off I fear!!Global configuration: Page 1 perfect
Done! The intention is to use the imperative, and active, voices/styles(whatever) wherever possible so I have re-written all the entries with 'you' or 'your' in them. i just have to remember to keep it going through the rest...Change: This facility is ideally used when updating or installing templates, extensions, or data, and do not wish to have your visitors view the site until the changes are completed.
To: This facility is ideally used when updating or installing templates, extensions, or data, and you do not wish to have your visitors view the site until the changes are completed.
Done! Going to go with joomla_root/images etc so as to maintain the lowercase consistency on this one as you rightly pointed out elsewhere.Change (for consistency with usage later on this page): It is also possible to edit the Site is Unavailable display by direct editing of the HTML within the offline.php file in the root/ directory of the Joomla! installation on the web server.
To: It is also possible to edit the Site is Unavailable display by direct editing of the HTML within the offline.php file in the Joomla_root/ directory of the Joomla! installation on the web server.
Done!Missing close bracket in: Select the No option to return the web site to normal viewing accessibility (remembering to first check the “Override write protection while saving“ check box within the Global Configuration panel.
Done! With additional rewording.Maybe change: Offline Message: When the Site Offline Yes option is selected the content of this field forms the basis
To: Offline Message: When the Site Offline field is set to Yes the content of this field forms the basis
Done!Suggest change: Include a link or e-mail address so that the problem can be reported as there is often chance that the site administrators(s) do not know about it.
To: Include a link or e-mail address so that the problem can be reported as there is often a chance that the site administrator does not know about it.
Done!Try changing: %%SITENAME; ?>%%
To: <?php echo $_CONFIG->SITENAME; ?>
That should prevent Joomla! executing the code. If it works then the following Note can be removed.
Done! It is weird every so often a link does not register properly despite going through the same process each time.Link to "Login Form Module" under "Frontend Login:" is broken (maybe hasn't been written yet?).
Done! With additional change ...from signing up more than once using the same e-mail address.!Change: Require Unique Email: Select whether you want to prevent registration with duplicate e-mail addresses. In combination with User activation this option prevents Users to sign up several times using the same e-mail address.
To: Require Unique Email: Select whether you want to prevent registration with duplicate e-mail addresses. In combination with User activation this option prevents Users from signing up several times using the same e-mail address.
Done!Change: Debug Site: Setting this to Yes allows error messages that are created by the web site's php installation and MySQL database errors to be displayed.
To: Debug Site: Setting this to Yes allows PHP and database error messages to be displayed.
Done!Change: If allowed, in the Frontend User Params setting above, Users may still select their own preference, but until they do then this is the editor that will be set for them.
To: If Frontend User Params (see above) is set to Yes then Users may select their own preference, overriding this default selection.
Done!Change: The image is - by default - called favicon.ico and is located in the Joomla! Root/Images directory of the installation.
To: The image is, by default, called favicon.ico and is located in the Joomla_root/images directory of the installation.
Note the lower case "i" in "images". Probably irrelevant on Windows machines, but important on Linux boxes!
Not at all - with the amount of time I am spending on it I want the end result to be right!!Phew! Hope I'm not being too picky.
Added an advisory note for time being. The link in the document is correct it was the page title I had not got around to changing.Chris Davenport wrote: Global Configuration: Locale tab: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/51/153/1/2/
Under "Language" change: See Install new language - Site. Select the required language from the drop down list.
To: See Install/Uninstall a Language File. Select the required language from the drop down list.
Reason: To match the title of the page actually linked to.
Absolutely agree if there is something not right...I will post separately in WG Lounge.Chris Davenport wrote: Global Configuration: Locale tab: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/51/153/1/2/
Okay, I'm confused about the time fields. It appears that the "time offset" field is not used by the Joomla! core code except that if you change it and save it also changes the "server offset" field. Could be used by 3PD extensions though maybe? And why is the "server offset" a read-only field? Since I live in the UK and always operate in GMT I have no experience of stretching a site over timezones. I think someone else needs to review this page.
Not changed.Change: Control who can vote in the Front-end using the the Access Level variable in Site Mambot: [ MOS Rating ].
To: You can control who can vote in the Front-end using the Access Level variable in Site Mambot: [ MOS Rating ].
DoneChange (for consistency): NOTE: The PDF Maker will be unavailable if the Media directory is not writable.
To: NOTE: The PDF Maker will be unavailable if the Joomla_root/media directory is not writable.
DoneThe link to "Site Mambot [ MOS Pagination]" under "Table of Contents on multi-page items" actually takes you to a different page!
Done.In: Content Item Navigation: Choose the radio button Show, to publish...
The "Show" should be in italics for consistency.
Hi Chris,Chris Davenport wrote: Global Configuration: Database Tab: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/51/153/1/4/
Chris Davenport wrote: Global Configuration: Server Tab: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/51/153/1/5/
Done with variation.Change: Absolute Path: ...
Done... why is it no matter how many times you reread a document you can miss the obviousChange: Warning:
Hi Scoop0901,Scoop0901 wrote: Yes, I am new to the forum, but I am not shy about jumping in.
I am with a national non-profit organizatiion ...
In the Help window for the Weblink Manager, it doesn't say what the default length is for the "description" field, which is something that could really help me keep from pulling out the rest of my hair -- or even from going the rest of the way gray a little faster than I'm doing it on my own.
For most links, the default length allowed in Joomla has worked fine, but it seems everyone has independently stumbled upon the field's maximum length and sent me messages about it via email. I have it on my ToDo list -- that if we opt to stay with Joomla -- to find the coding and nix the limit -- but for others, it might be helpful to say in the Help window that the default length is limited to (#) characters or (#) words.
Thanks Chris,Chris Davenport wrote: Global Configuration - Server Tab:
Done ThanksChris Davenport wrote: Global Configuration: Metadata Tab:
Done with some changes to word order.Chris Davenport wrote: Global Configuration - Mail Tab:
Global Configuration: Statistics Tab: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/51/153/1/9/
Done.To: If the web site experiences a slight delay whenever a User visits the site for the first time, you should set this to No.
Added with some modification.Log Content Hits by Date: Select Yes to enable logging of the hits on Content Items on a daily basis. There are currently no in-built analysis routines to complement this logging feature. Select No to disable this feature.
i.e. remove extraneous commas.
DoneIt may also prove an invaluable resource in identifying potential weak areas in the web site content
yep I struggled with this one: I have three versions in mind of what is the right approach:Chris Davenport wrote: Global Configuration: SEO Tab: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/51/153/1/10/
Suggest moving the "Related Information" section to the first page of Global Configuration, i.e. here: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/51/153/
All done. Thanks ChrisLanguage Manager: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/52/222/