World of Warcraft Guilds Portal and Joomla

elstinko · **Joined:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:19 pm **Posts:** 27

http://hwguild.com

to check out the content and how its laid out.
user: guest
pass: guest1

I am using the following 3rd party components and modules for my guild.
- Community Builder (tricked out to facilitate custom registration and sort lists by guild needs)
- AJAX shout box
- Joomlaboard
- Server Status (for ventrilo status and who is logged in)
- Server Status (modded for world of warcraft by dethrock)
- Timezone Clock (set to wow server time and website server time)
- Recruitment mod by dethrock (lets admin set the priority of classes that the guild is seeking in module parameters)
- MyPMS II modded (for mail)
- Expose (our nifty flash screenshot gallery)

DKP Management
For DKP I installed EQDKP separately and wrapped it in Joomla. EQDKP would be a great app to complile into a Joomla Componant.
http://eqdkp.com/

Item stats has been written for Joomla, however. Curious to know what this mod can do stand alone in Joomla.
http://itemstats.free.fr/download.php?list.3
Choose English in language menu

Use the following modified code to properly wrap EQDKP so it doesn't target links and leave Joomla site.
http://www.silentspirits.org/wow/joomla_guide/index.htm#wrapping_eqdkp

Code:

First we need to change the way eqdkp uses links pr. Default..
To do this, open the following file /eqdkp/includes/eqdkp.php

Line 298:
${$var} .= '<a href="' . $this->root_path . $menu['link'] . '" class="copy" target="_top">' . $menu['text'] . '</a> | ';

Change it to be:
${$var} .= '<a href="' . $this->root_path . $menu['link'] . '" class="copy" target="_self">' . $menu['text'] . '</a> | ';

(only change was target=”_top” -> target=”_self”)

Save and upload the file again.
Create a wrapper link to your eqdkp as shown before

Raiding Events Manager
We find that an in game event manager is more practical. They provide a bridge to export data from game to website. It needs to be developed.
http://christophe.calmejane.free.fr/wow/gem/

Data Synch GEM to a database
http://christophe.calmejane.free.fr/wow/wds/

This Addon tracks your Raid reset timer and auto invites subscribers. It also lets you define requirements for subscribing such as level and class. You have list and calendar view and in calendar view it auto marks your raid reset. There is a parser out there that lets you synch this to a MySQL database but the maintanance is too much when trying to game and lead. GEM (Guild Event Manager) is the best solution for WoW raid managing. We use the website for DKP, forum, downloads, chat, recruitment, display policies and recruitment.

If I had time I would try and program the WDS for a Joomla Component, then you could have a Guild Event Manager in synch on web and in game!

Besides not having as many 3rd party extensions geared specifically towards gaming guild portals Joomla can still be a very competitive solution for building a guild portal site. It just requires some creative purposing of existing extensions and wrapping until someone stakes claim to the first Clan specific Joomla extensions. Our contributions are WoW Recruitment Status and WoW Server Status. Enjoy.

SCMH · **Joined:** Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:56 am **Posts:** 101

i really like the look of the rakoshi site. everything fits together

matthewhayashida · **Joined:** Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:26 pm **Posts:** 1331

Looks good. the site doens't have the really dark and gloomy feeling (yay) becuase of the spacing. Nice template.

teckademic · **Joined:** Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:06 pm **Posts:** 541

As someone who as been addicted to WoW since Beta, I would say this is one of the better templates I have seen.

maybe since im not logged in, it seems there is no information other then a guild Code. I like the recruitment module too.

I couldn't sign in with guest/guest1

elstinko · **Joined:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:19 pm **Posts:** 27

try
guest
guest1

Rogue4ngel · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:04 pm

Very nice... and some nice features to it as well.

ty2d · **Joined:** Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:22 am **Posts:** 11

where did you get that recruitment module?
couldn't found it with google search

elstinko · **Joined:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:19 pm **Posts:** 27

We wrote it. SO its custom. I'll pack it up and submit it to Joomla. The 2 custom modules shown here are WoW server status and Recruitment

ty2d · **Joined:** Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:22 am **Posts:** 11

elstinko wrote:

We wrote it. SO its custom. I'll pack it up and submit it to Joomla. The 2 custom modules shown here are WoW server status and Recruitment

that would be wonderful... thank you very much

i really like the way you present the recruitment :-*

ty2d · **Joined:** Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:22 am **Posts:** 11

did you foun the time to submit it to joomla?

avaeth · **Joined:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:15 am **Posts:** 2

Hi elstinko,

i´d love to use your Joomla Module "Recruitment".

Where can I get it from or is it possible that you send it via E-Mail?

elstinko · **Joined:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:19 pm **Posts:** 27

We are packaging up the Recruitment and WoW Server Status Mods and posting to Joomla soon. I'll post when it is available. As for the template It will be available soon on Rhuk's site Rockettheme for he agreed to redistribute my modded design of one of his club templates. I will be designing 2 header banners for it. One for alliance and one for Horde. I suspect the mods will be ready this week and the template in about 2 weeks since he will want to run it through validation and such.

Patriko · **Joined:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:01 pm **Posts:** 2

this is great... what kind of time frame are we looking at until we will see this on rockettheme?

elstinko · **Joined:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:19 pm **Posts:** 27

Mods can be downloaded here
http://code.google.com/p/joomlawow/

Try not to bombard us with too many support questions since these mods are as simple as they come. Place questions here.

talgren · **Joined:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:47 pm **Posts:** 5

elstinko wrote:

Mods can be downloaded here
http://code.google.com/p/joomlawow/

Try not to bombard us with too many support questions since these mods are as simple as they come. Place questions here.

I grabbed both mods but for some reason they do not work. I get a module title (when i turn the mod title on) and nothing else.

What am I doing wrong here? :-*

I am hosting via Godaddy using a LAMP platform with Joomla 1.5 and mySQL v. 4.1.

Thanks,
talgren

elstinko · **Joined:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:19 pm **Posts:** 27

Hmm we have not tested this on Joomla 1.5. It is possible it does not comply. All my Joomla installs are 1.013. Since it took like almost 2 years to stablelize security for v1.0 I hesitate to hop in on the newest version. Also we do not have an install of 1.5 we have no testing grounds so if anyone with 1.5 knowledge wants to copy mod and port the code over to comply then let us know. We will add it to the downloads section.

ty2d · **Joined:** Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:22 am **Posts:** 11

Elstinko, thank you very much for this two modules. They are great...

Patriko · **Joined:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:01 pm **Posts:** 2

any idea on a time frame until we will see this template on rockettheme?

prophetkgb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:18 pm **Posts:** 4

i am makin a site as well wondering if you could help me on it email is marcusrai@gmail.com

Atomm · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:06 pm

You've definitely done a lot of work.

Dethrock is a good guy. We talked a bit about the Server Status mod. We actually released a version prior to his that is fully integrated in the Joomla admin section.

GameNuke.org trying to keep up with all the gaming mods, so if you see anything new, please let us know. The only mod I can think of that you don't have from our downloads is the Thottbot search module. There is also a DiggerSearch module, but the link from the extension directory is dead.

If anyone has it, please PM me. I'd love to put it up on GameNuke.

Oh and that Server Status component will do TeamSpeak as well.

Also, we have some Free Joomla Warcraft Themes and two Commercial Joomla WoW Themes if anyone needs them.

elstinko · **Joined:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:19 pm **Posts:** 27

What happened to the edit button in this forum? Man I preferred the last forum Joomla used. I want to update and modify my my post so its current.

dungalor · **Joined:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:27 pm **Posts:** 4

There's now also a bridege - http://www.j2dkp.com

bullettime · **Joined:** Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:58 pm **Posts:** 43

Very nice site, I`m also working on a World of Warcraft site project and I`m impressed with the work you done. Keep it up!

soccertipster · **Joined:** Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:43 am **Posts:** 40

Very nice website.

But i see alot of "missed, see lust", which doesnt really match with the entire site.. bright orange..

well-done!

voltage77 · **Joined:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:01 am **Posts:** 2

these are no longer free.. any free solutions?

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