[2nd Revision] : To Do: Module: Archive 1.5.x

[Michelle Bisson]

Please edit and proof-read this text. I will then update the admin manual.  Please read: Guidelines for Editing and Proof-reading:

http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,437.0.html

Please publish your work here in this thread.

Thanks!
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Module: Archive
http://help.joomla.org/content/view/1485/196/

[charlwillia6]

Checked Out For Editing

I have also updated the link in to point to the 1.1 doc on the help site instead of the 1.0 doc.

[charlwillia6]

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-- 1.1x Draft Version

The Archive Module shows a linked list of the calendar months which contain Archived items. After you have changed the status of a Content Item to "Archived", this list will be automatically generated. A click on the month link will activate the Archive content overview in a Blog form. All site archived Items are displayed.
The Archive Module shows links directing the user to the calendar months which contain content items that have been archived. After you have changed the status of a content item to "Archived," this list will be automatically generated. Click on the month link in the list to display the archived content items in a "blog" format. All archived content items will be displayed.

Type: mod_archive

Details:
Title: Title of the module to display on the page.
Title: Enter or edit (if needed) the title that will be displayed in the title bar of the module on the displayed page.

Show title: Sets if the Title will display or not on the page.
Show Title: Select "Yes" to have the title displayed. Select "No" to hide the title.

Position: Sets which of the positions available the module will display in.
Position: Select the position from the drop-down list to place this module in a specific position on the displayed page. For example selecting "left" position places the module in the displayed page's left column. Selecting "right" position places the module in the displayed page's right column. These positions are determined by it's location in the template.

Module order: The order the module will appear among modules assigned to the same page, in the same position.
Acces Level: Sets who can view this module. Public, Registered or Special.
Module Order: Select the order from the drop-down list to determine the order this module will appear relative to other modules listed in the same "Position" (e.g. "left" or "right"). See "Position" in this document.

Access Level: Select the access level (which is the site’s user groups) from the multi-item select box to determine which users on your Web site have access to this module.

Published: Sets if the module contents will show on the Frontend of your Web site (if chosen Position is available in the template).
Published: Select "Yes" to publish this module; Select "No" to unpublish. Published modules are displayed on the pages selected in the "Pages / Items " menu on this page. Unpublished modules are hidden from view, even if there are selections made in "Pages/Items".

ID: This is the ID number for the module item. This is auto-allocated by the Joomla system when the module is saved.
ID: This is a unique identification number assigned to this module by the Joomla! system. This is automatically generated and cannot be changed.

Pages / Items:
Sets on which pages the module should be displayed.
Pages / Items: Select one or more items in the multi-item select box to determine the pages this module will be displayed on. The position that the module is actually displayed is affected by the choices made in the "Position" menu mentioned on this page.


Parameters:

Count: The number of items to display (the default is 10).
Count: Select how many content items you would like to be displayed in the module.  The module default is 10.

Enable Cache: Select to cache or not the content of this module.
Enable Cache: Click the “Yes” radio button to turn caching on for this module. Click the “No” radio button to turn caching off.

Module Class Suffix: A suffix to be applied to the CSS class of the module (table.moduletable) to allow individual module styling.
Module Class Suffix: Enter the suffix for the CSS class of this module. (e.g. .moduletable-archive). In this example, the "-archive" is the suffix. This suffix class must currently be in the template CSS Style file. This allows individual CSS classes to be applied to certain modules independent of the site's default Template CSS classes.

[Michelle Bisson]

Charles,

Thanks for editing this help screen.  I found just a couple of very minor corrections.  Please transfer the corrected text to the Help site and update the changelog and then let me know.



The Archive Module shows links directing the user to the calendar months which contain content items that have been archived. After you have changed the status of a content item to "Archived," this list will be automatically generated. Click on the month link in the list to display the archived content items in a "blog" format. All archived content items will be displayed.

The Archive Module shows links directing the user to the calendar months which contain content items that have been archived. After you have changed the status of a content item to "Archived," this list will be automatically generated. Click the month link in the list to display the archived content items in a "blog" format. All archived content items will be displayed.

Published: Select "Yes" to publish this module; Select "No" to unpublish. Published modules are displayed on the pages selected in the "Pages / Items " menu on this page. Unpublished modules are hidden from view, even if there are selections made in "Pages/Items".

select


Thanks!

[charlwillia6]

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[charlwillia6]

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http://help.joomla.org/content/view/1485/196/
Changelog has been updated. 

This content item is ready for another revision, or proof-reading, by someone who has not already proof-read it.  Fresh eyes for proof-reading might discover something that was missed in the first revisions.

This can be done by anyone in the community who wishes to proof-read occasionally without committing to the doc project on an on going manner.

[nathandiehl]

Show Title, Module Order, should be caps.
Pages/Items inconsistant on page
module order suffix: inconsistant use of Template CSS and Template CSS

[Michelle Bisson]

nathandiehl,

Thanks again! I have incorporated your suggestions.

[ccxh]

Hi guys. can you please check this out. thanks.

http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,119738.0.html

[Michelle Bisson]

ccxh,

Please do not double post.  Your question here does not belong in this forum.