Mambo Copyright Notes - question about editing

[oMama]

Hello OSM folks!

I am a newbie to Mambo and new to CSS and actually, new to just about everything that there is to be done here, lol.  Finding my way around at a snail's pace, and just so grateful that you are all here to help.  So thank you thank you thank you!!

My question is:  I would like to edit the "Copyright 2000 - 2005 Miro International Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
Mambo is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License." text that appears at the bottom of all of the pages in my site so that it has MY copyright info on the first line, and then the Mambo (c) stuff on the line below.  I was able to locate the footer.php, and version.php files, and made the edit but nothing has changed on my site pages.

I am very cloudy in my understanding of the relationship between the index.php file and the .css file, and then all of the underlying .php files that are associated therein. 

I have the same type of trouble trying to change the favicon.ico to my own image... I changed it just about everywhere I could find it referenced... but still have the mambo flower in the fave/url areas.

Thanks in advance.
~Corinne

[joomlasolutions_JB]

hi and welcome

located in the index.php of the template, you can do a search for 'footer'. there you will see the line of code that includes the footer in the template. You can feel free to remove it from any templates.

[joomlasolutions_JB]

the footer include code will look approximatley like this and is located at bottom of the template's index.php file:

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<?php include_once( $GLOBALS['mosConfig_absolute_path'] . '/includes/footer.php' ); ?>

the favorit icon code look like this and is found near the top ( in head):

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<?php echo "<link rel=\"shortcut icon\" href=\"$GLOBALS[mosConfig_live_site]/images/favicon.ico\" />";

if you like to remove the favorite icon, you can remove that line of code. if you like to use a different icon, look in the mambo images folder for favicon.ico

note you must use a speical .ico file, a jpg or gif will not work!

hope that helps!

[vavroom]

Alternatively, you can edit the content of the footer by looking in your /includes folder for the footer.php file.  There, you can edit the current copyright info, put your own, or do whatever you want

[oMama]

Thank you so much, gentlemen!

I have successfully changed the copyright info! 

On to the .ico now.

~Corinne

[camos]

Corinne, the footer is best kept in the template folder so that future core upgrades do not overwrite it.  Just to be tidy, I create /templates/MyTemplate/includes for all "extra" files that are important to the current template being used.  Extending the idea a bit further, if you are using one of the default templates or another one that has been customized the dir should be renamed to also prevent it from being overwritten by future downloads/updates. eg: SolarFlare => MySolarFlare

Cheers

[oMama]

Thank you very much for this information, I have it on my list of things to research. I am still trying to learn a "best practices" approach to site and file maintenance so any tips would be helpful.  Would be terrific to see a 'best practices' stick thread on this in the future...? 

I am using the solarflare_ii template, and right now all of the folder names are the defaults.  If I change the name of the template folder, what files would need to be updated to be sure everything maintains its relative links?

[maverick25]

I am using the solarflare_ii template, and right now all of the folder names are the defaults.  If I change the name of the template folder, what files would need to be updated to be sure everything maintains its relative links?

when you renamed a template folder, just edit the instances of the template folder's name in the index.php file inside the said folder.

ex. /templates/rhuk_solarflare_ii was renamed /templates/my_new_template

open index.php inside /templates/my_new_template using your favorite php/html editor. usually there is a "find and replace" (or "search and replace") function, use it to find rhuk_solarflare_ii (the name of the old folder) and replace that text with my_new_template (the new folder name).

ex. line 43 in index.php of the rhuk_solarflare_ii template
/templates/rhuk_solarflare_ii/css/template_css.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

when the folder is renamed, it should be edited to be like this:
/templates/my_new_template/css/template_css.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

[d3vlabs]

/images/stories for the favicon [.ico]
if I recollect 4.5.2.3 got an option to do it via admin under Site > Global Configuration

[jabberwock]

when you renamed a template folder, just edit the instances of the template folder's name in the index.php file inside the said folder.

ex. line 43 in index.php of the rhuk_solarflare_ii template
/templates/rhuk_solarflare_ii/css/template_css.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

when the folder is renamed, it should be edited to be like this:
/templates/my_new_template/css/template_css.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

actually one better is to just get rid of the dependance on the directory name completely and replace the line with:

/templates/getTemplate() ?>/css/template_css.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

then you can change the directory name at will, and all you have to do is change the name once in the .xml file.

[Otacon]

I borow this thread and ask the same question as the original poster. I want to change the copyright info and in foote.php it only says

/** ensure this file is being included by a parent file */
defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' );
global $_VERSION;
?>
COPYRIGHT; ?>
URL; ?>

What should I change here?

[kenmcd]

Corinne, the footer is best kept in the template folder so that future core upgrades do not overwrite it.  Just to be tidy, I create /templates/MyTemplate/includes for all "extra" files that are important to the current template being used.  Extending the idea a bit further, if you are using one of the default templates or another one that has been customized the dir should be renamed to also prevent it from being overwritten by future downloads/updates. eg: SolarFlare => MySolarFlare

Cheers

In upcoming version 4.5.3 the footer is a module.
No need to hack any code any longer.

[Fil]

... It will be very pleasantly and very conveniently...

[Otacon]

Guess I have to wait for vers 4.5.3 then  :P

[Fil]

What for to wait? You can put later version and be played so and then to be updated. I think it for you will be a lesson and I think that it will be not superfluous!!!

[joomlasolutions_JB]

I borow this thread and ask the same question as the original poster. I want to change the copyright info and in foote.php it only says

/** ensure this file is being included by a parent file */
defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' );
global $_VERSION;
?>
COPYRIGHT; ?>
URL; ?>

What should I change here?

you can locate the footer include code as i described in my first post above. just delete it from your templats's index.php, and type your own footer copyright etc in its same place using normal html

[Otacon]

eh? now I didn't understand. I just want to change to copyright note in the bottom of the site. Do I have to wait for vers 5.2.3 untill I can do that?

[Fil]

You can make to you and speak where it to correct, only to correct  not in the panel of the manager and handles...

[joomlasolutions_JB]

Fil,

no offense to you, but your English is very hard to understand!  But I like your spirit of trying to help!!

@Otacaon:

you only need to edit the index.php file of the template to change or remove the footer in 4.5.2

if you are still confused, say so

[Fil]

mambosolutions_JB : Thanks big but I very much try that me have understood (

[Otacon]

I can't seem to find where the copyright text is in index.php

Do you mind telling me so I don't remove anything important?

[joomlasolutions_JB]

the footer include code will look approximatley like this and is located at bottom of the template's index.php file:

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<?php include_once( $GLOBALS['mosConfig_absolute_path'] . '/includes/footer.php' ); ?>

normally, the footer code is located a t bottom of your templates/(templatename)/index.php file.

if you still have a problem,  just copy/paste your whole index.php code in a post and i will have a look

[Otacon]

I was looking in the index.php located in the root folder 


So to change the text I need to opne includes/footer.php?

Edit: but then I'm back from the beggining with the code

/** ensure this file is being included by a parent file */
defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' );
global $_VERSION;
?>
COPYRIGHT; ?>
URL; ?>

[joomlasolutions_JB]

the way i am saying to do it means edit the code in a different file, not the one you keep pasting!

normally, the footer code is located at bottom of your templates/(templatename)/index.php file

[Otacon]

thanks for helping me in the other thread

[camos]

I was looking in the index.php located in the root folder 


So to change the text I need to opne includes/footer.php?

Edit: but then I'm back from the beggining with the code

/** ensure this file is being included by a parent file */
defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' );
global $_VERSION;
?>

COPYRIGHT; ?>
URL; ?>

The /includes/footer.php is a core file.  If your template uses it, the next time you upgrade that file will likely get overwritten.  If you use a template that comes by default with Mambo and do not change the name any changes will be lost as well.  
Create a footer.php in your template dir structure.  
Get rid of this:
COPYRIGHT; ?>
URL; ?>

Replace it with your site's info.

If the footer becomes a core module the same overwrite problem will exist.  Seems rather pointless to me.

Cheers

[joomlasolutions_JB]

thanks for helping me in the other thread

you are welcome

[DeanMarshall]

Hi everyone,

I hope there are no objections - I have aggregated and summarised this thread and placed it in the FAQs section:

http://forum.opensourcematters.org/inde ... 552.0.html

Dean Marshall

[moxy]

I hope there are no objections - I have aggregated and summarised this thread and placed it in the FAQs section:

http://forum.opensourcematters.org/inde ... 552.0.html

Well done, Dean! Had a quick read and you seemed to have crystallized the concepts really succinctly.

Cheers

[oMama]

Thank you Dean... but I think you're infringing upon my copyright there...

I also appreciate that you added the pros and cons and explanations in each of the options.
Excellent!