my_listings/

[pntkl]

Hi,
     I looked through the site's php/tpl files, trying to find out how "my_listings/" is built. The string "my_lisitings" does not appear throughout the site's source. I don't even see how it is added to the signed-in user's left_menu_block. I know there is an insert statement in the installation's .sql file, so my best guess is that I'm not going to find the function so easily. I don't have access to phpMyAdmin, through hosting.
     I am adding a custom module, that I would like only accessible through the signed-in user's individual ads display block. This is where the user can View Details | Save ... Edit Listing | Deactivate Listing. At the very least, I need to know where to add the link; if not see the code in play, as well.

T.J. Wood

[pntkl]

I was able to add a link to the logged-in user's individual ad blocks. (For those interested, see P.S.) Now, I am pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to add a custom module. This isn't really explained in the documentation, as far as I can tell. I'm guessing I will need access to the database, but I'm not sure what the proceedure would be to include a custom module.

When I try to access "SITE_URL.'new_page/'," I receive a 404 error. At this point, I'm not sure what else I need to modify or add.

I have created a folder my_module/ in /system/modules/, and I've done my best to replicate the structure of the other modules. I have edited the site root config.php, under the //users comment:

'new_page/' => array (
      'template' => 'index.tpl',
      'module' => 'my_module',
      'raw_output' => false,
      'function' => 'my_function',
      'params' => array(),
   ),

I have created a config.php in my_module/:

<?php

return array
(
   'display_name' => 'Custom Module',
   'description' => 'No description',
   'classes' => 'classes/',
   'functions' => array
   (
      'my_module' => array
      (
         'display_name'   => 'Custom Module',
         'script'      => 'functions/my_function.php',
         'type'         => 'user',
         'access_type'   => array('user'),
      ),   
   ),
);
?>

I have created my_function.php in my_module/user/functions/:
<?php
$template_processor->display('my_page.tpl');
?>

Finally, I have created my_page.tpl in my_module/user/templates/my_template/:

<div align="center">Module Working</div>

At the moment, I would just like to be able to create a custom module. The only thing I need for it to do, at this time, is display the tpl or "echo 'Module Working';" with my_function. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

T.J. Wood

P.S.

I was able to find the conditional statements that displays View Details | Save ... Edit Listing | Deactivate Listing, by searching for their text strings through the site root. The code was located in db_search.php ($strings, for the block I needed...$modules, for the Details page) and saved_search.php (Its in here too, but I haven't checked where this is displayed).

[pntkl]

I didn't have the patience to see what I was missing. I also don't have the patience to wait for a forum reply. I ended up building what I needed outside of the template. I personally don't like this, even if the client might not care. Any help with my issue creating a custom module would be appreciated. I'm sure other users would like to know the procedure, as well. This is definitely something I would like to see in the documentation.

[Smart Girl]

pntkl,

Please see the changes to your code (in red) below:

'new_page/' => array (
      'template' => 'index.tpl',
      'module' => 'my_module',
      'raw_output' => false,
      'function' => 'my_function',
      'params' => array(),
   ),

I have created a config.php in my_module/:

<?php

return array
(
   'display_name' => 'Custom Module',
   'description' => 'No description',
   'classes' => 'classes/',
   'functions' => array
   (
      'my_function' => array
      (
         'display_name'   => 'Custom Module',
         'script'      => 'functions/my_function.php',
         'type'         => 'user',
         'access_type'   => array('user'),
      ),   
   ),
);
?>

I have created my_function.php in my_module/user/functions/:
<?php
$template_processor->display('my_page.tpl');
?>

Finally, I have created my_page.tpl in my_module/user/templates/{here_should_be_the_name_of_the_template}/:

<div align="center">Module Working</div>


Please let me know if it helped you.