I know the latest WF supports RM and have numerous hook locations. Would it be possible to have it something like this http://addons.nfljunkies.com/ to show the latest resources added to a specific category where we can show it on portal and forum index. I imagine we can use the resource avatar, the title, the rating stars and the number of reviews.
Andy @xfrocks I'm having a play with them now but the caching lag is causing some difficulties to test such as 1) When I change the modes on the ACP, it does not reflect right away on the front end. 2) The location I'm testing is hookage_container_content_top but when use Top resources/newest resources, it does not follow the order on the RM page. Also, the rating is shown as 3/5, on all pages except on the resources pages where it shows 3 stars. I wonder if there is some caching issues that affects all pages outside of the resources pages. 3) I remember you got a trick for admin to use a specific url to refresh cache so that I can debug better. 4) The item list is better to span horizontally when on locations not sidebar.
Attached is the new version with that caching problem fixed. You can use it to test with your site (it will be released to xenforo.com later).
Updated 1) Choosing newest resources model from ACP seems to show Highest rated resources instead. It also has a different order than RM. See pic 2) Choosing highest rated model seems to show newest resources instead. It also does not follow the order from RM The rating stars seem flaky on pages outside of RM. It will show the stars once and if I refresh the page, it will show 0/5, etc. 3) In all modes, I think it's good that we can use the thumbnail, the title, the star rating and the votes count.
Congrats, you found another bug! Below is the fixed version. Please try to see if it fixes (1) + (2). About (3), it will show the rating if the mode is rating only.
It fixed (1) and (2). Congrats In rating mode, please consider adding x votes after the stars so it is consistent with the RM. 1) The issue remains that the star rating does not show properly on any page outside of RM 2) what expression can I use to not show it on RM pages. Thanks very much EDIT: to replicate 1) just make any change in the ACP in rating mode (such as change the number of item shown) and save. Then view it on forum index for example, it will first display the star correctly, reload the page and it will show numeric values.
Andy @xfrocks It does not show on RM index page. Do we have a different expression for it? I think the RM index has the left sidebar so it's different Thanks
xfrocks @Andy You asked for an expression show it doesn't show up in RM page? But you want it shows up in RM list page?
Andy @xfrocks Clarification. That expression is for the RM widgets. I'm asking for the sidebar banner ads
I change to forum_list and it displays correctly the first time on sidebar. Refresh the browser and it shows numeric numbers. Is there any conflict with APC, etc? I can let you test on my live site. Just give me some expression so that it only shows to userid= x By the way, I think your xfrocks account on my site has been deleted by mistake. Sorry about it.
Now that the bugs are fixed (hopefully until we find something else), hope to see some visual improvements like adding the vote count after the star rating. There are plenty of space left so it shouldn't be a problem. i think using the hook: page_container_content_top location would need some custom job since it wouldn't make sense to display vertical list there. I think RM 1.0.1 and XF 1.1.5 would be released soon with many improvements.
I'm using this expression to show the sidebar banner. It shows where I want except the sidebar on RM index Code: empty($thread) OR !empty($resource) OR $visitor['user_id'] == 0 Top notch support by the way. Worth the money.
Try this then PHP: empty($thread)OR !empty($resource)OR !empty($ressources)OR $visitor['user_id'] == 0
You got an extra s in the third line. Still not work. Using reveal mode and it shows that there is no hook on the left sidebar
You will need the position "resource_index" and the expression to make it show up in resource list. PHP: empty($thread)OR !empty($resource)OR !empty($resources)OR $visitor['user_id'] == 0