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-test- http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html Tue, 11 Mar 2014 05:59:30 +0000 43200 Manage articles SoSH FAQs http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/sosh-faqs-r20 What is this place?

We are the Sons of Sam Horn and this is the home of some of the most passionate and knowledgeable Red Sox and baseball fans on the internet. We have forums to discuss the Sox and all of the other MLB teams. We also have forums to discuss the other Boston Pro teams as well as most every other sport under the sun. We even have a forum just to talk about the Yankees and many of our members are fans of the Spawn of Satan as well as other teams. A great way to learn more about us and the Sox is to read the SoSH wiki.

Okay, I'm here. Now what do I do?

If you'd like to post in some of the forums that are open to Lurkers, the first thing you need to do is register. If you don't want to post and just want to look around first, go ahead. Have fun and maybe you'll learn something. You can always come back and register later on. If you do register, you'll be able to post in the MLB forum, the game threads, the Sandbo as well as a few of the other forums. Now before you start posting, make sure you read the next FAQ.

I registered Now what?

I'll be back to work on this some more.

How do I become a member?

Can I stay here as a lurker?

How can I support the site as a lurker?]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:24:06 +0000 da4fb5c6e93e74d3df8527599fa62642 Welcome to the Sons of Sam Horn (new users read... http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/sosh-documentation/welcome-to-the-sons-of-sam-horn-new-users-read-r19 Boston Red Sox, but we also discuss the other teams in the MLB forum. If this looks like a place that you'd like to hang out in, take a minute to register and you'll be able to post in most of the forums on the site, including the Sandbox. That's the place where Lurkers post about the Sox.
When you do register please take a moment to read the guidelines on the registration page and the posting standards in the Sandbox and on the MLB page. You do have to be invited to become a member and we're always looking for people who can discuss baseball, and other subjects, intelligently. Our basic rule around here is "Don't Suck", and it's pretty easy to follow.
If you don't want to register, feel free to stick around and see what folks have to say about the team and a lot of other subjects. Oh, be sure to visit the game threads. It's more relaxed in there, but it's not the Wild West . If you do decide to register so you can post in various forums, make sure you read the thread before you post. Odds are, someone might have already made the same point you were going to make. We're glad you're here and we hope you'll be back]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:22:22 +0000 07e1cd7dca89a1678042477183b7ac3f Membership Levels http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/sosh-documentation/membership-levels-r18 1. Lurker
Viewing: Can only post in select forums, can only view 'public' forums
Searching: Search is not enabled
Profile: Locked

2. Grandfathered Unsubscribed
Viewing: Can only post in select forums, can post in all forums
Searching: Search is not enabled
Profile: Locked
Flood Control: 120 Seconds
Note: No new accounts are added to this membership category

3. Unsubscribed
Same as "Grandfathered Unsubscribed" except has the posting rights of a Lurker. This is generally the category new approved members are promoted into.

4. Supporter
Viewing: Full posting and viewing rights
Searching: Enabled
Profile: Editable
Flood Control: None

5. Premiere Member
Same as supporter except:
1000 PMs

]]> Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:54:22 +0000 5ef059938ba799aaa845e1c2e8a762bd What Is A Frontpage? http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/frontpage/what-is-a-frontpage-r11
Firstly, you will now be able to define "frontpage" templates in the ACP for the Articles module. IP.Content 2.0 will ship with 3 defaults:

1x2x2 Layout
This layout will display articles in a traditional "news" style layout.
Blog format
This format will display articles in a blog-style format.
Single column
This layout will force articles to display in a single column, one per row.

You can use one or more of these frontpage layouts, or you can create your own. Experiment with displaying articles in different formats on your homepage to determine which layout your users like best.

Articles must be set to "Show on front page" in order for them to display on the homepage frontpage.

In addition to the homepage frontpage, each category has it's own frontpage. The category frontpage functions identically to the homepage frontpage, except for two important factors:

Only records from within that category (and it's subcategories) will be displayed
The "Show on front page" setting is not honored for the category frontpage

You will be able to easily review and manage the articles set to display on the frontpage from a new section of the ACP labeled "Frontpage Manager". We feel that this new area of the articles section will help showcase important articles and increase user interaction with your articles section.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:18:27 +0000 698d51a19d8a121ce581499d7b701668 Page Management http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/pages/page-management-r13
Firstly, the folder navigation utilizes AJAX to load the folder contents inline without requiring you to visit a new page to view the contents of the folder. We found that folder navigation was a slow process, especially when working with many files and folders, so we wanted to speed up the interaction with the software in this particular area.

We have also updated some common management features to utilize AJAX to help facilitate management of your pages. Actions like clearing folders and deleting folders, for instance, will now occur without page refreshes, making your managerial activities flow smoother and quicker.

Additionally, the interface as a whole has been updated to provide a nicer, smoother feel for the page management areas. In practice, we found that many administrators spend the majority of their time setting up and utilizing IP.Content in the page management areas, so we wanted to update the user interface to make this experience as easy and enjoyable as possible. Minor details like confirmation dialogs have been updated to bring everything together for a more consistent feel.

A new filter bar, utilizing AJAX to retrieve the results without the need for a page refresh, has also been added to the page management area. You can begin typing in the name of a page and a live-search action will occur in the background, showing you the results of your search as you type. If you have many pages and many folders (and many pages within those many folders), you will find that using the filter bar to locate your pages can dramatically speed up your navigation of IP.Content within the page management areas of the ACP.

Overall, we've modernized the IP.Content page management area of the ACP, polishing up the little details, in an effort to make your experience all the more pleasant.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:18:27 +0000 73278a4a86960eeb576a8fd4c9ec6997 Sharing links http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/misc/databases/sharing-links-r16 sharing links. IP.Content 2.0 makes use of this new feature in the custom databases (and articles) modules to allow you to more easily expose your content to a wider audience.

Along with supporting sharing of your content with third party services such as Facebook and Twitter, you can now also send an article via email, print the article, and download the article easily by clicking the appropriate icon under the article body. The additional printing and downloading features allow the content to be shared, online as well as offline.

Within the articles module specifically, the article image that you upload when posting the article (optionally) will automatically be flagged for use with Facebook when someone uses Facebook to share the link. This ensures that the correct image is the one Facebook displays to other users. Similarly, we pull out an appropriate extract of textual content for Facebook to use as well. If the user is logged in to Twitter or Facebook, sharing the content becomes even easier, not requiring you to even leave the site.

We hope that by providing tools to make it easier to share content on your site, your content will be exposed to a wider audience, bringing you more traffic and making your content more easily and readily available to the world.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:18:27 +0000 c45147dee729311ef5b5c3003946c48f Template Variables Help http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/misc/templates/template-variables-help-r17
However, with database and article templates, there are additional variables that are passed into the template to allow it to manipulate and display the HTML that represents the content. For instance, different data is retrieved and available when you are looking at a list of articles compared to when you are viewing a single article. You need to know what these variables are in order to be able to properly modify the template to display data in the manner you want, and as such, a template variable help popup is available that will detail the variables available for each template type.

When you are editing a template, click on "template variable help" and a new window opens displaying the variables you can expect to be available to the template with a short description of each variable. If you get stuck, this help window can help shed some light on the variables that are available, what values they should contain, and how you can use these variables to your advantage to build a more dynamic and useful interface for your database.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:18:27 +0000 eb160de1de89d9058fcb0b968dbbbd68 test http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/test test Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:52:15 +0000 1f0e3dad99908345f7439f8ffabdffc4 Promoting Posts to Articles http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/forum/promoting-posts-to-articles-r1
The administrator can configure the specifics of this feature in the ACP under My Apps -> IP.Content -> Promote Article Settings. You can turn the system on and off, control which groups can copy and move posts to the articles section, and specify a few other details for the feature. A new hook is included with IP.Content which adds a button to each post labeled "Promote to Article". This button only shows up if you have permission to use the feature based on the ACP configuration.

When clicked, the button will take you to a new form where you can formalize the details of the new article. You can tweak the text and title, upload an image, and specify other pertinent details. If you are able to both move and copy posts to the articles section, you will also be asked which type of promotion you wish to use. Upon submitting the form, IP.Content handles the rest.

This new feature can be used to showcase important content otherwise hidden in your forums by pushing this content to your frontpage. It is then up to you whether you want a copy made in the articles section (leaving the original post in tact), whether you want to actually move the post to the articles section, and whether you want any cross-linking left in place. With such powerful options, we are sure you will find many uses for this new promotion tool in IP.Content 2.0.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000 6512bd43d9caa6e02c990b0a82652dca What Is A Frontpage? http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/frontpage/what-is-a-frontpage-r2
Firstly, you will now be able to define "frontpage" templates in the ACP for the Articles module. IP.Content 2.0 will ship with 3 defaults:

1x2x2 Layout
This layout will display articles in a traditional "news" style layout.
Blog format
This format will display articles in a blog-style format.
Single column
This layout will force articles to display in a single column, one per row.

Only records from within that category (and it's subcategories) will be displayed
The "Show on front page" setting is not honored for the category frontpage

Page Templates
Database Templates
Article Templates

In IP.Content 1.x, database and page templates were combined into a single "Templates" section, which worked fine for our original intentions. However, with the introduction of a separate Articles module, and additional template types related to the articles module, we decided to separate the templates so that each template type is displayed separately. This should help finding and editing your templates easier in practice, as you will be able to filter the template types and work with fewer at a time.

Within each templates section, you can create containers to group your templates into logical groupings. For instance, you may wish to create a grouping for each database you create, and then place the database templates appropriately into the container representing the database itself. Or you may wish to create multiple front page templates, and group them all together in the article templates area. You can use containers for whatever purposes you may have, or not at all: it's up to you!

Templates can be reordered by dragging and dropping the rows up and down, and they can be moved from one container to another via drag n drop as well.

Certain meta data about the templates are stored when you create new database or article templates, allowing IP.Content to tailor other areas of the ACP to help you out. For example, in IP.Content 1.x the software did not "remember" what kind of database template you were creating, so all database templates were presented in each of the dropdowns when creating or editing a database. Beginning with IP.Content 2.x, the software stores the template type when you create a new template. This allows us to show only "category listing" templates in the "category listing template" selection dropdowns. Similarly, the template tag help popup can automatically know which template type you are editing without you having to specify.

Properly making use of templates can help you push out pages on your site in a uniform manner quickly and easily, and without having to "reinvent the wheel" each time a new page is ready to be published.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000 9bf31c7ff062936a96d3c8bd1f8f2ff3 Store Comments In Forum http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/forum/store-comments-in-forum-r6
This new functionality can be enabled at a per-database and per-category level. You can specify separate forums for each category in your article section, for instance, or you can turn off forum commenting for a specific category, while enabling it for all others.

A few additional configuration options, such as allowing you to automatically remove the topic when the record is removed, and specifying a prefix and/or suffix for the topic title so that your users can more easily identify that such topics were stemmed from the articles section help round out the feature, giving you better control over how these automatically posted topics are handled.

These new forum cross-posting capabilities allow the administrator to better tie in articles with the forums, giving you better opportunities to expose your content to a wider audience. Additionally, forum management of comments provides for easier maintenance and stronger managerial options of the comments, utilizing IP.Board's powerful, proven feature set.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000 c74d97b01eae257e44aa9d5bade97baf Sharing links http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/misc/databases/sharing-links-r7 sharing links. IP.Content 2.0 makes use of this new feature in the custom databases (and articles) modules to allow you to more easily expose your content to a wider audience.

Along with supporting sharing of your content with third party services such as Facebook and Twitter, you can now also send an article via email, print the article, and download the article easily by clicking the appropriate icon under the article body. The additional printing and downloading features allow the content to be shared, online as well as offline.

Within the articles module specifically, the article image that you upload when posting the article (optionally) will automatically be flagged for use with Facebook when someone uses Facebook to share the link. This ensures that the correct image is the one Facebook displays to other users. Similarly, we pull out an appropriate extract of textual content for Facebook to use as well. If the user is logged in to Twitter or Facebook, sharing the content becomes even easier, not requiring you to even leave the site.

We hope that by providing tools to make it easier to share content on your site, your content will be exposed to a wider audience, bringing you more traffic and making your content more easily and readily available to the world.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000 70efdf2ec9b086079795c442636b55fb Template Variables Help http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/misc/templates/template-variables-help-r8
However, with database and article templates, there are additional variables that are passed into the template to allow it to manipulate and display the HTML that represents the content. For instance, different data is retrieved and available when you are looking at a list of articles compared to when you are viewing a single article. You need to know what these variables are in order to be able to properly modify the template to display data in the manner you want, and as such, a template variable help popup is available that will detail the variables available for each template type.

When you are editing a template, click on "template variable help" and a new window opens displaying the variables you can expect to be available to the template with a short description of each variable. If you get stuck, this help window can help shed some light on the variables that are available, what values they should contain, and how you can use these variables to your advantage to build a more dynamic and useful interface for your database.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000 6f4922f45568161a8cdf4ad2299f6d23