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ArtCats 2.0.0
Version: 2.0.0
Copyright (C) 2008-09 Omar Ramos, Imperial Valley College. All rights reserved.
License GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php

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+ -> Addition
! -> Change
- -> Removed
! -> Note

2.0.0 2009-02-28 / Omar Ramos
+ Added Sitemap Mode (Used in Conjunction with the loadposition Core Joomla plugin)
+ Added Subcategories Support
+ Added Expandable Mode Option
+ Added Combined Categories and Articles List Option
+ Added Show Category Article Count Option
+ Added Ability to Change Article View Type from Normal to Edit Article
+ Added Ability to Change Category View Type from Blog to List
+ Added Show Article List on Article Page Option
+ Added Show Category List on Category Page Option
+ Added Ability for New CSS Files to be added in the Templates Folders for Template-Specific Styles (Please Send Me Yours!)
+ Added Keywan's contribution for allowing ArtCats to work on the Frontpage
# Fixed All Usages of JRequest to use the safer getInt() and getCmd() methods
! Currently Archive Mode Does Absolutely Nothing So Do Not Use IT!

1.5.4 2008-09-16 / Omar Ramos
+ Added better Category SEF URL support

1.5.3 2008-06-29 / Omar Ramos
+ Added capability to show the articles list on article pages as well (only works when Both and Auto Modes have been selected/turned on)

1.5.2 2008-05-27 / Omar Ramos
+ Added Dynamic Module Title with help from Andrew Eddie and Rob Schley of Joomla/JXtended
+ Added Two Module Title Parameters for Both Mode (one for Category Page Title, one for Article Page Title)
+ Added Check for option=com_content since there are other components that also use section/category as view names (e.g. jxtended Magazine)

1.5.1 2008-05-27 / Omar Ramos
+ Made small correction in mod_artcats.xml that still referenced mod_articles (thanks to ah72 on the Joomla Forums)

1.5.0 2008-05-26 / Omar Ramos
! Added Categories functionality to mod_articles and renamed to mod_artcats (ArtCats)
+ Added "Both" Capability which allows the module to function on Section and Category pages automatically
+ Added ability to sort by multiple fields
+ Added ability to change sort order (ascending/descending)
+ Allowed for sorting/sort order to be mode independent (separate settings for Article/Category modes)
+ Reimplemented Show Empty Categories Feature from mod_categories (I had removed it for mod_articles)
! Tested with/without SEF URLs enabled
! Need to figure out how to change module title via module parameters for "Both" mode to function seamlessly
Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 March 2009 21:05 )  
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  1. Assalaamu 'alaykum Omar..

    Dear brother, your ArtCats 200, doesn't work @my intranet website. I've make it "Publish YES", but it doesn't show-up. Why? Can U explain to me and fix it..?
    You can answer directly to my email,

    Yuno from Indonesia
  2. Alaykum As-Salaam Yuno,

    It may be that you have not visited a page where the module will show up.

    Depending on the mode you have chosen this could be on any number of pages.

    I would recommend taking a look at the Configuration Screenshots Document located here:
    http://orware.net/images/stories/files/ArtCats+Configuration+Screenshots.pdf

    Along with the frontend demo screenshots:
    http://orware.net/images/stories/files/ArtCats+Frontend+Demo+Screenshots.pdf

    And see if that helps you to get things going.

    I know there are a lot of options available so you may have to play with them before you get what you need out of the module.

    If after looking at the above documents you are still having trouble, please take a screenshot of the current configuration you have for the module and send it to me, along with a description of what you would like the module to do and I will try to figure out what you need.

    -Omar
  3. 1. Excuse me, where are you come from? What country? Palestine? That's our brothers.

    2. Still cannot show-up. I'm sorry, I can not give you th screenshots. Just an advice, (sorry) why don't you try download from your site and try by yourself. It it running well, maybe there's something in my server.

    Wassalaamu 'alaykum

    -Yuno
  4. Please, integrate this module with JACL, now i can see only public categories for my site

    Thank you
  5. @Yuno

    I'm from America so I'm a little farther than Palestine :-)..
    During my updates yesterday to the SubCats patches I installed on my PC the same ArtCats that I have uploaded here onto this website and I have been able to see it. I think it is a configuration issue though in the module...if you cannot make a screenshot for me you can let me know how you have the module currently configured and I can see if I can figure out the problem from that.

    @teo
    I'm sort of supporting JACL, though not in the exact format you are currently using. With jxtended's Content Manager component I am going to integrate subcategories support. Content Manager is a frontend article editor from the same Joomla developer that is currently implementing ACL into Joomla Core for 1.6. And it's GPL too :-).

    I've been adding a few of my own modifications to the component and will be posting them up here as well, probably later on today :-).
  6. @teo,

    I'm sorry I misunderstood your request (I was thinking I was making a reply for my SubCats patches and not ArtCats). At the moment I do not have any plans for supporting JACL within ArtCats since I wouldn't know where to start.

    I will probably wait until the official Joomla 1.6 version in order to release a version of the module that supports different ACLs.

    However, if you are interested in the Content Manager frontend article editing capability I've just uploaded my modified version of that component onto the website:
    Content Manager Download
  7. This component is not working for my site. it only displays the module title. but doesnt display any article listing . i have done the same setting for article listing, as mentioned in the pdf. Please help me regarding this.
  8. It's not working ... it giving me this error...

    Warning: Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated - argument passed by value; If you would like to pass it by reference, modify the declaration of [runtime function name](). If you would like to enable call-time pass-by-reference, you can set allow_call_time_pass_reference to true in your INI file. However, future versions may not support this any longer. in c:\program files\easyphp1-8\wwwchina\modules\mod_artcats\helper.php on line 38
  9. And this...

    Warning: Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated - argument passed by value; If you would like to pass it by reference, modify the declaration of [runtime function name](). If you would like to enable call-time pass-by-reference, you can set allow_call_time_pass_reference to true in your INI file. However, future versions may not support this any longer. in c:\program files\easyphp1-8\wwwchina\modules\mod_artcats\helper.php on line 62

    Parse error: parse error, expecting `'}'' in c:\program files\easyphp1-8\wwwchina\modules\mod_artcats\helper.php on line 1092[/i]
  10. Installed but get the error:-

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '(', expecting '}' in E:\.....\httpdocs\modules\mod_artcats\helper.php on line 1092

    Any ideas,

    Tx
  11. Great mods though I have a problem when using with subcats.

    My module is configured as follows:
    Module Mode : both
    Automatic mode: active
    All on except Show category article count and Combine Category and Article Lists which are set to no.

    If I enable subcats support, I get the following behaviour:
    - when displaying section, I get all cats listing with the following error (Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /modules/mod_artcats/helper.php on line 1041)
    - When displaying cat or subcat, I get list of articles of cat (I except to have subcats displayed for cat) and same error as for section.

    Is it a bug or I misunderstood how to use it with subcats?
  12. To resolve the "Call Time Pass By" error you simply need to edit the helper.php file and remove the "&" sign from lines 33 and 57. See below:

    Line 33: parent::__construct($params);

    Line 57: $list = $this->getProcessedRows($rows);

    :-)
  13. Hi
    Thanks for your work
    But it doesn't work with me. i get php error
    See here
    Error in this page
    Parse error: parse error, unexpected '(', expecting '}' in /home/content/y/a/m/yamenshahinftp/html/fr/modules/mod_artcats/helper.php on line 1092
  14. ArtCats worked fine when running the site locally but when transfered online, it doesn't work any longer. I get the same error as Chris mentioned in his post above.

    Any help would be appreciated!

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