Comments on: Old articles in the “Popular” module http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/ Travel notes by Physicist: finds, solutions, tips and tricks Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:04:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: mika http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-10107 mika Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:41:26 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-10107 Does anyone know how to change the links are displayed? For example, how do you change it so that the links are NOT in a list style? Does it involve editing mod.mostread.php (and if so, how?) Or is it something to do with giving the Module a Module Class Suffix and then changing it in the template CSS? Can anyone help? Cheers Does anyone know how to change the links are displayed? For example, how do you change it so that the links are NOT in a list style?
Does it involve editing mod.mostread.php (and if so, how?)
Or is it something to do with giving the Module a Module Class Suffix and then changing it in the template CSS?
Can anyone help?
Cheers

]]> By: Richult.nlard Weber http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-7978 Richult.nlard Weber Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:57:47 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-7978 I like the idea of showing visitors popular links and this module works like a charm (taking the limitations of Joomla hit counter into account). Unfortunately it can also work against you. If for example your Copyright / Trademark notice are watched regularly (or even worse your 404 page), that page could appear as most popular. Is it possible to exclude pages from being taken into account? Ie. adding an exclusion parameter in the backend? Thanx. Richard I like the idea of showing visitors popular links and this module works like a charm (taking the limitations of Joomla hit counter into account).

Unfortunately it can also work against you. If for example your Copyright / Trademark notice are watched regularly (or even worse your 404 page), that page could appear as most popular.

Is it possible to exclude pages from being taken into account? Ie. adding an exclusion parameter in the backend?

Thanx.
Richard

]]> By: Physicist http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-5823 Physicist Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:26 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-5823 <strong>Malte</strong>, it's marvellous tip. Thanks. Malte, it's marvellous tip. Thanks.

]]> By: Malte http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-5820 Malte Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:23:58 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-5820 As Physicist said, Joomla! saves the total hit count regardless of the date at which the hit occurred. This poses a huge problem for the Popular module because old articles that are still "active" will nonetheless be omitted from the list of most read articles. I have changed the module to select articles based on their modification date, not their creation date. This allows me to bump up selected old articles by just "touching" them. As Physicist said, Joomla! saves the total hit count regardless of the date at which the hit occurred. This poses a huge problem for the Popular module because old articles that are still "active" will nonetheless be omitted from the list of most read articles.

I have changed the module to select articles based on their modification date, not their creation date. This allows me to bump up selected old articles by just "touching" them.

]]> By: Physicist http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-110 Physicist Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:36:42 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-110 But it is possible to try to output, for example, <i>N</i> popular articles for all time and <i>M</i> popular for "period of novelty". But it is possible to try to output, for example, N popular articles for all time and M popular for “period of novelty”.

]]> By: Physicist http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-109 Physicist Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:16:35 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-109 Unfortunately, Joomla! saves the total count of hits without its dates. Unfortunately, Joomla! saves the total count of hits without its
dates.

]]> By: D. Duncan http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-108 D. Duncan Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:58:54 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-108 This mod is great.. but there is one function that I would really like to see. I noticed that some of the calculation is based off of the published date.. is there any way to modify this somehow to ONLY calculate using the hits in the last X amount of days? I have older articles that are still relevant and popular that still get traffic, but the way this is written, they will drop off of the list if they are published outside of the specified range, no matter how much traffic they are still getting. Any help would be awesome. This mod is great.. but there is one function that I would really like to see.

I noticed that some of the calculation is based off of the published date.. is there any way to modify this somehow to ONLY calculate using the hits in the last X amount of days? I have older articles that are still relevant and popular that still get traffic, but the way this is written, they will drop off of the list if they are published outside of the specified range, no matter how much traffic they are still getting. Any help would be awesome.

]]> By: D. Duncan http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-107 D. Duncan Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:15:47 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-107 Question.. any kind of mod I can make to not just drop an article because it's older? I have an article that's extremely popular.. accounts for like 15 percent of my daily hits, and I want it to stay on top because it's hit on a daily basis. I'd like it to just calculate "hits in the last X amount of days" and that's it.. any way to do this? Question.. any kind of mod I can make to not just drop an article because it’s older? I have an article that’s extremely popular.. accounts for like 15 percent of my daily hits, and I want it to stay on top because it’s hit on a daily basis. I’d like it to just calculate “hits in the last X amount of days” and that’s it.. any way to do this?

]]> By: Orion http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-101 Orion Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:36:07 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-101 Thank You So Much For This Mod!!!! The standard "Most Popular" Joomla Mod has been getting on my nerves lately because I had no REAL way of knowing which of my articles were "Most Popular" or not because the displayed results were always the same! Now thanks to this module I know exactly what IS "Most Popular" on my site! And best of all, I didn't have to wait for more visitors to access different sections of my site to know what was "Most Popular"!... The Module plucked the most visited pages from the DB from first installation of this Mod and displayed them in their "Most Popular" order so I therefore knew straight away which pages have been most read from the word Go! I agree 100% with previous comments that this Mod should become part of the Joomla Core Installation! It does exactly what it says on the tin and also does exactly what the existing default Joomla "Most Popular" Mod should have done in the first place! Thanks again Soooo Much for this fantastic Mod! Thank You So Much For This Mod!!!!

The standard “Most Popular” Joomla Mod has been getting on my nerves lately because I had no REAL way of knowing which of my articles were “Most Popular” or not because the displayed results were always the same!

Now thanks to this module I know exactly what IS “Most Popular” on my site! And best of all, I didn’t have to wait for more visitors to access different sections of my site to know what was “Most Popular”!… The Module plucked the most visited pages from the DB from first installation of this Mod and displayed them in their “Most Popular” order so I therefore knew straight away which pages have been most read from the word Go!

I agree 100% with previous comments that this Mod should become part of the Joomla Core Installation! It does exactly what it says on the tin and also does exactly what the existing default Joomla “Most Popular” Mod should have done in the first place!

Thanks again Soooo Much for this fantastic Mod!

]]> By: rvdavid http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-54 rvdavid Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:46:28 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-54 I was going to write my own modifications for it, but then I found your site. Worked perfectly. Time saver. Thanks :) I was going to write my own modifications for it, but then I found your site.
Worked perfectly.
Time saver.

Thanks :)

]]> By: Physicist http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-50 Physicist Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:04:27 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-50 The version 1.1 was released. The version 1.1 was released.

]]> By: Andrej http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-46 Andrej Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:34:54 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-46 My initial post did not format well because of the link tag. Please remove it, Physicist. My problem above must have been something unrelated to the module. I re-tried the module after updating the database from live site, now it works as advertized. I also did a slight mod. Did not use because it didn’t look good in my template. I used a dot to start with and cut the titles after a specific number of characters: title; if (strlen($title_text) > $title_max_length) { $title_text = substr($title_text,0,$title_max_length-1).".."; } echo $title_text; ?> I’m a slight noob at this, so if you can help me get $title_max_length into the module parameters I guess that would be useful for others too. Great module, I’ve long wished for it. Cheers! My initial post did not format well because of the link tag. Please remove it, Physicist.

My problem above must have been something unrelated to the module. I re-tried the module after updating the database from live site, now it works as advertized. I also did a slight mod. Did not use because it didn’t look good in my template. I used a dot to start with and cut the titles after a specific number of characters:

title;
if (strlen($title_text) > $title_max_length) {
$title_text = substr($title_text,0,$title_max_length-1).”..”;
}
echo $title_text;
?>

I’m a slight noob at this, so if you can help me get $title_max_length into the module parameters I guess that would be useful for others too.

Great module, I’ve long wished for it. Cheers!

]]> By: Andrej http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-44 Andrej Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:46:13 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-44 Joomla! 1.0.12 Stable [ Sunfire ] 25 December 2006 01:00 UTC Joomla! 1.0.12 Stable [ Sunfire ] 25 December 2006 01:00 UTC

]]> By: Physicist http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-41 Physicist Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:07:06 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-41 <b>keccsy:</b> You can change this value in module settings. <b>Mustafa:</b> I make mambo-version a little later. <b>Andrej:</b> What is the version of your Joomla? keccsy:
You can change this value in module settings.

Mustafa:
I make mambo-version a little later.

Andrej:
What is the version of your Joomla?

]]> By: Andrej http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-40 Andrej Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:34:18 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-40 I've tried the module in the sandbox for my website. It shows no errors, displays fine in the right column. However - it displays no links to popular content. Later I have tried to enter SectionIDs, CategoryIDs and changed Period of Novelty. No joy. Any hints? I’ve tried the module in the sandbox for my website. It shows no errors, displays fine in the right column. However - it displays no links to popular content.

Later I have tried to enter SectionIDs, CategoryIDs and changed Period of Novelty. No joy. Any hints?

]]> By: Clint http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-39 Clint Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:54:02 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-39 Thanx Physicist, I'll re-dl it now. Regards, Clint Thanx Physicist,

I’ll re-dl it now.

Regards,
Clint

]]> By: keccsy http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-36 keccsy Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:53:49 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-36 Hello, I have a question what is the mining of: $period = intval( $params->get( 'period', 61 ) ); 61?? is 61 days, i need is to set 1 week 7 days! Please mail me the info, thenx, useful stuff! Hello, I have a question what is the mining of:
$period = intval( $params->get( ‘period’, 61 ) );

61?? is 61 days, i need is to set 1 week 7 days!
Please mail me the info, thenx, useful stuff!

]]> By: Mustafa http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-33 Mustafa Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:29:10 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-33 Hi, I'm using Mambo 4.5.2. When I installed your module, I got an error as below. Fatal error: Call to undefined function: getnulldate() in /var/www/vhosts/kurumsalsistem.net/httpdocs/modules/mod_mostreadrecent.php on line 28 Thanks. Hi,

I’m using Mambo 4.5.2. When I installed your module, I got an error as below.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: getnulldate() in /var/www/vhosts/kurumsalsistem.net/httpdocs/modules/mod_mostreadrecent.php on line 28

Thanks.

]]> By: -fuQaHa- http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-31 -fuQaHa- Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:38:32 +0000 http://joomup.com/blog/2007/06/01/old-articles-in-the-popular-module/#comment-31 cool... gotta giv this a try.. =) cool… gotta giv this a try..

=)

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