"About the Author" or "Contact me" secti

dymezac · Post by **dymezac** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:34 pm

Hi everybody,

I'm a user of serendipity weblog, and I was wondering how I could add a "About the Author" or "Contact me" section on my blog. Or something like that.

I search for it but I didn't find a plugin like that yet.

I don't really want to creat a category in the mess of the others but I would prefer to have a section dedicated for this. Just something people could click on it in order to contact me if they want.

This option was not on my default serendipity installation which was made automatically by my french internet provider. They installed me a .0.7.1, and I am a beginner with serendipity. Later I will think about upgrading my serendipity, but for the moment, if I could just add a "About the Author" or "Contact me" section or plugin, it would be really great !

Is there a plugin like this somewhere ?

Thanks a lot, a serendipity is great, I tell this to all my friends

Post by **garvinhicking** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:43 pm

Hi!

Basically we have a plugin "contactform" that inserts a page where people can contact you.

The other way would be to create a page using the "staticpage" plugin, where you can maintain information "outside" of the usual serendipity entries.

Staticpages are here: http://spartacus.s9y.org/cvs/additional ... icpage.zip
Contactform is here: http://spartacus.s9y.org/cvs/additional ... ctform.zip

HTH,
Garvin

dymezac · Post by **dymezac** » Tue May 02, 2006 1:11 am

Thank you very much !

I'm trying since a few hours to add the contactform plugin as you suggested to me, but I have not success since now.

I have copied the folder "serendipity_event_contactform" in the /plugins folder and installed it properly, but now, I don't know how all works.

Do I have to create a html form or is the contact form already exist now.
If the contactform.html came with the plugin, I did'nt find it.
What do I have to do ?

I am also wondering if perhaps I could meet some problems with my provider where my blog is, because there are some restriction there.

my blog : http://dymezac.free.fr

the contact form url ?? I don't find it..

Thanks a lot for all your help, God bless

Post by **garvinhicking** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:06 am

Hi!

You can configure a "URL title" in the contactform plugin. With this, you can create a link to http://dymezac.free.fr/serendipity/inde ... bpage]=XXX, where "XXX" is the url shorthand title you configured. By default that would be:

http://dymezac.free.fr/serendipity/inde ... ontactform

But I think you changed it already, because the link above does not work

)

Best regards,
Garvin

dymezac · Post by **dymezac** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:15 am

Ok, thanks a lot.

I just tried but it didn't work..

I have put "contactform" in the contactform plugin configuration for the url title, and "/serendipity/index.php?/pages/contactform.html" for the absolute url (by default), but it stille didn't work with the url
http://dymezac.free.fr/serendipity/inde ... ontactform

but I have an error :
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: serendipity_smarty_init() in /var/www/sdb/5/2/dymezac/serendipity/plugins/serendipity_event_contactform/serendipity_event_contactform.php on line 192

I will that tonight when i'll be home. But if you have an idea ...

I also wonder were the contactform.html is, because I don't find it.
Do i have to create my own contactform.html or was it sent with the plugin ?

Thanks a lot, love serendipity

Post by **garvinhicking** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:38 am

Hi!

Ooooh, now I see! You're using Serendipity 0.7.1.

The plugin does not work with that version, Serendipity 0.7.1 is long outdated! It's nearly 1.5 years old, and sine then MANY things have changed... so you need to install your own serendipity version on your provider'S host, or ask them to please upgrade their version(s)?

Best regards,
Garvin

dymezac · Post by **dymezac** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:53 am

ok.. thank you very very much.

soon i will try to upgrade my serendipity. I don't think my provider will do it so i will try do it myself.

thank you !!!

dymezac · Post by **dymezac** » Sat May 06, 2006 4:44 pm

All worked perfectly.
I did as you told me and I upgraded my serendipity.

Now the Author section is available on my blog with serendipity 0.9.1..

The only thing is that I only access the contact form by the url :
http://dymezac.free.fr/index.php?serend ... ontactform

and this one never work (its the url on the plugin contactform configuration):
http://dymezac.free.fr/index.php?/pages ... tform.html

If you have an idea why, it's just for my comprehension.

So now, i'm happy with my serendipity,
many thanks again

Post by **garvinhicking** » Sat May 06, 2006 4:57 pm

Hi!

If your blog'S url is "http://dymezac.free.fr/", you need to enter "/" in the "HTTP Path configuration". Only then the other permalink would work!

HTH,
Garvin

dymezac · Post by **dymezac** » Sat May 06, 2006 5:25 pm

Ok.. All works now.. 100%

in the HTTP Path configuration, i already had "/"
but the problem was i missed something in the contactform plugin configuration
i missed to put the first /
/index.php?/pages/contactform.html

now it works perfectly with both url

this one :
http://dymezac.free.fr/index.php?/pages ... tform.html

and this one :
http://dymezac.free.fr/index.php?serend ... %20contact

Thanks again..

This afternoon i will make a tutorial for french users using free.fr provider and who want to upgrade 0.7.1 to 0.9.1

Thanks and have a good afternoon !

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