I installed Ari Smart.
I uploaded a couple of the plugin from the "repository".
Then, eager to get started again, and looking in the components>ARI Smart Content>Plugins and open "ARI JEasy Slider", there is a lot of code on the left with a long list of params, and "Usage" code.

Is there a document that explains how to and where to, cut & paste the code into? Something that explains where the params go and 'usage' of the params?

I was under the impression that the plugins - - well, just plugged in. I don't mind an unexpected learning curve, but where do I learn?

If someone says "Google it" - I want their home address!

Place plugin code into an article. For example, if you want to insert "ARI JEasy Slider" plugin into an article, add the following code to this article (if you use WYSIWYG editor, switch it to plain text mode because in design mode it can add some extra HTML code):



Additional parameters can be added to {arijeasyslider} tag. For example, if you want to set width of the slider to "300", add width="300" parameter to {arijeasyslider} tag. The code will look like:



PS: If something doesn't work, could you provide plugin code which you use and link to page where we can see the problem because it can be a conflict with 3rd party extensions or error in plugin code.

Regards,
ARI Soft

I'm sorry Admin if this sounds dumb, but I bought this so I could use the "ARI JEasy Slider" because it states on the left in the dashboard "•Simply indicate the news you want to scroll and you are done;" Well, if what I read below, it's not that easy, and it's not done.

So I am on the right track, and you understand my confusion, the web site will have any where between 10 and at times perhaps even 25 - 50 'authors' writing articles. On average, 5 - 10 writing 'news' daily, two editors writing 'commentary'. The idea was to have just the 5 most recent articles appear in the "shownews" block of the Artiseer at_nexana template. Should I have bought a different ari_write-in to do this?

Need I instruct all authors on how to use the Joomla dashboard, and on how to copy & paste the various write-ins in to their articles?
I very much appreciate the example below, (which I read already) but my question still is, is there any documentation?

The reason for the docs, is that the red itmes below x me are unknowns, unexplained, and I can't find anywhere on the site anything that explains it. I prefer to read rather than psot and wait for an answer that may not be about what I meant. For example:
You said to use the following: (I changed the tags so I point to the lines.)

(arijeasyslideritem)
News1 news1 news1 <------ Just like that, or replaced with what?

and

(arijeasyslideritem title="Title 2")<------ Just like that, or the actual real title of the article?


Do we write an article, save it, go to dashboard copy out the code (for whatever write-in), open the article via the dashboards manage articles option, open the article, edit, paste the write-in code (where - top, bottom?) then save it? I tried that - could see the code in the article, but if every author that writes an article has to access the Joomla control panel (I think not), find the code write-in and copy & paste the write-in - just doesn't make sense.

If all this is about cut, paste, and edit code then what are all the settings on the right side for in the Dashboard > Components > Ari... > Plugins > ari_pluginname? Do we need to set all that, and cut, paste then edit the code as well?

Some kind of documentation that explains some things would be great. Plus, if one has to cut, paste, edit code, it's far from being a "plugin". Plugins, well - plug in. Well, they did until recently anyway.

Thanks for a reply on a weekend - it's very much appreciated.

I
p.s. I would give you the URL, but since none of the write-ins show up, and since there is no means of linking the write-in to a spot on the site, there is no write-in to show that isn't working.
In th emeantime, I will be off searcing for a plugin, but please, don't hesitate to explain or hint how to get them to work - as described in the write-in left panel that says "•Simply indicate the news you want to scroll and you are done;".



admin wrote:
Place plugin code into an article. For example, if you want to insert "ARI JEasy Slider" plugin into an article, add the following code to this article (if you use WYSIWYG editor, switch it to plain text mode because in design mode it can add some extra HTML code):

Code:

{arijeasyslider speed="2000"}   {arijeasyslideritem}      News1 news1 news1 [color=#800000]<-- Do we substitute the title of the article or leabve it as is.[/color] {/arijeasyslideritem}   {arijeasyslideritem title="Title 2"} [color=#800000]<-- Same thing Do we substitute the title of the article or leave it as is? [/color]      News2 news2 news2   {/arijeasyslideritem} {/arijeasyslider}

Additional parameters can be added to {arijeasyslider} tag. For example, if you want to set width of the slider to "300", add width="300" parameter to {arijeasyslider} tag. The code will look like:

Code:

{arijeasyslider speed="2000" width="300"}   {arijeasyslideritem}      News1 news1 news1   {/arijeasyslideritem}   {arijeasyslideritem title="Title 2"}      News2 news2 news2   {/arijeasyslideritem} {/arijeasyslider}

PS: If something doesn't work, could you provide plugin code which you use and link to page where we can see the problem because it can be a conflict with 3rd party extensions or error in plugin code.

Regards,
ARI Soft

Provided example creates slider with static content. If you want to slide Joomla! articles code will look like:



This code creates with 10 latest articles from content category with ID = "50" (articleCatId parameter is used that indicate from what categories the plugin should get articles). If you want to show 5 latest articles from content section with ID = "17" code will look like:



Section and category IDs can be found on "Content -> Section Manager" or "Content -> Category Manager" page on Joomla! backend. BTW, we have sent by email link to video tutorial how to use "ARI JTabView" plugin and show articles in it. "ARI JEasy Slider" works in the similar way.

Regards,
ARI Soft

admin wrote:
Provided example creates slider with static content. If you want to slide Joomla! articles code will look like:

..................
Section and category IDs can be found on "Content -> Section Manager" or "Content -> ............Regards,
ARI Soft and so on....

Thanks again for that again. I do appreciate your taking the time but you are not understanding me. You also haven't answered any of my questions and copies of code don't answer them.

Does it mean then that for every 'most recent' article (5, 10, or whatever # or them), the author needs to access the Admins dashboard, learn to use the arisoft right side settings, and learn some php so they know what to change in each code on the left so their articles and/or news items appear properly?

No where did I read that your software was a cut & paste process for authors. It left me with the impression, that "•Simply indicate the news you want to scroll and you are done;" It doesn't sound so simple to me. It sounds like a lot of extraneous work for every author of every article;e. I can just see them all in the Admin panel fighting to get their article ahead of the others.

I thought arisoft added to the templates, not the workforce.

That email tutorial you said you sent - didn't.

We suppose it is simple to specify from what category or section the plugin should select articles. It also can select articles by author ID. If necessary to load 10 latest articles created by user with user ID = "76", place the following code into an article. This code can be placed by an author in any Joomla! article on frontend:



Regards,
ARI Soft