Getting Started:
Component:
Go to Manage categories and select "New".
Enter a category Name and Description (description is optional).
Go to List quotes and and choose "New".
Enter your information
(quote, joke , testimonial ,image or anything you want to display). The author and notes fields are optional and if filled in
will be displayed (front end). The Daily_# field is used to to display Sequential,
Daily,Weekly,Monthly and Yearly quotes.
Select if you want to publish the item and save the form. Note:You can have
as many categories and quotes as you like. You can format quotes any way you
like.
Go to preferences and set the defaults for the
component.
Menu options:
To display information go to menus and
select the menu you want.
Enter "New" and select Rquotes - all - default layout.
Fill in the menu information and select Parameters Component .
Here you can choose a page title, optional description and which category
to display and how many items.
This will override the default params selected in the back-end.
Updated for version mod_rquotes1.5
Module:
If you downloaded the module (mod_rquotes)
go to extensions and choose '' Module Manager","Rquotes".
Publish the module
Choose a module position on your site.
Select to show title or not.
Choose to show quotes from a text file or the DataBase.
Choose the rest of the options based on either text file od DB.
Text file: To use Daily
display
Select a text file to use.
Select Daily to display a new quote every 24 hours (**see note**)
Choose every page load to display a random quote.
**Note** To use Daily quote you need to have a text file with 31 lines. If you have less repeat line to get 31. As of now it works on the day of the month. More than 31 can't be displayed
DB Options:
Select a Category if you entered more than one in the
component.
Select Random to display a random
quote.
Select Multiple Random
to display more than one random quote. Use the next field to enter how many to
display.
Select Sequential to display quotes in sequential order based
on there Daily_#. You must use this field for sequential quotes to work. Also
user must have cookies enable or a random quote will display.
Select Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Yearly
to
display a quote for that time period.(**See note**)
Select How to display quotes
(default,bold,italic)
**Note **To display a Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Yearly quote you need to set up a category for that purpose and use the (Daily # ) field in the edit or new quote form to input a number. The quotes will be displayed one every selected time period according to these numbers until all quotes have been displayed. Then will start over again. If you have TWO Daily # the same within a catergory , both will be displayed for that particular period. Please make shore that the display #'s are consecutive and all quotes are published. you can only use one of these time periods.
Example if you choose to dislpay a catergory of quotes for daily you can't use another as weekly. They must be the same time period.
You can get additional help at http://mytidbits.us or e-mail kdburke@gmail.com . If you like the extension please go to Joomla extensions directory and review it or vote for it