Block Types Explained

[fenris_w0lf]

Ok, most of these are self-explanatory:

userbox newsbox statsbox searchbox html onlinebox themebox shoutbox catmenu phpbox scriptbox recentbox ssi module rss

but some puzzles me, are they explained (in as much detail as poss) somewhere ?

[Rasyr]

Ok, most of these are self-explanatory:

userbox newsbox statsbox searchbox html onlinebox themebox shoutbox catmenu phpbox scriptbox recentbox ssi module rss

but some puzzles me, are they explained (in as much detail as poss) somewhere ?

The majority of these are pre-defined blocks that you just select and they automatically supply the content. I have given a small description of each below:

• userbox -  predefined - gives the user information, avatar, name, PMs, and a few other things (look to left for example).
• newsbox -  displays the board news, as setup in the SMF Admin section "News and Newsletters"
• statsbox -  gives the site stats, including who is online, members information and things like the total number of posts, etc.. (look to left for example)
• searchbox -  just a simple search box like is normally displayed at the top of the forums.
• html -  a do-it-yourself box. You can put any simple html in these blocks.
• onlinebox -  shows just who is online
• themebox -  is a theme changer - look to the left for an example
• shoutbox - look to the left for an example - users enter little messages, and they are displayed in a small list
• catmenu - this is what displays the things that you setup using the Menu Manager.
• phpbox -  like the html box, only you can put php code in here. You do not need the <?php and ?> tags like you do on a php file.
• scriptbox - an advanced version of the html box, but you can include javacsript as well as html.
• recentbox - shows recent posts in a small list
• ssi module -  SMF includes a page with a number of pre-defined functions built into it. This allows you to easily access those functions.
• rss -  for putting rss feeds onto your site.

[fenris_w0lf]

I would hire Rasyr as a TP and/or SMF FAQ writer any day!

Thanks!!

Are the various ssi modules described anywere ?

[Rasyr]

Read this thread....

http://www.tinyportal.net/smf/index.php?topic=2323.0