Stand Alone Waiting Contents Block

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

Baloo, I figured you'd waited long enough Wink

In mainfile.php, find

Code:

function adminblock() {

Then find

Code:

while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result)) {


    $content = "<font class=\"content\">$row[content]</font>";


    themesidebox($row[title], $row[content]);


}

Add this line

Code:

return;

so that it now reads

Code:

while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result)) {


    $content = "<font class=\"content\">$row[content]</font>";


    themesidebox($row[title], $row[content]);


}


return;

That will keep the hard coded Waiting Contents block from displaying. Now, create a block

Code:

<?php


if (eregi("block-RWH_WaitingContent.php",$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])) {


    Header("Location: index.php");


    die();


}





global $admin, $prefix, $db;


$title = ""._WAITINGCONT."";


$num = $db->sql_numrows($db->sql_query("SELECT * FROM ".$prefix."_queue"));


$content = "<font class=\"content\">";


$content .= "<strong><big>&middot;</big></strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"admin.php?op=submissions\">"._SUBMISSIONS."</a>: $num<br>";


$num = $db->sql_numrows($db->sql_query("SELECT * FROM ".$prefix."_reviews_add"));


$content .= "<strong><big>&middot;</big></strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"admin.php?op=reviews\">"._WREVIEWS."</a>: $num<br>";


$num = $db->sql_numrows($db->sql_query("SELECT * FROM ".$prefix."_links_newlink"));


$brokenl = $db->sql_numrows($db->sql_query("SELECT * FROM ".$prefix."_links_modrequest WHERE brokenlink='1'"));


$modreql = $db->sql_numrows($db->sql_query("SELECT * FROM ".$prefix."_links_modrequest WHERE brokenlink='0'"));


$content .= "<strong><big>&middot;</big></strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"admin.php?op=Links\">"._WLINKS."</a>: $num<br>";


$content .= "<strong><big>&middot;</big></strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"admin.php?op=LinksListModRequests\">"._MODREQLINKS."</a>: $modreql<br>";


$content .= "<strong><big>&middot;</big></strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"admin.php?op=LinksListBrokenLinks\">"._BROKENLINKS."</a>: $brokenl<br>";


$num = $db->sql_numrows($db->sql_query("SELECT * FROM ".$prefix."_downloads_newdownload"));


$brokend = $db->sql_numrows($db->sql_query("SELECT * FROM ".$prefix."_downloads_modrequest WHERE brokendownload='1'"));


$modreqd = $db->sql_numrows($db->sql_query("SELECT * FROM ".$prefix."_downloads_modrequest WHERE brokendownload='0'"));


$content .= "<strong><big>&middot;</big></strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"admin.php?op=downloads\">"._UDOWNLOADS."</a>: $num<br>";


$content .= "<strong><big>&middot;</big></strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"admin.php?op=DownloadsListModRequests\">"._MODREQDOWN."</a>: $modreqd<br>";


$content .= "<strong><big>&middot;</big></strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"admin.php?op=DownloadsListBrokenDownloads\">"._BROKENDOWN."</a>: $brokend<br></font>";


?>

and save/ftp it to your blocks folder. Activate it through your Administration panel and set permissions to Administrators Only.

YOU'RE WELCOME!! Groovy

Hangin' Around Joined: Sep 10, 2002 Posts: 30

You truly are my saviour !!!

Now all I need to do is add some little bits and pieces, give it a sexy name and slap a (c)Baloo's Perfect PHP Scripts and I'll be famous ! Laughing

Thanks again Raven !

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:10 am

That works nicely.
Can anyone help me to add a "Waiting Users" in the waiting Content block ? I'm using the latest YA. I gave it a shot myself and managed to completey screw everything up Smile

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:18 pm

Personally, I think phpnuke should have a stand alone Waiting Content block, that way module developers could take advantage of the opportunity to add their own code into the block file leading to a swathe of invaluable 'at a glance' information for Admins.
e.g.
Waiting events
.. Workboard projects
.. Admin PM's to be answered
.. Members in Chat rooms
.. ePetitions
etc etc
On the down side, I suppose this would lead to a shed load of sql calls and hammer site performance.

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:32 pm

Since Admins would be using it, the overhead would be minimal. And, btw, I plan on incorporating this type of methodology into PHP-Portal.

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:40 pm

Thanks for the feedback Raven.
Yes, it would be nice if this (or something very similar) was incorporated into PHP-Portal.
When I think about it, I'm suprised that the numerous module developers have not already thought about this as IMO it would prove to be very useful.

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:54 pm

This week I will be releasing some fundamental and foundation documentation on my 'Dream'.

Involved Joined: Feb 08, 2005 Posts: 290 Location: USA

I did as said above and it works great *except* one minor problem being that the old Waiting Content for Admin block is still showing. Considering the last post here was back in Oct 2004 ... I would think a fix should have been discovered and posted here? Can someone help me get rid of the old Waiting Content section of Admin please? Thanks : o}

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:42 pm

See Ravens post here dated July 15th 2004
The code he posted should prevent the waiting content from the admin block being displayed.

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:14 pm

Seems my code was abit different, I copied and pasted this code

http://www.ravenphpscripts.com/postt2221.html

And now it works fine. Thanks : o}