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The only thing you do have to be careful with is understanding the security around a module. For example, if you edit the security details and remove the rights to view the module, it will disappear, so be careful when tinkering with the more advanced settings. Having said that though, you could always add another module, so it's not the end of the world! This help text is stored in the Header and Footer of this module.

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By Rodney Joyce on 6/17/2008

This module allows users to create private or public groups of users. Groups can be public and joinable or closed to new membership, and the group owner can decide if new members require approval or not. Users can search groups by Category, Country or freetext tags. If the group allows new members then they can join the group. The group owner can send Private Messages to the group or invite groups to Events. This module was based loosely on the MySpace and Facebook Groups implementation.

 

 See the Poker Groups on PokerDIY for an example of an implementation (here is an example of a Alabama poker group).

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By Rodney Joyce on 6/8/2008

The new version of the UserProfile module mainly has SEO enhancements and bugfixes. Before upgrading, please read this post about the CSS changes and what you need to do. This version is neccessary if you are using the Wall module 4.3.2

You can see it in action on PokerDIY (feel free to set up an account to test) or you can download a trial version here.

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By Rodney Joyce on 6/3/2008

I have recently implemented Google Translate tools on PokerDIY so that you can browse the site in a few different languages (apparently everyone plays poker these days!) and I thought I would mention it as not everyone knows about this great translation service. Go to PokerDIY and click on the flags in the top right corner to view the site in another language.

I do plan on doing a full-blown multi-lingual site one day when I can afford the cost of a translation service and have the time to implement it, but there are a LOT of poker FAQs and help text that would be expensive to translate and maintain (every upgrade and site change would require a new translation and documenting the change - it's a management nightmare). I therefore decided t Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 6/3/2008

Objective: I wanted to customize the look of the FCK Editor on PokerDIY and allow users to select poker card icons as custom smileys in all modules that use the Rich HTML Editor, for example, Private Messages, the Poker Forums (in particular) and on all Wall posts (for example on Poker Player Profiles and Event Walls).
After reading my web usability book ("Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 6/1/2008

The Smart-Thinker Wall module allows you to attach a Facebook-style Wall to a Group, Event, UserProfile or other entity. This allows users to collaborate, discuss or simply leave comments (It is not designed to replace the Forums module).This was a sponsored enhancement/project and is based loosely on the Facebook Wall design and is fully templatable/localisable so you can change the look and feel to match your site.

 

To see this module in action, have a look at my PokerDIY profile

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