Development has moved to the Kiss Portal Engine...
Kiss is Stargate without the unnecessary frills and much improved functionality and usability... it has also been validated...
Link: https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/ ... al_engine/
Mike
Information:
The Stargate Portal (originally the Kiss Portal) is the original phpBB3 portal.
Development was started a couple of days after the phpBB3 CVS became available to the public...
Mod Page http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/stargate_portal/
Our current version is 1.0.5 (RC).
The portal is fully configurable in the ACP...
Options Include:
Portal:
- Portal Configure - configure variables.
- Welcome message - edit the welcome message.
- Styles Dev Status - allows style developers to show status.
- Other Blocks Variable Settings - any block can contain variables adjust them here.
- Add New Blocks
- Manage/Edit All Blocks
- Page Left Blocks
- Page Centre Blocks
- Page Right Blocks
Bock names are replaced by lang vars if they exist else the data entered is used...
Blocks can be assigned an icon to enhance the visual effect, these images are selected by simply clicking on them...
Block data can be scrolled (100% WC3 compliant scrolling) or static...
Admin can disabled/enabled and arrange blocks in the ACP... Users can also re-organised the layout to suit their preferences... Simply click on and drag to new position or minimise (hide) or maximise (show) them. In this way you can basically design the layout the way you want it..
Menus
- Add New Menu Option
- Header Menu (Page Header)
- Main Menu (Nav Block)
- Sub Menu (Secondary Menu Block)
- View/Manage All Menu Items
- Manage Menu Icons
- Manage Unallocated Menu Items
Menu entries are replaced by language variables if they exist, else the data entered is used...
Each menu item can be assigned an icon to enhance the visual effect, these images are selected by simply clicking on them...
Sub Menus are also supported...
Post Types:
The portal also support News type posts... You can designate a post as a new item in the same manner you would for an announcement... New items can be Global or Local... These options allow you to display relevant news items in the News Block on the portal page...
Current Blocks Included:
- Announcements & News
- Babel Fish
- Books
- Bot Tracker
- Categories
- Clock
- Cloud 9
- Tag Search (Cloud 9)
- Links & Link to us
- Main Menus & Sub Menu
- MP3 Player/popup & Radio
- On Line Users
- Portal Status
- Recent Topics
- Referrals
- Search
- Simple Stats
- Style Select (option to make your choice static)
- Style Status
- The Team/Staff
- Top Posters
- User Information
...
- Affiliated Link Mod... After five post a special post can contain designated information...
- Arrange blocks... Drag and Drop any block to new location (store in cokies)...
- Quick Reply... The 3.0.6 quick reply some frills (employing only phpBB3 core code)...
- Highslide & LightBox supported...
- Support for profiles on left or right of posting...
- Random logo image.... (automatic).
- Random Adds... (header/footer or both)...
- Random Banner... (header/footer or both)...
- Web Pages... (Add your own pages with your favourite editor)...
- Attached Images are restricted in size depending of the users browser resolution... No additional mods required...
- Stargate Portal can be disabled/enabled without any effect on your phpBB3 installation... ie the portal edits do not adversely affect the core...
Better viewed here: http://www.stargate-portal.com/forum/vi ... f=54&t=422
Installation:
Installed using the UMIL library...
Normal edits apply for code updates, remembering they follow the Safe Mod procedures (detailed elsewhere), This allows for the portal can be disabled without affecting the phpBB3 core.
Download link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpbb3portal/
Install Procedure:
- Download and install phpBB 3.0.5...
- Download and extract the portal to a temp directory...
- Copy the portal directory to you phpBB root (same directory at you config.php file)...
- Point your browser to your_site/portal/
- Follow the screen instructions (only takes a few minutes)...
- Delete all cache...
- Set admin rights for portal...
- Test away...
http://www.stargate-portal.com
Mike
Inprogress:
Cloud 9 (tags) Status: 99%
Portal Pages Status: 99.9%
MVP Local copy shows no errors and 1 warning...