Dont understand how GAZ works
Im new to GAZ, now still figuring out how it is supposed to work, can someone help?
I tried to access http://www.onestash.com/forums/newsletter.php but was unable to. I am only able to access http://www.onestash.com/forums/newsl...hp?id=9&prev=1 Currently the GAZ is in test mode. BTW, how do I actually craft my own newsletter instead of using this default format which shows only the Latest News (thread?) and other threads? Im quite baffled as to how this thing actually works |
Ok now i understand a little... is there anyway I can download modules for newsletters?
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GAZ comes with four default modules:
For access to the newsletter.php page, check the Geek Gazette Permissions under the ACP -> Usergroups -> Usergroup Manager -> Edit Usergroup. |
I've got 2 questions:
1. How do I prevent it from being sent out? Seems like even in test mode it sends out? 2. How do I use the info block? For example if I were to say something like, "Welcome to the August edition of abcforums" then in the month of september how do I make the title change? |
I've got two more questions... Im looking at this setting:
Next generation dateThe date that the newsletter automatically produce the next issue 1. I've tried to set it as August 6, but the date keeps going back to August 5. Can you please help? 2. When I access the newsletter, it only shows minimal buttons (I think VB's default) but it doesnt show other buttons on my navbar, how to enable them |
1: Go to the ACP -> GAZ -> Newsletters -> click a newsletter link and set 'Issue active after generation?' to no.
2: Whatever text/HTML you are using for the message is what appears. There is no 'use the variable for date' option, but if you want the date in the message, you'd need to edit the GAZ info.php file. 3: This is a consequence of a mixing mktime and vbdate so the date is minus a day. I'll need to look into a better way to process the date. I fixed one of these before, but this one is more complex, so it is likely going to take some time, but for now, use a day ahead, i.e., August 7 for August 6. 4: The newsletter.php page uses the vB navbar template. The newsletter issues that are sent use the gaz_html_header, gaz_html_navbar, and gaz_html_footer templates (assuming it's an HTML email being sent) and you need to edit those templates as you prefer for reasons mentioned here. |
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Please check out the wiki for GAZ: http://www.thevbgeek.com/geeki/index.php/Category:GAZ
Hopefully that info helps you get a better handle on it. :) |
honestly its damn bloody hard to use and the modules arent enough... tried playing with it for a damn time and i still dont understand. really freaking me out.
when i generate an issue, it does not send out right? |
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