CTA Featured Threads & Portal [Paid] 2.17.0

[Paul B]

I have pushed version 2.14 to Beta status, which means no new features for this build.

It seems to be stable with no reported bugs and is currently running on several sites in the wild.

I plan to release it some time next week but in the meantime, if anyone else would like to be involved with the beta testing, let me know here: http://support.cliptheapex.com/threads/cta-featured-threads-portal-2-14-alpha-beta-testing.166/

 

[Paul B]

Oh, and in case there was any doubt about the impact featuring polls has...

After each GP we do an 'out of 10' poll for the race.
Typically we get around 40 votes.

For the first race of this season, the votes are currently at 84 and climbing.

 

[kankan]

Hi @Brogan,
I want to display a block just under the CTA Featured slider,
what is the name of the hook i have to specify ?
Thank you.

 

[Paul B]

All of the custom templates are detailed here: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/cta-featured-threads-portal.2599/update?update=13220

 

[kankan]

Thanks
Pb is that the block is displayed ok on the CTA Main Page
But not in Forum List page.
I used cta_featuredthreads_featured_custom_middle to display my block

 

[Paul B]

There are no custom templates on the forum list page - you can use one of the default XF ad_* templates or simply edit the template to add your content (whatever it is you are trying to do).

 

[kankan]

I have used ad_above_content but it display the block above the slider
Thanks for help

Is there something like this, but for forum list ?

Tried ad_view_above_forum_list not working

 

[Paul B]

Those are default XF templates, not related to this add-on.

Search the 'ad_' templates in the ACP to find a suitable one to use.
You can utilise conditional statements to target specific pages.

 

[kankan]

Just specified : above_slider and it worked.

 

[Paul B]

Beta testing is more or less at an end.

Unless there are any last minute issues, I will more than likely be releasing 2.14 tomorrow or Tuesday.

 

[Paul B]

Brogan updated CTA Featured Threads & Portal with a new update entry:

2.14.0 Featured Polls

I often read how polls get limited interaction.

It's certainly true on my site that the number of votes recorded for polls is a lot lower than I would like, or expect.

The driving force for this add-on has always been to expose content and engage members more.
This latest update will hopefully go a long way towards that.

Based on limited testing on my own site over the past week or two, participation in polls featured on the home page, forum list, etc. has increased by as much as 100%....

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[Paul B]

License holders can download version 2.14.0 from here: http://support.cliptheapex.com/forums/releases/

 

[Glockie]

Brogan updated CTA Featured Threads & Portal with a new update entry:

2.14.0 Featured Polls



Read the rest of this update entry...

Fantastic work @Brogan
Oh and Happy Birthday! / pen-blwydd hapus

 

[melbo]

Time for a name change to CTA FTP&P?

 

[melbo]

First time I've errored after an update.

The following error occurred:

Mysqli prepare error: Unknown column 'display_poll' in 'field list'
Zend_Db_Statement_Mysqli->_prepare() in Zend/Db/Statement.php at line 115
Zend_Db_Statement->__construct() in Zend/Db/Adapter/Mysqli.php at line 381
Zend_Db_Adapter_Mysqli->prepare() in Zend/Db/Adapter/Abstract.php at line 478
Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract->query() in Zend/Db/Adapter/Abstract.php at line 574
Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract->insert() in XenForo/DataWriter.php at line 1624
XenForo_DataWriter->_insert() in XenForo/DataWriter.php at line 1613
XenForo_DataWriter->_save() in XenForo/DataWriter.php at line 1405
XenForo_DataWriter->save() in CTA/FeaturedThreads/ControllerPublic/Thread.php at line 755
CTA_FeaturedThreads_ControllerPublic_Thread->actionFeaturedThreadSave() in XenForo/FrontController.php at line 347
XenForo_FrontController->dispatch() in XenForo/FrontController.php at line 134
XenForo_FrontController->run() in /home/*********/public_html/index.php at line 13

 

[Paul B]

That means the query hasn't run for some reason.

Run this in phpMyAdmin:

ALTER TABLE cta_ft_featured_threads
ADD display_poll TINYINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 1 AFTER display

See if that fixes it.

Also, check that the automatic feature option has 'Both' selected, as the other query may also have failed.

 

[melbo]

Will try this soon.
I have phpmyadmin IP restricted and am not at a regular pc at the moment.

I disabled FT&P prior to running the upgrade then enabled it after the upgrade completed. I've always done it this way to reset the cache but wonder if this may have had an effect.

 

[Paul B]

No, it shouldn't have had any effect.

Unfortunately installer queries sometimes randomly fail but as it is set to error silently, it's not apparent until after the fact.

If you can't get it working with that query, send me a message and we'll get it sorted.

 

[melbo]

The above query fixed my issue. Now to test a featured poll.
Thank you

 

[melbo]

Pretty slick @Brogan.
Feature Everything!!


Featured Media
Featured Resource (better than the RM's implementation)
Featured Profile
Featured Member
Featured Smilie
Featured broken installer query
etc

I've always disliked that many areas of forums become silos - this really helps to connect the dots and expose good content that may be gathering dust. Thank you for this useful tool!