How to put Yahoo indicator on Portal ?

[Greight]

Your Portal Version: 1.0.0RC3
Your phpBB Type: Standard phpBB3
MODs installed: Yes
Your knowledge: Beginner
Boardlink: http://enz.ir

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Hi
I just want to put online indicator for Yahoo on the portal main page. Is it possible? If yes how can do that ?
Any help is appreciated
Thx

[Mike]

Yahoo indicator?
Any links or something?

[Greight]

Dear Mike
I mean those codes that show an image on the page that shows whether webmaster is offline or online in Yahoo
I dun know whether those codes can be applied in php pages

[Mike]

Ok... what i want to know was: would you use your own code - eg php or javascript ect. - or would you use a service like onlinestatus.org ?

[Greight]

Well I dont know what I should do exactly. Can you help me to do this please ?
Thx

[Mike]

The only thing i know is: You want to have such an indicator on your Portal. Neither i know where nor what a kind of.
So i only can tell you how to make it the easiest way:

To add an indicator, place this code where you want to show the button.

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<img border="0" src="http://opi.yahoo.com/online?u=YOUR_ID_HERE&m=g&t=1"/>

You can customize the button by alternating the last number between 1 to 16. In my example i use the "1".

If you want to make your button klickable for users to send you an pm via Messenger, take this code

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<a href="ymsgr:sendIM?YOUR_ID_HERE"><img border="0" src="http://opi.yahoo.com/online?u=YOUR_ID_HERE&m=g&t=1"/></a>

If you want to show your yahoo Picture, add this line:

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<img src="http://img.msg.yahoo.com/avatar.php?yids=YOUR_ID_HERE&format=jpg" />

Dont forget to add your ID instead of "YOUR_ID_HERE"

[Greight]

So u mean I should put that code in portal.php or elswhere ?
Thx 4 ur responses

[Mike]

No. Thats html code, and you have to put it in in any template. (*.html) As first you have to know where you want it to have. Then i cant tell you the locoation for the code

[Greight]

Again thanks for your support
I want it to be in the right side menu of the portal in a single block entitled 'support' or sth like that

[Mike]

You have to make a new Block called yahoo.html
styles/Bl@ck/template/portal/block/yahoo.html

Paste this code into your new file:

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<div class="portal-panel">
	<div class="inner">
		<span class="portal-corners-top"><span></span></span>
			<h3>Support</h3>
			<div style="text-align: center;">
			
                 <a href="ymsgr:sendIM?YOUR_ID_HERE"><img border="0" src="http://opi.yahoo.com/online?u=YOUR_ID_HERE&m=g&t=1"/></a>
 
			</div>
			<br />
		<span class="portal-corners-bottom"><span></span></span>
	</div>
</div>
<br style="clear:both" />

open your portal_body.html
styles/Bl@ck/template/portal/portal_body.html

find:

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<!-- [+] right block area -->
	<td valign="top" style="width: {PORTAL_RIGHT_COLUMN}px; padding-left:6px;">
		<br style="clear:both" />

add after:

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<!-- INCLUDE portal/block/yahoo.html -->

If you want to have the new Block not on top of the right column, you only need to paste the line between the blockincludes where you want to have... This should be easy enough
If not, feel free to ask again

[Greight]

Oh thanks man ! Your tutorial seems comprehensive enough ! Im testing it .

[Greight]

Again THANKS
It worked seamlessly
Just I had typed Greight with the first letter in capitalas the yahoo id which caused it always show offline , then I typed greight and everything is now fine !