pe_pplog v2.1b bufixes!

[smokey01]

efiabruni your advice was very close and on the right track.

You suggested adding this to the .htaccess file:

AddHandler cgi-script .pl
Options +ExecCGI

This is what got it working:

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Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .py .pl .cgi

Thanks again

[smokey01]

efia, I sent you a couple of messages to your gmail account.

[efiabruni]

I saw the messages and answered

some lessons learned from the epic battle of setting the pe_pplog up on a live server:

the zip file is set up to extract in the web-server root, not a sub-folder (I will change this in the next version, but for know to avoid headaches it might be easier to follow this)

To execute cgi-scripts write the following in the .htaccess file:
[quote=smokey01]Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .py .pl .cgi[/quote]
without MultiViews, as this might mess with js files (according to my experience, though I cannot explain why)

To get prettyPhoto to work add the following in $config_customHTMLhead:

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<script src=js/jquery.prettyPhoto.js></script>

[efiabruni]

I proudly present the latest version of the pe_pplog. Thank you to Grant and Chris for suggestions

Some changes:
Fixing some path issues and adding an htaccess file to make it easier to upload and run the zip file on a live server.

replaced prettyPhoto with a css solution, lightboxes are now made with the "box" button. {box=thumbnail title=title}photo or text(any bbcode works in here){/box}. If there is no thumbnail the title will be clickable. Example.

possibility to use other programs than sendmail to send mail or to save mails locally and read them from the admin page.

notes to save and publish later

smiley buttons (like in this forum)

See first post for more info and download

[BarryK]

efiabruni,
I like your pe_pplog very much!

I have installed it, see here:

http://bkhome.org/news/

As you can see, I have worked on the theme a bit.

I turned off jquery, as it seems that calls to jquery.com slow the first page load down a bit?

I am using your latest version.

I put back the option to have numeric-only security code, coz I like that.

I found a bug. When I made the fourth entry, number 00004, the last line in file posts/00004.ppl had this:

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<br />¬23 Nov 2013, 9:36¬Insight¬posts

whereas it should have been:

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<br />¬23 Nov 2013, 9:36¬Insight¬00004

This meant that the entry did not display when I clicked on that post (it was listed in the menu).
I manually fixed it by downloading file 00004.ppl and editing it.

[efiabruni]

I noticed the same bug. It seems that it appears if one writes a new post and then edits immediately. I have not figured out why, yet. For now I would advice clicking on index after writing a post and then go back to edit it.


there is a bug with the lightboxes as well, they only work in firefox, but this is easily fixed by changing the following in the css file

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input:focus + .box {width:100%; padding:2%; font-size:14px; }

to

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input:focus + .box {width:100%; padding:2%; font-size:14px; height:100%;}

and

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.box
{	
     width:0%;
     top:0px;
     left:0px;
     height:100%;
    position: fixed;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    text-align:center;
    color:white;
    font-size:0%;
}

to

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.box
{	
	width:0%;
	top:0px;
	left:0px;
	height:0%;
	overflow:hidden;
    position: fixed;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    text-align:center;
    color:white;
    font-size:0%;
}

[BarryK]

efiabruni,
I have a couple of feature requests!

1.
Sage commented on my blog that he would like to be able to edit his comments.

I don't really know if I want to give people the right to go back at any time and edit their comments, however what would be really great is a Preview window.

So, alongside the Submit button, have a Preview button, so the person can see what their comment will look like, and if required go back to the edit window and fix any typos, links, etc., then submit.

2.
It would be good to have the (optional) security question in the Contact Me page also.

[efiabruni]

I fixed a bug in the contact me page for the blog (when saving messages locally the new one would overwrite the previous one) and added the possibility to use a security question.

Settings for security question or captcha is now chosen as with comments ($config_commentsSecurityCode etc) in the pe_config.pl file

I have a contact me page as a stand alone page outside of the blog, which I have fixed/updated as above.

[BarryK]

efia,
Thanks, I have applied your latest fixes.

[broomdodger]

Hello Efia

I posted a comment on Bary Kauler's blog:
http://bkhome.org/news/

The first time I mistyped my password, got an error, but the comment was posted.

I assumed it would not be posted, and tried again with the correct password. Now there are two of the same post.

I posted a comment to Barry, and he suggested filing a bug report with you.

Bill
Santa Cruz, California

[efiabruni]

I tried to recreate the error, but do not seem to be able to, neither on mine nor Barrys blog. Can you tell me exactly what happened?

[broomdodger]

I tried to recreate the error, but do not seem to be able to, neither on mine nor Barrys blog. Can you tell me exactly what happened?

Efia

I posted 'passwd test 01' with a bad password and got this error:

Wrong password for this nickname. Please try again or choose another nickname.

So far, today, I do NOT see the 'passwd test 01' post using a bad password!

Then I posted 'passwd test 02' with the good password and it is shown on the blog.

Early yesterday, I could not enter into the comment fields or select any of the blog text using Mac Safari or the RSS reader Vienna. Today everything works!

There are other double posts, and I wonder if the same wrong password message prompted the second post.

Bill

[jrb]

There are other double posts, and I wonder if the same wrong password message prompted the second post.

Bill

I just managed to create a double post on Barry's blog. I posted last night and all looked fine, just a single post. I went to bed without shutting down the webpage. When I came back to the computer this morning I simply refreshed the webpage to see if there were any new comments and lo and behold, double comment.

[efiabruni]

I'm currently working on bugfixes for the blog.
Bugs I fixed:
bug in the lightbox as described above
bug for the "contact me" page also as described above
posts being printed instead of the entry number as described by Barry
changed the way entries were sorted out from posts as the old way could lead to no entries per page for the index
some spelling and css changes

the double post problem is still a mystery to me, as I cannot recreate it (except hitting refresh, as jrb described)

new features
delete emails when they are saved locally
comment preview (see here)

any other bugs you found, let me know

[L18L]

...the double post problem is still a mystery to me, as I cannot recreate it (except hitting refresh, as jrb described)

...just check : if the post already exists then do not insert it

[edit]derivated from the rule: Check all user input[/edit]

[efiabruni]

will do that once I'm back from travelling

until then, all the other bugfixes and featured I described are in v2.1b.

I also put the blog up on github (username: efiabruni) feel free to play around I'll be camping in Patagonia

[efiabruni]

The last four days I spent on a ferry and had time to play with the pplog
I made following changes in the pe_pplog on github:

Added comment preview option for the admin page
Added the preview comment button on the preview comment page (now comment can be previewed again and again and again)
Added a check for double posts of comments

Changed files are: Pe_pplog.pl; pe_admin.pl and pe_Config.pl

[BarryK]

efia,
I would appreciate your suggestions about what I should do.

I have been forced to disable comments on my blog, as someone has persisted in posting pornography comments.

I have been deleting them, but the person is persisting in posting more.

I was wondering how difficult it would be to implement email verification to register to post.

One way it could work, is when a user wants to post a comment, they first have to click a "Register" link. They provide their email address, to which their desired username and password are sent.

A log can be kept of usernames and email addresses, and the banning system can be expanded to ban users based on their email address.

Perhaps there are other ways of doing it.

[anikin]

Due to the moron named "Author", I have been forced to disable comments

That moron has many names: 'mafur', 'simargl13', 'simargl29' etc., He posted spam and pron on this forum too. Looks like he has a severe mental pathology and needs urgent medical attention.

[efiabruni]

Some people are depressingly destructive. I'm on holiday at the moment, but will look into it once I'm home. If someone has ideas, feel free to fork the blog on github!