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Re: change field names

Impact-Players — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:20:25 GMT

thanks for the quick reply. will try this. great service

Re: change field names

Craig — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:38:44 GMT

The easiest way is to hide the fields you don�t want using CSS. You can then use the �more information� box to add caravan-specific details.

change field names

Impact-Players — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:28:46 GMT

hi,

love your software and have a question, can the color, transmission and mileage be changed?
I have a caravan dealership and these are no good for me. would require length, size etc.

hope it can so i can purchase this software. Justin

Re: CSS templates

Craig — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:13:05 GMT

Hi Allan,

Please contact us directly at sales@autodirector.co.uk with a full list of your requirements and we'll take a look.

Craig

Re: CSS templates

allan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:26:24 GMT

Hi Craig,
What kind of dosh would we be talking for you to do the job?
Rgds
allan

Re: CSS templates

Craig — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:38:19 GMT

I don't think there'd be any trouble creating a similar look and feel. I'm sure an eager CSS developer would be willing to do the work for a few pennies, but contact us if you can't find one.

Re: CSS templates

allan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:10:54 GMT

i mean the autodirector ones, I'd love to achieve this sort of look like this guys site and the individual vehicle pages http://www.midwaylightcommercials.com/cars.php

Re: CSS templates

Craig — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:37:49 GMT

Do you mean AutoDirector CSS templates or general webpage templates which have a showroom?

If it's the former, I'd suggest using the existing templates then modifying background images, colours, borders and widths until you're happy with it.

If it's the latter, there are many free web page templates around the web. I'd recommend using ones that have simpler code, though. You'll find many which are overly complex and use convoluted CSS when the same design could have been achieved in an easier way.

Re: Photos showing above instead of on the left

Craig — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:33:17 GMT

That's probably the easiest way to fix layout problems. Use an existing template, make incremental changes, and test regularly.

Re: Photos showing above instead of on the left

jobberjon — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:34:51 GMT

In a fashion, I have gone back to the green css file and re-created all the showrooms again using the standard thumbnail size. I now need to change the css to reflect the colour scheme I wanted. All being well it should work out ok.

Many thanks

Jonathan

CSS templates

allan — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:48:01 GMT

I'm quite thick, well totally thick actually, when it comes to creating or amending templates, if anyone has any classy ones they don't mind sharing I'll be grateful if you posted them.
Thanks
al

Re: Problem display on Joomla-v1.5.x-powered website

itips83 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:57:10 GMT

Hi Craig:

Thanks for getting back so quickly.

I have already applied the Joomla fix you folks kindly provided.

As for the other points you make, I'll follow your advice and see what can be done.

Thanks again for taking the time to check it out.

Re: Problem display on Joomla-v1.5.x-powered website

Craig — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:02:45 GMT

I don't think Joomla is the problem (a fix is available if you experience any Joomla-specific issues).

In this case, the rendering issues are caused by the (somewhat unnecessary) complexity of the Joomla template you're using.

The 'bleeding' issue is caused by a script (roksameheight.js) which is applying a specific height to

. It's setting a default height that's too small for the showroom.

The photographs appearing behind the content occurs because of the z-index:5 applied to #maincol in the page CSS. Remove that and it works again.

However, be aware that fixing these issues could cause other problems to occur elsewhere. I'd recommend simplifying the HTML and CSS if you can.

Re: Lightbox image

Craig — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:36:51 GMT

I suspect your HTML DOCTYPE might be the cause. See question 6 in the troubleshooting guide.

If that doesn't fix it, try using one of the supplied AutoDirector styles. If the problem still occurs, remove all other JavaScript from your page to see if there's a conflict.

Re: Photos showing above instead of on the left

Craig — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:17:35 GMT

Have you fixed it? The showrooms I saw seemed fine in IE and Firefox?

Lightbox image

slim — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:58:36 GMT

Hello I was messing with css and I noticed the lightbox image wont close.
MRD Cars
Spent hour looking over what I could have done any help would be welcome.

Problem display on Joomla-v1.5.x-powered website

itips83 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:05:11 GMT

Hello:

Congratulations on creating the remarkable AutoDirector :-)

I'm installing this on a client website - once I have it configured correctly.

At present, there are one or two problems with the display and functionality. Please visit the draft site and relevant link at:

http://www.internettips.net/smorrison/index.php?option=com_jumi&fileid=3&Itemid=76

(eventually, this will use SEF urls and use a different domain name: the domain name above is only for temporary site development).

Currently, I just wanted to get the default sample car listings working.

Because this is a Joomla site, just adding a code snippet like:

Into a content page would most likely cause problems. Therefore, I've used the Joomla add-on Component "Jumi": http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/1023/details designed to allow entering PHP, scripts, HTML, code snippets, etc., into a Joomla site.

At first glance, this appears to help AutoDirector display okay - initially. There are clear differences between rendering with Firefox v3.5.7 and Micorosoft Internet Explorer v.8, though these appear minor.

The main problems seem to occur when we:

- click any car listing entry to view more details. At that point, the page that appears to display, bleeds down beyond and overlays the existing web design template.

- click the images and attemp to view / cycle through. The popup windows containing the images don't appear to function correctly. Plus, the forward button, Back buttons don't appear to work with Firefox, and the Close button action is erratic.

The IE rendering engine seems to be a little more tolorant than for Firefox, but the basic problems above are still present.

I've already replaced:

with:

The Joomla version used ia: 1.5.10 (I'll upgrade this shortly to 1.5.15 or later - and let you know if it makes a difference).

I would appreciate it if anyonce can suggest a remedy or provide some guidelines to fix the issues above.

Thanks in advance to all.

Photos showing above instead of on the left

jobberjon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:52:25 GMT

Hi, Hope someone can help. I have created several showrooms and they show in a frame. The thing is now the photos show above the details instead of at the left. I hope someone can help as this is driving me mad.

The site is here so you can see what I mean: www.temp2.tinhat.net

Many thanks
Jonathan

Re: Log in, help please....

Craig — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:56:44 GMT

I don't understand how the GoogleBot could have run setup.php - unless you were linking to it from somewhere?

The file you mention appears to have something to do with ZenCart. Do you have that and AutoDirector installed in the same place? I'd recommend they're separated - perhaps something in ZenCart caused AutoDirector files to be submitted to Google? That's quite bizarre though.

Finally, I'm afraid there's no quick way to import the data back into AutoDirector using the cached data files - they're not really intended for that purpose. All I can suggest is that you automate the process as much as possible using Excel or search/replace in a text editor.

Re: Log in, help please....

allan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:30:06 GMT

also a file has appeared in one of the sites folders, maybe you will know what it is/means:

if ($_GET['randomId'] != "JCr56RI_18hwD9mDsbK2Vfbk8f3mLsydcPZ81H8s8qSD1VRb9OkVe3OVlmq8ILvD") {
echo "Access Denied";
exit();
}

// display the HTML code:
echo stripslashes($_POST['wproPreviewHTML']);

?>

Re: Log in, help please....

allan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:23:04 GMT

Is there any quick way (easy) of importing the content as I can still see the databases of the sites I created in the 'data' folder?

I can't find out who accessed the site at the time, the only access was googlebot at the same time.

Re: Log in, help please....

Craig — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:11:53 GMT

Hello Allan,

Sorry to hear about your problem.

It sounds to me as though someone has run the AutoDirector setup.php again. That will wipe your database and send you the email as you describe. We recommend setup.php is deleted following a successful installation (see step 5 of !install.html). If you can log in with "super@user.account" and "super" that's definitely what's occurred. However, it's also possible the person who ran setup.php has logged in and removed or changed the administrator account. In that case, you'll need to run setup.php again.

First, I'd suggest you check your server logs to find the time, IP address, and user agent of the person who accessed the page. It might help you prove who's run it. It would certainly be someone with AutoDirector knowledge.

Next - before you do anything else - make a copy of your AutoDirector data folder. Although the information has been removed from the database, all the content (vehicle.js) and photos (pics folder) should still be available. You could copy/paste it back into the system. However, I'd suggest making a .CSV file (Excel will help) and using the import wizard - you'll then have a backup should anything go wrong.

Finally, once you're setup again, I'd recommend backing up your MySQL database (cpanel and phpMyadmin offer that facility), copying your data folder, and securing AutoDirector using the installation instructions.

Sorry it's happened - I hope someone hacked you accidentally rather than maliciously. I can't stress the importance of backups more strongly - it's only when something like this occurs you realise how important they are.

I hope that helps. Let us know what you find out.

Re: Log in, help please....

allan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:30:34 GMT

BTW, no one else has used the system, only me, the clients have no acess yet.

Log in, help please....

allan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:57:02 GMT

Hi Craig,
Have been busy setting up client sites, adding users, everything hunky dory, last night at 01:24 I get a mail from myself? while I was tucked up in bed, to say "This is a test email from the AutoDirector setup. AutoDirector email facilities are functioning correctly"
Now I cannot access anything using any of the log ins created including my own. I get a "The user ID and/or password you entered is not authorised to use this system. Please try again."
This is a disaster for me as I put a lot of work into setting up these sites so far, is there any way to recover access and have you any idea what has ocurred?
Thanks

Re: pics opening painfully slow

Craig — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:58:50 GMT

That page uses a transitional DOCTYPE and there's a whole load of auto-generated code that's almost certain to cause problems. See #6 of the troubleshooting guide.