• About ))KeyContent.org((
• Template Changes
  • Last Modified Page
• Customizations
  • UI changes
  • Click to sort
  • Capthca for anti-spam
• What's next

))KeyContent.orghttp://www.keycontent.org - is free, open-content, collaborative effort and describe what it means to be a content developer. The site is a wh" class="wiki wikinew text-danger tips"> (KC.o) - http://www.keycontent.org - is free, open-content, collaborative effort and describe what it means to be a content developer. The site is a whiteboard to express your ideas, share your experiences, and ask your questions. TheKeyContent.org(( site was launched in February 2005 and has undergone 2 major UI revisions.

You can read more about Tiki's role in creating a wiki-based portal for ))KeyContent.org(( here. This is part of a presentation made at the 2006 TriXML conference in Raleigh, NC, USA.

As of July 2006, KC.o is currently running:

• Tiki 1.9.2 (pending upgrade to 1.9.4)
• MySQL 4.1.19
• PHP 4.4.2
• Host: http://www.bluehost.com/, running Apache 1.3.36

The current KC.o template reflects a vastly customized set of template files and stylesheets. Our theme has undergone three major revisions:

1. Initially, we started with the geo-light theme. This theme was used for testing and the pre-launch version of the site. I used this theme to "get my feet wet" in Tiki customization.
2. The KC.o version 1 template was based on the geo-light template, but included several major changes.
3. In early 2006 we created an entirely new template and color scheme.

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||Initial|Version 1.0|Version 2

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value="Change user{/tr}" alt="Change to a different user{/tr}." >


{/if}
{menu id=50}

  href="tiki-calendar.php?viewlist=table&viewmode=week"
title="Upcoming Events{/tr}">Upcoming Events{/tr}

{foreach key=pos item=slvn_item from=$slvn_info.items}
{if $slvn_item.count > 0 }
{assign var=cname value=$slvn_item.cname}

  

{$slvn_item.label}

{else}style="display:block;"{/if}>
{section name=ix loop=$slvn_item.list}

{$smarty.section.ix.index_next}
ix.href|escape}"
title="{$slvn_item.listix.title|escape}">
{if $slvn_item.listix.label == ''}-{else}
{$slvn_item.listix.label|escape|truncate:20:"...":true}{/if}


{/section}

{/if}
{/foreach}

{literal}<{/literal}script language='Javascript' type='text/javascript'>
setfolderstate('whatsnew', 'd');
{literal}<{/literal}/script>

{else}

{/if}
{CODE}

After logging in, users can quickly create a new wiki page by using the Quick Edit module. I included this module within the Last Modified Page module:

This was a simple edit to the mod-last_modif_pages.tpl template:

{if !$user} 
 
 {tr}Start new article{/tr} 
 
 {else}{if $tiki_p_edit eq 'y'}
 

{if $categId}{/if}

The overwhelming number of changes to KC.o have been for UI and usability. Most require only tweaks and additions to the template files.

I added a small sort image ( ) to all of the list tables. This allows users to see how the current view is being sorted. This is a commong UI element on most operating systems and users are accusomed to seeing them in lists.

For example, here is the sort image in the tiki-listpages:

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I simply created two small images (sort_asc.gif and sort_des.gif) and modified the template file:

All form submissions are protected by Capthca images. We use the web-based http://www.protectwebform.com service. The service is very easy to implement and requires only simple cut-and-paste additions to the TPL template file and its associated PHP file.

An example of our implementation can bee seen here. This is a customization of the tiki-directory_add_site file.

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My future plans for KC.o include:

• Upgrading to the current Tiki version.
• Add structured blogging and microcontent