After several weeks with the previous layout, I’ve switched back to the more normal three column layout. But that’s not all I’ve changed! Oh no, while it may look like I just switched the sections around, there is actually far more to it. In fact, I’ve pretty well re-written and cleaned up the entire theme that I was using, with the only thing remaining for the most part is the style sheet, but it had some edits as well.

What else has changed this time?

• You can now click the d3bruts1d.com logo to return back to the main page. Not sure why e107 doesn’t do this by default.
• The (news) archive sections now use the e107 News Archive System that I created rather than the clunky default e107 system. If I could figure out how to completely disable the one e107 has, I’d do it, but it’s really not that important.
• The d3bruts1d.com Forums have returned. Feel free to drop me a line, or to talk about whatever.
• The “About” pages have been moved and cleaned up. You’ll find them on the menu to the left.

As always, let me know if something doesn’t work or is just totally frakked.

I’ve finally had some time to sit down and revisit my News Archive Page, and I’ve got a new version available for use.

First off, let me say that this is not a normal e107 plugin, which is why I try not to call it that. There is no configuration to be done through the e107 Admin control. Instead any change that you want to make needs to be done directly to the code. This is as close to a true plugin as I’ll probably take this. Don’t worry, I hope I’ve commented the code enough for everyone to understand.

Previously, I had 4 different “versions” of the news archive, each with a different display. That is no more, as I have combined the code for everything into one nice little file. Sure, it could have probably been done better, but this works for now.

Here is what each “version” looks like:
- Version A
- Version B
- Version C
- Version D

You can switch which version is displayed by editing the $archversion variable in the code. Default is “B” which is what I am using.

Based on feedback, I’ve also added the ability to display archive items per news category (example). The last addition was the ability to switch the look of the Next / Previous navigation, this was done to allow users to make it fit better into their theme. You can see the two examples of the P/N here.

So, how do I install it?
Installing this page is simple. Simply create a file (e.g. archive.php) and copy this code into it. Save the file and upload it to the e107 root/base directory. Hint: It’s the same directory where news.php and class2.php can be found.Do not try and put the file in the e107_plugins directory! This is not a plugin, and it will not work in there!

Please note, the e107 News Archive Page was tested with e107 v0.7.8 only. I cannot guarantee that it will work with any earlier version, though there isn’t really any reason for it not to.

As you have probably already noticed, I’ve made some changes to my site. The big thing that most people will notice is that both menu’s are now on the right side of the screen. Yes, it’s odd. But I like it…. granted, it did take some getting use to.

The reason for this change? For starters, I wanted something a bit different. I had been using the same theme (ranyart) for a while now, and this theme is based heavily (95%?) on that. The other reason for the change is this allowed me to play a bit more with the e107 theme system and gain a better understanding of it.

What’s this mean for you? Probably nothing…. other than you may see different themes appear on the site here and there.