ContentNotifier, demo & support page

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Installation and Demo page for plugin ContentNotifier
Installatie en demonstratie pagina voor ContentNotifier

2022: now for Joomla 3+ and 4+ (tested in Joomla 3.10.10 and 4.1.5)

Joomla 3&4:
Version history:
2022-07-21: version 4.1.2 Bug fix display { jno-auto-contentnotifier } in certain cases
2022-06-08: version 4.1.1 Language file update.
2022-06-06: version 4.1.0:
Override possible for new.gif and updated.gif in template
  -  in joomla 3: in /templates/[templatename]/images/contentnotifier  ; e.g /templates/protostar/images/contentnotifier
  -  in joomla 4: in /media/templates/site/[templatename]/images/contentnotifier ; e.g /media/templates/site/cassiopeia/images/contentnotifier
Extra images can be found in: /media/contentnotifier/images
2022-06-02: version 4.0.1:   Bug fix and some code refactoring.
2022-05-30: version 4.0.0:   Joomla 3+ version now including 4+
   - exclude categories had to be entered again; now possible to in- or exclude the selected categories.
   - with { disable_contentnotifier } (without the spaces) the plugin can be disabled completely in an article.
   - now also active in category display.

Joomla 3:
2019-05-03:  version 3.1.5:   class="pch_contentnotifier_new/updated" added
                                         example: .pch_contentnotifier_new, .pch_contentnotifier_updated {
                                                        width: 50px !important; }
2017-02-23:  version 3.1.1:   Include Joomla update system
2013-05-02:  version 3.0.0:   Now also a Joomla 3.0+ version; same functionality as 1.7/2.5 version!
2012-03-16:  version 2.1.0a: Now also a Joomla 1.7/2.5 version!
Polish language and images included.


1. Installation/ Installatie

The plugin ContentNotifier can be found HERE in the JED, HERE you can download the plugin.
De plugin kan hier gevonden worden en hier gedownload.

- Figure 1: After installation ENABLE the plugin / Figuur 1: Na installatie activeer de plugin.


- Figure 2: Select Enable / Figuur 2: Selecteer Enable:



- Figure 3: Basic option / Figure 3: Basis opties:



- Figure 4: Options for auto new and auto update / Figuur 4: Opties voor automatisch "new" en "update":



Tags to use in article content / Tags te gebruiken in de artikelen

Important / belangrijk:
In this page the tags are given with a spec after { and before }
Op deze pagina de tags zijn weergegeven met spatie na { en voor }

a. Options see figure 3 / opties zie figuur 3

b.   { jnew } or/of { jupdated } :
display following 3 days after creation date / modificaton date (set in basic options)
weergave voor 3 dagen na creatie datum / modificatie datum (zie basic options)

c. Display a text for a few days - set in basic option /
weergave van een tekst gedurende een paar dagen (zie basic option)

text to be displayed, tekst weer te geven    { jxnew }text=|text to be displayed, tekst weer te geven|{ /jxnew }
   { jxupdated }text=|text to be displayed, tekst weer te geven|{ /jxupdated }

d. Override the basic option using / gebruik tijdelijk een andere instelling dan in basic option met: days=|number/getal|

text to be displayed for 999 days    { jxnew }days=|999| text=|text to be displayed for 999 days|{ /jxnew }
text to be displayed for 666 days   { jxupdated }days=|666| text=|text to be displayed for 666 days|{ /jxupdated }

e. switch off the notifier display using / zet de weergave van het plaatje uit met: no_notifier

text to be displayed for 999 days    { jxnew }no_notifier days=|999| text=|text to be displayed for 999 days|{ /jxnew }
text to be displayed for 666 days   { jxupdated }no_notifier days=|666| text=|text to be displayed for 666 days|{ /jxupdated }

f. start_date and stop_date possible / start_date en stop_date mogelijk:
start_date=|date time| start_date=|datum tijd|
stop_date=|date time| stop_date=|datum tijd|

text to be displayed between 16-3-2022 01:00:00 and 16-3-2025 18:00:00   
syntax: { jxnew }start_date=|16-03-2022 01:00:00| stop_date=|16-03-2025 18:00:00| text=|text to be displayed between 16-3-2022 01:00:00 and 16-3-2025 18:00:00|{ /jxnew }

text to be displayed for 999 days starting 16-3-2022   
syntax: { jxnew }start_date=|16-03-2022|  days=|999|  text=|text to be displayed for 999 days starting 16-3-2022|{ /jxnew }


Automatic display / Automatische weergave:

a. Options see figure 4 / opties zie figuur 4

b. When you don't want an automatic label for a particular article use / wanneer je dit wilt onderdrukken voor een bepaald artikel gebruik:
{ jno_auto_contentnotifier }

c. It is also possible to exclude categories/article always / Het is ook mogelijk om categorieën / artikelen altijd uit te sluiten.
See figure 4: category: Diversen, Nieuws, ... and articles: 157, 2670, .....
Zie figuur 4: categorie Diversen, Nieuws, ...   en artikelen: 157, 2670, ..... 

d. Override options for automatic display of figure 4 in a single article/ Overrule opties voor automatische display van figuur 4 in een enkel artikel
{ jxauto_new }days=|number/getal|{ /jxauto_new }
Example/voorbeeld:
{ jxauto_new }days=|10|{ /jxauto_new }
also/ook:
{ jxauto_updated }days=|12|{ /jxauto_updated }

Tricks

- with { disable_contentnotifier } (without the spaces) the plugin can be disabled in an article.
- the display can be modifies with class="pch_contentnotifier_new" or class="pch_contentnotifier_updated"  
example:
.pch_contentnotifier_new, .pch_contentnotifier_updated {
       width: 50px !important; }
-

Other images / andere plaatjes (for 3.0+, 4.0+)

images are stored in/ plaatjes zijn opgeslagen in :     media/contentnotifier/images/new.gif
alternative images can be placed in / andere plaatjes kunnen worden opgeslagen in:
{ template folder }/images/contentnotifier,
wiith names/ met namen: new.gif and updated.gif

Detailed version history / versie historie:

Override Plugin Parameters for Automatic Display
new in version 1.1
{ jxauto_new }days=|10|{ /jxauto_new }
{ jxauto_updated }days=|12|{ /jxauto_updated }
This article uses:
{ jxauto_new }days=|999|{ /jxauto_new }
so that it remains new for 999 days, while in the plugin parameters a value of 3 days is used.


version 4.0.0, added:
- { disable_contentnotifier } (without the spaces) 
- also active in category display   
- now possible to in- or exclude the selected categories

version 3.1.5, added:
- class="pch_contentnotifier_new" or class="pch_contentnotifier_updated"

new in version 3.1.1, added:
Include Joomla update system

new in version 2.1.0,3.0.0 (only for 17+, 3.0+): it is also possible to exclude categories or articles IDs

new in version 2.1.0/ 3.0.0 (only for 17+, 3.0+): and
no_notifier
start_date and stop_date
start_date and days
the notifier can be customized.

version 1.1, added:
{ jxauto_new }days=|10|{ /jxauto_new }
{ jxauto_updated }days=|12|{ /jxauto_updated }
This article uses:
{ jxauto_new }days=|999|{ /jxauto_new }
so that it remains new for 999 days, while in the plugin parameters a value of 3 days is used.


For compatibility:
 is identical to  { jnew }  is identical to { jnew }/jnew } (for compatibility)
is identical to { jupdated } is identical to { jupdated}{/jupdated }

New tags: { jxnew } and { jxupdated }
    { jxnew }text=|text to be displayed|{ /jxnew }
   { jxupdated }text=|text to be displayed|{ /jxupdated }

The plugin parameters can be overwritten using:
    { jxnew }days=|3|{ /jxnew }
  { jxupdated }days=|3|{ /jxupdated }

The plugin ContentNotifier can be found HERE in the JED.