[SOLVED] A few questions regarding the latest CB Activity (3.0.0 RC1)

Hi Guys

Great job on this one ! I'm having some trouble with a few aspects though, and was wondering if anyone could provide any input on the issues (if they can be so classified, of course) beneath: -

- The activity stream does not seem to be picking up blog entries and group activity/wall posts etc; however, all updates made via the "my profile -> my activities" tab are logged. Are there any config settings I need to change in order for the other activities to be logged?

(Edit - OK,I just read that CB Activity does not log activity the way it does before - I'm guessing from what you are saying here: - www.joomlapolis.com/forum/6-news-and-publicity/229590-cb-activity-30-rc1-released#263605 , the CB blogs and/or other plugins would be updated after which these updates would show - - is my understanding correct?)

- Is the admin area for this plug accessible via clicking the link under "plugin management", or is there any other link for this? Just asking since the current admin panel seems to have lesser options in terms of integration etc (though the "look and feel" is certainly far better than what was there before). . .I'm not sure if I'm missing the actual configuration section itself. . .

- Creating menu items to the "recent activity" (under plugins -> CB Activity) seems not to work, as it displays a blank page when I do this. I got around the problem (sort of) by using the module in an article, but just curious as to why the menu links aren't working. . .

- Is there any way logged in users could "comment" upon user activity showing in the module? Or could this only be done via the user's profile?

I'd appreciate it if you could let me know.

Thanks!!

the CB blogs and/or other plugins would be updated after which these updates would show - - is my understanding correct?

Correct, the various plugins would need to be upgraded to utilize CB Activity API to log their activity. I won't be doing this until Stable though as I'm still working on the API for pushing activity to a stream that's compatible with the various activity features.

- Is the admin area for this plug accessible via clicking the link under "plugin management", or is there any other link for this? Just asking since the current admin panel seems to have lesser options in terms of integration etc (though the "look and feel" is certainly far better than what was there before). . .I'm not sure if I'm missing the actual configuration section itself. . .

Plugin parameters are found by clicking the plugin in CB > Plugin Management. The various management pages are found by clicking the buttons under the plugin name in CB > Plugin Management. Same behavior as the majority of plugins upgraded for this usage (e.g. CB Blogs).

- Creating menu items to the "recent activity" (under plugins -> CB Activity) seems not to work, as it displays a blank page when I do this. I got around the problem (sort of) by using the module in an article, but just curious as to why the menu links aren't working. . .

Should be working fine if there's activity to display. The URL you should be arriving at is as follows.

index.php?option=com_comprofiler&view=pluginclass&plugin=cbactivity&action=recentactivity

Please provide the URL you're landing at. If you've SEF enabled please disable it and retest. If caching is enabled then ensure all cache has been purged after install.

- Is there any way logged in users could "comment" upon user activity showing in the module? Or could this only be done via the user's profile?

No, commenting is specifically disabled in the module for a compact view. It just doesn't fit 99% of module usages. Same reason you can't post new activity from the module. This of course can be changed by modifying the template files, but this being RC I don't suggest it as I've already made massive template changes for RC2.

Thanks for the detailed response, Kyle. Noted regarding the initial couple of queries - and with regard to the rest: -

- Creating menu items to the "recent activity" (under plugins -> CB Activity) seems not to work, as it displays a blank page when I do this. I got around the problem (sort of) by using the module in an article, but just curious as to why the menu links aren't working. . .

Should be working fine if there's activity to display. The URL you should be arriving at is as follows.

index.php?option=com_comprofiler&view=pluginclass&plugin=cbactivity&action=recentactivity

Please provide the URL you're landing at. If you've SEF enabled please disable it and retest. If caching is enabled then ensure all cache has been purged after install.

You are right - it works just fine if I disable SEF. I've purged the cache as well. However, when I re-enable SEF, it does not work.SEF is obviously a must for the site, but I REALLY like the new look of the Activity page, and I'd love to have it on the site where users could comment.

Let me know if you have any suggestions on how to resolve this.

Are you using Joomla SEF or 3rd party SEF? If 3rd party SEF my guess is it's rewriting the URL to an old URL and you'd need to purge that rewrite. For example the old URL use to be &action=recent, but due to significant endpoint changes it has changed.

Nope, just using Joomla! SEF ... all I've done is basically enable SEF links in global configuration ...

Both Joomla SEF with and without URL rewriting appears working here. Has the .htaccess been modified for custom rewrite rules maybe? What URL are you sent to with SEF disabled (starting with index.php). Ensure the System - Community Builder plugin within Extensions > Plugin Manager is ordered first then ensure the Joomla SEF system plugin is published and public.