If you are new to the forums, please read Where/How to get Coranto help - Please Read Before Posting, the topic just above this one here in the Coranto Support Forum.
Current Final -> Download Here
Current Alpha/Beta -> Download Here
Current Status -> Core Development Forum
Related Sites..
CorantoDemo.net -> Description
Coranto Documentation Wiki -> More Information
Addon Sites..
plushpuffin's Addons
Sumaleth's Coranto Addons
Parahead's Coranto Addons
l0rdphi1's Addons
Addon Download Page at Coranto Demo
Programming Standards..
W3C's HTML Validator - reads and corrects your HTML/XHTML mistakes
W3C's CSS Validator - reads and corrects your CSS mistakes
Working with alternative stylesheets - adding multiple themes to your website
Reference Sites..
HTML Goodies.com - basic HTML, CSS, Javascript help
Lissa Explains.com - overall help, for beginners/intermediate
HTML Goodies.com/tutors/xhtml.html - easily learn the difference between HTML and XHTML (a.k.a. HTML 5.0)
CGI/Perl Tutorial - Simple Perl Tutorial
Responsible webmaster tip sites...
Your HTML Source.com - overall help/advice
A List Apart.com - overall help/advice
Advanced Reference Sites...
PHP.net Manual - PHP glossary (use the search option)
MySQL Manual - MySQL glossary (use the search option)
W3C's guide to XHTML - official guide on XHTML (a.k.a. HTML 5.0)
Apache SSI/SHTML Manual - guide on using Server Side Includes in files
Apache .htaccess Manual - guide on using the .htaccess file
Apache mod_rewrite Manual - official guide of mod_rewrite and the RewriteEngine
Working with popup windows? - stop using href="javascript:"
- Code: Select all
<a href="page.html" onclick="window.open('page.html'); return false;">Pop it</a>
Basic Questions
Where can i see examples of what Coranto can do? Showcase Forum
Non-English Language Support?
It was added in beta v1.02.10, and exists in the current official release
Can two news stories accidentally get the same newsid?
Simple answer.. no
reason -> Link
Editing Styles...
A rundown of how Coranto's styles work, and how to use them well.
Official Guide By Elvii Link
Alternating Variables (2 vars) - By l0rdphi1 & Parahead
Link
Alternating Variables (3 vars or more) - By l0rdphi1 (Colors are used as an example)
Link
Display Date Only Once Per Day.
<If: Sub: isNewDate>Today is <Field: Date></If>
Use different Date/Time Formats in Styles Link
Set Up Headlines Link
Avatars/Icons Link
Snipping Fields...
Cut off the contents of a field after a certain number of characters...
<Snip #: Field: Subject>
Cut off the contents of a field without the ending dots
By l0rdphi1 Instructions
100% Exact "Down to the #th letter" Snip Feature, also tests for "Full News" link
(not allowing for spaces and without the ending three dots)
By msbzdragn Instructions
How To...
Change the way coranto looks...
[url]Coranto.org Themes Page[/url]
(one of two addons listed below are required to use themes)
.......
Find your file paths
Instructions
Reset A Lost Password - By Elvii Instructions
Posting news on separate pages Instructions
Use SSI within HTML files. (fake SHTML) Instructions
Use Multiple Entries In One Field
Instructions
Make Some Fields Appear Only When You Post In A Certain Category Instructions
"Pin" Certain Articles (AKA Sticky Posts) At The Top Of Your News Page. Method 1 Method 2
Template To Match Your Site. With "Full News" Pages Instructions
Remove/Replace The "Powered By Coranto" Link Instructions
Spaces in user_name.. as well as custom and changable names Instructions
Using Item Counters in Coranto Styles Instructions at the Documentation Wiki
^-alternative simplified version Instructions
Archive by a certain number of items Instructions
Specify Template For viewnews.cgi Instructions
Rename viewnews.cgi ? Instructions
Have Two Coranto's Running Instructions
Comment Systems
3 on the Addons page (Coranto + Forum) - Link (bottom)
1 standalone in the works (iSay) - Link
Available Styletags...
(not including addon-specific tags!)
- <Field: Name> - Prints out the field Name
- <TextField: Name> - Prints out the field Name, parsing HTML to text
- <Sub: Name> - Make a call to sub Name, print out the result
- <If: Field: Name> - If field Name has a value (not empty or "0").
- <If: Field: Name eq "something" > - If field Name equals something.
- <If: Field: Name{"key"} eq 'something'> - If hasharray Name{"key"} is equal to something
- <If: Field: Name == #> - If field Name is equal to the numeric value
- <If: Field: Name{"key"} == #>
- <If: Sub: Name eq 'something'> - If the returnvalue from Name is equal to something
- <If: Sub: Name == #>
- <If: Sub: Name>
- <Snip 20: Field: Name> - Snip the field to only contain 20 characters
- <Snip 20: Field: Name{"key"}>
- <Snip 20: Sub: Name>
- <If: Else: Field: Name>
- <If: Else: Field: Name eq 'something'>
- <If: Else: Field: Name == #>
- <If: Else: Field: Name{"key"} eq 'something'>
- <If: Else: Field: Name{"key"} == #>
- <If: Else: Sub: Name eq 'something'>
- <If: Else: Sub: Name == #>
- <If: Else: Sub: Name>
- <If: Else>
- </If>
- All styletags with == also supports !=
- All styletags with eq also supports ne
- All styletags with " also supports '
<Field: ProfileName> - name of the profile being built, useful to keep outside/perlcode variables seperate
<Field: newsid> - unique id used for each post
<Field: newstime> - unix time, in seconds since the Epoch (Jan 1st, 1970)
<ItemAnchor> - Creates a link anchor to the unique id used for each post.
It is the same as '#newsitem<Field: newsid>'
(ex: <a href="/fullnews.html<ItemAnchor>"><Field: Subject></a> )
Usable "isNew.." Subroutines
- isNewDate
- isNewYear
- isNewMonth
- isNewWeek
- isNewUser
- isNewCategory
- isNewFile (must be called before isNewDate)
Example use: Display date only once per day.
<If: Sub: isNewDate>Stories posted on <Field: Date>.</If>
[color=red]
Coranto Addons
Basic Useful Overlooked Addons
Coranto Itself..
Change The Way Coranto Looks.
Chameleon v1.1 - By LoneOwl Addon Link
(uses outside files, different users can load different themes)
CSS Editor - By Elvii Addon Link
(Changes the core colors, for everyone)
Place a "notice" on the top of the each Coranto page. Addon Link
Annoying Notice v1.00 - By l0rdphi1
Create and edit *.tmpl (template) files within Coranto. Addon Link
Template Editor v1.01 - By l0rdphi1
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Output..
Build news into tabled columns. Addon Link
News Columns v1.0 By Sumaleth
Specify the target window of links generated by Coranto Addon Link
Special Links v1.0 - By AeroSoul
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Fields..
Update Coranto Like A Pro WITHOUT Knowing HTML Addon Link
WebWriter v3.2 - By kriko, AeroSoul
Add a help link to each field for special instructions Addon Link
FieldHelper v1.0 - By AeroSoul
Add to, and enhance, the abilities of your CustomFields Addon Link
CustomFields - By Parahead
Filter by the contents/values of a Field Addon Link
Filter By Field 2.1 - By Sumaleth, Parahead
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Styles..
Quickly find the problem with a style.
Forum Topic
Addon Link
Style Debugger 0.1 - By Parahead
Known Outdated/Obsolete Addons
(Addons that have not yet been updated to current standards)
-CorantoSQL By Lawrence - Has not yet been updated to work with the new [i]build engine - Does work with Coranto v1.02
-vB Comments By Lawrence - Has not yet been updated to work vBulletin3 - Does work with vBulletin 2
-ProCheck By AeroSoul - Obsolete. Has been included into Coranto
-Sort True-Alphabetical By Sumaleth - Obsolete. Has been included into Coranto
-XMS Categories By LoneOwl - Obsolete. Has been included into the current xMultiSubmit
-Select Image (Multipart edition) By boerremk - Obsolete. Has been included into the current Multipart
Other Addon Questions
Make sure you looked at the docs or in the zip file FIRST
Almost ALL addons have instructions
Multipart requires Build 33?
Answer > You are using Coranto v1.02, either upgrade it, or use Multipart v1.48 - By l0rdphi1 Addon Link
Multipart causing problems with RPoll?
Answer > Look in the Multipart readme in the zip file for the fixes.
Alphabet Pages has an extra "1" on it?
Fix
MultiPage pagecount problems? (not whole number)
Fix
