Dates and (user)names don't show on frontend

[communicat]

Hi,

I installed DBirthdays. On the frontend only the text 'Birthdays today', 'Birthdays tomorrow', etc. appear but not the matching dates and (user)names. What is going wrong? I use JomSocial and configured everything exactly like the documentation suggests.

[Darkick]

It's hard to say anything without access to site.
What language do you use?

[communicat]

Hi,

I speek Dutch.
I included my backend-settings (3 documents).
The site is not yet live. I'm sure it's something simple that I miss but I don't see what it is.

[Darkick]

yeah, the problem is in birthdays formats. There must be not only text, but also variables for names and dates.
Look at english language file (en-GB.mod_dbirthdays.ini) to understand how to format.

[communicat]

I'm sorry, I looked at the file you mentioned but it doesn't help me understand what exactly to type in the fields. The content of the file is:

# English language
#
# version 1.1.0
# author Darkick <darkick@darkick.ru>
# license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL

# Note : All ini files need to be saved as UTF-8 - No BOM

THIS MODULE SHOWS USERS WITH NEAREST BIRTHDAY=This module shows users nearest birthdays.
DBD TABLE BIRTHDAYS SETTINGS=<b>Table Birthdays settings</b>
DBD TABLE BIRTHDAYS=Table Birthdays
DBD TABLE BIRTHDAYS DESC=Specify table name where information about users birthdays stored.
DBD FIELD BIRTHDAY=Field &quot;Birthday&quot;
DBD FIELD BIRTHDAY DESC=Name of the table field where birthday date stored.
DBD BIRTHDAYS FIELD ID=Field of Identificator
DBD BIRTHDAYS FIELD ID DESC=Name of the table field for user identification.
DBD TABLE USERS SETTINGS=<b>Table Users settings</b>
DBD TABLE USERS=Table Users
DBD TABLE USERS DESC=Specify table name where information about users stored.
DBD USERS FIELD ID=Field of Identificator
DBD USERS FIELD ID DESC=Name of the table field for user identification.
DBD FIELD NAME=Field &quot;Name&quot;
DBD FIELD NAME DESC=Name of the table field where user Name stored.
DBD WHERE CONDITION=WHERE condition
DBD WHERE CONDITION DESC=Additional SQL WHERE condition for filter users. Use default <b>u.block = 0</b> to show only activated users, blocked users will be hidden. Specify <b>1</b> for disable filter. Use table aliases: <b>b</b> &mdash; table Birthdays; <b>u</b> &mdash; table Users.
DBD USER SETTINGS=<b>User profile settings</b>
DBD MEMBER OUTPUT FORMAT=Member output format
DBD MEMBER OUTPUT FORMAT DESC=Specify output format for member displaying. Use variables: <b>$name</b> &mdash; member name; <b>$avatar</b> &mdash; member avatar; <b>$pms</b> &mdash; link to PMS.
DBD PROFILE LINK FORMAT=Profile link format
DBD PROFILE LINK FORMAT DESC=Specify format of the link to the user profile. Use variables: <b>$id</b>, <b>$name</b>. For example, Community Builder profile link format will be: <b>index.php?option=com_comprofiler&amp;task=userProfile&amp;user=$id</b>. If leave blank, then no link for name, but auto link for avatar (if enabled); use <b>0</b> to completly disable links.
DBD PROFILE LINK TARGET=Profile link target
DBD PROFILE LINK TARGET DESC=Value for attribute <b>target</b> for tag <b>A</b> for profile links. Use <b>_blank</b> to open the profile in a new window.
DBD BIRTHDAYS SETTINGS=<b>Birthdays settings</b>
DBD DAYS BEFORE BIRTHDAY=Days BEFORE birthday
DBD DAYS BEFORE BIRTHDAY DESC=How many days before birthday will be used for notifications.
DBD DAYS AFTER BIRTHDAY=Days AFTER birthday
DBD DAYS AFTER BIRTHDAY DESC=How many days after birthday will be used for notifications.
DBD MAX BIRTHDAYS COUNT=Max birthdays count
DBD MAX BIRTHDAYS COUNT DESC=Maxmimun number of birthdays to show. If count of birthdays more, past and further dates will be exclude.
DBD SHOW NO BIRTHDAYS=Show &quot;No Birthdays&quot;
DBD SHOW NO BIRTHDAYS DESC=Show message &quot;No Birthdays&quot; (DBD NO BIRTHDAYS) if there are no birthdays in the specified period.
DBD DATE FORMAT=Date format
DBD DATE FORMAT DESC=Specify date format. Leave blank to use format DATE_FORMAT_LC1. Joomla! uses standard Linux date format codes.
DBD TIME ZONE DESC=Use global site configuration timezone or user profile timezone.
DBD GLOBAL TIME ZONE=Global time zone
DBD USER TIME ZONE=User time zone
DBD BIRTHDAY OUTPUT FORMATS=<b>Birthday output formats</b>
DBD BIRTHDAY OUTPUT FORMATS DESC=These formats will override values from language INI-files.<br />Use variables: <b>$name</b> &mdash; member formatted name; <b>$birthday_date</b> &mdash; date of birthday; <b>$new_birthday_date</b> &mdash; date of the current birthday; <b>$age</b> &mdash; age; <b>$years_old</b> &mdash; &quot;formatted&quot; age (1 year, 3 years, 10 years etc.); <b>$action</b> &mdash; action (is/will/was); <b>$days_left</b> &mdash; days to the birthday.
DBD BIRTHDAY TODAY OUTPUT FORMAT=Birthday TODAY
DBD BIRTHDAY TODAY OUTPUT FORMAT DESC=DBD BIRTHDAY_TODAY_OUTPUT_FORMAT
DBD BIRTHDAY TOMORROW OUTPUT FORMAT=Birthdays TOMORROW
DBD BIRTHDAY TOMORROW OUTPUT FORMAT DESC=DBD BIRTHDAY_TOMORROW_OUTPUT_FORMAT
DBD BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY OUTPUT FORMAT=Birthday YESTERDAY
DBD BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY OUTPUT FORMAT DESC=DBD BIRTHDAY_YESTERDAY_OUTPUT_FORMAT
DBD BIRTHDAY OUTPUT FORMAT=Birthday any other day
DBD BIRTHDAY OUTPUT FORMAT DESC=DBD BIRTHDAY_OUTPUT_FORMAT
DBD EXTRA SUPPORTS=<b>Extra supports</b>
DBD DAVATAR PLUGIN=DAvatar plugin
DBD SUPPORT DAVATAR=Support DAvatar
DBD SUPPORT DAVATAR DESC=Activate to support DAvatar plugin. Shows avatar before user name. DAvatar plugin must be installed, enabled and configurated.
DBD DAVATAR USER IDENTIFIER=DAvatar User Identifier
DBD DAVATAR USER IDENTIFIER DESC=Specify parameter to use as user identificator: <b>id</b>, <b>username</b>, <b>name</b> or <b>email</b>.
DBD ID=id
DBD USERNAME=username
DBD NAME=name
DBD EMAIL=email
DBD DAVATAR USER IDENTIFIER VALUE=DAvatar User Identifier Value
DBD DAVATAR USER IDENTIFIER VALUE DESC=Specify value for parameter DAvatar User Identifier. Value can be from field ID or NAME.
DBD FIELD ID=field ID
DBD DAVATAR PARAMS=DAvatar params
DBD DAVATAR PARAMS DESC=Specify custom parameters for DAvatar plugin. For example: <b>class=avatar&#124;width=50</b>. See more in plugin description.
DBD PMS=Private Messages System
DBD SUPPORT PMS=Support PMS
DBD SUPPORT PMS DESC=Choose PMS to use for links to send private message to the user. The PMS must be installed.
DBD NO PMS=No PMS
DBD UDDEIM=uddeIM
DBD MESSAGING=Messaging
DBD PMS USER IDENTIFIER=PMS User Identifier
DBD PMS USER IDENTIFIER DESC=Specify parameter to use as user identificator: <b>id</b> or <b>username</b>.
DBD PMS USER IDENTIFIER VALUE=PMS User Identifier Value
DBD PMS USER IDENTIFIER VALUE DESC=Specify value for parameter PMS User Identifier. Value can be from field ID or NAME.
DBD PMS ITEMID=PMS Itemid
DBD PMS ITEMID DESC=Value of menu item identifier for PMS.
DBD PMS ICON URL=PMS icon URL
DBD PMS ICON URL DESC=URL of an image for <i>Send PM</i> icon.
DBD SEND PM=Send PM
DBD TRIGGER CONTENT PLUGINS=<b>Trigger Content plugins</b>
DBD PREPARE CONTENT=onPrepareContent
DBD PREPARE CONTENT DESC=Optionally prepare the content of the module with the Joomla Content Plugins function <b>onPrepareContent()</b>.
DBD BEFORE DISPLAY CONTENT=onBeforeDisplayContent
DBD BEFORE DISPLAY CONTENT DESC=Optionally process the content of the module with the Joomla Content Plugins functions <b>onBeforeDisplayContent()</b>. Useful to use with plugins such <b>mavik Thumbnails</b>.
DBD USE SECTIONTABLEENTRY=Use sectiontableentry
DBD USE SECTIONTABLEENTRY DESC=Add sectiontableentry1/sectiontableentry2 classes for <b>class</b> attribute of the odd and even list elements.
DBD SECTIONTABLEENTRY1=sectiontableentry1
DBD SECTIONTABLEENTRY2=sectiontableentry2


# Front-end
# Modify localisation strings to configure best layout view for your site

DBD NO BIRTHDAYS=No birthdays coming soon...
DBD 1YEAR OLD=%s year old
DBD 2-4YEARS OLD=%s years old
DBD YEARS OLD=%s years old
DBD BIRTHDAY TODAY=birthday is
DBD BIRTHDAY WILL=birthday will
DBD BIRTHDAY WAS=birthday was
# $name - member formatted name; $birthday_date - date of birthday; $new_birthday_date - date of the current birthday; $age - age; $years_old - "formatted" age (1 year, 3 years, 10 years etc.); $action - action (is/will/was); $days_left - days to the birthday.
DBD BIRTHDAY_TODAY_OUTPUT_FORMAT=$name<br /><small>$action <strong>today</strong>!</small>
DBD BIRTHDAY_TOMORROW_OUTPUT_FORMAT=$name<br /><small>$action tomorrow</small>
DBD BIRTHDAY_YESTERDAY_OUTPUT_FORMAT=$name<br /><small>$action yesterday</small>
DBD BIRTHDAY_OUTPUT_FORMAT=$name<br /><small>$action $new_birthday_date</small>

[Darkick]

Look at that:

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# $name - member formatted name; $birthday_date - date of birthday; $new_birthday_date - date of the current birthday; $age - age; $years_old - "formatted" age (1 year, 3 years, 10 years etc.); $action - action (is/will/was); $days_left - days to the birthday.
DBD BIRTHDAY_TODAY_OUTPUT_FORMAT=$name<br /><small>$action <strong>today</strong>!</small>
DBD BIRTHDAY_TOMORROW_OUTPUT_FORMAT=$name<br /><small>$action tomorrow</small>
DBD BIRTHDAY_YESTERDAY_OUTPUT_FORMAT=$name<br /><small>$action yesterday</small>
DBD BIRTHDAY_OUTPUT_FORMAT=$name<br /><small>$action $new_birthday_date</small>


For example set Birthday any other day:

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$name is er binnenkort jarig $new_birthday_date

(I don't know how it must be right in Dutch)


Also you may just leave Birthday output formats blank to use standard formats.

[communicat]

Thank you for your support, DBirthdays it working great now! I put the settings as below. Somehow I thought I had to change things in the codefiles and in the module, but simply add changes in the module is enough...

[Darkick]

Glad to help you!
I am trying to write very flexible extensions which no need code changes. But other side of this way is more hard to first understand and use for non-programmers.