ChronoScripts http://chronoscripts.com JobberBase Scripts and (PHP) Support Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:30:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Improve the 1.9 todo-list http://chronoscripts.com/improve-the-1-9-todo-list/ http://chronoscripts.com/improve-the-1-9-todo-list/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:30:43 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/?p=202 JobberBase has improved a lot the last few versions, but it's clear it's still far from being complete. I've focused mostly on user-friendly improvements for the 1.8 release, but for the next release I'd like to work some more on new functionality. Below are a few of the points I'm aiming to get done, but I'd like to hear the users opinion on what should have priority.

Let me know what you think is missing in JobberBase by adding it to a comment and I might add it to my todo-list for the 1.9 release. Let your creativity run loose and let me worry about the technical solution! ;)

Current Todo-list:

  • Full SEO optimization - Keywords and description tags for Jobs, small tweaks etc.
  • Advanced Search - Many options to filter on using an advanced search form.
  • Admin Filtering - Let administrators search for jobs by the same options as the advanced search.
  • Replacing translations.ini - Moving this to the admin-panel, as well as optimizing the current JavaScript usage of this
]]> http://chronoscripts.com/improve-the-1-9-todo-list/feed/ 5 Where are the free scripts? Don’t worry! http://chronoscripts.com/where-are-the-free-scripts-dont-worry/ http://chronoscripts.com/where-are-the-free-scripts-dont-worry/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:19:31 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/?p=192 As some of you may have noticed, I haven't released many JB-scripts lately. Don't worry, I have not suddenly decided to stop expanding the functionality of JobberBase. In fact, after joining the JobberBase dev-team I've been busier than ever!

Over the past few weeks I've taken the time to finalize some work I still had, and added the new features directly in the upcoming 1.8. I'll write some guides for the new stuff, for those that wish to upgrade manually. Of course you can use the SVN logs as well (found over at Google Code).

Here's an overview of some of the new stuff:

  • Change settings directly from the administration panel. These include site name, pagination, search method, url-rewrites etc!
  • The search pagination modification from a while back has been included, as well as the SEO URL mod and dynamic URLs.
  • The fixed navigation menu's (at the top and footer) have been replaced with dynamic ones, that can be changed from the administration panel.
  • Added ReCaptcha support, which can be enabled after obtaining the free keys from ReCaptcha.net
  • Support for multiple themes, which can be picked from a dropdown menu in the administration panel.

Expect the 1.8 release soon!

]]> http://chronoscripts.com/where-are-the-free-scripts-dont-worry/feed/ 2 Guide on adding new job-fields http://chronoscripts.com/guide-on-adding-new-job-fields/ http://chronoscripts.com/guide-on-adding-new-job-fields/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:33:46 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/?p=180 This guide will explain how you can add custom fields to the job creation page. It requires basic PHP and HTML knowledge. I'll write another guide on how to add fields to the apply-page later, which is bit easier to follow than this guide.

For this example I added two new fields, which will hold the amount of hours per week a job will be (in the format of "32 to 40 hours per week"). You can use the examples to add any type of field to the form / db of course.

Step 1. Adjusting the DataBase
First we need to add the fields to the jobs table using PhpMyAdmin or a similar tool. As both fields in this example will contain only numbers, we use 'int' as type. In most text variables it's safe to use varchar(255), however.

ALTER TABLE `jobs` ADD `hourfrom` int(4) DEFAULT NULL;
ALTER TABLE `jobs` ADD `hourto` int(4) DEFAULT NULL;

Step 2. Changing the Job Class
Now comes the real work. The Job Class (_includes/class.Job.php) handles the loading and saving of information from the Database, and getting that data to the PHP pages.

To start, we need to add our new fields as class variables, a list found at the top of the file with code similar to "var $mVariable = false;". Notice the naming convention, instead of '-' we use capitals and we always start with a 'm'.

var $mDaysOld = false;

add below:

var $mHourFrom = false;
var $mHourTo = false;

Next we need to adjust the main query, which loads all the fields from the database for further use. Make sure you don't break the query by missing a , or placing your fields at the wrong location. To be sure, add your fields behind "a.apply AS apply,".

a.apply AS apply,

add behind:

 a.hourfrom AS hourfrom, a.hourto AS hourto,

For the just loaded data to be loaded for further use by the different functions, we need to add it to the $this-> list. It's a bit below the query.

$this->mDaysOld = $row['days_old'];

add below:

$this->mHourFrom = $row['hourfrom'];
$this->mHourTo = $row['hourto'];

Now we need to add the variables to the different functions. There's 3 by default (GetInfo, GetBasicInfo, GetBasicInfoAdmin). If unsure, just add the variables to all three. Note that if your new variable is the last on the list, it'll need to end with a ) instead of a comma. If you want to be sure, add it below "'days_old' => ..".

'days_old' => $this->mDaysOld,

add below:

'hourfrom' => $this->mHourFrom,
'hourto' => $this->mHourTo,

The last step to take in the class.Job.php, is adding the fields to the Create and Update functions, so it can be saved in the database later. Look for "public function Create($params)" and find the following structure:

if ($params['city_id'] == '')
{
$params['city_id'] = -1;
}

add below:

if ($params['hourfrom']) == '')
	{
		$params['hourfrom'] = 0;
	}
 
if ($params['hourto']) == '')
	{
		$params['hourto'] = 0;
	}

This simply sets the fields to 0 if they're not given. We will also need to adjust the query itself. The easiest way to do this is to add your variable before 'created_on':

company, city_id, url, apply,

add behind:

hourfrom, hourto,

This was just the fieldname though, we need to add the real variable below. Make sure it's in the right position. If you added the fieldname before 'created_on', you'll simply have to add your variable before 'NOW()'.

NOW(), ' . $params['is_temp'] . ', '. $params['is_active'] .', 0, "' . $this->GenerateAuthCode() . '",

add above:

' . $params['hourfrom'] . ',
' . $params['hourto'] . ',

The sql query for the update() function works a bit different, but the first bit is the same as above (you should recognize the code). To keep it simply, just add your info below apply = "", both the fieldname and value are given at the same row. So:

apply = "' . $params['apply'] . '",

add below:

hourfrom = ' . $params['hourfrom'] . ',
hourto = ' . $params['hourto'] . ',

Step 3. Time to update the form that handles new jobs and edits them.
The template file for the form is found at: "_templates/publish-write.tpl". In this example I add the field to a new fieldset (a frame that holds multiple fields, usually), just above the the fieldset that holds the create and edit buttons.

<fieldset><input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="{$translations.publish.step1_submit}" /></fieldset>

add above:

<fieldset>
	<legend>Hours per week</legend>
	<table border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
		<tr>
			<td class="publish-label" valign="top">{$translations.publish.hour}:</td>
			<td>
				<input {if $errors.hoursfrom}class="error"{/if} type="text" name="hourfrom" id="hourfrom" tabindex="6" size="5" maxlength="10" value="{if $job.hourfrom}{$job.hourfrom}{else}{$smarty.post.hourfrom}{/if}" />
				to
				<input {if $errors.hoursto}class="error"{/if} type="text" name="hourto" id="hourto" tabindex="6" size="5" maxlength="10" value="{if $job.hourto}{$job.hourto}{else}{$smarty.post.hourto}{/if}" />
				per week
			</td>
		</tr>
	</table>
</fieldset>

I didn't use the translation file, but that should be an easy adjustment later. Also note I included some code for error-messages.

Step 4. Updating the PHP file that's used for the form-submitting.
We also need to update the PHP file to actually do something with the form variable. For this we open page_write.php. There are two relevant parts, one that updates and one that creates. Both need the same steps, so I'll only explain one.

First add validation for the field (if needed). First find the following check:

if ($poster_email == '')
{
	$errors['poster_email'] = $translations['jobs']['email_error'];
}

Now add your field below it, in the same fasion, if it needs validation to begin with. In this example we disallow non-numeric input, but we do allow empty fields.

if ($hoursfrom != '' && !is_numeric($hoursfrom))
{
	$errors['hoursfrom'] = 'Your error message;
}
if ($hoursto != '' && !is_numeric($hoursto))
{
	$errors['hoursto'] = 'Your error message;
}

After validation, add it to the "$data = array(..." list a bit further below. Again, if you add your field to the end of the list, make sure it ends with a ) instead of a comma.

'is_active' => 0,
'apply' => '',

add below:

'hourfrom' => $hourfrom,
'hourto' => $hourto,

Do these last few steps twice (as there's two occurrences), and we're almost there!

Step 5. Lastly we need to add our new field somewhere in the job details page.
Open "_templates/job-details.tpl". In this example we simply add it directly below the {job.$description}:

{if $job.hourfrom != "" && $job.hourfrom != 0}<p><strong>{$job.hourfrom}{if $job.hourto != "" && $job.hourto != 0}~{$job.hourto}{/if} hours per week.</strong></p>{/if}

This code simply tells SMARTY to only display the 'hourfrom" field when it's actually set, and does the same for the hourto. Again you should use the translations file for the text, but I won't explain that here.

That's all for now, I'll probably update a bit later on, as it's a quick draft.

]]> http://chronoscripts.com/guide-on-adding-new-job-fields/feed/ 7 Search Pagination Support http://chronoscripts.com/search-rewritten-for-pagination/ http://chronoscripts.com/search-rewritten-for-pagination/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:38:33 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/?p=166 This modification replaces the default search function with one that adds pagination support. Although it does not use 'Full Text' search, it loads quickly regardless of the amount of jobs in the database.

I've included two search methods, you can choose and test both at the config.php. Both have pagination. They are:

1. Classic JB Search: The default of JB 1.7. I don't think it's very user-friendly, as it only seems to work good when searching in the format of "keyword1 keyword2" or "keyword1, cityname".

2. Chronos Modified Search: Keywords are seperated by spaces, each of them must be in either the title, cityname or description. There are likely more results than the classic search, but a user can give as many keywords as he likes.

Modification Features:

  • Adds pagination support to the search function
  • Two search methods are included
  • Supports large databases (Full Text may follow if needed)
  • Allows user to go back and forth from search pages (when in deeper pages)


1. Open "config.php":

Find:

define('JOBS_PER_PAGE', 50);

Add below:

	// Search settings definitions
	define('SEARCH_METHOD', '2'); //Defines what search type to use -> 1=classic 2=chronos
	define('SEARCH_RESULTS_PER_PAGE', '10'); //Sets the amount of search results per page
	define('SEARCH_AMOUNT_PAGES', '8'); //Max. pages to display (must be an even number!)

2. Open "_includes/class.Job.php":

Find:

	public function Search($keywords)

Replace entire function with:

	public function Search($keywords, $url_query, $start_page = 1)
	{
		global $db;
		$jobs = array();
		$conditions = '';
		$_SESSION['keywords_array'] = array();
 
		if (SEARCH_METHOD == 1)
		{
			$kw1 = $kw2 = $extra_conditions = '';
 
			if (strstr($keywords, ',') || strstr($keywords, ', '))
			{
				$tmp = explode(',', $keywords);
				$kw1 = trim($tmp[0]);
				$kw2 = trim($tmp[1]);
				if ($kw1 == '')
				{
					$kw1 = $kw2;
					$kw2 = '';
				}
			}
			else if (strstr($keywords, ' ') || strstr($keywords, '  '))
			{
				// filter out empty strings (can happen if there are many whitespaces between two words in the search string)
				$tmp = array_filter(explode(' ', $keywords));
				foreach ($tmp as $word)
				{
					// try to find city based on city_id
					$sql = 'SELECT id FROM cities WHERE name LIKE "%' . $word . '%"';
					$result = $db->query($sql);
					$row = $result->fetch_assoc();
					if ($row['id'] != '')
					{
						if ($found_city)
						{
							$conditions .= ' OR';
						}
 
						$conditions .= ' city_id = ' . $row['id'];
						$found_city = true;
						$keywords = trim(str_replace($word, '', $keywords));
					}
 
					// try to find city based on postcode or location_details
					$sql = 'SELECT id FROM jobs WHERE outside_location LIKE "%' . $word . '%"';
					$results = $db->QueryArray($sql);
					if ($db->affected_rows > 0)
					{
						if ($found_city)
						{
							$conditions .= ' OR ';
						}
						$conditions .= ' id IN (';
						foreach ($results as $j)
						{
							$conditions .= $j['id'] . ',';
							$found_city = true;
						}	
						$conditions = rtrim($conditions, ',');
						$conditions .= ') ';
						$keywords = trim(str_replace($word, '', $keywords));
					}
				}
				if ($found_city)
				{
					$conditions .= ' AND (title LIKE "%' . $keywords . '%" OR company LIKE "%' . $keywords . '%"' .  ' OR description LIKE "%' . $keywords . '%")';	
				}
			}
 
			if (!$found_city)
			{
				if ($kw1 != '')
				{
					$conditions .= ' (title LIKE "%' . $kw1 . '%" OR description LIKE "%' . $kw1 . '%")';
					$_SESSION['keywords_array'][] = $kw1;
				}
				if ($kw2 != '')
				{
					$sql = 'SELECT id FROM cities WHERE name LIKE "%' . $kw2 . '%"';
					$result = $db->query($sql);
					$row = $result->fetch_assoc();
					if ($row['id'] != '')
					{
						$extra_conditions .= ' OR city_id = ' . $row['id'];
					}
					$conditions .= ' AND (outside_location LIKE "%' . $kw2 . '%" ' . $extra_conditions . ')';
					$_SESSION['keywords_array'][] = $kw2;
				}
				if ($kw1 == '' && $kw2 == '')
				{
					$sql = 'SELECT id FROM cities WHERE name LIKE "%' . $keywords . '%"';
					$result = $db->query($sql);
					$row = $result->fetch_assoc();
					if ($row['id'] != '')
					{
						$extra_conditions .= ' OR city_id = ' . $row['id'];
					}
					$conditions = 'title LIKE "%' . $keywords . '%" OR company LIKE "%' . $keywords . '%"' .  ' OR description LIKE "%' . $keywords . '%" OR outside_location LIKE "%' . $keywords . '%"' . $extra_conditions;
 
					$_SESSION['keywords_array'][] = $keywords;
				}
			}
 
			$sql = 'SELECT id
		               FROM jobs
		               WHERE is_temp = 0 AND is_active = 1 AND (' . $conditions . ')
		               ORDER BY created_on DESC';
			$result = $db->query($sql);
		}
		else
		{
			$cities = array();
			$check_cities = '';
 
		    $keywords = str_replace(","," ", $keywords);
		    $keywords = str_replace("  "," ", $keywords);
		    $keywords = rtrim($keywords);
 
		    $keywords_a = preg_split( "/[\s,]*\\'([^\\\"]+)\\'[\s,]*|[\s,]+/", $keywords, 0, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE );
		    function array_trim($a) { $j = 0; for ($i = 0; $i < count($a); $i++) { if ($a[$i] != "") { $b[$j++] = $a[$i]; } } return $b; }
		    $keywords_r = array_trim($keywords_a);
 
		    //Search in Cities
		    for ($i=0; $i < count($keywords_r); $i++)
		    {
		      $sql = 'SELECT id
		                     FROM cities
		                     WHERE name LIKE "%'. $keywords_r[$i] .'%"
		                     ORDER BY ID ASC';
		      $result = $db->query($sql);
		      $cities_line = '';
 
		      while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc())
		      {
		        $cities_line .= $row['id'].' ';
		      }
		      $cities[$i] = $cities_line;
		    }
 
		    //Search in Jobs
		    for ($i=0; $i < count($keywords_r); $i++)
		    {
		        if ($cities[$i] != "") {
		          $cities[$i] = rtrim($cities[$i]);
		          $cities_r = explode(' ', $cities[$i]);
 
		          for ($a=0; $a < count($cities_r); $a++)
		          {
		            $check_cities .= 'OR city_id = "'.$cities_r[$a].'" ';
		          }
		        }
		        $conditions .= 'AND (title LIKE "%' . $keywords_r[$i] . '%" OR description LIKE "%' . $keywords_r[$i] . '%" OR outside_location LIKE "%' . $keywords_r[$i] . '%" '.$check_cities.' ) ';
		    }
 
			$sql = 'SELECT id
					FROM jobs
					WHERE is_temp = 0 AND is_active = 1 '. $conditions .'
					ORDER BY created_on DESC';
			$result = $db->query($sql);			
		}
 
		$pages = '';
		$id_array = '';
		$max_loop = SEARCH_RESULTS_PER_PAGE;
		$max_visible_pages = SEARCH_AMOUNT_PAGES;
 
		while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) $id_array[] = $row['id'];
 
		$start_count = (($start_page - 1) * $max_loop) ;
		$current_loop = 0;
 
		$total_results = count($id_array);
		$total_loop = ($total_results ) - $start_count;
 
		$total_pages = ceil($total_results / $max_loop);
 
		if ($total_pages > 1)
		{
 
			$pagination_loop = $start_page - ($max_visible_pages / 2);
 
			if ($pagination_loop < 1) $pagination_loop = 1;
			elseif (($pagination_loop - 1) > 0) $pages .= "&nbsp;<a href='".BASE_URL."search/".$url_query."/?p=".($pagination_loop - 1)."'>&laquo;</a>&nbsp;";
 
			$pagination_top = $pagination_loop + $max_visible_pages + 1;
 
			while (($pagination_loop < ($total_pages+1)) && ($pagination_loop < $pagination_top))
			{
				if ($pagination_loop == $start_page) $pages .= "&nbsp;<a class='current_page' href='".BASE_URL."search/".$url_query."/?p=$pagination_loop'>$pagination_loop</a>&nbsp;";
				else $pages .= "&nbsp;<a href='".BASE_URL."search/".$url_query."/?p=$pagination_loop'>$pagination_loop</a>&nbsp;";
				$pagination_loop++;	
			}
 
			if ($pagination_loop == $pagination_top) $pages .= "&nbsp;<a href='".BASE_URL."search/".$url_query."/?p=".($pagination_loop)."'>&raquo;</a>&nbsp;";
 
		}
 
		if ($id_array != '')
		{
			while (($current_loop < $total_loop) && ($current_loop < ($max_loop )))
			{
				$current_job = new Job($id_array[$start_count]);
				$jobs[] = $current_job->GetBasicInfo();
				$current_loop++;
				$start_count++;
			}
		}
 
		$_SESSION['search_results'] = $jobs;
		$_SESSION['search_pagination'] = $pages;
		return $jobs;
	}

3. Open "page_search.php":

Find:

	if ($id != '')
	{
		$id = urldecode($id);
	}

Replace with:

	if (isset($_GET['p'])) $start_page = $_GET['p'];
	else $start_page = 1;
 
	if ($id != '')
	{
		$tmp = explode('|', $id);
 
		if (isset($tmp[1])) $url_query = trim($tmp[1]);
		else $url_query = $id;
 
		$id = urldecode($id);
	}

Find:

$requestKeywords = str_replace('"', '', urldecode($_POST['keywords']));

Add below:

$url_query = trim($_POST['keywords']);

Find:

$smarty->assign('jobs', $job->Search($keywords));

Replace with:

$smarty->assign('jobs', $job->Search($keywords, $url_query, $start_page));

Find:

	else
	{
		$smarty->assign('keywords', stripslashes($keywords));
		$template = 'posts-loop.tpl';
	}

Add below:

	if (isset($_SESSION['search_pagination']))
	{
		$smarty->assign('pages', $_SESSION['search_pagination']);
	}
]]> http://chronoscripts.com/search-rewritten-for-pagination/feed/ 2 Apply Online – Admin Panel Update http://chronoscripts.com/apply-online-admin-update/ http://chronoscripts.com/apply-online-admin-update/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:12:30 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/?p=157 This modification expands the simple, but effective, modification by RedJumpsuit: "Allow Online Applications". After installation you will have the ability to adjust the 'apply-online' setting in the admin panel, as well as when creating new jobs from there.

You will need to have this mod installed, or this guide will not work.

Modification Features:

  • Ability to adjust the 'apply-online' setting for existing jobs in the admin panel
  • Ability to set the 'apply-online' setting for new jobs in the admin panel


1. Open "admin/_templates/edit-post.tpl":

Find:

<fieldset>
	<input type="button" id="save" {if $job.id == 0}value="Post"{else}value="Save"{/if} />
	<input type="button" id="preview" value="Preview" />
</fieldset>

Add above:

<fieldset><input type="checkbox" name="apply_online" id="apply_online" {if $job.apply_online == 1 || $job.id == 0}checked="checked"{/if}{if !isset($job.apply_online)}checked="checked"{/if} /> <strong>Allow online applications</strong></input></fieldset>

Find and Remove:

<input type="checkbox" name="apply_online" id="apply_online" checked="checked" />

2. Open "admin/page_edit_post.php":

Find:

$isCitySelected = false;

Add above:

if (isset($_POST['apply_online']) && $_POST['apply_online'] == 'on')
{
	$_POST['apply_online'] = 1;
}
else
{
	$_POST['apply_online'] = 0;
}
]]> http://chronoscripts.com/apply-online-admin-update/feed/ 0 Dynamic URL structure http://chronoscripts.com/dynamic-url-structure/ http://chronoscripts.com/dynamic-url-structure/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:29:37 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/?p=109 This modification allows you to change the basic URL-structure of JobberBase. This can be useful when setting up jobberbase for something other than a jobboard, but also for localized non-english jobsites (useful for SEO). The variables can easily be adjusted within the config.php, after which all links are updated.

I've written a script that should automatically do 90% of the work (replacing the static appearences to the dynamic variables). I haven't tested it on other server setups yet, so make sure to back up all your files before running it. The scripts will go through all the .php and .tpl files and does several find/replaces.

Modification Features:

  • Ability to dynamically change the following URL's using config.php:
    • '/job' (Job-details page)
    • '/jobs' (Category overview)
    • '/jobs-at' (Company overview)
    • '/jobs-in' (City overview)
    • '/companies' (Company tag-cloud)
    • '/cities' (Cities tag-cloud)
  • Build-in support for my 'Cities Tag-Cloud' modification (will work without as well)
  • Including an installation-script that automatically find/replaces all static URL's
  • The installation script can be run anytime to update any new code

Screenshot: Automated URL-Update Script


1. Open "config.php":

Find:

	define('FILE_UPLOAD_DIR', 'uploads/');
	define('JOBS_PER_PAGE', 50);

Add below:

	//URL definitions (do not use spaces or invalid url-characters)
	define ('URL_JOB', 'job'); //Job Details. -- Example: "http://jobberbase.com/job/4/web-developer-3-at-foo-inc".
	define ('URL_JOBS', 'jobs'); //Specific Category .  -- Example: "http://jobberbase.com/jobs/administrators/".
	define ('URL_CITIES', 'cities'); //All Locations.  -- Example: "http://jobberbase.com/cities".
	define ('URL_COMPANIES', 'companies'); //All Companies.  -- Example: "http://jobberbase.com/companies".
	define ('URL_JOBS_IN_CITY', 'jobs-in'); //Specific Location.  -- Example: "http://jobberbase.com/jobs-in/london-uk".
	define ('URL_JOBS_AT_COMPANY', 'jobs-at'); //Specific Company.  -- Example: "http://jobberbase.com/jobs-at/foo-inc".

2. Open "index.php":

Find / Replace:

	case 'job':
	case URL_JOB:

Find / Replace:

	case 'jobs':
	case URL_JOBS:

Find / Replace:

	case 'jobs-at':
	case URL_JOBS_AT_COMPANY:

Find / Replace:

	case 'jobs-in':
	case URL_JOBS_IN_CITY:

Find / Replace:

	case 'companies':
	case URL_COMPANIES:

Find / Replace: (if city tag-cloud mod is installed)

	case 'cities':
	case URL_CITIES:

Find:

	$smarty->assign('HTTP_REFERER', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);

Add below:

	//Add the dynamic URL defitions to SMARTY
	$smarty->assign('URL_JOB', URL_JOB);
	$smarty->assign('URL_JOBS', URL_JOBS);
	$smarty->assign('URL_CITIES', URL_CITIES);
	$smarty->assign('URL_COMPANIES', URL_COMPANIES);
	$smarty->assign('URL_JOBS_IN_CITY', URL_JOBS_IN_CITY);
	$smarty->assign('URL_JOBS_AT_COMPANY', URL_JOBS_AT_COMPANY);

3. Open "/admin/index.php":

Find / Replace:

	case 'job':
	case URL_JOB:

Find / Replace:

	case 'jobs':
	case URL_JOBS:

Find:

	// get job categories and cities
	$smarty->assign('categories', get_categories());

Add below:

	//Add the dynamic URL defitions to SMARTY
	$smarty->assign('URL_JOB', URL_JOB);
	$smarty->assign('URL_JOBS', URL_JOBS);
	$smarty->assign('URL_CITIES', URL_CITIES);
	$smarty->assign('URL_COMPANIES', URL_COMPANIES);
	$smarty->assign('URL_JOBS_IN_CITY', URL_JOBS_IN_CITY);
	$smarty->assign('URL_JOBS_AT_COMPANY', URL_JOBS_AT_COMPANY);

4. Extract the contents of the .zip:

The following file should be uploaded from this zip file. After running the installation script, all your PHP and TPL files will be updated with the dynamic variables. Make sure to back up your files before running the php file.

  • /dynamic_url_installer.php
]]> http://chronoscripts.com/dynamic-url-structure/feed/ 7 Cities Tag-Cloud http://chronoscripts.com/cities-tag-cloud/ http://chronoscripts.com/cities-tag-cloud/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:52:33 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/?p=66 Cities can be filtered much the same way as Companies ("/jobs-at" and "jobs-in"), since JobberBase 1.7. The overview of Companies in a tagcloud-like way, that has been around since early versions, hasn't been added to the Cities yet though.

Modification Features:

  • Introduces a function that returns all cities that have at least one job
  • Adds an overviewpage (similar to /companies), where cities with more jobs get bigger
  • Can be used for an overview of cities with jobs available on the frontpage

Example Page: TelefonischWerk.nl Cities Overview


1. Open "index.php":

Find:

// per category
case 'jobs':
	require_once 'page_category.php';
	$flag = 1;
	break;

Add above:

// cities
case 'cities':
	require_once 'page_cities.php';
	$flag = 1;
	break;

2. Create a new file "page_cities.php":

<?php
	$city_array = get_cities_cloud();
	$smarty->assign('cities_overview', $city_array);
	$smarty->assign('cities_count', count($city_array));
	$html_title = $translations['jobscity']['page_title'];
	$template = 'cities.tpl';
?>

3. Create a new file "_templates/cities.tpl":

{include file="header.tpl"}
<div id="content">
 
<!-- #job-listings -->
<h3 class="page-heading">{$translations.jobscity.title}</h3>
{section name=tmp loop=$cities_overview}
			<span class="company-tag-{$cities_overview[tmp].tag_height}">
				<a href="{$BASE_URL}jobs-in/{$cities_overview[tmp].varname}">{$cities_overview[tmp].name} ({$cities_overview[tmp].count})</a>
			</span>
			{/section}
 
				{$translations.jobscity.total}: <strong>{$cities_count}</strong> {$translations.jobscity.cities}</div>
<!-- /content -->
 
{include file="footer.tpl"}

4. Open "_templates/footer.tpl":

Find:

<a href="{$BASE_URL}companies/" title="{$translations.footer.companies_title}">{$translations.footer.companies}</a><br />

Add below:

<a href="{$BASE_URL}cities/" title="{$translations.footer.cities_title}">{$translations.footer.cities}</a><br />

5. Open "_includes/translations.ini":

Find:

[footer]

Add below:

cities_title = "Cities"
cities = "Cities"

Find:

[jobscity]

Add below:

page_title = "Overview of cities"
title = "Cities with jobs available"
total = "Total"
cities = "cities"
jobs_at = "Jobs in"

6. Open "_includes/functions.php":

Find:

function add_single_quotes($arg)
{
	/* single quote and escape single quotes and backslashes */
	return "'" . addcslashes($arg, "'\\") . "'";
}

Add below:

function get_cities_cloud()
{
	global $db;
	$city_array = array();
 
	$sql = 	'SELECT c.id, c.name, c.ascii_name, COUNT(*) AS nr
			 FROM cities c 
			 INNER JOIN jobs j ON (j.city_id = c.id ) 
			 WHERE j.is_active = 1 
			 GROUP BY c.name';
 
	$cities = $db->QueryArray($sql);
 
	foreach ($cities as $city)
	{
		$nr = $city['nr'];
 
		if ($nr < 2)
		{
			$tag_height = 1;
		}
		else if ($nr >= 2 && $nr < 3)
		{
			$tag_height = 2;
		}
		else if ($nr >= 3 && $nr < 4)
		{
			$tag_height = 3;
		}
		else if ($nr >= 4 && $nr < 5)
		{
			$tag_height = 4;
		}
		else if ($nr >= 5 && $nr < 6)
		{
			$tag_height = 5;
		}
		else if ($nr >= 6)
		{
			$tag_height = 6;
		}
 
		$city_array[] = array('name' => $city['name'],
		                     'varname' => $city['ascii_name'],
		                     'count' => $nr,
		                     'tag_height' => $tag_height);
	}
 
	return $city_array;
}
]]> http://chronoscripts.com/cities-tag-cloud/feed/ 8 Advanced Spotlight Jobs http://chronoscripts.com/advanced-spotlight-jobs/ http://chronoscripts.com/advanced-spotlight-jobs/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:00:39 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/11/ The Spotlight modification has been a default feature since JobberBase 1.6, and offers a simple method for placing specific jobs on top of the homepage (or other pages). This upgrade will add the ability to set two different spotlight kinds; one that allows for an indefinite duration of the spotlight and one where you can set a starting- and endingdate.

Since this code is placed on top of the previous modification, you'll need either JobberBase 1.6 (and newer), or the manually installed version (see Spotlight Jobs v1)

Modification Features:

  • Both a time-based spotlight (with a begin and end date) and an infinite mode (no begin or end date)
  • Easily switch mode by clicking the spotlight icon multiple times (disabled->timer version->infinite)
  • Select a date using a mini-calendar, which automatically saves after selecting

Screenshot: Admin panel showing the different spotlight settings.

Note: This mod should be compatible with my 'Improved Admin Interface' modification, but only if that mod is installed before this one (since both replace the same code within posts-loop.tpl).

1. Alter db table:

ALTER TABLE `jobs` ADD `spotlight_begin` INT(11) default NULL AFTER `spotlight`;
ALTER TABLE `jobs` ADD `spotlight_end` INT(11) default NULL AFTER `spotlight_begin`;

2. in "_includes/Class.Job.php":

Find:

a.spotlight AS spotlight,

Add after:

a.spotlight_begin AS spotlight_begin, a.spotlight_end AS spotlight_end,

Find:

$this->mIsSpotlight = $row['spotlight'];

Add below:

$this->mSpotlightBegin = $row['spotlight_begin'];
$this->mSpotlightEnd = $row['spotlight_end'];

Find any (3 appearences):

'is_spotlight' => $this->mIsSpotlight);

Replace with:

'is_spotlight' => $this->mIsSpotlight,
'spotlight_begin' => date('d-m-Y',$this->mSpotlightBegin),
'spotlight_end' => date('d-m-Y',$this->mSpotlightEnd));

Find:

if ($spotlight &&  is_numeric($spotlight))
{
	$conditions .= ' AND spotlight = ' . $spotlight;
}

Replace with:

if ($spotlight && is_numeric($spotlight))
{
	// spotlight = 0 > Get all non-spotlight jobs
	// spotlight = 1 > Get all infinite and current timed spotlight jobs
	// spotlight = 2 > Get all spotlight jobs regardless of time (for admin usage)
	// spotlight = false > All jobs, regardless of spotlight value (default)
 
	if ($spotlight == 0) { $conditions .= ' AND spotlight = 0'; }
	elseif ($spotlight == 1) { $conditions .= ' AND (spotlight = 2 OR (spotlight = 1 AND spotlight_begin > ' . time() . ' AND spotlight_end < ' . time() . '))'; }
	elseif ($spotlight == 2) { $conditions .= ' AND spotlight > 0'; }
}

Find:

// Activate spotlight-feature for a job post
public function SpotlightActivate()
{
	global $db;
	$sql = 'UPDATE jobs SET spotlight = 1 WHERE id = ' . $this->mId;
	$db->query($sql);
}

Replace with:

// Update spotlight-feature for a job post
public function SpotlightUpdate($spotlight_begin, $spotlight_end)
{
	global $db;
 
	$sql = 'UPDATE jobs SET spotlight_begin = '.$spotlight_begin.', spotlight_end = '.$spotlight_end.' WHERE id = ' . $this->mId;
	$db->query($sql);
	}
 
// Activate spotlight-feature for a job post
public function SpotlightActivate()
{
	global $db;
 
	$sql = 'SELECT spotlight FROM jobs WHERE id = ' . $this->mId;
	$result = $db->query($sql);
	$row = $result->fetch_assoc();
 
	if ($row['spotlight'] == 0) $sql = 'UPDATE jobs SET spotlight = 1 WHERE id = ' . $this->mId;
	else $sql = 'UPDATE jobs SET spotlight = 2 WHERE id = ' . $this->mId;
 
	$db->query($sql);
}

3. in "admin/index.php"

Find:

case 'activate-spotlight':
	if(!isset($_SESSION['AdminId']))

Add above:

case 'update-spotlight':
	if(!isset($_SESSION['AdminId']))
	{
		redirect_to(BASE_URL);
		exit;
	}
	require_once 'page_update_spotlight.php';
	$flag = 1;
	break;

4. in "js/function.js"

Find:

		DeactivateSpotlight: function()
        {    
 
            var url = Jobber.jobber_admin_url+'deactivate-spotlight/';
            Jobber.SpotlightDeactivate(url, Jobber.job_id);
 
        },
        ActivateSpotlight: function()
        {    
 
            var url = Jobber.jobber_admin_url+'activate-spotlight/';
            Jobber.SpotlightActivate(url, Jobber.job_id, 0);
 
        },
        SpotlightActivate: function(url, job_id, is_first_page)
        {
            $.ajax({
              type: "POST",
              url: url,
              data: "job_id=" + job_id,
              success: function(msg) {
                   if (msg != "0")
                    {
                        var currentRowId = 'item'+job_id;
                        var currentLinkId = 'activateSpotlight'+job_id;
                        if(is_first_page == 1)
                        {
                            $("#"+currentRowId).css({ display: "none" });
                        }
                        else
                        {
                             Jobber.job_id = job_id;
                             document.getElementById(currentLinkId).setAttribute('onclick', Jobber.DeactivateSpotlight);
                             document.getElementById(currentLinkId).onclick = Jobber.DeactivateSpotlight; 
                             document.getElementById(currentLinkId).innerHTML = '<img src="'+Jobber.jobber_url+'img/icon_spotlight_deactivate.gif" alt="deactivate" />';
                             document.getElementById(currentLinkId).id = 'deactivateSpotlight'+job_id;
                        }    
                    }
              }
            });
        },
 
        SpotlightDeactivate: function(url, job_id)
        {
            $.ajax({
              type: "POST",
              url: url,
              data: "job_id=" + job_id,
              success: function(msg) {
                   if (msg != "0")
                    {
                        var currentLinkId = 'deactivateSpotlight'+job_id;
                        Jobber.job_id = job_id;
                        document.getElementById(currentLinkId).setAttribute('onclick', Jobber.ActivateSpotlight);
                        document.getElementById(currentLinkId).onclick = Jobber.ActivateSpotlight;
                        document.getElementById(currentLinkId).innerHTML = '<img src="'+Jobber.jobber_url+'img/icon_spotlight_activate.gif" alt="activate" />';
                        document.getElementById(currentLinkId).id = 'activateSpotlight'+job_id;
                    }
              }
            });
        },

Replace with:

        SpotlightUpdate: function(url, job_id)
        {
			var spotlight_begin = $("[name='spotlight_begin"+job_id+"']").val();
			var spotlight_end = $("[name='spotlight_end"+job_id+"']").val();
 
            $.ajax({
              type: "POST",
              url: url,
              data: "job_id=" + job_id + "&spotlight_begin=" + spotlight_begin + "&spotlight_end=" + spotlight_end,
              success: function(msg) {
                   if (msg == "0")
                    {
						alert('An error occured while saving. Please enter the date again.');
                    }
              }
            });
        },
 
        SpotlightActivate: function(url, job_id, is_first_page, type)
        {
            $.ajax({
              type: "POST",
              url: url,
              data: "job_id=" + job_id,
              success: function(msg) {
                   if (msg != "0")
                    {
                        var currentRowId = 'item'+job_id;
                        var currentLinkId = 'activateSpotlight'+job_id;
                        if(is_first_page == 1)
                        {
                            $("#"+currentRowId).css({ display: "none" });
                        }
                        else
                        {
				if(type == 1)
				{
					Jobber.job_id = job_id;
					document.getElementById(currentLinkId).setAttribute('onclick', 'Jobber.SpotlightActivate("'+Jobber.jobber_url+'/activate-spotlight/",'+job_id+',0,2)');
					document.getElementById(currentLinkId).onclick = 'Jobber.SpotlightActivate("'+Jobber.jobber_url+'/activate-spotlight/",'+job_id+',0,2)';
					document.getElementById(currentLinkId).innerHTML = '<img src="'+Jobber.jobber_url+'img/icon_spotlight_timer.png" alt="deactivate" />';
					document.getElementById(currentLinkId).id = 'activateSpotlight'+job_id;
					$('#spotlight_timer'+job_id).toggle();
				}
				else
				{
					Jobber.job_id = job_id;
					document.getElementById(currentLinkId).setAttribute('onclick', 'Jobber.SpotlightDeactivate("'+Jobber.jobber_url+'/deactivate-spotlight/",'+job_id+')');
					document.getElementById(currentLinkId).onclick = 'Jobber.SpotlightDeactivate("'+Jobber.jobber_url+'/deactivate-spotlight/",'+job_id+')';
					document.getElementById(currentLinkId).innerHTML = '<img src="'+Jobber.jobber_url+'img/icon_spotlight_enabled.png" alt="deactivate" />';
					document.getElementById(currentLinkId).id = 'deactivateSpotlight'+job_id;
					$('#spotlight_timer'+job_id).toggle();
				}
                        }    
                    }
              }
            });
        },
 
        SpotlightDeactivate: function(url, job_id)
        {
            $.ajax({
              type: "POST",
              url: url,
              data: "job_id=" + job_id,
              success: function(msg) {
                   if (msg != "0")
                    {
                        var currentLinkId = 'deactivateSpotlight'+job_id;
                        Jobber.job_id = job_id;
						document.getElementById(currentLinkId).setAttribute('onclick', 'Jobber.SpotlightActivate("'+Jobber.jobber_url+'/activate-spotlight/",'+job_id+',0,1)');
						document.getElementById(currentLinkId).onclick = 'Jobber.SpotlightActivate("'+Jobber.jobber_url+'/activate-spotlight/",'+job_id+',0,1)';
                        document.getElementById(currentLinkId).innerHTML = '<img src="'+Jobber.jobber_url+'img/icon_spotlight_disabled.png" alt="activate" />';
                        document.getElementById(currentLinkId).id = 'activateSpotlight'+job_id;
                    }
              }
            });
        },

5. in "admin/_templates/header.tpl"

Find:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}css/screen.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />

Add below:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}css/datePicker.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />

Find:

<script src="{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}js/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Add below:

<script src="{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}js/date.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}js/jquery.datePicker.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

6. in "admin/_templates/posts-loop.tpl"

Find:

{foreach item=job from=$jobs name=tmp}...{/foreach}

Replace with:

{foreach item=job from=$jobs name=tmp}
 
	<tr id="item{$job.id}">
		<td>
			{if $job.type_id == $smarty.const.JOBTYPE_FULLTIME}
			<img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon-fulltime.png" alt="full-time" />
			{elseif $job.type_id == $smarty.const.JOBTYPE_PARTTIME}
			<img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon-parttime.png" alt="part-time" />
			{elseif $job.type_id == $smarty.const.JOBTYPE_FREELANCE}
			<img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon-freelance.png" alt="freelance" />
			{/if}
			<a href="{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}job/{$job.id}/{$job.url_title}/" title="{$job.title}">{$job.title}</a> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">({$job.location})</span><br />
			<strong>Date:</strong> {$job.created_on}
			<strong>Company:</strong> {$job.company}<br />
		</td>
		<td width="20" style="font-size: 11px;">
			{if $job.is_spotlight == 0}
		        <a id="activateSpotlight{$job.id}" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Jobber.SpotlightActivate('{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}activate-spotlight/', {$job.id}, {if $CURRENT_PAGE == ''}1{else}0{/if}, 1);" title="Toggle Spotlight-State"><img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon_spotlight_disabled.png" alt="disabled" /></a>
			{elseif $job.is_spotlight == 1}
		        <a id="activateSpotlight{$job.id}" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Jobber.SpotlightActivate('{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}activate-spotlight/', {$job.id}, {if $CURRENT_PAGE == ''}1{else}0{/if}, 2);" title="Toggle Spotlight-State"><img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon_spotlight_timer.png" alt="activated:timer" /></a>
			{elseif $job.is_spotlight == 2}
		        <a id="deactivateSpotlight{$job.id}" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Jobber.SpotlightDeactivate('{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}deactivate-spotlight/', {$job.id});" title="Toggle Spotlight-State"><img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon_spotlight_enabled.png" alt="activated:infinite" /></a>
		    {/if}
		</td>
		<td width="95">
			<div id="spotlight_timer{$job.id}" style="{if $job.is_spotlight == 1}display:inline-block;{else}display:none;{/if}">
				<input name="spotlight_begin{$job.id}" class="date-pick" type="text" value="{if $job.spotlight_begin != '01-01-70'}{$job.spotlight_begin}{/if}" onchange="Jobber.SpotlightUpdate('{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}update-spotlight/', {$job.id})" /></label><br />
				<input name="spotlight_end{$job.id}" class="date-pick" type="text" value="{if $job.spotlight_end != '01-01-70'}{$job.spotlight_end}{/if}" onchange="Jobber.SpotlightUpdate('{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}update-spotlight/', {$job.id})" /></label>
			</div>
		</td>
		<td>
			<a href="{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}edit-post/{$job.id}/" title="edit"><img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon_edit.gif" alt="edit" /></a>
		</td>
		<td>
			{if $job.is_active == 0}
				<a id="activateLink{$job.id}" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Jobber.Activate('{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}activate/', {$job.id}, {if $CURRENT_PAGE == ''}1{else}0{/if});" title="activate"><img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon_accept.gif" alt="activate" /></a>
			{else}
				<a id="deactivateLink{$job.id}" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Jobber.Deactivate('{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}deactivate/', {$job.id});" title="deactivate"><img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon_deactivate.gif" alt="deactivate" /></a>
			{/if}&nbsp;
		</td>
		<td>
			<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Jobber.Delete('{$BASE_URL_ADMIN}delete/', {$job.id});" title="delete"><img src="{$BASE_URL}img/icon-delete.png" alt="delete" /></a>
		</td>
	</form>
	</tr>
{/foreach}

Find:

$(".job-posts tr:odd").addClass("alt");

Add below:

$('.date-pick').datePicker();

7. Extract the contents of the .zip

The following files should be uploaded from this zip file. This includes the latest Jquery and jQuery validate pack (the default jobberbase version is outdated and won't work). You might need to clear the cache of your browser before this mod works correctly.

  • /admin/page_update_spotlight.css
  • /admin/css/datePicker.css
  • /admin/js/date.js
  • /admin/js/jquery.datePicker.js
  • /img/icon_spotlight_disabled.png
  • /img/icon_spotlight_enabled.png
  • /img/icon_spotlight_timer.png
  • /img/calendar.png
  • /js/jquery.js
  • /js/jquery.validate.pack.js
]]> http://chronoscripts.com/advanced-spotlight-jobs/feed/ 1 SEO Job URL-Check http://chronoscripts.com/seo-job-url-check/ http://chronoscripts.com/seo-job-url-check/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:38:49 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/?p=60 This code will only be used in few situations, but will make sure search engines won't index double content at job pages. The difference in the URL between the page description pages and all others is that they rely on the ID within the URL, instead of the the title in the URL.

Basically "jobberbase.com/job/11/a-sample-job" works just as well as "jobberbase.com/job/11". In most cases this wouldn't matter, but in the following cases a different URL could appear:

    You edit the job title later when it's already indexed. Search engines will see it as a new page but are also still able to see the old (thus concluding it's double content).
  • You don't have enough room to post a full URL and want to shorten it (like the twitter script of MPLOYR.com)
  • Someone makes a typo in the url and posts it somewhere (which google will find eventually)

Modification Features:
All this modification does is compare the url with what it should be and if they aren't the same it 301 redirects (permanent redirect). That way the search engine replaces its known version with the proper one.

1. Open /page_job.php

Find:

        $url = BASE_URL . URL_JOB . $id . '/' . $info['url_title'] . '/';

Or if you don't use the Dynamic URL Structure Mod:

        $url = BASE_URL . 'job/' . $id . '/' . $info['url_title'] . '/';

If you use the "Dynamic URL Structure Mod" - Replace with:

	$url = BASE_URL . URL_JOB .'/' . $id . '/' . $info['url_title'];
	$current_url = 'http://' . $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] . $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"];
	if ($current_url != $url) redirect_to($url, 301);

If you don't use the "Dynamic URL Structure Mod" - Replace with:

	$url = BASE_URL . 'job/' . $id . '/' . $info['url_title'];
	$current_url = 'http://' . $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] . $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"];
	if ($current_url != $url) redirect_to($url, 301);

Note that for the redirect function to work correctly you need jobberbase 1.6 or the redirect modification posted on the forum.

]]> http://chronoscripts.com/seo-job-url-check/feed/ 5 Introducing.. http://chronoscripts.com/hello-world/ http://chronoscripts.com/hello-world/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:17:30 +0000 chronos http://chronoscripts.com/?p=1 Inspired by fellow jobberbase-user RedJumpSuit, I've decided to start a blog to post my custom jobberbase-scripts (and others opensource scripts in the future). For those unfamiliar with JobberBase, it is an excelent open-source jobboard script, released by the maker of jobber.ro.

Besides step-for-step guides for customizations, this blog will also offer details on freelance services as well as related news-items. Hopefully this will become a useful resource for other JobberBase users in the future.

]]> http://chronoscripts.com/hello-world/feed/ 1