Posted by ajriddin on December 22, 2013 at 12:19pm
Hi
I am an amateur designer. I've been tasked with redesigning the website for the school where I work.
Most of the site is ready for launch, developed purely using drupal modules and themes.
However, there is one area of the development that is very technical, and this is where I am struggling, because I have around zero coding knowledge.
Is there perhaps anyone who would be willing to assist me with the coding stuff?
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Show me the site and what
Show me the site and what help you need
I can assist you. Give me
I can assist you. Give me details of what needs to be coded.
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Hi there
Thank you very much for getting back to me, I really do appreciate it!
Ok, the situation is as follows:
The school I work for, makes use of 3rd party technology called "The School Communicator". They provide an interface which parents download onto PCs and smartphones. This interface then displays a number of different content types (e.g. News, Resources, Calendar, and Gallery).
The school uploads information via a website, and this is then output on the application.
I would like to link information from the School Communicator to the new website I am designing for the school. The creators of School Communicator have confirmed this is possible, and there are two methods of doing so.
The first method, is to use a widget. They provide code for it, and it can be placed into a website. I have tried this approach, and while it works (I have the widget in a panel on the front page), I am not entirely happy with it. It displays full information, instead of trimmed content. (E.g. "News" content displays the entire article, while I would like it to display only a clickable heading).
The other option I was given, was to design a module which links to the Communicator server. This option would allow me to create content on my school website, and it will then also output on the Communicator interface. I think this option would be better, because I can then create views/panels using the content, and display it as I want to.
This is where I need assistance. I have no coding experience, and this procedure requires coding.
Are you perhaps able to assist me?
Regards,
Andrew
School Communicator
Hi Andrew,
I assume you're referring to d6 Technology's School Communicator.
Do you have the technical details for how to communicate with the server? If not, will the d6 guys share the info with you?
From what little I've seen, it appears to be a SOAP/XML interface.
Regards,
Clifford
Hi Clifford Yes, you are
Hi Clifford
Yes, you are correct, it is the d6 School Communicator.
They do allow access to their server. They've even given me sample code to to use. But, because I don't know coding, I don't how to use that code and integrate into my Drupal website. That's where I'm needing the assistance. The d6 guys have said they are working on a Drupal integration, but cannot give me an idea of when it will be available for use.
Oh, and the other thing I need help with, if anyone can: after upgrading to Drupal 7.24, my theme worked for a while, and then stopped. Completely broken. Cleared caches, disabled theme cleared caches again (a few times) and still broken.
Regards,
Andrew