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    international_calls Reply #1, 18 years, 7 months ago
    This is an auto-generated support/comment thread for Quoteoftheday.

    Use this forum to post any comments about this addition or any questions you have regarding its use.

    Brief Description:
    Display a quote per day from a pre-defined folder.
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      Hi, a bit frustrated here...

      I read through the directions exactly, but no luck. The page just shows an empty spot where this snippet should show up. sad In theory, this would be a great snippet... if it worked. Hopefully someone can help to turn my luck around.

      Please help.

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      P.S. It would be nice if time was taken to make the directions easier to interpret, like so...

      The Instructions

      1. Create a New Snippet called "Quoteoftheday", then copy & paste the snippet content; Save it.

      2. Create a New Document as a "container"; un-tick "Show in menu".

      3. Create each of your "quote pages" in this container with settings:

      - Uses template: (blank)
      - show in menu: unticked
      - Log visits: unticked
      - Searchable: unticked
      - Cacheable: unticked

      4. Place "Quoteoftheday" Snippet where you would like it to show up.

      - Usage Example: [!Quoteoftheday? &dayquote=`1234`!]
      - Change the `1234` to point to your document "container ID".

      If there was an award for great documentation on snippets, etc. my guess is that the majority wouldn’t qualify overnight. Its an idea that would help newbies take hold of this CMS/CMF even faster. My hope is that more coders would take "documentation accuracy" and "ease of implementation" seriously. Forums would be less active, and confusion held to a minimum, that’s for sure wink.
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        Has there been follow up on this ever? I agree that this would be a great snippet (exactly what I need) but I can’t, for the life of me, get it to work.
        Does using evolution make a difference?

        Out of the box I can get it to work, however, only the rotate once a week option. Why?