### XOOPS What'sNew Module

### Install Manual

#### 1. Unzip and copy

If unzip download file,
the whatsnew directory be made.
and copy it under XOOPS modules directory.

#### 2. Installation of Whatsnew Module

Install from "module management" of the XOOPS admin page.

#### 3. Setup of Whatsnew Module

3.1 Iniitialize Module
Click th icon of "whatsnew" in left.
"Configration 1" page is displayed.
3.2 Warninig
In frist, display some warnings
(1) Not initialize Config table
Click "SAVE" to iniialize
(2) Not writable for cache derectory
Permit to write in whatsnew/cache directory
(3) There are plugins in both module's and WhatsNew's
The modules' pluging is used in priority.
Please delete the older one.
3.3 select module
Please select module to display.
3.4 access permission of module and block
In XOOPS "block management" page, set "show"
In XOOPS "group management" page, set "module access" and "block access".
3.5. Check of setting
It will be OK, if show whtsnew main page.

#### 4. Setup of RSS/ATOM

4.1. Change of a theme file
Set RSS/ATOM Auto Discovery in theme file.
Add the two following lines under "TITLE" tag in theme.html .

<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="<{$xoops_url}>/modules/whatsnew/rss.php" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="ATOM" href="<{$xoops_url}>/modules/whatsnew/atom.php" />

4.1. Check of RSS/ATOM Please logout and read by anonymous mode
Click "What's New" menu in left.
Click "RSS/ATOM Valid check"
Some web links are displayed.
(1) Click ATOM icon
It will be OK, if a ATOM of XML form is displayed.
(2) Click "ATOM Automatic Discovery"
It will be OK, if a parse result of ATOM is displayed.
(3) Click RSS icon
It will be OK, if a RSS of XML form is displayed.
(4) Click "RSS Automatic Discovery".
It will be OK, if a parse result of RSS is displayed.
(5)
Click RDF icon
It will be OK, if a RDF of XML form is displayed.
(6)
Click PAD icon
It will be OK, if small HTML for PDA is displayed.
(6)
Click "ATOM Valid" icon.
It will be OK, if "Congratulations" is displayed.
It takes time for a while until a result is displayed.
(8)
Click "RSS Valid" icon.
It will be OK, if "Congratulations" is displayed.
It takes time for a while until a result is displayed.

#### 5. Setup of Ping

5.1 setup of ping server
Click "whatsnew" icon in lef of the XOOPS admin page.
"Cinfigration 1" page is displayed
Click "Cinfigration 2"
There are some servers in default.
Click SAVE button.
5.2 Check of Ping
Click "Ping Send".
Click "Ping Send" button,
It will OK, if the following displays come out.

ping send - http¡§//ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/ - OK

Ping server may have a slow reaction.
When "HTTP connect error" or "HTTP response timeout" is displayed,
you may not care if few error messages.

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