Root Design Works!

Greetings from Root Design Works, LLC

rootdesign — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:26:15 +0000

Root Design Works, LLC specializes in making your web site and print collateral reflect you – your brand, your business. From Australia, to Avon, NY, Root Design Works for businesses and non-profit organizations. Specialties: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Moodle, and osCommerce based sites, html ‘static’ sites, Flash animation, and print media – brochures, catalogs, flyers.

NEWS: “Zenko” theme designed by Root Design Works for J’Adore Magazine is featured in the WPZoom Gallery!

NEWS: Root Design Works, LLC is now an official member of the WP-Zoom customization team. Have a WPZoom WordPress template such as Zenko, Magnet, or Yamidoo? Contact Root Design Works for customization!

Now Live:
Ramona’s Gourmet Sauces & Marinades (WordPress with AuctionInc e-commerce integration)
CP Ward, General Contractors since 1921 (Joomla site and gallery updates)
Jean Prosper, Pianist (WordPress)
Palmiter’s Garden Nursery (WordPress)
First Choice Realty Online Tennessee using WordPress RealShout and GoogleBase.

Projects in Progress:
Discover Rochester Magazine (coding – site relaunch soon)
Avon Redemption Center (WordPress)

C.P. Ward

rootdesign — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:02:59 +0000

Joomla based site. Modified template, slideshows and photo galleries. Very stylized layout for prestigious construction, industrial, road, and building structural repair company.

First Choice Realty Online Tennessee

rootdesign — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:21:51 +0000

Site features WordPress RealShout plugin, GoogleBase, RSS feeds, custom listing styles, featured listings, Tennessee local attractions, andhousing market statistics widgets.

Moodle Tips: Modify the login box

rootdesign — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:59:23 +0000

Need to modify the “Your are logged in as…(Logout)” link text” that is at the top right of your Moodle site?

It usually looks like this:

The parentheses are hard coded but they can be removed without any problems as far as I have seen.

Find your weblib.php file.

Do this for all the code that refers to ‘login,’ ‘logout,’ ‘switchrolereturn,’ and ‘loggedinas’
In my weblib.php this runs from lines 3477 to 3497

Remove the ( that occurs after the ” and the ) that is just before the last ‘;

Original:

$loggedinas = $realuserinfo.get_string('loggedinas', 'moodle', $username).

" (<a $CFG->frametarget href=\"$CFG->wwwroot/login/logout.php?sesskey=".sesskey()."\">".get_string('logout').'</a>)';

After:

$loggedinas = $realuserinfo.get_string('loggedinas', 'moodle', $username).

" <a $CFG->frametarget href=\"$CFG->wwwroot/login/logout.php?sesskey=".sesskey()."\">".get_string('logout').'</a>';

2) To put a line break between login status (ie “You are logged in as…” or “You are not logged in.”) and the ‘login’ link, you can add two br tags and appropriate php code:

For example, to make a line break between the ‘logged in as’ text and the ‘logout’ link, do the following:

Before:

$loggedinas = $realuserinfo.get_string('loggedinas', 'moodle', $username).

" <a $CFG->frametarget href=\"$CFG->wwwroot/login/logout.php?sesskey=".sesskey()."\">".get_string('logout').'</a>';

After:

$loggedinas = get_string('loggedinnot', 'moodle').

'<br><br>' . " <a $CFG->frametarget href=\"$wwwroot/login/index.php\">".get_string('login').'</a>';

}

Again, you can do this to all the code that refers to ‘login,’ ‘logout,’ ‘switchrolereturn,’ and ‘loggedinas’ to keep everything looking uniform.

BE VERY CAREFUL when editing. Remove the wrong parenthesis or forget to add a ‘. and you probably don’t need me to warn you of how that will mess up your site.

Hope this helps you!

I have also been able to add style tags to my theme’s css and then apply them to the php strings for ‘login’ and ‘logout.’ I created a class called ‘loginlogout’ which I applied to the login/logout link strings – a background color and some padding which gives the links some ‘oomph.’

Wondering what “Moodle” is? Go to moodle.org for a primer and a friendly user community. When I get some more time, I will post more tips and tricks I have learned in my experiences working with Moodle.

Note that the modification to the login works with Moodle 1.8 and 1.9. I can’t vouch for other versions.

Lewiston Dance

rootdesign — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:31:51 +0000

The Lewiston Dance site was started by another company and never completed. Root Design Works, LLC completed it, made it functional, and cloned it for Grand Island Dance, a sister dance company.

http://lewistondance.com
http://grandislanddance.com

Timber and Stoneworks

rootdesign — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:03:06 +0000

Site features custom dropdown navigation (Works even in IE6!), JQuery slideshow menus,
multiple image galleries, custom contact form.

http://timberandstoneworks.com

Center For Social Innovation

rootdesign — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:51:53 +0000

Converted html static site design to use Joomla. Customized dropdown navigation; configured user access levels; configured SEO friendly URLS; installed and customized DocMan repository; designed custom templates for DocMan file download and listing pages. Designated specific file types and size limits allowed for upload.

Good Sources for ‘Green’ Construction and Sustainability

rootdesign — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:45:28 +0000

I am tooting my own horn, but I received a ‘good answer’ for this on LinkedIn:

Can anyone recommend a website that provides up to date articles on sustainability, green construction, green movement, etc.

Asked by Kyle Bullock, LEED AP BD+C, CMIT | 1 month ago in Green Business | Closed

Your answer was selected as a Good Answer
Your public answer:

“Here are a few resources:

AltEnergyStocks.com Financial aspect of renewable/alternative energy and technology companies

RenewableEnergyworld.com – focus on alternative energy and new technology

Alternative Energy News – Treehugger.com - – the name may conjure a stereotype, but this is a great resource for news around the world regarding environmental issues and solutions to energy consumption and pollution problems, featuring innovations in architecture, food production, land use, transportation, and consumer products.” On twitter, it’s @Treehugger

I highly recommend @Locavoreblog and @hyperlocavore for news on environmental legislation, agriculture, corporate pollution, climate change, environmental hazards, alternative energy, toxic chemicals in consumer products, and tips on DIY projects, organic gardening, recycling, ‘green’ products, and anything to do with trying to clean up the mess we’ve made on this planet.

J’Adore Magazine

rootdesign — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:57:02 +0000

J’Adore Magazine, built using the WP-Zoom Zenko theme.
Heavy style and function customization.

Video playlist support, audio file embed support, custom category and archives templates.

http://jadoremag.com

Jadore Magazine home page

Jadoremag.com Video playlist page

Communication Center for Hearing and Speech

rootdesign — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:01:15 +0000

Site built entirely using WordPress. Supplied layout artwork was modified to work with WordPress’ header, content, sidebar, and footer templates.
Site features custom suckerfish navigation (Works even in IE6!), accessibility standards, Google Calendar API, Flash slideshow, image galleries, custom page and content templates.

Communication Center for Hearing and Speech

http://www.communicationctr.com