Make Comments optional

[cma2007]

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I searched 20 pages deep into the forum and maybe I missed it, but I can't figure out how to make "Comments" optional instead of required.

[Henrie]

Hello cma2007,

There is no option to make comments optional.
It would not make sense to have a guestbook where someone does not leave a comment, because that is the whole idea of having a guestbook.

Greetings,
Henrie

[cma2007]

Thank you for your reply. I actually converted your Guestbook into a "Sign a Petition" page. The person that asked me to do this for him, asked me to allow comments, just not make them a required field. Shouldn't there be a way to do this? Your guestbook is awesome, by the way. And I do so appreciate the fact that you try to help people the way you do.

[Henrie]

Hello cma2007,

I decided to describe this mod because it is not so difficult to implement.

Optional 'comments' field for GBook version 1.7

Edit file settings.php
Add

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/* The 'commments' field is required? 1 = YES, 0 = NO */
$settings['req_comments']=0;

Put it before /* DO NOT EDIT BELOW */
Save and close the settings.php file.

Edit file gbook.php
Search for (line 788)

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if (empty($comments))

and replace with

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if (empty($comments) && $settings['req_comments'] == 1)

Save and close the gbook.php file.

Edit file sign_form.php in your template folder
Search for (line 53)

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 <div class="gbook_left"><span class="gbook_entries"><b><?php echo $lang['t16']; ?></b></span></div> 

and replace with

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 <div class="gbook_left"><span class="gbook_entries"><?php if ($settings['req_comments'] == 1) { echo '<b>' .$lang['t16']. '<b>'; } else { echo $lang['t16']; } ?></span></div> 

Save and close the sign_form.php file.

That should be all.
Now you can control wether the comments field is required or not by setting $settings['req_comments']= in the settings.php file.

Greetings,
Henrie

[cma2007]

Henrie - You are one awesome fellow! Thank you. You didn't have to do that - but you helped me and I really appreciate it. The world needs more people like you.
Thanks again - Charlie

[Henrie]

Hi Charlie,

You are welcome. And btw, it is not my guestbook, but Klemen's.I am a user just like you. I changed an older version of GBook to my needs, and stuck to these forums after that.

Greetings,
Henrie

[cma2007]

Henrie - Works perfectly. Thanks. And thanks for filling me in on Klemen.
C

[Klemen]

Yeah, Klemen is the creator, but Henrie is the one providing most support for GBook lately with Klemen being too busy

Thanks again, Henrie

[Henrie]

Klemen,

Are you feeling well? You talk about yourself as another person.
And I understand that you are busy with Hesk. It gets a lot of questions and still needs active development, while GBook is working very well as it is now.

Greetings,
Henrie