wheeloftime Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) Skype Contact 1.0 What it does: This contribution will add an infobox to your osCommerce shop which provides a link to your Skype through a Skype Call, a Skype Chat or both. It is possible to directly show your Skype status since Skype 2.x and this contribution is based on this possibility. Your Skype Name and the Skype Buttons have been made admin configurable as well as showing an infobox header yes or no and showing buttons for chat or call or both or none (which effectively disables the Skype Contact box). The Skype Contact box is also only shown for non-secured pages to prevent conflicts with the Skype buttons and javascripts called upon from the Skype servers. A simple solution/alternative for providing live support through your shop. On a side note: at the moment I have found only one transparent Skype Live status button. Hopefully more will follow or you should stick to a white background. Package can be found here: Skype Contact Edited February 10, 2006 by wheeloftime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allure Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Skype Contact 1.0 What it does: A simple solution/alternative for providing live support through your shop. On a side note: at the moment I have found only one transparent Skype Live status button. Hopefully more will follow or you should stick to a white background. Package can be found here: Skype Contact I's working great only my skype say 'i'm not telling" on my webshop. but I can be contacted...how can I change this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 I's working great only my skype say 'i'm not telling" on my webshop. but I can be contacted...how can I change this? It might be you use a non-web aware Skype button or you haven't adjusted the Skype admin settings correctly. With the skype button reference as ie. http://mystatus.skype.com/smallclassic/skypename you have to change the last part, skypename, to your real skypename also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allure Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 It might be you use a non-web aware Skype button or you haven't adjusted the Skype admin settings correctly. With the skype button reference as ie. http://mystatus.skype.com/smallclassic/skypename you have to change the last part, skypename, to your real skypename also. I have double checked my settings and there was a typo...thanks, It's working great.. Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myideal Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Hiya, Great mod. However im a user of STS so how can I add this info box to my template? Normally STS has a list of codes ect, but of course with nice new mods like this I tend to find that im stuck. Thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 Hiya, Great mod. However im a user of STS so how can I add this info box to my template? Normally STS has a list of codes ect, but of course with nice new mods like this I tend to find that im stuck. Thanks, Mark Mark, Good question and I wish I had an answer for you but I have never used STS and never even looked at it so I have no clue how to put a new infobox inside. You should search a little on STS and infoboxes to see if that reveals enough to answer your question. regards, Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myideal Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Hi Howard, Thanks for the prompt reply. I will go and see if I can look into this one and if I do find the fix, ill post it here so that others who may have the same problem will have a simple fix. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HungryH Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Does anyone know if there is a problem with this skype button? I can't get this skype contribution to work. I changed the url http://mystatus.skype.com/smallclassic/skypename and replaced skypename with the actual skypename but it does not work. My version of skype is also the latest one with the correct settings for "Allow my status to be shown on web". If anyone could show me a working site with this on, it would help me alot. I could then just compare the source code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 Does anyone know if there is a problem with this skype button? I can't get this skype contribution to work. I changed the url http://mystatus.skype.com/smallclassic/skypename and replaced skypename with the actual skypename but it does not work. My version of skype is also the latest one with the correct settings for "Allow my status to be shown on web". If anyone could show me a working site with this on, it would help me alot. I could then just compare the source code. It is not working on my own site either right now. I guess it is a temporary problem with the skype servers as the advanced information page still gives the same URL for these buttons. Check it again later today to see if it has resolved itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hi this appears to work however the buttons don't show up, just get the links with a red cross and no images. Any suggestions? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hi this appears to work however the buttons don't show up, just get the links with a red cross and no images.Any suggestions? thanks Check if you did what post #8 also tells ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelrytrends Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hi, I installed the contrib, and first of all thank you for the contrib. Instead of placing the box in the left or right colum I would like to insert it into my contact_us.php, could you help me out in the way I have to this. For the sts user, to make this work add this to your column_left.php: //STS: ADD $sts_block_name = 'skypecontact'; require(STS_RESTART_CAPTURE); // STS: EOADD require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'skype_contact.php'); add this to your sts_user_code.php $sts_block_name = 'skypecontact'; require(STS_START_CAPTURE); require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'skype_contact.php'); require(STS_STOP_CAPTURE); $template['skypecontact'] = strip_unwanted_tags($sts_block['skypecontact'], 'skypecontact'); Denice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelrytrends Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hi, I installed the contrib, and first of all thank you for the contrib. Instead of placing the box in the left or right colum I would like to insert it into my contact_us.php, could you help me out in the way I have to this. For the sts user, to make this work add this to your column_left.php: add this to your sts_user_code.php Denice Ging ineens een lichtje af!!! Weet al hoe het moet, maar nogmaals, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 quote name='jewelrytrends' date='Mar 15 2006, 10:04 PM' post='817197'] Hi, I installed the contrib, and first of all thank you for the contrib. Instead of placing the box in the left or right colum I would like to insert it into my contact_us.php, could you help me out in the way I have to this. Denice Denice, To place it in your contact_us.php you can simply use the code from the (catalog)/includes/boxes/skype_contact.php inside your (catalog)/contact_us.php Ie. if you look for this <tr> <td><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="pageHeading"><?php echo HEADING_TITLE; ?></td> <td class="pageHeading" align="right"><?php // echo tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'table_background_contact_us.gif', HEADING_TITLE, HEADING_IMAGE_WIDTH, HEADING_IMAGE_HEIGHT); ?></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> and place <tr> <td> <!-- Skype 'Call me!' button http://www.skype.com/go/skypebuttons --> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/js/skypeCheck.js"> </script> <?php if ((INFOBOX_SKYPE_SHOW_HEADER == 'true') && (SKYPE_SHOW_CALL == 'true' || SKYPE_SHOW_CHAT == 'true')) { $info_box_contents = array(); $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_SKYPE); new SkypeBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false); } if (SKYPE_SHOW_CALL == 'true') { $skype_call_string = '<div align="center"><a href="skype:' . SKYPE_ID_NAME . '?call" onclick="return skypeCheck();"><img src="' . SKYPE_BUTTON_LINK . '" style="border: none;" alt="Call me!" /><br>' . TEXT_SKYPE_CALL . '</a></div>'; } if (SKYPE_SHOW_CHAT == 'true') { $skype_chat_string = '<div align="center"><a href="skype:' . SKYPE_ID_NAME . '?chat" onclick="return skypeCheck();"><img src="' . SKYPE_BUTTON_LINK . '" style="border: none;" alt="Chat with me!" /><br>' . TEXT_SKYPE_CHAT . '</a></div>'; } if (SKYPE_SHOW_CALL == 'true' || SKYPE_SHOW_CHAT == 'true') { $info_box_contents = array(); $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $skype_call_string . '<br>' . $skype_chat_string); new SkypeBox($info_box_contents); } ?> </td> </tr> directly after that and you will have a full width skype contact box. You can manipulate the position/size etc. through HTML and CSS as you like. And thanks for the tip to get this working with STS ! regards, Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopylenny Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) Hi Howard To import the .sql file do i just go into my sql admin panel and import file as is Edited March 24, 2006 by Loopylenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Hi I have this working a treat now! Thanks Ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 Hi Howard To import the .sql file do i just go into my sql admin panel and import file as is Yes, you can import the file as is or, what I mostly do, copy and paste the commands into the SQL textbox and run/start that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopylenny Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Installed skype, working perfectly except missing the "call me" & "chat" images in skype box. Online/offline image fine. how do i get the images and what do i edit (+ script if any) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 Installed skype, working perfectly except missing the "call me" & "chat" images in skype box. Online/offline image fine.how do i get the images and what do i edit (+ script if any) Lenny, Take a look at post #4 and others from this thread ! The images are directly from Skype and if you make an error/ommision in your Skype admin settings they will not show. Also make sure you have your Skype setting 'Allow my status to be shown on the web' ticked (under Privacy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra123cadabra Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 This looks like a nice feature but I'm still not clear if the customer using this service on my webpage needs skype or at least a skype account himself. abra Quote The First Law of E-Commerce: If the user can't find the product, the user can't buy the product. Feedback and suggestions on my shop welcome. Note: My advice is based on my own experience or on something I read in these forums. No guarantee it'll work for you! Make sure that you always BACKUP the database and the files you are going to change so that you can rollback to a working version if things go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 This looks like a nice feature but I'm still not clear if the customer using this service on my webpage needs skype or at least a skype account himself. abra They can use whatever program they have as long as it is compatible with Skype. Most of the time, maybe always, that will be Skype also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Hello i integrate the skype service to my website but after that i get the following message " in this web page are secure and non secure items" it seems that something is going wrong with ssl and skype. Do you have an idea you can visit my site to see about what i am talking www.luxe.gr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 Hello i integrate the skype service to my websitebut after that i get the following message " in this web page are secure and non secure items" it seems that something is going wrong with ssl and skype. Do you have an idea you can visit my site to see about what i am talking www.luxe.gr The pictures are pulled directly from Skype servers which are non-SSL. What you can do is prevent the Skype box showing when on secured webpages in your shop by calling the Skype infobox in your column_right.php, or column_left.php, like if ($request_type != 'SSL') { // Skype Contact box only visible when on non-secured pages include(DIR_WS_BOXES .'skype_contact.php'); } HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Thank you for your apply. 1. i didn t create an infobox. I just applied the following code directly to avoid create an infobox <!--Skype 'My status' button http://www.skype.com/go/skypebuttons --> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/js/skypeCheck.js"></script> <a href="skype:skypeuser?call" onclick="return skypeCheck();"><img src="http://mystatus.skype.com/bigclassic/skypeuser" style="border: none;" width="182" height="44" alt="My status" /></a> 2. This is the most important. The whole site is secure mode ssl the url http://www.luxe.gr redirect to https://www.luxe.gr Any other idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeloftime Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 Thank you for your apply.1. i didn t create an infobox. I just applied the following code directly to avoid create an infobox <!--Skype 'My status' button http://www.skype.com/go/skypebuttons --> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/js/skypeCheck.js"></script> <a href="skype:skypeuser?call" onclick="return skypeCheck();"><img src="http://mystatus.skype.com/bigclassic/skypeuser" style="border: none;" width="182" height="44" alt="My status" /></a> 2. This is the most important. The whole site is secure mode ssl the url http://www.luxe.gr redirect to https://www.luxe.gr Any other idea Then you can't use it like this. The graphics need to come from the Skype server and as long as they do not provide a https version next to the one we can use right now it won't work as you want. Is there a particular reason to have your whole shop in SSL mode ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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