domain suggestion tool

[robb3369]

Not sure why all of the default plugins for Smarty are not loaded, there are a few worthwhile modifiers missing.... For those who want to take a look, here is the link to the download the current version of smarty (which is the same version used in 4.2.1) and all you need to do is copy the modifier.*.php files from the Smarty-2.6.26\libs\plugins directory (from the zip file) into your WHMCS/includes/smarty/plugins directory...

[usadomains]

Just rechecked my 4.2.1 download, and I can confirm that file wasn't part of the distribution.

Now why it's pulling the GBP pricing has me stumped. We do have 4 currency's setup, with USD as the default. Everything else of the site works properly, except this script.

Anyone have a fix or willing to take a look at the zip file and update it?

[altomarketing]

upload the attached file to your includes/smarty/plugins directory and remove the .txt from the end

Thanks it works fine now !!

[durangod]

Should i assume this is what us opensrs people are using now, i dont see this has been added as a feature to whmcs.

[durangod]

OK i got this working but you dont have to upload any new modifer to the smarty folder.

All you have to do is use the strtolower function in your form.

The original shows this.

<td><input type="checkbox" name="domains[]" value="{$result.domain|lower}" /> {$LANG.domainavailable}</td>
<td><select name="domainsregperiod[{$result.domain|lower}]" style="width:175px;">

Which bombs out because it does not recognize the "lower" attribute.

So just change it like this, very easy.

<td><input type="checkbox" name="domains[]" value="{$result.domain|strtolower}" /> {$LANG.domainavailable}</td>
<td><select name="domainsregperiod[{$result.domain|strtolower}]" style="width:175px;">

works great. For me i created a html file that fit my site look, put the form inside of that, which calls the php file, and then put the php file inside my whmcs dir (with my info inside) then put the tpl file in my template folder and whala works great. Even carries the name selected all the way thru the order process.

I just have to decide if i want to keep the check for login that exists in the whmcs sample code, i dont think i need that, i should be able to just remove that section all together.

Very nice job bill.

Thanks billchalmers

[durangod]

A few improvements i am working on. Get more results, min of 50 would be better. Possibly have a pagination (not sure with 50 results) just thinking. And being able to isolate which tld i want to search for. No sense in showing any of the others if thats not what i want to focus on.

[durangod]

Ok i have made some improvements and able to do both mixed and individual tlds, anyone interested in checking this out?

[durangod]

i am not an expert on xml i think i just change this to 50 for more replys,
<item key='maximum'>25</item>
but not sure, it bombed on me when i changed this when testing and gave up on that idea, not a big deal.

Anyway it seems to work, there are some tlds that it is not compatable with in the look up, im not sure if that is my registrar or the script but when looking up .ca and .co.uk and .tv it blew up and the xml showed inside that those tlds were not compatable.

The only compatable tlds are what is in my form.

I limited the input to 50 chars, if they cant come up with a name in 50 chars they are sad lmao.

You may have to tweak the tpl a bit for your template but process wize its sound i do believe. If anyone sees anything let me know im sure that all together we can all come with something really grand.

There are three files,
suggest.html - just a form page, change the action of the form to where your whmcs is. This goes in your website root.

suggest_name.php which is just the file to display the page just as bill had mentioned - all i did was take out the check if login part and add some text documentation. This file goes in your root whmcs folder.

namespinner.tpl This is the meat of the process - there is internal doc. The original did not verify if no results of query so it still showed the add to cart stuff with no results, and did not sanitize, i did fix both items and also added some checks and balances. It should be well documented. Just put your opensrs stuff in the top of this file where instructed just like the orig file was. This file goes in your template folder.

Thats it. Check it out and let me know. If you have improvments, make them and post the result here with explanation please. We got this process for free so lets continue to give the better versions for free please, let's give back.

Thanks.

Here is the zip.

[durangod]

I forgot to mention in the suggest_name.php file youll have to change this breadcrumb if your not doing an html file.

$breadcrumbnav .= ' > <a href="../suggest.html">Suggest Name Tool</a>'; 

[durangod]

Iit appears that 6 people have downloaded this new version, any feedback?

[jo2jo]

hi ive added the files and made the changes as stated above, however after clicking submit, i get "sorry no results found"

Ive added my opensrs username and private key ofcorse.

I appreciate any help or im willing to hire you directly to help implement and maybe modify this code/plugin.

my ICQ number is: 567856388
or i'll monitor this thread.

thanks!

[durangod]

Strange, should work fine. Please let me know what your typing into the input field, what text exactly?, so i can test it here as well. Thanks.

[jo2jo]

Hi,

Ive tried several things such as apple or business.

i get this on the following page (suggest_name.php)

Below Are Your Suggested Available Domain Names
Domain Name Status More Info
Sorry there were no results found!

Thanks

[durangod]

Sorry for late reply i have not been available. Not sure whats going on with your install of this. Worked for me perfect and 35 others have not said it didnt work. Has to be something with your install of it, a permission, something strange. Your not getting an error? Do you have errors set to show and did you check your log?

I dont know that to tell you honestly, it has to be something that is special to your environment i would think. Also this is not my mod, i just found it and did some small improvements and then loaded it back for other to do the same. Sorry i cant be more help but im surprised its not working.

[durangod]

jo2jo, hey just fyi when i moved to the new server mine stopped working as well, so i will look at it tomorrow and see whats up with this thing. And yes mine is doing exactly as yours does, no results. I will keep you posted.