Top Ranking Statistics for one Zoo Category only

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Hello,

I'm trying to show the top read articles for one Zoo category only.

I have selected the following settings in the module:

Content provider: com_zoo
Content criteria: Top viewed articles
Selector: SPECIFIC category and children categores ARTICLES (fill the next field with the correct category ID)
Specific ID filter: Since zoo do not clearly list their category IDs, I contacted them and was advised I should use the ID in the URL as a I hover over a category, in this case 368.

...Set all other settings as required....

But oddly, the module is showing articles from a different category. So either YooTheme have given me the wrong method for locating the correct category ID in Zoo, are the Content Stats is not mapping correctly.

Can you please advise? If there's another way I can locate the correct ID for Zoo categories please let me know! (I assume since you have a plugin for Zoo that it should be fully integrated).

Many thanks!
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    Friday, March 06 2015, 11:51 AM - #Permalink
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    Hello!

    we have created a new version of the plugin (1.4.6) which should solve this issue. Please download and install, let me know if it works!
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    Tuesday, March 10 2015, 09:33 AM - #Permalink
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    Works perfectly, thanks so much!
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    Tuesday, March 10 2015, 09:53 AM - #Permalink
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    ...I spoke too soon. I changed the number of items to show and some articles have appeared that are from a different category (with a different category number). So it's picking up some articles from the correct category but also some from a different one! Please help! Many thanks
    • Germinal Camps
      more than a month ago
      that's weird... can you please send me access to the website at support@ joomlathat.com so I can take a look?
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    Tuesday, April 21 2015, 09:10 AM - #Permalink
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    Unfortunately I'm not allowed to give you access as it's a company intranet :(. Can you advise any other steps further to the plugin update? Sorry, and thank you in advance
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    Tuesday, April 21 2015, 10:39 AM - #Permalink
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    Hi again :). So mysteriously the above circumstances are now showing correctly (i.e. only articles from the correct category ID are showing when 'Top Viewed Articles' is selected at Content Criteria and 'SPECIFIC category and children category ARTICLES' is selected at Selector). Perhaps the updated plugin did work and my system was caching! Thank you for that.

    However, I'm still experiencing problems with some of the other zoo stats.

    1. I'd like to show top viewed subcategories of a particular zoo category (separate from the top viewed articles within categories as above). Again, the filtering doesn't seem to be working correctly (I'm being shown categories from across zoo rather than just subcategories of one particular category). These are the options I've selected:
    Content provider: com_zoo
    Content criteria: Top viewed categories
    Selector: SPECIFIC category and children categores ARTICLES (fill the next field with the correct category ID) - is this the correct choice?
    Specific ID filter: 187

    I'm not sure whether the problem is being caused because of a fault or because the extension does not support filtering within a particular category (I assumed it does because there's an option for it in the dropdown). Help much appreciated!

    2. Top downloaded articles isn't working at all (no filter or otherwise). Here's the options I've selected:
    Content provider: com_zoo
    Content criteria: Top downloaded documents
    Selector: ALL category/article/author - equivalent to NO FILTER
    Specific ID filter: [blank]

    On the front end, nothing appears (not even the module header). Users definitely download content from the site. I've set the correct page, position, etc. Can you advise?

    Many thanks!
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    Monday, April 27 2015, 11:21 AM - #Permalink
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    Hello!

    there must be something we're missing. if you could grant me access again I'll take a look and try to fix this.
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    Monday, April 27 2015, 12:25 PM - #Permalink
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    Hi Germinal,

    Would it be possible to chat/screen share over skype please? I'll email you my details if so. I'm sorry but I'm not allowed to give you direct access to the site, however we can set up a webinar which would allow you to take control of my mouse etc so you could take a look. Sorry to be a pain- company requirements.

    Thanks, Sophie
    • Germinal Camps
      more than a month ago
      hello! it's ok, I understand. let me work on this locally and I'll try to send you an update version ASAP.
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    Tuesday, May 12 2015, 10:35 AM - #Permalink
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    Thanks! Just wondering if you managed to make any progress? :)
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    Thursday, May 14 2015, 11:11 AM - #Permalink
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    hello!

    sorry for the delay.

    Well, the problem was simply that this option was not available for Categories (as you can see in the filter it mentions "Articles" because was only intended for that)

    what I just did is to upload version 1.4.7 of the plugin which includes the category filter option (you have to select simply "specific category" and set the ID)
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    Wednesday, May 20 2015, 10:10 AM - #Permalink
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    Hi! Thanks so much.

    I've installed the latest com_zoo plugin (1.4.7) and the latest ranking module (1.6.0) - is that all I should need to update?

    I'm not seeing the Specific category option in the drop down list (see attached). I've tried clearing my cache... am I being daft?

    Many thanks!
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    Wednesday, May 20 2015, 11:45 AM - #Permalink
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    I didn't change the name of the option, but I did change the behavior. so it's still called for "articles" but it works for categories now too.
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    Thursday, February 25 2016, 11:17 AM - #Permalink
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    Hi Germinal. Hope you're well. Just want to pick up on this ticket (better late than never?!). As you may have expected I got the above working for categories within one app of ZOO (Documentation)... but weirdly it's not working for another (Blog). I've duplicated the module with exactly the same settings besides the category ID - but on the frontend no module shows. Any ideas?

    Thanks and happy to chat/screen share over skype if easier! Sophie
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    Thursday, February 25 2016, 11:19 AM - #Permalink
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    hmm.. not really... I would have to check it live to see what could be missing. I would need joomla and FTP access, but for this you need an active subscription as you know.. :) :)
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