function ping_help in Drupal 4

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 5 modules/ping/ping.module \ping_help()
2. 6 modules/ping/ping.module \ping_help()

Implementation of hook_help().

File

modules/ping.module, line 11

Alerts other sites that your site has been updated.

Code

function ping_help($section) {
  switch ($section) {
    case 'admin/help#ping':
      $output = '<p>' . t('The ping module is useful for notifying interested sites that your site has changed.  It automatically sends notifications (called "pings") to the <a href="%external-http-pingomatic-com">pingomatic</a> service to tell it that your site has changed. In turn pingomatic will ping other services such as weblogs.com, Technorati, blo.gs, BlogRolling, Feedster.com, Moreover, etc.', array(
        '%external-http-pingomatic-com' => 'http://pingomatic.com/',
      )) . '</p>';
      $output .= '<p>' . t('The ping module requires <code>cron</code> or a similar periodic job scheduler to be enabled.') . '</p>';
      $output .= t('<p>You can:</p>
<ul>
<li> enable or disable the ping module at <a href="%admin-modules">administer &gt;&gt; modules</a>.</li>
<li>run your cron job at your sites <a href="%file-cron">cron page</a>.</li>
<li>read about <a href="%external-http-drupal-org-node-23714">configuring cron jobs</a>.</li>
</ul></p>
', array(
        '%admin-modules' => url('admin/modules'),
        '%file-cron' => 'cron.php',
        '%external-http-drupal-org-node-23714' => 'http://drupal.org/node/23714',
      ));
      $output .= '<p>' . t('For more information please read the configuration and customization handbook <a href="%ping">Ping page</a>.', array(
        '%ping' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/ping/',
      )) . '</p>';
      return $output;
    case 'admin/modules#description':
      return t('Alerts other sites when your site has been updated.');
  }
}