Developing (v7+)

Override page type?

I'm trying to override a core page type (blog_entry), and a custom template (blog_index) in a package. I can always copy and paste the files into /page_types and /blocks/page_list/templates, but I feel like thats not the best way to do it. I also thought…

organize pages in sub-levels, but keep root URLs

I want a dropdown menu using the autonav, but I want all the article links to be in the root. So the site map is like: /italian foods/pizza-vegetarian /italian foods/pasta-with-meat /american foods/rib-eye-stake /american foods/hamburger-with-che…

Need to Add pubdate to an rss.php file

Using the 'Simple News' addon for a site I designed. I am integrating the site with Facebook so when news items are added it appears automatically on the Fan page of the site's Facebook page. However, the rss.php file does not have a value. I need to add…

any code updates - or is C5 dead?

Hi I noticed that there is no update of the core of C5 for ... a long time (in internet-time). Is C5 still actively developped - or are there only "users" left? Olaf

Which add on for rotating line of text

I need to add a rotating line of text as kind of like a "Didja know?" section. Kind of like at paypal.com... Which add on would be best for this? I've combed through most of them and am not quite sure. I wouldn't want quotes...just a constant Di…

Creating Page Attributes

I'm currently evaluating concrete 5 as a CMS option for our 6 or so websites. And I got to the point of adding additional custom page attributes. For the sake of example lets say I want to add a pulldown menu with 2 options: Red & Blue. Selecting Red…

Suppressing "&" in a key word

I have a site that uses the common construction industry term "FF&E" as a major keyword (and I mean MAJOR, because my software is called "FF&EZ" and I'm trying to get my site to rank higher in searches for "ff&e design software"). I received from feedbac…

Accessing Database from an External File

Hi, It seems that the proper way to work with the database is to use: Loader::db() However, I have a file that is in my block's folder that needs to access the db, but I don't know how to get the Loader class (and all the stuff that comes with it?)…

Install Error

Hi Concrete5, I have a problem with the system: whenever I go to Dashboard - Add Functionality it gives me a HTTP 500 (Internal Server Error) I have connected the site to the community, then transferred the hosting and its going crazy. It litereall…

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