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Core Spam Control Thoughts

The recent private message spam we've been seeing on concrete5.org has moved spam control up a bit higher on our todo list. We'll implement it in the core, probably in a spam helper that will act as an abstraction layer for different spam checking serv…

Add Block Scrambled!!

Hi I'm using concrete5.4.0.5 and noticed one morning when I logged on that my Add Block window looks scrambled. I've cleared my cache, refreshed the schema and so on. I've also been on the forums and tried adding the following to my body tag; bu…

Assign Page Permissions via PHP

As the title says how can I assigned permissions to a page if i have the page object, i want the admin group to have all permissions, and a single user (the UserInfo object is in the script) to be able to view, but not Guests or other registered users, …

Dashboard only edit bar

Is it possible to make the top edit bar appear with just the Dashboard button (no edit/add buttons) when someone with permission to the dashboard only logs in? Rather than people having to remember to manually go to the area they have access to (/index…

Remove "Edit" block option

I have a block that uses information from another block, as such the edit option is redundant really. I wasn't going to include the edit.php file with the block, but I see the option to edit is there regardless, and errors if I don't include the file…

Shortcodes in C5?

Hi, A client came to me the other day and asked: 'why do I have to insert a YouTube block in-between two content blocks if I want a video to appear? That means if i want to edit content either side of it, I have double the workload (or more) if I ha…

Automatic picture enlargment in the content block

Hello Maybe someone needs this: Automatic picture enlargment in the content block. You need to modify the content controller.php file on line 80 width following addional code: [code] $text = preg_replace('//', '', $text); [/code] You need…

Concrete5 Ecommerce

Hi, I've just started using C5 and I'm really impressed by it. Would like to try the Ecommerce add-in as a simpler alternative to Ubercart. Any pointers for extending the fucntionality of the add-in (gift vouchers, wishlists, etc. etc.) Cheers, Da…

Check Write Permissions on "updates" Folder?

Shouldn't the "updates" folder be added to the list of folders checked for write permission during installation, in addition to the config, files, and packages folders? -Steve

Curious flash error on upgraded to 5.4.1

Hi, I have been upgrading a lot of my C5 sites to 5.4.1. Today I ran the upgrade on one site but on being redirected to home page I noticed that all the content was missing. It was a piece of flash animation and a simple link to another page. When I put …

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