Developing (v7+)

connect to non C5 db

I've found several examples of connecting to a separate database like at: http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/introduction/database-access [code] $db = Loader::db( 'newserver', 'newuser', 'newpassword', 'newdatabase', true); [/code] Not sure i…

Ecommerce Lightbox or Gallery with Importer

I've read some other posters problems with the built in lightbox for ecommerce and not a lot of good solutions. I've got Ecommerce and the Importer on my site. What I'm looking for is a way for the importer to also handle all of the images associated …

Stacks content block custom template block name

I'm using content blocks inside a stack. I need to give each content block a block name through custom templates for that block. Some of the block names are long and they are being truncated. Any ideas on how to increase the number of charaters accepted i…

Newbie needs a little direction...

I've designed a basic website with several pages and have "approved" all my versions, but when accessing the site I still get the "page under construction" lingo. How do I go about "launching" my website for the public to view?

Profile Page Custom Image Banner

Hello I created a image user attribute where when users register they can upload their own banner image. Then i used user list to display the uploaded image. My issue is that image resizes to the size that the profile avatar is set at. Is there any…

Block Area issue - tiny gray block on hover in edit mode

I'm having a strange issue where the block areas on my site are only clickable in this little sliver all the way to the left side of the area. I'm not sure what happened. I made some changes to my css, but the problem persists even after reverting the cha…

Creating a real estate site without an add-on

Hi, I'm going to create a real estate website, but is there a way to create it without using a "Real Estate" add-on. The only problem as i see is "Search Form". So if you can tell me some hints to do it, i'll be appreciated.. Thanks

Unable to Generate sitemap.xml

Hi C5 community, First post and I hope a simple one. I have reviewed all the postings on the this subject but no luck in correcting issue. From Automated Jobs, Generate sitemap.xml, the task appears never to complete and a sitemap is not gen…

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