Editing (v7+)

changing/removing a site's name

Hi, I'm using Concrete5 for my website, aaaAtlantaWaterDamage.com. I'd like to know if there is a way not to fill "site name" field in settings page. I've noticed there is a "Concrete5" text inserted by default if I let that "site name" field empty.Curre…

Editing a community Calendar

It seems that I can edit other pages on my site except the Community Calendar. I can't post events on future days. Can someone help? Tom F. flatiron2@att.net

How to define a content function or snippet

This must be solved already, but I have not been able to find what I am looking for. Let's say that each page needs a footer. I want to define the content in the footer as a function or snippet, say footer(). Then I add the function to each page. Th…

Advanced permissions problem

Hi all I made a page with simple permissions turned on. I then enabled advanced permissions, and allowed another group (not the creator's group) access to write, approve etc (i.e. full editing rights short of admin). When I try to edit a block on th…

How does the "Alternate Storage Directory" work?

Hey, I just noticed the "Alternate Storage Directory" option in the Dashboard today. How does this work? Is it possible to use it to add files which are hosted on another server? It would be great to be able to use this to link to large files (like vid…

sign into concrete5 marketplace

I setup a log in for concrete5 and can sign in directly to the site. When I try to sign in from my web site (hosted by hostmonster) to get to the marketplace and try to sign in my user id is not recognized. So I cannot download any new themes, etc.

Layout block styles...

On 5.4, is there a way of setting any new layout blocks added by a user (on a certain page) to take on the design of previously added blocks? rather than the user having to choose manually? Thanks

Forms squashed to the RHS in Explorer 7

Hi, I have an ordinary old form which is fine except in IE7 all the input areas are squashed to the right. It works but looks amateur. I'm sure this is a common problem but I can't fix it. Any ideas appreciated. Nige

Statistics add on

I just downloaded the statistics add on for my concrete5 website. The text file provides no information on how to install this on my site. I am not a computer tech guy unless it's wysiwyg. Any help on getting this add on functioning would be greatly appre…

Moving Blocks with Guestbook on page problems

Moving a block has not been an issue for me except on the pages that have a guestbook. On guestbook pages, repositioning blocks is unpredictable. You move one and hit save positioning and god only knows how it appears and what moved. The only way I can ge…

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