Reordering Blocks & Attributes
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How can I re-order the blocks that show up in the Block List when I choose to Add a new Block to an area?
Also, how can I re-order the page attributes when I choose to add a new page? I created a couple attributes and then went back and added a few more of various types...but I'd like each type to be grouped together when the user is adding a page just for simplicity sake...how can I rearrange them?
Also, how can I re-order the page attributes when I choose to add a new page? I created a couple attributes and then went back and added a few more of various types...but I'd like each type to be grouped together when the user is adding a page just for simplicity sake...how can I rearrange them?
Shucks. That sucks.
I suppose I could just delete my attributes and then re-add them in the order I want...or would that screw with any templates which are calling those attributes (so long as I give each the same handle as before).
The Block Type thing sucks too...because I created some nice blocks with your Designer Content add-on...but they all show up on the bottom.
I suppose I can just disable access to every other block for the user groups I want...but that means I have to go to every single area on every single page and set that, don't I?
I suppose I could just delete my attributes and then re-add them in the order I want...or would that screw with any templates which are calling those attributes (so long as I give each the same handle as before).
The Block Type thing sucks too...because I created some nice blocks with your Designer Content add-on...but they all show up on the bottom.
I suppose I can just disable access to every other block for the user groups I want...but that means I have to go to every single area on every single page and set that, don't I?
Deleting the attributes from the dashboard may actually also delete whatever they had been set to on specific pages (I have absolutely no idea if this is true or not, but definitely would test out on a phony attribute before doing it "for real").
I'm not sure how advanced permissions work exactly because I've never had to use them before, but I was guessing you could prevent groups from adding blocks in some kind of global way, and not just on a per-area-per-page basis (hopefully).
I'm not sure how advanced permissions work exactly because I've never had to use them before, but I was guessing you could prevent groups from adding blocks in some kind of global way, and not just on a per-area-per-page basis (hopefully).
I'm not too worried about those attributes being deleted from pages...it's still at testing site and only a handful of pages have the attributes set.
As for the global area/block thing...I've had trouble with this. I set up the permissions on Page Defaults, but they do not trickle down to child pages...it seems to be a page-to-page thing...which is a royal pain in the ass.
As for the global area/block thing...I've had trouble with this. I set up the permissions on Page Defaults, but they do not trickle down to child pages...it seems to be a page-to-page thing...which is a royal pain in the ass.
Unfortunately you can't do either. Both are often-requested features (so you're not crazy to be asking about them).
It sounds like the attribute rearrangement thing might be in the works for the next release (5.5 -- who knows when that will be since they just released 5.4.2).
Changing the order of blocks doesn't seem to be on their radar though. I did see a post the other day about alphabetizing the list, which may or may not be better than the current situation:
http://www.concrete5.org/community/forums/usage/alphabetizing-the-b...
-Jordan