Repeatable Content
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Hi All,
I have been using concrete5 for a little while and its awesome for editing bulk content.
I now need a way to create repeatable content where by my authors are given a strict 'form style' entry system to which I control how the content is displayed. A good example of what I want is the ability for someone to enter some events and then I control the look and feel on the page a bit like this;http://prentongolfclub.co.uk/?page=events... (as in my case a calendar add-on is over-kill). Another example would be a custom FAQ section where I allow my authors to only enter a title and a description and I handle the rest on the page?
Does such an add-on exist? or could somone suggest a way (don't really want to write reams of php if I can get away with it)
Thanks in advance
Sam
I have been using concrete5 for a little while and its awesome for editing bulk content.
I now need a way to create repeatable content where by my authors are given a strict 'form style' entry system to which I control how the content is displayed. A good example of what I want is the ability for someone to enter some events and then I control the look and feel on the page a bit like this;http://prentongolfclub.co.uk/?page=events... (as in my case a calendar add-on is over-kill). Another example would be a custom FAQ section where I allow my authors to only enter a title and a description and I handle the rest on the page?
Does such an add-on exist? or could somone suggest a way (don't really want to write reams of php if I can get away with it)
Thanks in advance
Sam
You can do ths type of thing with Designer content Pro, cost money but is well worth it.
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/designer-content-pro/...
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/designer-content-pro/...
Thanks Guys,
Designer pro is a bit overkill for what I want, I have tried the composer option but it seems far to complex. I just want to offer my authors the two boxes; e.g. FAQ Question and FAQ Answer and for it to appear on the page in the format of my choice.
Designer pro is a bit overkill for what I want, I have tried the composer option but it seems far to complex. I just want to offer my authors the two boxes; e.g. FAQ Question and FAQ Answer and for it to appear on the page in the format of my choice.
Use the regular designer content to create a Q/A block. Put that on a page type by itself and let your authors create pages of that type (perhaps using composer) and only edit content in that block. Hide those pages from navigation, but not from page lists.
The create a page that all those Q/A pages will sit below and put a page list block on it to list all those Q/A pages as they are added below it, showing the content of the Q/A block on each of them in the listed summary. There are many filterable page list blocks that can be used to show the Q/A list in different ways.
The create a page that all those Q/A pages will sit below and put a page list block on it to list all those Q/A pages as they are added below it, showing the content of the Q/A block on each of them in the listed summary. There are many filterable page list blocks that can be used to show the Q/A list in different ways.
For another project, I am working on a tweak on composer that might work for you too.
It also uses the Add-On "Formidable" (because it can fire events).
This mod allows you to place a Form (-idable) block on a public page which can be filled by anyone, without need to log in, the data that is typed into the text area will be moved over to composer and automatically creates a Page with the Formdata as "question", already defined format-wise. This page will automatically be inserted into a workflow where the users of a specified group can work on this question and create an answer with the ability to cooperate on the same text/page and the whole thing cannot be published until not at least 3 days have passed (so it is allowed that multiple users can check in the meantime).
This is more about the FAQ-Functionality and for sure more than you need for event-display-system. The mod is not ready yet, we are still working on the interface but it should be completed next weekend.
If you want to force the user to register and login before posting a question, this can all be done with composer and workflow alone. Designer content lets you add even more stuff, but still, this seems to be doable with what concrete5 gives you.
With Johns' contribution to the Display of the pages, you can very easily create a nice Q&A Inventory without paying for an add-on.
If you use a specific page type just for this function, you also won't need designer content, just a PageType with layout and design added to it, two content blocks placed into it and there you go.
To make composer work nice with specific groups see here:
http://skybluesofa.com/blog/configuring-concrete5-composer-advanced...
To set its contents up, see here:
http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/editors/setting-up-a...
Everything else is CSS (design) and use of available blocks (for Navigation).
If you need help, be a little more specific about what exactly you want to do and I can point you the direction. I started liking composer after I understood it :)
It also uses the Add-On "Formidable" (because it can fire events).
This mod allows you to place a Form (-idable) block on a public page which can be filled by anyone, without need to log in, the data that is typed into the text area will be moved over to composer and automatically creates a Page with the Formdata as "question", already defined format-wise. This page will automatically be inserted into a workflow where the users of a specified group can work on this question and create an answer with the ability to cooperate on the same text/page and the whole thing cannot be published until not at least 3 days have passed (so it is allowed that multiple users can check in the meantime).
This is more about the FAQ-Functionality and for sure more than you need for event-display-system. The mod is not ready yet, we are still working on the interface but it should be completed next weekend.
If you want to force the user to register and login before posting a question, this can all be done with composer and workflow alone. Designer content lets you add even more stuff, but still, this seems to be doable with what concrete5 gives you.
With Johns' contribution to the Display of the pages, you can very easily create a nice Q&A Inventory without paying for an add-on.
If you use a specific page type just for this function, you also won't need designer content, just a PageType with layout and design added to it, two content blocks placed into it and there you go.
To make composer work nice with specific groups see here:
http://skybluesofa.com/blog/configuring-concrete5-composer-advanced...
To set its contents up, see here:
http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/editors/setting-up-a...
Everything else is CSS (design) and use of available blocks (for Navigation).
If you need help, be a little more specific about what exactly you want to do and I can point you the direction. I started liking composer after I understood it :)
ProForms fires sitewide events as well btw. But specific to events, you can use ProForms directly with ProEvents: see this video explaining it: http://vimeo.com/65918257
There's also a thorough blog entry on our site on how to do approved content for pages here:http://goradiantweb.com/blog/technology/user-submitted-blog-posts-p...
ProForms is also more extendable in the sense that you can simply hook into it's sitewide events or even just create simple question types that fire off their own events, or send emails or move users to groups.....ect.
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/proforms/...
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/proevents/...
ChadStrat
There's also a thorough blog entry on our site on how to do approved content for pages here:http://goradiantweb.com/blog/technology/user-submitted-blog-posts-p...
ProForms is also more extendable in the sense that you can simply hook into it's sitewide events or even just create simple question types that fire off their own events, or send emails or move users to groups.....ect.
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/proforms/...
http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/proevents/...
ChadStrat
Just create a new page type that has the layout of the areas however you need them (i.e. table-like), stuff it with blocks that are later populated by the composer.
Easy task. If I understood correctly what you want to do :)