ExpressionEngine Community Forums

Low CP extension

2008-07-04T13:54:50-06:00

I created an extension to get rid of some minor nuisances in the EE Control Panel that were bugging me more than usual, lately. Result:

* No title attribute for links
* No Check Spelling, Glossary or Smileys
* No localization for custom date fields
* No Trackbacks column
* Infinite URL title duplicates

Download the extension from my site

LG SAEF File Upload…. Throwing my hat into the ring

2008-06-13T00:03:55-06:00

Ok guys,

I know it has been attempted many times before (some attempts more successful than others) but I have developed my own SAEF file upload extension.

My extension is super easy to use… just install and add the following code to your SAEF form…

{exp:weblog:entry_form
    weblog = "gallery"
    lg_saef_file_upload = "y"
    lg_saef_file_upload_dir_id = "1"
}
  <input type="file" name="field_id_7" value="" />
  <input type='submit' value='submit' />
{/exp:weblog:entry_form}

- All required / optional fields are respected
- File upload prefs are respected
- Duplicate files are renamed

Simple....

Like I said this has been attempted many times before so I want to get it right…

UPDATE 1 June 23rd 4:49pm

I have tweaked a bit of the code and added the requested edit feature (needs some testing)

So now if you have an edit form you can add a new hidden field that stores the original value. If the file upload element is empty the original value will be used otherwise the extension will try and overide the previous file.

Example:

{exp:weblog:entry_form
    weblog = "gallery"
    lg_saef_file_upload = "y"
    lg_saef_file_upload_dir_id = "1"
}
  <input type="file" name="field_id_7" value="" />
  <input type="hidden" name="field_id_7" value="{custom_field_that_holds_the_data}" />
  <input type='submit' value='submit' />
{/exp:weblog:entry_form}

Note there is no way to delete a file yet.. Hopefully that will be coming soon.

If you are having issues with logging into the cp turn off auto update checking when you install the extension.

Grab the latest download.

UPDATE 2 June 23rd 5:30pm

Ok after a bit more testing I have realised there is no need for the hidden field… It actually causes complications…

Here is a basic edit form:

{exp:weblog:entries entry_id="{segment_1}"}
{exp:weblog:entry_form
    weblog = "upload_test"
    lg_saef_file_upload = "y"
    lg_saef_file_upload_dir_id = "1"
}
<input type="hidden" name="entry_id" value="{entry_id}" />
<input type="hidden" name="entry_date" value="{entry_date format='%Y-%m-%d %g:%i %A'}" />
<input type="text" name="title" value="{title}" />
<div>
<input type="file" name="field_id_224" value="" />
</div>
<div>
<input type="file" name="field_id_225" value="" />
</div>
<input type='submit' value='submit' />
{/exp:weblog:entry_form}
{/exp:weblog:entries}

You will obviously need to edit the field_ids and the weblogs entry loop… but I think we are getting there.

UPDATE 3 June 24th 8:08am

I have uploaded a new version which should crush the member login bug some user have been reporting..

Checkboxes

2006-10-03T08:34:18-06:00

This extension is very similar to the “Multi Drop-down List” I created here http://expressionengine.com/forums/viewthread/38370/, however instead of a list it gives you checkboxes. Let me know how this works for you all.

Update 1 Added the ability to use separator="[string]" in a template tag to override the default separator

Textile Editor Helper (TEH) extension

2007-06-15T16:47:26-06:00

After coming across the very cool Textile Editor Helper plugin for Slate via this forum post a while back, I’ve been kicking around the idea of trying an extension for it. So I just did and thought I’d see if anyone finds it useful, or has any feedback on on my additions.

If anyone’s interested in trying it out I’ve attached it here, and an image to give you the idea. The original version didn’t have link or email buttons, so I added those as well, though one of the Slate guys told me they’d be adding that in the next version so hopefully their implementation will be nicer. I didn’t add the preview as I thought it would compete with EE’s own preview area and be confusing. Though a live preview could be cool, if perhaps overkill.

I’d love to hear what people think of this idea (as well as anything I could do to improve the extension itself of course).

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update: 1.0.4 - bug fixes and added configurable help button.

Playa

2008-04-28T00:11:43-06:00

Playa is a powerful one-to-many field loosely based on Mark’s Multi-Relation extension.

Unlike the others, it enables you to…

- Pull content from multiple weblogs
- Limit the number of selectable entries
- Order your selections with drag-and-drop
- Close your entries and mean it
- Set selections as searchable

Like Relationship and Multi-Relation fields, Playa uses the related_entries template tag:

{related_entries id="my_playa_field"}
    <h4>{title}</h4>
    <p>{body}</p>
{/related_entries}

For more information and the download, go to http://brandon-kelly.com/apps/playa/

Enjoy!

Updates:

- 1.0.8 - Bug fixes
- 1.0.9 - Solution for the Quick Save dilemma

Extension: Restrict Entries (to Member Groups or Guests)

2007-07-06T17:44:57-06:00

Hi,

This extension enables another tab in the Publish page (configurable by weblog) that allows you to restrict that entry to certain member groups including the Guest group (anonymous site visitors).

It was originally conceived as a more robust way of ‘sandboxing’ content rather than either creating separate templates or defining member group/status conditionals within the main templates.

In the extension settings you can define which weblogs will have the new tab on the Publish page. If you choose the ‘Select All’ radio button then all existing and new weblogs will have the new tab.

When you publish a new entry or edit one in a weblog that you have chosen in the settings a new tab will appear called Groups. This has checkboxes for all member groups except Super Admin, Banned and Pending. All groups selected will not see that entry even if its status is Open. Super Admins can always see any entry. The Guest group is the one to select if you wish to stop anonymous visitors from viewing that entry.

Once the extension is installed a new column is shown in the Edit tab. This is called Restricted and shows which entries have had some sort of restriction applied.

I think it will only work in versions 1.5.0 and up but I’d be grateful for feedback.

Updated to version 1.0.1

Download the latest version from my site

Cheers

Dry

Edit Menu extension

2008-01-07T06:48:57-06:00

This extension adds a weblog menu to the Edit tab.

Download link

The menu works with the default “hover” behaviour.
I looked into adding a “click” version but that requires adding loads of CSS styles, and these are different for each theme etc. etc. Maybe someday…

Let me know if you find anything odd or if you have suggestions.

Publishers Clearinghouse (remove weblogs from publish tab)

2007-11-15T19:47:02-06:00

I’ve found clients are confused when using the Pages module to see those weblogs in the publish tab. This extension allows you to remove weblogs from said tab. This only works on the hover state - if you click the publish tab and go to the resulting page you will see all your weblogs.

Special thanks to the_butcher for allowing me to trim 500+ lines of code from the extension

Usage
Step 1: Enable the extension, and in the settings add all the weblog names you would like to hide. You can select multiple weblogs from the list.
Step 2: Enjoy

Requirements
EE 1.5 or higher.
This has only been tested on 1.6.1, but it should work fine on 1.5 or higher. Please let me know if you have any issues.

Current Version
1.1.2

Version History

1.1.2 - Changed the extension priority to the lowest possible to limit extension conflicts.

1.1.1 - Modified the extension to work with PHP4 (required PHP5 previously).

1.1.0 - Changed the way you choose weblogs in the settings area - much easier to hide a large number of weblogs, or weblogs with long names.

1.0.1 - removed some unnecessary code, and fixed a PHP warning if the extension was enabled and you didn’t have any weblogs in the settings.

File

2006-10-06T12:02:35-06:00

Hello, all
This extension places a simple file field on the publish page and allows the user to upload images/documents to the field. It uses the existing upload directories defined and takes their settings, so file type and size restrictions should be valid. Currently there is not an error system, because of the way EE runs it’s output, but i’ll look into something soon. Also you should know that the extension requires JS if you want to remove an image. Without JS it can not be done.

Finally. The “icons” folder goes in your default “images” folder next to the “uploads” directory.

UPDATE: - I’ve got a 3.x version going on my site, please try that before downgrading to the 2.x branch. Find it here: http://docs.markhuot.com/ee/extensions/file/

Hidden Weblogs

2006-12-02T21:44:42-06:00

Use this extension to hide a weblog from your publish menu. Useful in conjunction with my static pages weblog if you have more than one weblog marked as “static”. To use, just install the extension, go to the “Settings” and select which weblogs to hide.

WARNING: This extension may not work in EE 1.6.0+.