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Hi,

I would like to add an additional field to the general config form, is this possible? I have looked at the available hooks and couldn’t spot a suitable one.

Thanks,
Dave.

Hi, Dave -

No, this is not possible.  What kind of information are you hoping to store?  That will help us give you some more guidance.

Thanks!

Hi,

I was looking at making a script that would add a dropdown menu to the Global Config form which would allow me to select the folder that the sites template files are being pulled from. At the moment they are always pulled from the ‘default_site’ folder.

Dave.

Hi Dave,

Thanks for clarifying, but the end-game is still a bit fuzzy.

What would setting that path allow you to do that you can’t do already?

“default_site” is the default short name assigned to your first ExpressionEngine site. If you add MSM, then additional sites have their own short name. So, ExpressionEngine uses that value pretty extensively.

That doesn’t mean there isn’t a way to get what you are after!

Cheers,

Hi Dan,

I want to use it to test different layout variations without having to create new template groups or adding MSM.

Thanks,
Dave.

I see what you’re trying to accomplish, though this wouldn’t be a good way to do it. Because of the way EE handles templates in the database vs templates as files, it’s not set up for quick switching like that. Perhaps you could perform similar tests by using different template groups.