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    Posted by ET3D posts: 5

    I have a blog site (not frequently updated) based on glFusion. I chose glFusion because it was the first CMS I found that did everything I wanted in a reasonably convenient way. Now that I discovered Tiki Wiki (thanks to Softaculous), I'm thinking of transitioning to it, because it's similar in nature but looks to be faster and even better. So my goal now is to discover how I can recreate what I did in glFusion.

    One of the things I have is several tabs with text at the top of the main page, which is the blog page. Tiki has built in support for tabs (unlike glFusion where I had to add it), but is there a way to do this combination of static text and blog?

    glFusion enables embedding anything (blog entries, static pages, links, media) in any page, such as a blog post, and I think that Tiki has similar functionality, but I'm not sure how extensive it is or how to use it. For example I want to embed links from the directory instead of just entering URL's, so I have a means of getting stats for a particular link, i.e., how many people have followed it regardless of whether through a post, a sidebar block (called module in Tiki, as I understand) or from the directory.

    I have some simpler questions, but I figure playing around with Tiki will help answer them.

    One last thing, I would like to know what's needed to move a Tiki installation from one URL to another (on the same server). This way if I decide to move to Tiki I can construct my new site and then later replace the one I have.

    Thanks!

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    Posted by Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties posts: 3665 United States
    ET3D wrote:
    One of the things I have is several tabs with text at the top of the main page, which is the blog page. Tiki has built in support for tabs (unlike glFusion where I had to add it), but is there a way to do this combination of static text and blog?


    If I understand what you're trying to do, then "yes" — via Tiki's modules. You can put anything in a module (static text, tabs, menus, and so on) and then place the module anywhere you want (in the header, topbar, menubar, top of page, and so on). See the docs for details. Additionally, you can add custom coding to the blog header. Again, see the docs for details.

    ET3D wrote:
    glFusion enables embedding anything (blog entries, static pages, links, media) in any page, such as a blog post, and I think that Tiki has similar functionality, but I'm not sure how extensive it is or how to use it.

    Through the use of "plugins" you can embed anything in any Tiki page. See the docs for details.

    ET3D wrote:
    One last thing, I would like to know what's needed to move a Tiki installation from one URL to another (on the same server). This way if I decide to move to Tiki I can construct my new site and then later replace the one I have

    You'll need to move the database and all of the files in your Tiki root directory. Essentially you backup the old site, and restore to your new location. You can then re-run the installer if you've renamed your database.



    HTH,

    - Rick | My Tiki Blog | My Tiki UserPage

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    Posted by ET3D posts: 5

    Thanks for the reply. I was able to add a module with tabs pretty easily at the top of the page, but I couldn't find how to use links in the directory.

    The Directory User page says "When putting a link in a wiki page, if the link warrants greater exposure, consider first adding the link to the site Directory and then using the Directory's redirect link in the wiki page." That's in the tip at the bottom of the page, and it's exactly what I'd want to do (though in a blog or article, but I assume this can be done in the same way). However, I still don't know how to do that.

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    Posted by Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties posts: 3665 United States
    ET3D wrote:
    Thanks for the reply. I was able to add a module with tabs pretty easily at the top of the page, but I couldn't find how to use links in the directory.


    You can add the links in the format:

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    [tiki-directory_redirect.php?siteId=XXXX]


    Where XXXX is the ID number of the the resource.


    HTH,

    - Rick | My Tiki Blog | My Tiki UserPage

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    Tiki Essentials, the best-selling book for Tiki! Learn more...

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    Posted by ET3D posts: 5
    Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties wrote:

    You can add the links in the format:

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    [tiki-directory_redirect.php?siteId=XXXX]


    Where XXXX is the ID number of the the resource.


    Thanks a lot. I found it myself earlier today. :-)

    On the other hand I also found out that the module I added at the top of the page is shown on all pages, including admin ones, which is not what I wanted. Any way to limit it to just the blog, or, better yet, the first blog page?

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    Posted by Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties posts: 3665 United States
    ET3D wrote:
    On the other hand I also found out that the module I added at the top of the page is shown on all pages, including admin ones, which is not what I wanted. Any way to limit it to just the blog, or, better yet, the first blog page?


    When you assign a module, you can specify if it should appear only for a specific page, section, group, and so on.

    See the docs for details.

    HTH,

    - Rick | My Tiki Blog | My Tiki UserPage

    Tiki for Dummies Smarties, the best (and only) Tiki beginner's guide! Learn more...

    Tiki Essentials, the best-selling book for Tiki! Learn more...

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    Posted by ET3D posts: 5
    Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties wrote:

    When you assign a module, you can specify if it should appear only for a specific page, section, group, and so on.

    See the docs for details.


    Thanks. I somehow missed the visibility tab. I'll check it out later, although my site no longer lets me in since I changed some login related option. It's now showing e-mail as one of the login fields, but no matter what I enter it doesn't let me in. I guess I'll reinstall it.

    Anyway, Tiki looks very flexible so far.

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