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    • Re: Re : Adding a function to the edit menu

    Posted by Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties

    I think I have a better idea of what you're doing.... you want to give folks the chance, when they are editing a wiki page to have it added to a "news module" — automatically. Right?

    This is a piece of cake.... if you're using categories

    1. Create a new category. Call it Add to News or something similar. Record the category ID.
    2. Create a new module.
    3. Edit the new module, adding the following:
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      {CATEGORY(id=>CC)}{CATEGORY}

      Where XX is the category ID from step 1.
      Note: Make sure you have selected the Must be wiki parsed option.
    4. Assign the module to your layout.


    Now, when a user edits a wiki page, all they have to do is categorize the page in the Add to News category and it will automatically appear in the module.

    HTH,

    -RickQuestion


    > the blog is not such a bad idea but I don't want having the news in the center of the page...they're not that important. That's why I would prefer to keep them in a small module on the right side. So what I actually want is users from a certain group to be asked if they want to have the page they are editting or the page they are creating added to the news module. The first solution proposed was quite close to what I wanted but the thing is that it would be even better if I can have it as an option or a button in the editpage.
    >
    > Thx for all your posts 😊

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    Posted by Dokki

    > I think I have a better idea of what you're doing.... you want to give folks the chance, when they are editing a wiki page to have it added to a "news module" — automatically. Right?
    >
    > This is a piece of cake.... if you're using categories
    >
    > # Create a new category. Call it Add to News or something similar. Record the category ID.
    > # Create a new module.
    > # Edit the new module, adding the following:

    > +
    Copy to clipboard
    > {CATEGORY(id=>CC)}{CATEGORY}
>

    > +Where XX is the category ID from step 1.
    > +Note: Make sure you have selected the Must be wiki parsed option.
    > #Assign the module to your layout.
    >
    > Now, when a user edits a wiki page, all they have to do is categorize the page in the Add to News category and it will automatically appear in the module.
    >
    > HTH,
    >
    > -RickQuestion



    That's exactly what I want to do.😀 The only problem is that I can't find the categories menu in the admin menu. I guess it is due to the fact that groups were already used on the website...What do u think about that?


    >
    >
    > > the blog is not such a bad idea but I don't want having the news in the center of the page...they're not that important. That's why I would prefer to keep them in a small module on the right side. So what I actually want is users from a certain group to be asked if they want to have the page they are editting or the page they are creating added to the news module. The first solution proposed was quite close to what I wanted but the thing is that it would be even better if I can have it as an option or a button in the editpage.
    > >
    > > Thx for all your posts 😊

    Posted by Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties

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    >
    > That's exactly what I want to do.😀 The only problem is that I can't find the categories menu in the admin menu. I guess it is due to the fact that groups were already used on the website...What do u think about that?
    >
    >

    Do you have the Category featureQuestion turned on?

    -RickQuestion

    Posted by Dokki

    Everything seems to be alright - the feature was not turned on as u said.

    Three more questions:

    1. Where is the category ID and how can I see/change it?
    2. Where can I find the Must Be A Wiki Parced option?
    3. What will actually appear in the module? I hope it won't be the whole wiki page...I mean is there a way to put just the date and the link or the title of the page or something like that, I think u get my drift.



    Thx a lot 4 the reply, great solution 😊

    Posted by Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties

    > Everything seems to be alright - the feature was not turned on as u said.
    >
    > Three more questions:
    >
    > 1. Where is the category ID and how can I see/change it?

    Unfortunately, I don't think that the category ID is actually displayed in any templates. However, simply go to the admin page and view the page's HTML source. In the selection area for the category, you'll see the ID number.

    > 2. Where can I find the Must Be A Wiki Parced option?

    It is a the bottom of the Create Module form. See the docsQuestion.


    > 3. What will actually appear in the module? I hope it won't be the whole wiki page...I mean is there a way to put just the date and the link or the title of the page or something like that, I think u get my drift.
    >

    It will simply list (and link to) the wiki pages in the category. You can sort them chronologically if you want.

    >
    >
    > Thx a lot 4 the reply, great solution 😊


    HTH,

    -RickQuestion
    -My Tiki BlogQuestion: Help, Hints, and Hacks

    Posted by Dokki


    I don't have the Must Be A Wiki Parced option. Maybe it's because of the version but what I know is that I don't have it.
    Is it that important? If it is I will have to migrate to another version. What it does actually?