Marius Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Is possible to add a custom block that has the article view (exactly as the article mode for index pages)? I would like this custom block to display a list of records with their title, a truncated content field, main image and comment and view count. Is this possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf Herrmann Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Certainly. But it’s not a default option. You would have to recreate the HTML from the article index template as feed block template. You can’t just copy the code from one to another, but both use the same data and you can certainly achieve the same output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Thanks for the reply @Ralf Herrmann. I would be grateful if anyone can help me with the code needed for such block. Unfortunately I do not understand very well the code ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Or at least, please guide me where to find the code for article view? I want to try and I think I can get inspiration from that template.Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf Herrmann Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 ACP → Pages → Templates → Database Templates → Category Articles → Entry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 I tried, but unfortunately I can not manage. I hope that someone help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinla Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I also want to have a news home like the article view format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Unfortunately I do not think anyone will help us.I don't know what to think and I see that I made a mistake when I bought IP.Pages, I just wasted money, because I can not use it.Waiting for several months the documentation for use IP.Pages be published, but it no longer appears. Only few articles have been published that are insufficient and that does not help us much on those who do not have advanced technical knowledge.It was more correctly if IPS clearly says that IP.Pages only can be used by developers or those who know to write code. The only option for us is to pay a developer to have a first page with articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausy Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Maybe some of these topics can help you a bit. The staff don't seem interested to help much with pages. Not sure why. Its about time some proper documentation was written. Lots of us are struggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf Herrmann Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Unfortunately I do not think anyone will help us.Give it some time. You posted your request just yesterday and I might even write the code for it and post it on the forums. But you can’t expect that someone just drops anything he/she is doing just to instantly customize some code for you. It takes some time. I don't know what to think and I see that I made a mistake when I bought IP.Pages, I just wasted money, because I can not use it.What are you struggling with? Describe it and we can help. Choosing a preferred layout and “not being able to use it” are different things though, I think. It was more correctly if IPS clearly says that IP.Pages only can be used by developers or those who know to write code. I disagree of course. Check the lastest pages documentation articles on setting up a database and customizing a database. As an example, they describe how to set up a movie review site without the slightest developer knowledge. It’s all done with just the ACP options anyone can use. But of course if you cannot do customization work yourself or can’t pay someone to do it for you, than you have to live with the default options and layouts (as used in those articles). That’s just in the nature of these things. The staff don't seem interested to help much with pages. We must use different forums then. ;-)But keep in mind: Official Pages support and customization help are two different things. I try to answer every Pages question I see in this forum and at least point people in the right direction, i.e. tell them what the software can and can’t do, where to find things in the ACP and things like that. That’s exactly what I also did in this topic. But of course the IPS staff members aren’t your free web developers who help you learn to code or even write any code for you if you just ask in the forums. That can’t work and that’s why we will often not take part in these lengthy customization topics you linked above. They just aren’t cases for official support. They are community topics where members are asking for help from other members. And there is nothing wrong with that of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socceronly Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Yes, this block would solve loads of people's problems with pages.Mine for sure. I really really really don't want my article listing in the same column set up as the article view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradl Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 While I'm in the same boat as Marius and others I also recognize (and accept) what Ralf is saying. I'm certain the block we need — or one sufficiently like it — will eventually appear as either a marketplace item or a user-contribution or like the article-grid, a mercy post While I do find it frustrating that I can't yet accomplish certain things that seem like they should be doable by casual users, fortunately Pages has quite a lot of bits to it that *are* useful right now, even with with my limited abilities, so I don't regret buying it for my self-hosted license and am glad it is included in the hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrooveOnBeat Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Check the lastest pages documentation articles on setting up a database and customizing a database. As an example, they describe how to set up a movie review site without the slightest developer knowledge. It’s all done with just the ACP options anyone can use. Fantastic documentations, Ralf. My hat's off to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf Herrmann Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Okay, here it comes. It gets you from this default view of article feed blocks … … to this: Make sure you have a block set up which is a feed from a Pages database. It should have the usual title and content fields in use and the record image if needed. Choose “use as base for custom template” and then replace the default code there with this: {{if !empty( $records ) }} <h3 class='ipsWidget_title ipsType_reset'>{lang="block_latest_records" sprintf="$database->recordWord( 2, TRUE )"}</h3> {{if $orientation == 'vertical'}} <div class='ipsPad_half ipsWidget_inner'> <ul class='ipsDataList ipsDataList_reducedSpacing'> {{foreach $records as $record}} <li class='ipsDataItem'> <div class='ipsDataItem_icon ipsPos_top'> {template="userPhoto" group="global" app="core" params="$record->author(), 'tiny'"} </div> <div class='ipsDataItem_main'> <div class="ipsCommentCount ipsPos_right {{if ( $record->record_comments ) === 0}}ipsFaded{{endif}}" data-ipsTooltip title='{lang="replies_number" pluralize="$record->record_comments"}'>{expression="$record->record_comments"}</div> <a href="{$record->url()->setQueryString( 'do', 'getLastComment' )}" title='{lang="view_this_cmsrecord" sprintf="\IPS\Member::loggedIn()->language()->addToStack( 'content_db_lang_sl_' . $record::$customDatabaseId, FALSE ), $record->_title"}' class='ipsDataItem_title ipsType_break'>{wordbreak="$record->_title"}</a><br> <span class='ipsType_light ipsType_small'>{lang="byline_nodate" htmlsprintf="$record->author()->link()"} · {datetime="$record->mapped('date')"}</span> </div> </li> {{endforeach}} </ul> </div> {{else}} {{foreach $records as $record}} <article class='cCmsCategoryFeaturedEntry {{if $record->hidden()}}ipsModerated{{endif}}'> <header class='ipsPhotoPanel ipsPhotoPanel_notPhone ipsPhotoPanel_small ipsSpacer_bottom'> {template="userPhoto" app="core" params="$record->author()" group="global"} <div> <h2 class='ipsType_pageTitle'> {{if $record->prefix()}} {template="prefix" group="global" app="core" params="$record->prefix( TRUE ), $record->prefix()"} {{endif}} <a href="{$record->url()}" title="{lang="read_more_about" sprintf="$record->_title"}"> {{if $record->unread()}} <span class='ipsItemStatus' data-ipsTooltip title="{lang="cms_unread_record"}"><i class="fa fa-circle"></i></span> {{endif}} {wordbreak="$record->_title"} </a> </h2> <p class='ipsType_light ipsType_reset'> {lang="byline" htmlsprintf="$record->author()->link(), $record->container()->_title"}{datetime="$record->record_publish_date"} </p> </div> </header> <section class='ipsClearfix ipsType_normal ipsType_richText ipsType_break ipsSpacer_both' data-ipsTruncate data-ipsTruncate-size='7 lines' data-ipsTruncate-type='remove'> {{if $record->record_image}} <div><img style="float:left;margin-top:4px;margin-right:6px;max-width:200px;max-height:200px;" class="ipsImage" src="{file="$record->record_image" extension="cms_Records"}"></div> {{endif}} {$record->truncated()|raw} </section> {{if count( $record->tags() )}} {template="tags" group="global" app="core" params="$record->tags()"} {{endif}} <ul class='ipsList_inline'> <li><strong><a href='{$record->url()}' title="{lang="read_more_about" sprintf="$record->name"}">{lang="read_more"}</a></strong></li> {{if $record::database()->options['reviews']}} <li>{template="rating" app="core" params="'small', $record->averageReviewRating(), \IPS\Settings::i()->reviews_rating_out_of" group="global"}</li> {{endif}} <li><a href='{$record->url()}#comments' title='{lang="view_comments"}'><i class='fa fa-comment'></i> {lang="num_comments" pluralize="$record->record_comments"}</a></li> <li class='ipsType_light'>{lang="num_views_with_number" pluralize="$record->record_views"}</li> </ul> </article> <hr class='ipsHr'> {{endforeach}} {{endif}} {{endif}} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Thank you very much @Ralf Herrmann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 @Ralf Herrmann, I want to remove the user's photo, located on top near the title.I tried to eliminate this part<div class='ipsDataItem_icon ipsPos_top'> {template="userPhoto" group="global" app="core" params="$record->author(), 'tiny'"} </div>but does not seem to work.What part of code should take it off?Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjell Iver Johansen Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Thanks for the good support you are giving here @Ralf Herrmann Just a small question - I thinks it's better to have the "Read more" where the text ends - is that possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradl Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I'm not Ralf but this is how I eliminate the photo:I believe the first chunk of code applies to the block when it is in vertical or sidebar position. Scroll down and you'll see another section following {else} where you can comment out or delete the user photo code.<article class='cCmsCategoryFeaturedEntry {{if $record->hidden()}}ipsModerated{{endif}}'> <header class='ipsSpacer_bottom'> <!-- {template="userPhoto" app="core" params="$record->author()" group="global"} --> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradl Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Also, THANK YOU RALF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4RL Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 A few minor alterations and another variation on it if anyone wants it. {{if !empty( $records ) }} {{if $orientation == 'vertical'}} <div class='ipsPad ipsWidget_inner'> <ul class='ipsDataList ipsDataList_reducedSpacing'> {{foreach $records as $record}} <li class='ipsDataItem'> <div class='ipsDataItem_icon ipsPos_top'> {template="userPhoto" group="global" app="core" params="$record->author(), 'tiny'"} </div> <div class='ipsDataItem_main'> <div class="ipsCommentCount ipsPos_right {{if ( $record->record_comments ) === 0}}ipsFaded{{endif}}" data-ipsTooltip title='{lang="replies_number" pluralize="$record->record_comments"}'>{expression="$record->record_comments"}</div> <a href="{$record->url()->setQueryString( 'do', 'getLastComment' )}" title='{lang="view_this_cmsrecord" sprintf="\IPS\Member::loggedIn()->language()->addToStack( 'content_db_lang_sl_' . $record::$customDatabaseId, FALSE ), $record->_title"}' class='ipsDataItem_title ipsType_break'>{wordbreak="$record->_title"}</a><br> <span class='ipsType_light ipsType_small'>{lang="byline_nodate" htmlsprintf="$record->author()->link()"} · {datetime="$record->mapped('date')"}</span> </div> </li> {{endforeach}} </ul> </div> {{else}} {{foreach $records as $record}} <article class='ipsPad_half ipsWidget_inner cCmsCategoryFeaturedEntry {{if $record->hidden()}}ipsModerated{{endif}}'> <header class='ipsPhotoPanel ipsPad ipsAreaBackground ipsPhotoPanel_notPhone ipsPhotoPanel_small ipsSpacer_bottom'> {template="userPhoto" app="core" params="$record->author()" group="global"} <div> <h2 class='ipsType_pageTitle'> {{if $record->prefix()}} {template="prefix" group="global" app="core" params="$record->prefix( TRUE ), $record->prefix()"} {{endif}} <a href="{$record->url()}" title="{lang="read_more_about" sprintf="$record->_title"}"> {{if $record->unread()}} <span class='ipsItemStatus' data-ipsTooltip title="{lang="cms_unread_record"}"><i class="fa fa-circle"></i></span> {{endif}} <strong>{wordbreak="$record->_title"}</strong> </a> </h2> <p class='ipsType_light ipsType_reset'> {lang="cms_byline" htmlsprintf="$record->author()->link(), $record->container()->url(), $record->container()->_title"}{datetime="$record->record_publish_date"}<br><span class='ipsType_light'><i class='fa fa-eye'></i> {lang="num_views_with_number" pluralize="$record->record_views"}</span> </p> </div> </header> <section class='ipsClearfix ipsPad_half ipsType_normal ipsType_richText ipsType_break' data-ipsTruncate data-ipsTruncate-size='7 lines' data-ipsTruncate-type='remove'> {{if $record->record_image}} <div><img style="float:left;margin-top:4px;margin-right:6px;max-width:200px;max-height:200px;" class="ipsImage" src="{file="$record->record_image" extension="cms_Records"}"></div> {{endif}} {$record->truncated()|raw} </section> {{if count( $record->tags() )}} {template="tags" group="global" app="core" params="$record->tags()"} {{endif}} <ul class='ipsList_inline ipsPad'> {{if $record::database()->options['reviews']}} <li>{template="rating" app="core" params="'small', $record->averageReviewRating(), \IPS\Settings::i()->reviews_rating_out_of" group="global"}</li> {{endif}} <li><a href='{$record->url()}#comments' title='{lang="view_comments"}'><i class='fa fa-comment'></i> {lang="num_comments" pluralize="$record->record_comments"}</a></li> <li><strong><a href='{$record->url()}' title="{lang="read_more_about" sprintf="$record->name"}">{lang="read_more"}</a></strong></li> </ul> </article> {{endforeach}} {{endif}} {{endif}} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Hello, We have a problem with this block.If we use the block on a page that has not associated with any database, the link under the article title that leads to the categories created in the database is not correct. Link under the category name contains the name of the page, instead of having the database name. I think the problem is caused by this code <p class='ipsType_light ipsType_reset'> {lang="cms_byline" htmlsprintf="$record->author()->link(), $record->container()->url(), $record->container()->_title"}{datetime="$record->record_publish_date"} more precisely that $record->container()->url(), $record->container()->_title Is there any way to solve it? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf Herrmann Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Right. You might just remove the category information with the wrong link.Replace:{lang="cms_byline" htmlsprintf="$record->author()->link(), $record->container()->url(), $record->container()->_title"}With:{lang="byline" htmlsprintf="$record->author()->link()"} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinla Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Right. You might just remove the category information with the wrong link. Replace: {lang="cms_byline" htmlsprintf="$record->author()->link(), $record->container()->url(), $record->container()->_title"} With: {lang="byline" htmlsprintf="$record->author()->link()"} Hello Ralf, and "do you know" how to show the database articles with full format (show videos, images, list... exactly like the article view)... photoshop made: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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