virap1 Posted March 2, 2023 Posted March 2, 2023 I need little help setting up our new articles section. Here is the articles page https://www.enotalone.com/articles/ which is connected to our articles database. I would very much like to implement the same presentation, design and layout that invision is using for their blogs section. So, 1. the article image would show full width above the article text like here https://invisioncommunity.com/news/invision-community/downloads-updates-graphql-and-more-r1273/ my implementation show a very small image above text, under the title like here https://www.enotalone.com/articles/relationships/test-2-r2/ and 2. categories would show a 3 column list of articles with thumbnail, title and description. My categories at the moment display the titles like forum topics, see here https://www.enotalone.com/articles/relationships/ Thank you very much.
opentype Posted March 2, 2023 Posted March 2, 2023 This would get you close ☞ https://invisioncommunity.com/files/file/8387-pages-supergrid/ Everything else would be a custom job. GazzaGarratt 1
virap1 Posted March 2, 2023 Author Posted March 2, 2023 Thank you. Looks great, but I am interested in achieving this using the native system, no addons, plugins etc. David N. 1
opentype Posted March 2, 2023 Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) Well, it is native in the sense that it uses the Pages template system just as you would if you created it all from scratch. Plugins are just the delivery method for these templates. Other than using existing templates, all we can say is that you would need to create your own templates for your articles database under ACP → Pages → Templates. Edited March 2, 2023 by opentype
virap1 Posted March 2, 2023 Author Posted March 2, 2023 I understand that displaying them as invision does is not possible as it is a custom design they don't extend to customers. Is it possible to display database entries using the blogs' presentation, template layout?
virap1 Posted March 2, 2023 Author Posted March 2, 2023 Thank you opentype. I really dislike the use of any plugins but it looks like here I have no choice because the invision database/pages is a half backed solution when it comes to presentation. I purchased your supergrid solution.
David N. Posted March 3, 2023 Posted March 3, 2023 14 hours ago, virap1 said: the invision database/pages is a half backed solution when it comes to presentation. I agree, I am underwhelmed by the presentation of the Articles database which does not offer at least a basic decent looking blog capability. I really hope that this gets some attention in future updates so that we can display blog articles in an elegant manner. I'm sure Invision has made a template for their own blog here so at least including that template as part of a release would be a start in the right direction. Before purchase, I assumed it would be possible for me to display something similar, so that was a bit of a downer.
Randy Calvert Posted March 3, 2023 Posted March 3, 2023 If you watch the March release live topic, it was mentioned that Pages is going to be getting an overhaul and that one of the things being looked at is more templates and easier drag/drop widgets. virap1, David N. and Clover13 3
GazzaGarratt Posted March 3, 2023 Posted March 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, Randy Calvert said: If you watch the March release live topic, it was mentioned that Pages is going to be getting an overhaul and that one of the things being looked at is more templates and easier drag/drop widgets. Yes, I think Randy is correct as I watched that bit too and if i'm not mistaken, the IPS Blog is written on the Pages application rather than the Blog piece so hopefully all of those features will be available in this drag and drop option. Until then I would just back up how @opentype's strong plugin templates work really well with Articles and other Pages you create. David N. and virap1 2
virap1 Posted March 8, 2023 Author Posted March 8, 2023 So, the update is out and unless I am missing something the article image still does not appear as a cover, but a small thumbnail is displayed above text.
Randy Calvert Posted March 8, 2023 Posted March 8, 2023 The March release live topic said the pages app was getting a bigger update later this year. I would not expect it in this month or even the next two personally. If they are just starting to talk about it, I would expect there would be a while to go before it’s released. virap1 1
Marc Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 If you want this in the immediate term, then opentype probably has your best solutions there. As already mentioned, we do have plans for the pages application, but its not something you are going to see quickly
virap1 Posted March 9, 2023 Author Posted March 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Marc Stridgen said: If you want this in the immediate term, then opentype probably has your best solutions there. As already mentioned, we do have plans for the pages application, but its not something you are going to see quickly Yes, i as basically forced to pay to adopt opentype's solution because my paid invision plan or the upgraded creator pro include no normal presentation solutions at all.
Marc Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 55 minutes ago, virap1 said: Yes, i as basically forced to pay to adopt opentype's solution because my paid invision plan or the upgraded creator pro include no normal presentation solutions at all. There are no presentation solutions that suit your specific preference. As mentioned, we certainly have plans for improvement on that area, however I would say, we have a fully functional trial of all products before you purchase any application on the platform,
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