New Module - Section Picker (aka Global Blocks)

[Stefek]

You can just upgrade.
No need to uninstall first.

Yesss.
That worked!

Cool Module, really. I love this one.

Best regards,
Stefek

[gucci]

Hallo Ruud,

I have installed Section Picker on my local PC (XAMP), wb27.
On the buttons I can see php-code
(See the picture below)

Regards Gucci

[Ruud]

Hi Gucci,

The modify.php was using so called short_open_tags. (<? instead of <?php )
This should not be done anymore (good coding practice), but most hosts will allow code to use the short tags anyway.
If you want to check first, it is a setting in your php.ini. (short_open_tag = Off)

I fixed this in a new version (v0.23). I think/hope this will solve your issue.
You can download the new version in the first post of this thread.

Ruud

[gucci]

Hello Ruud,

many thanks for the quick correction.  Now it works fine!

Best regards

Gucci

[Stefek]

Hoi Ruud!

I have one suggestion for this great module.
I don't know if this is doable.

When I have one section selected, I would love to have a link like "edtit this section" and if this link would popup a new browser window directly to this section.

Is this possible somehow?

Best Regards,
Stefek

[Ruud]

I don't think it is possible to edit just one section with the core WB.
You will have open/edit the complete page that includes the linked section.
Unfortunately the page_id is for the selected section is not stored, so it will be a bit more work than adding a simple javascript link.

I will have a better look some evening this week and see if I can add something nice
You know I like to keep you happy.

Ruud

[Stefek]

You know I like to keep you happy.

Dear Ruud.
I don't understand the matter so much.

But when I am for example by /admin/pages/sections.php?page_id=7 and I have more than one section in it and then I klick of one of these links, I will be landed by exactly this section.

What I think about is to use the same "behavior" but in the new window (for that case that you didn't understand what I am thinking about exactly).

Best Regards,
Stefek

[vyni]

Hi together,

sometimes I read articles and than I play around (because I´m too bored ).
So in this case too.
I was wondering if this could be done easy - just editing one section. So I had a look into the modify.php in admin/pages.

If You change line 101 which is

Code:

$query_sections = $database->query("SELECT section_id,module FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."sections WHERE page_id = '$page_id' ORDER BY position ASC");

to something like

Code:

$query_sections = $database->query("SELECT section_id,module FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."sections WHERE page_id = '$page_id' AND section_id='$post_section' ");

and save it in the same directory as modify2.php
You get only exactly this one section to the screen.
Now declare $post_section in a usable way (You will better know than me how to do that) and add a button wherever You want, which sends the section_id to modify2.php - voila. The rest is pipifatz. Maybe there is a redirect after saving to change - maybe annother little line - who knows?

I (copy & paste specialist) would do it like this - even if a specialist would say "no way"!

[roedental]

Hey,
are there any problems known, because I can install the module,then I can add it to a page, but if I try to use it and open the page in the backend, the site  will not open, and I have to restart the browser.

Sven

[Ruud]

The only reason I can think of is that you have a site with a lot of pages.
Building the list of all pages and sections might generate a timeout there.

Ruud

[amitmalka]

demo please...

[Ruud]

demo please...

This module displays a webpage. Not much to demo there.

The backend is nothing more than a list of all sections of your site.
The AMASP site has a screenshot.

Ruud

[mad_nico]

Hi,

I installed the module, I created a new (hidden) page and assigned it to a predefined block in the template. The content will be displayed for the pages I can assign the section. But is there an option to assign sections to pages, which are normally not displayed within the admin area such as /account/forgot.php and other?

regards, Nico

[Ruud]

No, those pages do not have a sectionid.

You can create your own section/page (i.e. using a code section) that displays the same form and link that one.

R

[Xagone]

i've tried to make it show sections block names

i've modified the select pages.php file to this :

Code:

<?php

/**

*    Recursive function to build a list of pages and subpages

*

*    @version:    0.1.1

*    @date:        2008-10-19

*    @author:    RuudE

*    @package:    WebsiteBaker - Modules: selection-picker

*    @state:        @dev

*

*

*/
/*
include('/home/xagone/public_html/www.cochondingue.com/templates/cochon_pages/info.php');
print_r($block);*/

function build_pagelist($parent,$this_page,$blocks = false, $default_template = false) {

    global $database, $links, $default_template,$blocks;

    if(empty($default_template)) {
    // what is the default template  addon_ID ? 
        $dtquery = $database->query("SELECT `value` FROM `".TABLE_PREFIX."settings` 
                                                     WHERE `name` = 'default_template'");
        $dtrep = $dtquery->fetchRow();
        $default_template = $dtrep['value'];
    }
    
    // blocks array will contain all blocks names
    if(empty($blocks)) {
        $blocks = array();
    
        /*
        this will give a $blocks array this way : 
        blocks[
                addon_id[
                         block_id = > name of the block
                         ]
                ]
        */
        // found all templates available
        if($requete=$database->query("SELECT `directory` FROM `".TABLE_PREFIX."addons` WHERE `function` LIKE 'template'")) {
            #echo "SELECT `directory` FROM `".TABLE_PREFIX."addons` WHERE `function` LIKE 'template'";
            // loop trought temlates
            while($rep = $requete->fetchRow()) {
                unset($block);
                // include the info to get all blocks
                require_once(WB_PATH.'/templates/'.$rep['directory'].'/info.php');
                
                $blocks[$rep['directory']] = array();
                
                
                // if there is blocks
                if(is_array($block)) {
                    // for each block we ad it to the array

                    foreach($block as $cle => $valeur) {
                        $blocks[$rep['directory']][$cle] = $valeur;
                    }
                    // unset the block array to be sure to have no leftover for the next loop
                }
            }
        }
    }
    $table_p = TABLE_PREFIX."pages";

    $table_s = TABLE_PREFIX."sections";

    if ( $query_section_id = $database->query("SELECT s.section_id,s.block,s.module,p.link,p.page_title,p.page_id,p.level,p.template FROM ".$table_s." s join ".$table_p." p on (s.page_id = p.page_id) WHERE p.parent = ".$parent." order by p.position")) {
        
        while($res = $query_section_id->fetchRow()) {
                        
            if ($res['page_id'] != $this_page) {
                
                if(empty($res['template'])) { $t_id = $default_template; } else { $t_id = $res['template']; }
                
                if(!empty($blocks[$t_id][$res['block']])) { 
                    $le_block_name = ':'.$blocks[$t_id][$res['block']]; 
                } else {
                    $le_block_name = '';
                }
                
                    $links[$res['section_id']] = $res['section_id'].'|'.str_repeat("  -  ",$res['level']).$res['page_title'].'    -    section:'.$res['module'].$le_block_name;    
                    
                build_pagelist($res['page_id'],$this_page,$blocks,$default_template);

            }

        }

    }

}

?>

it works in wb 2.8, but i've got 1 templates that do not show his section blocks... only one, i've been rocking my head on the wall for that one, because i need it on that f*&? template to show me witch block i'm coping.. but it doesnt work for only that template!!!!!!! i'm going crazy. i dont ask to help me, i'm just giving my code that works.

[masarin]

Nice module!

I'm trying to use it with MP3 Audio Player:
http://www.websitebakers.com/pages/modules/player/flash-mp3-player.php

The Player moudule uses it's own CSS.
The changes I made to the Player CSS doesn't show when using a Section Picker sektion

[Ruud]

The frontend css will not be loaded through the section picker.
WB will look for a frontend css in the module that is active, in this case the section picker.
Just place the css in your main Itemplate) css file and it should work.

Ruud

[masarin]

Ok Thank you I will try that

[gottfried]

Hi ! 

I installed the newest section picker module from websitebakers.com on a wb2.7.
Then I  selected a "sectionpicker section" as a section in the backend.
Then there was the segment  of the sectionpicker in the modify page page,
but no entry in the list where the existing section should be selectable.

My Installation seems to be ok till now and i installed other modules after sectionpicker that work.
What can be wrong? Save mode is on !

[Ruud]

Then there was the segment  of the sectionpicker in the modify page page,
but no entry in the list where the existing section should be selectable.

The sectionpicker section will not be in the list. (intentionally)
The idea is to select any other section of your website to be shown on that position.
Do you see the other pages:sections?

[gottfried]

Hallo Ruud !

beg your pardon for my bad english.

Do you see the other pages:sections?

No - the drop down list has no entries.

there is only

Code:

       <td>
            <select name="target_section_id_234" style="font-family:monospace; width:500px;" />
                <option value="0" selected>Bitte ausw&auml;hlen</option>
                        </select>

        </td>

the german Text for please choose as select

[Ruud]

This list is built directly from the database and should not fail.
Did you try to set the error reporting to E_ALL and see if there are any errors reported?

[gottfried]

Puuh .... php error log 

  when I switch on E_ALL for errorreporting in the Backend I see some errormessages in the frontend then (related to random image - but it works ?!), but they are not related to the Problem. There are no errormessages in the backend on the page with the section picker.

There also seems to be no php errors in the logfile of my hoster (strato).
But I do not know wether there are php errors normally in.

[gottfried]

Hi Ruud!  

I made a test. put some echos in build pagelist  

Code:

<?php
/**
*    Recursive function to build a list of pages and subpages
*
*    @version:    0.1.1
*    @date:        2008-10-19
*    @author:    RuudE
*    @package:    WebsiteBaker - Modules: selection-picker
*    @state:        @dev
*
*
*/
function build_pagelist($parent,$this_page) {
    global $database, $links;
    
    $table_p = TABLE_PREFIX."pages";
    $table_s = TABLE_PREFIX."sections";

echo("test1");
    
    if ( $query_section_id = $database->query("SELECT s.section_id,s.module,p.link,p.page_title,p.page_id,p.level FROM ".$table_s." s join ".$table_p." p on (s.page_id = p.page_id) WHERE p.parent = ".$parent." order by p.position")) {
echo("test2 ");
        while($res = $query_section_id->fetchRow()) {
echo("test3 ");
            if ($res['page_id'] != $this_page) {
echo("test4 ");
                $links[$res['section_id']] = $res['section_id'].'|'.str_repeat("  -  ",$res['level']).$res['page_title'].'    -    section:'.$res['module'];
                build_pagelist($res['page_id'],$this_page);
echo("test5 build_pagelist()");
            }
        }
    }
}
?>

the output in the backend is

test1test2 test3 test3 test3 test3 test3 test3 test3
Abschnitt:    

test 4 and test 5 are never reached.  

it has to do with

Code:

if ($res['page_id'] != $this_page)

The page where the section picker is is the first level page. Can it have to do with that ?  


Yes - it was !

I tried the secitionpicker on a deeper level page. There it works.

Hm... Now I know how i can use it. But it seems not to be possible to collect some sections
from deeper levels on the first page.

I suppose one could take the recursive build_pagelist out of the if statement.
then this_page is also excluded from the list.  ?? Don't know exactly how it works.

[Ruud]

Thanks for reporting..

I will do some testing and see if I can fix this.

R