0.9.5 Default Content Changes

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  PaulGregory Reply #81, 20 years ago

  Right. So how do we fix that? Is there not a variable we can pass into the template that will follow the MODx config?
  
  And on the snippet hokey cokey (in, out, in, out, shake it all about)..
  
  While I agree that [[DateTime]] is pointless, DateTime can also be fed a value (eg document’s published date) and a preferred format can be set. There are actually two different DateTimes in existence; I think the one I added to the Repo is not the one in MODx. I believe that in a best-practice blog, you’d have a date on the blog entry page in the same format as on Ditto’s listing, and would use a different template. I don’t think we want to overcomplicate MODx’s demo site with extra templates etc, so my final decision is that DateTime can go - I just want to remind people that it’s not just about outputting the current time.
  
  PoweredBy and ListRelated can also go, but the main reason would be that we’re not using them.
  
  Therefore anything we add should also be ’used’:
  
  NewsManager etc - Sure. How about we configure this to edit the ’Features’ section, which would help demonstrate that it’s not just about adding news?
  
  Most of the others make sense too. I would like to see Custom Alias logic in the core.
  
  But.
  
  WebUser Signup Notification: Would require reminding people to change the default admin email address. In fact, looking at the code, that has an address hardwired into itself rather than using the User 1 email address (or the "from" address that is set in MODx config). Mind, User 1’s email address is "Your email goes here" which will presumably cause mail to error. In fact, it’s such a can of worms that it would need to be "off" by default, and as such I’m not convinced there’s a benefit in including it.
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  Ryan Thrash Reply #82, 20 years ago

  Let’s skip the web reminder email thing on creating a new webuser. That’d make a great addition to a "content pack" if we ever get around to doing those/that.
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  Garry Nutting Reply #83, 20 years ago

  Right. So how do we fix that? Is there not a variable we can pass into the template that will follow the MODx config?

  For the build that is currently on modx.it, you can use: [(etomite_charset)]
  
  In the latest SVN build, I’ve updated all the etomite references so you’ll be able to use [(modx_charset)] for all the default templates. (whether you want to use the legacy etomite reference to check that everything validates on modx.it and then update it before dumping the content for the setup SQL I’ll leave up to you)
  
  
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  sottwell Reply #84, 20 years ago

  I’m not real happy with "modx_charset". It leaves us stuck with the same explicit naming convention as the etomite_charset name did. Why not something more generic like "site_charset"? Then we can call MODx bluedonefuzzy if we want to with no problems.
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  opengeek Reply #85, 20 years ago

  Quote from: sottwell at Sep 27, 2006, 12:16 AM

  
  I’m not real happy with "modx_charset". It leaves us stuck with the same explicit naming convention as the etomite_charset name did. Why not something more generic like "site_charset"? Then we can call MODx bluedonefuzzy if we want to with no problems.
  

  I was going to use default_charset; site_charset seems good too, but I agree.
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  Dimmy Reply #86, 20 years ago

  Jared an I made a snippet that does the UltimateParent thing and SectionRoots thing plus reverse id lookup in one snippet.
  Maybe that could be used instead of ultimate parent or next to it.
  
  its not in the repository yet so I attache it here.
  
  
  
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  opengeek Reply #87, 20 years ago

  Quote from: Dimmy at Sep 27, 2006, 01:55 AM

  
  Jared an I made a snippet that does the UltimateParent thing and SectionRoots thing plus reverse id lookup in one snippet.
  Maybe that could be used instead of ultimate parent or next to it.
  
  its not in the repository yet so I attache it here.
  

  
  Great stuff, though this would perfect if it was rewritten using the getParentIds() and/or getChildIds() functions so no database hits were required, as in the UltimateParent I created for 0.9.5.
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  Ryan Thrash Reply #88, 20 years ago

  Quote from: OpenGeek at Sep 27, 2006, 09:10 AM

  
  Great stuff, though this would perfect if it was rewritten using the getParentIds() and/or getChildIds() functions so no database hits were required, as in the UltimateParent I created for 0.9.5.
  

  
  Link to that example code for easy reference?
  
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  opengeek Reply #89, 20 years ago

  Morning Ryan; I was just going to reply with the search syntax site:modxcms.com UltimateParent 0.9.5, but I’ll be nice...
  
  http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,7343.msg51675.html#msg51675
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  Ryan Thrash Reply #90, 20 years ago

  Any objections to switching to site_charset or default_charset?
  
  Also, what really reamains to change on the demo content? I suppose the Comments info needs to be rewritten...
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