TV Input Option Values questions

Quote from: microcipcip at Jul 04, 2012, 07:42 PM

Yes, however I have never used it. When I was building my blog I decided to make it "manually" because I could change the things later on, in the way I wanted.

Anyway, that module is well documented, you can try with that one if you feel more comfortable.

Yes I also had that instinct, especially as I had not looked at MODx for about a year. The solution I have implemented will display the articles how the client wants, but I think he wants a nicer front-end than the MODx Manager for people to add their content.

Thanks again for your help.

You can remove fields with ManagerManager if you want to make it simpler for the editors. You can also use QuickManager+ to enable them to use Front-End editing.

pkBlog is really outdated now. If you want front-end entry of articles with the opportunity to go back and re-edit or reorganize, PubKit is the thing to go for.
http://modx.com/extras/package/pubkit


It's really difficult to find the Evolution extras these days, even when you know what you're after!

:) KP

I've long ago turned to tuning QuickManager+ for front-end publishing. You can customize the QM main menu, as well as having editing buttons in the content. That includes editing buttons for each item in a Ditto list. I've also put content blocks such as the page footer that would normally go in a chunk into a resource, using Ditto to display it, just to provide the edit button. Some fancy ManagerManager rules control the fields displayed.

For some list-type content, such as FAQ question/answer sets or restaurant menus, Jot is a good solution. A nicely customized Jot form on a page dedicated to managing the list with a custom QuickManager menu item works very well.

A plugin can be used to prevent such QM users from actually being able to get into the Manager interface by manually entering the manager URL in their browser. If the user belongs to (or doesn't belong to) certain groups they just get redirected back to the front-end.

Quote from: kp52 at Jul 04, 2012, 10:47 PM

pkBlog is really outdated now. If you want front-end entry of articles with the opportunity to go back and re-edit or reorganize, PubKit is the thing to go for.
http://modx.com/extras/package/pubkit


It's really difficult to find the Evolution extras these days, even when you know what you're after!

:) KP

Hi, thanks, pubkit looks really good. I'll check it out.
Tony

Quote from: sottwell at Jul 04, 2012, 11:03 PM

I've long ago turned to tuning QuickManager+ for front-end publishing. You can customize the QM main menu, as well as having editing buttons in the content. That includes editing buttons for each item in a Ditto list. I've also put content blocks such as the page footer that would normally go in a chunk into a resource, using Ditto to display it, just to provide the edit button. Some fancy ManagerManager rules control the fields displayed.

For some list-type content, such as FAQ question/answer sets or restaurant menus, Jot is a good solution. A nicely customized Jot form on a page dedicated to managing the list with a custom QuickManager menu item works very well.

A plugin can be used to prevent such QM users from actually being able to get into the Manager interface by manually entering the manager URL in their browser. If the user belongs to (or doesn't belong to) certain groups they just get redirected back to the front-end.

Thank you! It looks very interesting.

Tony