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Is there any way to make Easy News publish a default page block? I want each story to have a comment block and have tried this by inserting it into the page type default, but it does not display when I add an Easy News entry through the Dashboard.

Thanks
Spencer

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Status:	New

hanicker replied on Apr 19, 2011 at 2:52 pm Permalink Reply

Can you try this fix?

in easy_news/controller.php

replace

foreach($blocks as $b) {
         $b->deleteBlock();
      }

with

foreach($blocks as $b) {
         if($b->getBlockTypeHandle()=='content')
            $b->deleteBlock();
      }

Hope this helps.

SpencerC replied on Apr 20, 2011 at 3:45 pm Permalink Reply

Thanks for your suggestion, however the code is not in that file. Here's the code from Controller.php:

<?php  
defined('C5_EXECUTE') or die(_("Access Denied."));
class EasyNewsPackage extends Package {
   protected $pkgHandle = 'easy_news';
   protected $appVersionRequired = '5.4.0';
   protected $pkgVersion = '1.1';
   function __construct(){
      Loader::library('controller',$this->pkgHandle); //Used by controllers
      Loader::library('dashboardcontroller',$this->pkgHandle); //Used by controllers
   }
   public function getPackageDescription() {
      return t('Add multiple news area to your site.');
   }
   public function getPackageName() {
      return t('Easy News');

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<?php  
 
defined('C5_EXECUTE') or die(_("Access Denied."));
 
class EasyNewsPackage extends Package {
 
   protected $pkgHandle = 'easy_news';
   protected $appVersionRequired = '5.4.0';
   protected $pkgVersion = '1.1';
 
   function __construct(){
      Loader::library('controller',$this->pkgHandle); //Used by controllers
      Loader::library('dashboardcontroller',$this->pkgHandle); //Used by controllers
   }
 
   public function getPackageDescription() {
      return t('Add multiple news area to your site.');
   }
 
   public function getPackageName() {
      return t('Easy News');
   }
 
   public function install() {
      $pkg = parent::install();
      Loader::model('single_page');
      Loader::model('attribute/categories/collection');
 
      // install attributes
      $cab1 = CollectionAttributeKey::add('BOOLEAN',array('akHandle' => 'easynews_section', 'akName' => t('NEWS Section'), 'akIsSearchable' => true), $pkg);
 
      //install pages
      $def = SinglePage::add('/dashboard/easy_news', $pkg);
      $def->update(array('cName'=>'Easy News', 'cDescription'=>t('Manage site news.')));
      $def = SinglePage::add('/dashboard/easy_news/help', $pkg);
      $def->update(array('cName'=>'Easy News Help', 'cDescription'=>t('Easy News help.')));
 
      //install block
      BlockType::installBlockTypeFromPackage('easynews_list', $pkg); 
 
   }
}

hanicker replied on Apr 20, 2011 at 4:14 pm Permalink Reply

Argh, sorry. It's in easy_news/controllers/dashboard/easy_news/controller.php.

SpencerC replied on Apr 20, 2011 at 5:13 pm Permalink Reply

It worked!

Thanks for your help.

-Spencer

SpencerC replied on Apr 21, 2011 at 4:35 pm Permalink Reply 1 Attachment

Oops! It almost worked. The content as entered in Easy News in the Dashboard landed in the block below the Comments. So it auto-populated, but in the next available block of the Main Area as opposed to pushing the block set in the default page below the news. Is there a remedy? I've attached a screenshot.

Thanks for your help,
Spencer

hanicker replied on Apr 21, 2011 at 5:02 pm Permalink Best Answer Reply

Try changing (in same file)
from

$p->addBlock($bt, 'Main', $data);

$b=$p->addBlock($bt, 'Main', $data);
      $b->setBlockDisplayOrder(1);

Hope this fix

SpencerC replied on Apr 21, 2011 at 5:47 pm Permalink Reply

Worked. Cool!

Thanks,
Spencer

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