arbitrary sorting of blog posts or preserving original order
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Hello, my copy of ABblog (v.1.0.1) works fine, but I have a problem, that whenever I edit the content of a particular blog post and press "Update Blog Post", it automatically re-orders the posts, so that the recently edited one comes first.
This is often undesirable, as I would like to preserve the ordering as it was (sorted by the original publishing date), or maybe even better, have to possibility to arbirarily reoder the blog posts. Is this possible and which is the simplest way to do it (preferably even by a non-admin user who has rights to publishedit blogposts).
Would updating the ABblog version to a newer one help? I'm still on C5 v8.5.2., so I don't know which version is the latest usable for me. What would be the safest way to upgrade? (so that it would preserve my existing blog contents)?
This is often undesirable, as I would like to preserve the ordering as it was (sorted by the original publishing date), or maybe even better, have to possibility to arbirarily reoder the blog posts. Is this possible and which is the simplest way to do it (preferably even by a non-admin user who has rights to publishedit blogposts).
Would updating the ABblog version to a newer one help? I'm still on C5 v8.5.2., so I don't know which version is the latest usable for me. What would be the safest way to upgrade? (so that it would preserve my existing blog contents)?
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Please upgrade to Blog v1.1.2 and tell me if that's ok. Thank you.
Wow, that was quick! Thanks for swift response, and sorry for the newbie question: how do I update the blog add-on?
I went to Dashboard->Extend Concret5->Update Add-ons, it says "No updates for your add-ons are available."
In "Add Functionality" I can click on AB Blog Details button, which brings me to a page that has a red button "Uninstall Package" which I obviously don't want to do.
Is there another way how to do it without losing content already created?
I went to Dashboard->Extend Concret5->Update Add-ons, it says "No updates for your add-ons are available."
In "Add Functionality" I can click on AB Blog Details button, which brings me to a page that has a red button "Uninstall Package" which I obviously don't want to do.
Is there another way how to do it without losing content already created?
The Concrete CMS update system never worked for me so I've always updated and upgraded by uploading packages and new versions to the server.
To update the package:
1. download v1.1.2 from your account
2. either unzip and then upload through FTP or upload to the server and then unzip
3. update the package in the Dashboard
I unzip and then upload the package folder to the server /packages folder through FTP.
To update the package:
1. download v1.1.2 from your account
2. either unzip and then upload through FTP or upload to the server and then unzip
3. update the package in the Dashboard
I unzip and then upload the package folder to the server /packages folder through FTP.
Thanks for clarifying, I just don't seem to have the download link available in My Account screen (or anywhere else I looked), the only download I can access is for the other blog add-on, which I actually don't use at all... (see attached screenshot)
I must be missing something, since I can't see download link even for the other add-on, that are in use on my web site (such as the Staff Directory).
Do you have any ideas, how to get to the update package (I mainly need the the AB blog for now though, the others are now really necessary).
I must be missing something, since I can't see download link even for the other add-on, that are in use on my web site (such as the Staff Directory).
Do you have any ideas, how to get to the update package (I mainly need the the AB blog for now though, the others are now really necessary).
Strange that it has the Details button and not the Download Archive. When you press the Details what does it say? Can you ask the Concrete team why there's no download link available? It should be there.
The screenshot I sent was exactly displaying how it looks after I press "Details" button on the side of the name of the add-on (AB Blog in this case). It only displays the purchase date and to which project is it assigned to.
I might try to reach out to C5 devs - do you mean try asking in the official forums?
Is there any other way how to get to the updated installation package?
I might try to reach out to C5 devs - do you mean try asking in the official forums?
Is there any other way how to get to the updated installation package?
Something's wrong with the update system, maybe because of the recent changeover to the new version. Yes, please ask at the Forum and also contact the Concrete CMS directly.
Hi again,
I've been trying to get some help on the C5 forum, and so far the last reply (thread:https://forums.concretecms.org/t/updates-of-add-ons-not-available-fo... seems to be potentially useful, suggesting the I should unassign the add-on license from my website and then download the package manually.
I think I can do it, but I want to confirm with you (as a developer of the add-on), that it is safe to do and the content which is already in the blog will be preserved when I unassign the license, update the package and reassign the license again - you surely understand that the content which the users have uploaded so far is important...
So would this be a safe process?
Thanks
I've been trying to get some help on the C5 forum, and so far the last reply (thread:https://forums.concretecms.org/t/updates-of-add-ons-not-available-fo... seems to be potentially useful, suggesting the I should unassign the add-on license from my website and then download the package manually.
I think I can do it, but I want to confirm with you (as a developer of the add-on), that it is safe to do and the content which is already in the blog will be preserved when I unassign the license, update the package and reassign the license again - you surely understand that the content which the users have uploaded so far is important...
So would this be a safe process?
Thanks
Hi.
Theoretically the process is safe because the license or package installation or its update don't change the content. But I can't stress enough that before you proceed, please do the site and database backup so that if something does go wrong you can easily restore it to the last state.
Theoretically the process is safe because the license or package installation or its update don't change the content. But I can't stress enough that before you proceed, please do the site and database backup so that if something does go wrong you can easily restore it to the last state.
Great, thanks for confirmation, I will absolutely make the built-in database backup, as well as VMware snapshot in order to be able to revert the changes if anything goes wrong.
You're right, it only sorts by the publish date which is updated on each save of the post. I've fixed that in the latest version but it's only meant to be for Concrete CMS v9. I'll add that Setting to preserve the original publish date for the v8 version.
Regards,
Alex