Hi Dan, The new action.backup lists ALL of the pages in pages folder. Sometimes it's a bit difficult to check the needed files among my 500+ pages. The old method asking plugin writers to fill in the file names, seems batter?
Cheers, linly On Feb 25, 10:48 pm, The Editor <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Hans <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Martin- i do not understand anything of what you said :-( > > What is a backup package? > > i have a javascript js file, which a plugin script (installed in > > plugins/) uses and need to load via a <link> tag in the HTMl head. i > > just need a suitable location, a path variable for this, andpossible > > an explanation how i should package this. > > Let's say you have created a forum with 5 pages (counting main.forum, > forum.footer, forum.header, template.forum, whatever). You just go to > action.backup and you'll see a list of pages. Check all required page > names, give a name to your backup file (in this case, just forum), > then click create backup down at the bottom. > > Next go to the field's backup folder (newly created, perhaps) and you > should find a forum.backup file. Drop that in your farm plugins > folder (or upload to BoltWire to make it available to others). > > Now, go to another field without the plugin, and go to action.plugins. > You should see the forum plugin listed. Click it. You'll get a > confirmation screen. Push the button, and you'll get instant forum. > > If you create a site.plugins.forum page, and insert it in the backup > package, you can a brief welcome message, notes, instructions, > permission settings, etc. This will show up when they install the > plugin. If you decide you don't like a plugin, select it on > site.plugins, and then click the uninstall button. Any installed pages > will be deleted, though not any pages created by the plugin. To > upgrade a plugin, reinstall, though any changes you have made will be > lost. > > If there is some php code needed by the plugin (custom > functions/commands), put them in forum.php and when you install the > plugin, it will automatically be enabled (sitewide) in site.config. If > you want to restrict it to certain hierarchies, you must manually edit > the site.config page. > > If you add the javascript to a code.embed.myscript page (just cut and > paste), just include it when making the backup, and it will get > installed with anything else you have. It makes a pretty cool install > experience--as long as the plugins work! Our problem is just keeping > them current! Try the sandbox plugin for a simple demo. > > Cheers, > Dan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BoltWire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/boltwire?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
