Re Test *Environment tested:* Master *Browser tested:* Chrome
*Preconditions:* 1. Mahara site exists with content 2. 2nd site exist with exact database 3. Apply patch to first site *Test Steps:* 1. view all site pages side by side using and ensure pages do not differ in any way regarding the side blocks *Expected result:* Existing site pages with side blocks should still display the same, pages without side blocks should not display additional side blocks *Actual result:* As expected -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mahara Contributors, which is subscribed to Mahara. Matching subscriptions: Subscription for all Mahara Contributors -- please ask on #mahara-dev or mahara.org forum before editing or unsubscribing it! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1791544 Title: Make an easier way to decide which sideblocks are shown on which pages Status in Mahara: In Progress Bug description: Currently we have only a couple of ways to show side blocks on a page. 1) If we want a sideblock to appear on only one page we can add the code to the $smarty call from the page as the 4th array or parameters, for example: $smarty = new smarty(array(), array(), array(), array('sideblocks' => array(array('name' => 'customblock', 'weight' => 20, 'data' => 'test data')))); But we also need to create the corresponding 'customblock' theme template in the sideblocks to display the block. 2) If we want the sideblock to appear on multiple pages we tend to add the block to the smarty() function directly below the "sideblock stuff" do a bunch of checks to see which blocks can be added to what pages - this section is quite confusing / all hardcoded / difficult to change. Some sideblocks are shown based on the menu section they are in, which makes sense for some of the menu options but not others. ---------- I feel this needs to be tidied up and simplified so that we end up with a system that can do an easier version of option (1) - where we can just create the array for $smarty and it will use a generic sideblock template if you one doesn't need to define a custom one. So the array for some static content could look like: array('name' => 'customblock', 'weight' => 20, 'title' => 'Custom block', 'content' => 'My custom content', 'template' => false, ) where we pass in a content string versus one that requires dynamic content array('name' => 'customblock', 'weight' => 20, 'title' => 'Custom block', 'content' => custom_block_data(), 'template' => 'sideblocks/customblock.tpl', ) where we pass in a content array/object to our custom template And for option (2) we need a easier way for defining the array of sideblocks. We also need an easy way for the page being displayed to be able to convey information to the sideblocks array (like what we do for the menu array). We also need a way for modules/plugins to be able to add to the sideblock array if the plugin needs to have the block on multiple pages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1791544/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mahara-contributors Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mahara-contributors More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
