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#1 2012-07-07 21:38:18
- lucass
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Custom theme options
Hello guys,
My name’s Lucas, hope you guys can help me with something…
How can I do something like this goo.gl/ZcgPm with Textpattern? (the Twitter Username and GA/Typekit fields). I wish I could set up this custom options on the admin panel so the clients can update the info by themselves.
Thanks in advance ;-)
Lucas
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#3 2012-07-08 16:57:16
- uli
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Re: Custom theme options
Welcome to the forum, Lucas!
I’m afraid we need a little more info on what you want to achieve, in order to provide you with an optimum solution. Are you simply making a decision on a CMS choice, or do you have TXP installed and want to solve something special?
Would this client-updatable info be article/product related (—> simply use TXP’s very own custom fields, a core feature, no plugin required), or author related (—> try plugin smd_bio), or shall it have no predefined, fixed relation to anything other than what the author actually gives it by placing it somewhere (—> adi_variables, mck_snippet or even TXP’s output_form)? … There are so many more use cases, needs and characteristics I’ve not thought of.
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#4 2012-07-10 15:24:58
- lucass
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Re: Custom theme options
Hi uli, thanks for the warm welcome!
Yes, I already have TXP installed.
I just want to know if it’s possible to create a “custom theme options” for clients. Like the ones we used to see on WordPress (e.g. goo.gl/ZcgPm) .
Is this possible with adi_variables?
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Re: Custom theme options
Yes, you can do that with adi_variables:
- Just create a field for
twitter_usernameand a field fortypekit_idin the Content > Variables tab. - Include
<txp:output_form form="adi_variables" />at the top of your page template. - In your page template include
<txp:variable name="variable_name" />where you want the variable inserted, e.g.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://use.typekit.com/<txp:variable name="typekit_id" />.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">try{Typekit.load();}catch(e){}</script>or:
<p>Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/<txp:variable name="twitter_username" />">twitter</a>.</p>Last edited by jakob (2012-07-10 16:05:25)
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#6 2012-07-10 17:05:08
- lucass
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Re: Custom theme options
Hey Jacob, thank you very much for your explanation. This is exactly what I was looking for ;)
Thanks everyone!
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#7 2012-07-10 17:17:58
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Re: Custom theme options
Guys,one more thing just out of curiosity…
Is it possible to use Markdown instead of Textile?
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Re: Custom theme options
Currently no, though there have been murmurs that it might surface in the future some time.
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#9 2012-07-10 18:57:10
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I see. Thanks!
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FYI, the murmurs were here
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#11 2012-07-13 21:57:01
- lucass
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Thanks for the link, Phil!
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#12 2014-09-18 14:29:58
- gfdesign
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Re: Custom theme options
Dears
I am also looking for the way to create a theme options page for my clientes. But I’ve seen the ‘adi_variables’ plugin does not support differents input fields like checkboxes, radiobutton, textareas, etc such as glz_custom_field has.
Do you know another way to achieve a page like this?
Thanks
Last edited by gfdesign (2014-09-18 14:31:04)
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