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#1 2006-12-08 19:44:02
- swiller
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How to use a plugin?
Hey
I need a link or something to a article…
I’m a new txp user and I want to learn how to use a plugin by reading an example.
Plaese help me with some examples…
Simon
(Edit: updated thread subject to clarify meaning. -Mary)
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Re: How to use a plugin?
Do you want to know how to use an existing plugin or how to write your own plugin?
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#3 2006-12-08 22:25:32
- swiller
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Re: How to use a plugin?
I want to knwo how to use an existing plugin…
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#5 2006-12-09 01:55:22
- Mary
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Re: How to use a plugin?
- Install plugin.
- Read the plugin “Help” documentation.
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#6 2006-12-09 03:22:58
- masa
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Re: How to use a plugin?
Browse the txp resources.
The vast majority of plug-ins feature a link to the author’s homepage, which often has very detailed information on usage and samples/tutorials as is the case with e.g. rss_thumbpop.
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#7 2006-12-09 09:01:18
- swiller
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Re: How to use a plugin?
Thanks for the answers
Forexample how do I use pfa_beginning. I have installed it, but my problem is, that I don’t know how to/where to insert the code <txp:beginning length=“500” linktext=“Read More” styleclass=“morelink” />
I am a newbie…
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#8 2006-12-09 12:14:08
- masa
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Re: How to use a plugin?
I’m not familiar with this particular plug-in, but since its purpose is to auto-generate an excerpt you’d need to place it where you want your article excerpts to appear. That could be in your page template or a form, depending on how you prefer to set things up.
You might find How do I show only an excerpt in article lists? helpful even though it doesn’t make use of any plug-in.
I can recommend spending some time in txp’s FAQ section. It’s clearly written, well-structured and full of examples. I pretty much found all of my own newbie questions answered there and still refer to it regularly.
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