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#37 2007-03-31 04:10:33
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Re: [plugin] [ORPHAN] upm_file: Associate single or multiple files with an article.
v.0.3
Last edited by Mary (2013-01-24 17:22:19)
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Awesome Mary! It works splendidly.
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Brilliant Mary! Such a helpful plugin.
A question for you:
1) In the plugin’s help file, it says “class to apply to the image”. I couldn’t figure it out. Where does this class get applied?
A question for the community and you:
2) I’m having trouble producing a clean unordered list because I’m using txp:if_different to add headers based on file category. I can use <br />‘s instead, but I’m hoping there’s another way. I can wrap each link in my file form with <li> as in this example:
<txp:if_different><h4><txp:file_download_category /></h4> <txp:else /></txp:if_different> <li><txp:file_download_link><txp:file_download_description /></txp:file_download_link> [<txp:file_download_size format="auto" decimals="0" />]</li>
And I can wrap the whole list with <ul> using Mary’s wraptag or around the tag like so: <ul><txp:upm_article_file_list /></ul>.
But then my headers get stuck in the list which isn’t semantically correct and will probably break in some browsers. So my question is… Can anyone think of a way to generate a clean list by category? Something like:
<h4>Category A</h4> <ul> <li>link</li> <li>link</li> </ul> <h4>Category B</h4> <ul> <li>link</li> <li>link</li> </ul>
Thanks again everyone for all your work and help.
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#40 2007-04-06 17:08:56
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Re: [plugin] [ORPHAN] upm_file: Associate single or multiple files with an article.
For the first question: either to the image itself or to the wraptag if it is supplied.
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I’m confused. What image? Can you associate an image or thumbnail with file download link? Or is this only if the file is an image rather than a pdf, doc, etc?
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#42 2007-04-06 21:30:39
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Re: [plugin] [ORPHAN] upm_file: Associate single or multiple files with an article.
Ha ha! That’s a mistake – the word should be ‘file’ not ‘image’. I’ve got two plugins which act very similarly and have very similar documentation – one for images and this one for files. I must’ve spaced on which one I was working on/talking about. (Just smile and nod…)
Sorry for the confusion. I’ll correct the plugin’s doc ASAP.
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#43 2007-04-08 18:20:49
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Re: [plugin] [ORPHAN] upm_file: Associate single or multiple files with an article.
v.0.3.1
Last edited by Mary (2013-01-24 17:22:30)
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Mary,
I currently associate files with articles using upm_file, and then display all of them by simply putting <txp:upm_article_file_list form="files"> on the page. In the“files” form, I include a link to the file, the number of downloads, the size, and the file description.
Would it be possible for you to add these features to your plugin:
1) Allow files to be rated by visitors
2) Allow sorting file lists by their rating (as in <txp:upm_article_file_list form="files" sort="rating">).
These features would be extremely helpful for my site, and I think they would nicely complement your plugin. Mary, please help!
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#45 2007-05-10 01:16:34
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Re: [plugin] [ORPHAN] upm_file: Associate single or multiple files with an article.
The kind of thing you’re asking for is possible but somewhat involved. I could do it, but it’d take time. I can’t state exactly how much, as it depends on how much free time I can get.
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Mary, thank you for checking into my request. I would be happy to donate something towards your effort. I love all of your plugins so I know you’ll do it right. Let me know how I can donate.
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I just donated, Mary. Thanks for all your great work.
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Mary,
As a start, do you think it would be difficult to at least implement the ability to sort files by rating? Could this be done somehow using another custom field where I could input a rating from 1 to 10 (or 100)? I realize later, if you get around to letting visitors rate files, it will have to be done another way.
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