Create your own custom page + with theme tpl files
zar3x
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Hi, I wonder witch is the best way to do this:
I playing around with vanilla a little bit and see what I can do with it and so on. And I came up with a idea.
I have a install with vanilla on the root. And i want to have a custom home page. I now that I can set the home page link in vanilla dashboard. But my really question is if I create a new folder that is called like "Main" in the root. Add a page that is called, "home.php" And I want to use a custom template, I know i can create a template call like "home.master.tpl" In my theme folder. But I wonder how do I connect my "home.master.tpl" to "home.php" ?
I hope I was clear what I want do to. If not just ask what you don't understand and I will try to explain.
(I don't want to you use the plugin custom pages) And as I say, I'm just playing around and see what is possible to do with vanilla with my experience.
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I believe you would set the masterview.
$Sender->MasterView = 'home';
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At the top of my home.php file then? right?
try it, I don't know all the answers..
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@peregrine hehe i will do
Just want to see if I can fix my other problem first :P
report back if the above works.
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@peregrine will do
@peregrina. Okey I tested this one and it didn't work.
This is what I did. Created a new php file in vanilla root called home.php.
Created a new tpl file in my current theme views folder called home.tpl (did try with home.master.tpl to)
Pasted in $Sender->MasterView='home' to my home.php file. But when I'm loaded the home.php file i get this error.
"Creating default object from empty value in \xampp\htdocs\vanilla\home.php on line 1"
I don't know. I use my extrapages plugin for things like this.
I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.
@peregrine well I downloaded your plugin, and it works like a charm
But I wonder if there is some how I can add more then 1 page?
Loading home.php, will not load the framework.
First of all the days where you have physical files like search.php where all the logic and the output template code was included inside, are over. In those day they had a file like that for each interface, and they added the header.php and footer.php. That is just not how code is organised now, it is inefficient. Everything goes through the dispatcher and is routed to the controller, which selects the view.
It is called MVC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model–view–controller
Simplest option for you would be custom pages plugin. It uses the pluign controller, but you could use routing if you want to hide this fact.
grep is your friend.
@x00 well I tested the custom pages plguin, and it work greats now after I understood how the routing works. So custom pages It is with some custom template for it.
Tank you all for all the help and suggestions
Nothing much. Just thank you @x00 @peregrine
Whenever I am free, I roam around in this community. And I have learned so much from you guys
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I learn alot from all of you. if no one else can solve the problem, generally x00 and Todd help with the sticky issues that appear seemingly irresolute.
And as far as creativity - no one can beat kasper.
I may not provide the completed solution you might desire, but I do try to provide honest suggestions to help you solve your issue.
Challange accepted. Kasper, watch out.
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Related to this, what if I wanted to add a file to my site root directory that served as a portal, when Vanilla resides in a subdirectory? This is the only case I can think of where a file would be the solution. Any thoughts?