nuggets on one page only

scrawler · February 2008

Stupid lazy question, sorry. I just started using the shiny new "BlogThis" extension (works great, btw). On my blog page, there is nothing -- zero -- nada -- in the sidebar except the really nice background image. I'd like to stick some nuggets over there to keep things looking balanced, but I don't want the nuggets anywhere else. How can I accomplish this? Thanks.

timfire · February 2008

I don't... *think* that's possible without hacking the Nuggets code.

But you can use the following code to insert content into the Panel. Just pop it in a file called "default.php", place the file in a folder called "CustomPanelObjects" (or whatever), place that folder in the extensions directory, and enable it like any other extension.

<?php
/*
Extension Name: Custom Panel Objects
Extension Url: n/a
Description: n/a
Version: 0.1
Author: Timothy Walters Kleinert
Author Url: n/a
*/

// I'm assuming BlogThis uses "extension.php?PostBackAction=BlogThis".
// If I'm wrong, just change the SelfUrl & PostBackAction to the appropriate values.
if ($Context->SelfUrl = 'extension.php' && ForceIncomingString('PostBackAction', '') == 'BlogThis') {

	// Here's where you enter the content you want to render.
	$EchoContent1 = '';
	
	// This changes the order the object is rendered in relation to other Panel objects.
	$ObjectPosition1 = 0;

	$CustomObject1 = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context, 'CustomPanelContent ', $EchoContent1);
	$Page->AddRenderControl($CustomObject2, $Configuration['CONTROL_POSITION_PANEL'] + $ObjectPosition1);

	// You can create more than one object by replicating the the above code.
	// Just be sure to always give the variables different names.
	// Note, if all your objects are going to be in a line, you can just string them together in one $EchoContent.
	// You can use the code below if you remove the comment markers /* */
	/*
	$EchoContent2 = '';
	$ObjectPosition2 = 0;
	$CustomObject2 = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context, 'CustomPanelContent ', $EchoContent2);
	$Page->AddRenderControl($CustomObject2, $Configuration['CONTROL_POSITION_PANEL'] + $ObjectPosition2);

	$EchoContent3 = '';
	$ObjectPosition3 = 0;
	$CustomObject3 = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context, 'CustomPanelContent ', $EchoContent3);
	$Page->AddRenderControl($CustomObject3, $Configuration['CONTROL_POSITION_PANEL'] + $ObjectPosition3);
	*/
}

class CustomPanelContent extends Control {
	var $Context;
	var $EchoContent;

	function CustomPanelContent(&$Context, $EchoContent) {
		$this->Context = $Context;
		$this->$Content = $EchoContent;
	}

	function Render() {
		echo $this->EchoContent;
	}
}
?>

nuggets on one page only

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