Notice: Roadmap & Feature Requests (post feature requests here)

41 posts by 14 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: June 3, 2008   (RSS)

By CWD - May 4, 2008

Three features I would like to see either as paid add ons or upgrades would be :

1: Automated password recovery
2: Automated requests to update info on pages published(6 month or 1 year), with some sort of alert sent to on of the admins if user/editor does not comply.
3: Workflow management. (What I mean by this is an editor can make changes and a manger or administrator have to approve and/or publish the page)

By rasbro - May 16, 2008

It would be very helpful if there was a feature for multipage sections that allow you to update the same field for many records (a global update feature).

Also, while editing one record, to have the option to click on a link or button to edit the next record in the list without having to go back to the list of records. This would come in handy when doing many updates to a number of records in a row. Simply click "Save -> Go to Next Record" or something like that.

Thanks,
Brian

By Janet - May 27, 2008

Hi Dave - Loving the program.

A simple request... CMSB defaults to gif, jpg, png for extensions allowed. Could you add .pdf in that default?

And I also miss that AM2 WYSIWYG a href box that pops up and spells out the a href choices. My clients loved that little widget. Any chance incorporating it into next version of CMSB?

Jan

Re: [Janet] Notice: Roadmap & Feature Requests (post feature requests here)

By Dave - May 27, 2008

Hi Jan,

I've added .pdf to the default for the next version. This is used when creating new fields. Is that what you meant or did you mean for the preset menus as well?

If you're comfortable editing the PHP code you can change the default now for your current version like this:

- open /lib/menus/database/editField_functions.php
- make a backup copy
- search for $defaultValue['allowedExtensions']
- replace that line with this (or whatever you want):
$defaultValue['allowedExtensions'] = 'gif,jpg,png,wmv,mov,swf,pdf';

For the wysiwyg, we actually use a different component in CMS Builder. I had a look back at AM2, do you mean how it shows you a list of anchors on the page. Like from <a name="section"> tags? Or something else?

Thanks for your suggestions! :)
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com

By Janet - May 27, 2008

First, thanks for the .pdf tip. I had no problem adding my favored extensions to the $defaultValue['allowedExtensions'] statement.

The linking dialogue box I was referring to is apparently part of the AM2 WYSIWYG field. The link icon pulls up a neat little Hypertext promp box that makes setting your a hrefs a little simpler for the novice. I turn my sites over to clients who are not as familiar with HTML tags and this box was such a nice help for them.

Jan

By InHouse - May 27, 2008

The biggest issue for my main client is really the lack of an image manager. They wind up loading dozens of the same images (logos mostly) over and over again.

I wrote a simple page to show them all the images in the system and their URLs for copy-n-paste use, but that's stretching things a bit for them.

J.

Re: [InHouse] Notice: Roadmap & Feature Requests (post feature requests here)

By Dave - May 27, 2008

Jayme,

How are the images included in the files? Would it be possible to have a pulldown of logos they could select from to avoid having to upload multiple files?

A shared media manager is in the plans but a lot of work and is still a ways off.
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com

By InHouse - May 27, 2008

Hi Dave,

Yes, a pull-down option is one way to go in the short term. I've done that where the situation is predictable enough to allow it. However, there are many other times where you just don't know what will be needed.

I can well understand that an image manager would be a complex thing to code. I'm sure the clever folks at Interactive Tools will do it well when when they tackle it.

Cheers,
J.

By Djulia - June 3, 2008

Hi Dave,

I would like to give the possibility to the visitors of adding comments.

Will this option be available in the next update?

Is a date envisaged ?

Thank you for your answer. [:)]

Djulia