Models and blocks
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jsoo
Dec 14, 2010, 6:15:30 PM12/14/10
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What are models and how can one use them? I had assumed it to be a way
of creating customizable content types, but there seems to be no way
of creating children from a model.
Blocks: is that the content-side equivalent of snippets? I.e.
arbitrary units of content/code?
of creating customizable content types, but there seems to be no way
of creating children from a model.
Blocks: is that the content-side equivalent of snippets? I.e.
arbitrary units of content/code?
Art Age Software
Dec 14, 2010, 7:36:09 PM12/14/10
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A model is a custom page type. Create a model with all the custom
parts you like, optionally pre-filled with default content. Models
appear in the drop-down menu when you add a new child page.
parts you like, optionally pre-filled with default content. Models
appear in the drop-down menu when you add a new child page.
> Blocks: is that the content-side equivalent of snippets? I.e.
> arbitrary units of content/code?
Yep.
jsoo
Dec 15, 2010, 9:30:29 AM12/15/10
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How difficult would it be to decouple models from pages, so that
models could be used with other content types (links, files, images)?
Pages already allow you to add/remove parts, making models seem like a
convenience but not a necessity. The other content types don't, and I
already wish I could use models to extend them.
models could be used with other content types (links, files, images)?
Pages already allow you to add/remove parts, making models seem like a
convenience but not a necessity. The other content types don't, and I
already wish I could use models to extend them.
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jsoo
Dec 15, 2010, 10:39:31 AM12/15/10
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On Dec 14, 7:36 pm, Art Age Software <artag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A model is a custom page type. Create a model with all the custom
> parts you like, optionally pre-filled with default content. Models
> appear in the drop-down menu when you add a new child page.
How to output those custom parts using et tags?> A model is a custom page type. Create a model with all the custom
> parts you like, optionally pre-filled with default content. Models
> appear in the drop-down menu when you add a new child page.
jsoo
Dec 15, 2010, 11:36:43 AM12/15/10
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On Dec 15, 10:39 am, jsoo <croqu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How to output those custom parts using et tags?
OK, <et:content part="foo" />> How to output those custom parts using et tags?
Art Age Software
Dec 15, 2010, 1:15:55 PM12/15/10
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Models aren't intended to extend pages. They are cookie cutters. They
allow you to create a set of standard page types to present to the
client, so that the client can add content more easily and in a less
error-prone manner.
allow you to create a set of standard page types to present to the
client, so that the client can add content more easily and in a less
error-prone manner.
Eventually, the other content types will support custom meta-data,
which should help with the extensibility of those content types.
Art Age Software
Dec 15, 2010, 1:17:32 PM12/15/10
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Note, there is nothing you can add to a model that you cannot add to a
one-off page. Pages, by nature, are extensible with custom parts -
whether using models or not. A model simply allows you to snapshot a
set of page customizations for future use.
one-off page. Pages, by nature, are extensible with custom parts -
whether using models or not. A model simply allows you to snapshot a
set of page customizations for future use.
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