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I tried SmartBlocks a while back with an idea of switching from XOOPS 2.2 to 2.0.16 if I could get SB to work. I couldn't figure it out, though, so decided to stay with 2.2.5.
I really would like to try SmartBlocks again so if someone could clue me in as to how to use it, I would be grateful.
Here is Mith's description of the module:
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SmartBlocks comes with eight blocks - one for each XOOPS block position - and should be set visible to all on all pages in their corresponding position.
Adding blocks to a page is done through the SmartBlocks module, where each module can provide a customised resolver class to define which pages are available and which page, the user is viewing. Alternatively, the resolver classes can be put in the /smartblocks/class/resolvers/ folder, where there are already a few resolvers to look at.
The resolver-defined pages are set in a hierarchy, where blocks can be set to "fall down" on subpages. This makes the front page merely the top of the hierarchy, the modules are the next level and then comes the module-defined subpages.
Sounds great! Just wish I knew what it meant.
(scratching my head)
So, what I gather is that, after you get it installed, you set each block to visible on all pages. I did this, but I am not sure why.
Anyway, after you do that, then you go to the SB admin page and do what? For example, on this page I see SmartSection and each SS category. If I click on a category, I get a blank page. If I click on SmartSection, it takes me to a Create Block page. Now what? Don't spare the details.
And what is the "resolver class" stuff Mith is talking about and how to you use them?
Jere
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