Elxis 4.4 requests

[datahell]

If you have any request for the upcoming Elxis 4.4 release please reply below.

Things we have done till now for Elxis 4.4

• Fix modification date
• Fix undefined variable row in component Content
• elxisForm library: new method addCustom, fixes on radio and checkbox attributes
• zt language mapped to Taiwan (TW)
• New XML parameters email, url, number, filelist and password for any type of Elxis extension*.
• XML parameters can now be marked as required and get validated on submit*
• CPanel: display third party components in admin dashboard
• SSL detection improvement
• Search engine YouTube updated to YouTube API v3
• AJAX Grid tables in Elxis administration area have now percentage based width. Full backwards compatibility.
• Many small improvements

* Sample usage for new type of parameters
<param type="number" name="items" default="0" min="0" max="1000" step="1" dir="ltr" label="Number of items" description="" />
<param type="url" name="mylink" default="" />
<param type="email" name="myemail" default="" required="1" />
<param type="filelist" name="mydoc" directory="modules/mod_something/documents/" filetype="pdf" required="1" />
<param type="password" name="mypass" default="" />

Even if a parameter is not required it gets validated on submit. For example if a parameter is of type url then Elxis will not store the value if the input data by the user is not a valid URL address. The same for email, number, etc.

You can already use the new parameter types on your extensions even before Elxis 4.4 release because Elxis has a safety function since version 4.0 that if a parameter type is not supported it renders it as text input.

[jesusto]

Hello,

I would like to be able to change the template based on menu items... but what I would like most is the codename for Elxis 4.4 to be BOWIE.

Regards

[datahell]

For your second request: Unfortunately it can't be named BOWIE because it doesn't suits to Elxis naming tradition 

[jesusto]

Thanks mate, I understand.

[fivar]

Επιλεγμένη μαζική διαγραφή π.χ. Χρηστών ή άρθρων

[xmanhattan]

An option in email and forms for visitor verification like the geobytes routine http://www.geobytes.com that shows where email and forms are being sent from by the visitors.  I have been using this and it has helped reduce bogus inquiries.

[perseas]

1.Lazy loading
The technology lazy loading , that is applied to the component Micro, I think that resided helpful to use to a greater extent in the new version.
The Load large collection of pictures or lengthy text to load only when they come in your vision glytonontas bandwidth.
It would be served if it could be implemented in modules:
a.mod_content
b.mod_articles
c.mod_gallery
d.mod_categories

2. Paging on import Content plugins table
In many additional content used eg (weblink and download), the association of the additional import table in an article, the entries that are in excess of the predetermined number to display, as a result, we look to the database if we want to look for an earlier entry.
It would be helpful too if created layout.

3.Module Online users (Control panel/mod_adminusers)
Be amended in such a way as to be visible in the table, the IP address or use other tools useful for the supervision of Online users.

[nikos]

@fivar and @perseas

Please post your requests in English so that everyone can read them.

[chongbing]

Hi datahell,

Could you add a function to the group (or say by group) which redirects users to the pages they want after they log on?

Thanks,

[striker]

Suggestion: Global Media Management (Core-Level)
Details: This is just for images or photos

How it works?

1. global media folder - suggesting to have a global default media location for images. e.g. /images/media

2. upon creation of a new article, a dedicated media folder should be automatically created using the <aricle ID>

e.g. if ID number of the newly created article is 205, then the equivalent media folder would be:

/images/media/205  .. we can also use another naming convention like a205, which stands for article205 or something else.

3. Attaching images to the article. When the user clicks the add image button from the ckEditor, by default it should route the user to the equivalent media folder for that article (which is defined in #2)

4. Multiple image upload capability
   4.a. Drag-n-drop capability - the user can simply drag and drop the images into the folder
   4.b. Normal upload button - the user clicks "Choose File", but when the user chooses or highlighted multiple files, it should upload it all at once(simultaneously)

5. Batch deletion of images - allowing the user to highlight multiple images for deletion
   5.a. Multiple file deletion in a folder. example -> /images/media/205 has 30 images, the user can highlight 15 images and delete them all at once
   5.b. Multiple folder deletion - /images/media/ has 205, 206, 207, and 208 folders which contain multiple images. The user should be able to delete 206,207,208 by highlighting them and deleting    them all at once.

6. When duplicating an article using the <copy> option in the article list view, the duplicate will have a new article ID, thus it should generate equivalent folder automatically as well. it would also copy the images of the original folder to the second newly created image folder.

e.g. the media folder of the original article is /images/media/articleoriginalID with 20 images , then the copy(duplicate) article will have /images/media/duplicateArticleID that should contain same images from the original article

7. When deleting articles, the equivalent folder should not be deleted. or we can set a prompt to the user asking them if they would like to delete the media folder for that article.

[newspaperman]

My request is about the multilingual function of Elxis.


I use Typo3 and Elxis in separate websites. In Typo3, I create a page in German, fill it in with some content, save it. Then, I send a request to the software so that the same page is created in the second default language (English). So far, this is also what I can do with Elxis as well.


The difference is that everything in the German page is duplicated in the English page. I can see the content in German as I translate it into English and all the images etc. are already present on the English page. In Elxis, when I click the link to create a translation of one section of the page, the editing field is blank. I know that I can manually copy-paste the content in Elxis, but it would be easier if this was accomplished by Elxis itself.

[maple]

Hello,

consider to update CKEditor from the v4.4.0 to v4.5.6. See yourself really a big list of fixed issues and new features here: http://ckeditor.com/whatsnew

Thanks

[datahell]

Continue posting your ideas and requests. Currently I develop a new Elxis Defender, I will reply later.

[adus]

My request is about images in articles..

If you want to use a picture in an article and you click the button to insert one, you are directed to your local system to upload one, even if you want to insert an image which is still on server in your media/images/.. directory.

So you should be able to look on server first and -if the wanted image is not there- you should be able to upload it in second step.

[daltro]

The first thing I really want is that Elxis keeps being lightning fast as it is now. I've seen many CMSs get slow and heavy as they "evolve," which is too annoying. I hope it doesn't happen with Elxis.

One additional feature would perhaps be welcome: the possibility of choosing to enable the posting of comments by non-logged, non-registered visitors.

Congratulations for the amazing work done so far.