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Mass-change entries from one status to another
SQL is the best option to bulk update the entries. But you must need to be careful as wrong execution can stress you up!
You can use below query:
UPDATE exp_channel_titles
SET status = 'created'
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Create a second save button on top of entry page in EE3?
Well, this is very easy. You just need to call jQuery on a cp_js_end hook. Just copy and paste the code below.
Instructions:
Access your EE install via FTP and go to the folder system/user/addons
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Converting addon to EE3
Converting from EE2 to EE3 is easy. All the syntax's etc. are almost same. You just need to create an extra file named addon.setup.php and done.
In your case, follow the points below:
Open FTP and ...
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Synchronising dev and live ExpressionEngine 3.x websites
My strategy is this: when building new features, plan out what new fields, channels, etc you'll need to use first. Then, add those to the production site. Populate them with any initial content if you ...
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Why can't I edit a specific fieldgroup
Glad caching solve the issue. Actually EE 3.5.2 contains similar issue.
Editing GRID field by adding new fields or give options list to select dropdown or any other edits not affect. (Nothing ...
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EE3: Importing into EE3 - updating existing entries
Simply put, if you value your time even a little bit, I would use DataGrab rather than rolling your own import / export routines. Datagrab is simple and it works.
The 'updating existing entries' ...
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How to download Expression Engine version 3 and 4?
There are at least two ways to get copies of EE 3 and 4.
1)
Log in to https://expressionengine.com. If you have any EE purchases from this site before, you can go to your Purchases page and download ...
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Top ten suggested add-ons?
It depends if you're giving it to a client and if there's going to be much in the way of CMS functionality.
Looking at that template, I really can't see any need for as many as 10 addons. The only ...
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Control Panel shortcuts in ExpressionEngine 3
You can add short cuts into the control panel using the Menu Manager.
Go to Settings (button in top right hand corner)
Choose "Menu Manager" from the left hand navigation (under General Settings)
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Alternative for "Structure" in EE3
This is an older question, but...for folks interested in this exact plugin for EE3, Structure has now been ported over.
https://eeharbor.com/structure
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Understanding Channel Field Groups/Channel Fields/Status Groups
Channel field groups are used to group together related custom fields. Channel fields are the actual custom fields (textarea, file uploads, text input, etc.) that a user will fill in. Think of the ...
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Parameter and Dynamic Variables
Layouts are a bit hard to get your brain around to begin with. There are two things you need to know, and I think you'll be on top of it.
Layout templates work by letting you drop the content from ...
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Solspace Freeform : error notice in control panel
This is a known issue with Freeform 5.1.1 (and earlier) and EE 3.4.5+. This issue has since been fixed in Freeform 5.1.2 :)
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Limit number of Expression Engine Channels
No idea where you heard that tip as it's simply not true.
I've worked on sites with upwards of 15 channels without issue.
Granted, the more channels you have the more fields you will have which may ...
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Comments are appearing without moderation even though they're set to be moderated
I see that you have your member group preferences set, how about the channel preferences - Moderate comments [yes | no] for the channel in question?
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Solspace User welcome email no longer being sent after upgrade to EE3/User 4.0.8/PHP 5.6.21
I can duplicate this issue on my end as well. It seems that the Welcome Email feature only works on "No Activation" and "Self Activation" methods, but not on "Manual Activation".
A "workaround" for ...
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Cart Throb for Expression Engine 3.0
From the CartThrob documentation.
Decide whether or not you will manage inventory on an item-wide or
based on a specific group of item-options. Select the inventory field
in CT settings > ...
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PHP Version compatibility issue with EE module
As error says, PHP 7 is only allow variables to passed by reference not an instance. You now need to remove that line and replace all $this->EE calls to ee(). That will work for you.
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Split channel entries into 3 columns
The modulus operator is your friend here.
https://docs.expressionengine.com/latest/templates/conditionals.html#mathematic-operators
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Enabling the User to make different layouts on the site
Right now, I can think on two options, but sure there is more. Everybody feel free to update this answer.
You can have a field for the user to choose between different designs.
Multiple CSS
You can ...
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Custom Template route issues
disclaimer
First things first: the documentation does not say it, but isn't advisable to use a route on the first segment. Why? I've no idea. This is something a former EllisLab developer told me.
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Top ten suggested add-ons?
For the sliders and galleries, i'd recommend
- grid/matrix with Ansel
- or Channel Images (combined with native resizing)
- and CE Image for better caching/compression control
Other top addons i'd ...
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DevDemon 4.0.0 Tagger tags not saving when publishing
Make sure you enable the EE3 Caching Driver under Settings->Debugging & Output. That was my issue.
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Is there a public repo for the EE User Guide?
You can report a bug here: https://expressionengine.com/support/bugs
Or you can send an email with feedback to [email protected] and we will take a look. The Docs are not in a public repo, so we aren'...
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Expression Engine and Anchor tags
Your issue is nothing to do with ExpressionEngine.
The template you are uses javascript to smooth-scroll within the page. It appears to be configured properly for in-page scrolling, but not for ...
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cannot configure solspace email
The {exp:freeform form} will create the form tags for you. Once inside you aren't required to use the {freeform:field:xxx} tag, you can just use the typical input syntax. I'll include some code below ...
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adding more channels increase load time
It isn't eecms' fault. Just open the source code and refresh it. Even without cache, it's almost instantaneous.
There's too much third-party content. And take a look at you HTML. Maybe some broken ...
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Upgrading from EE2 to EE3 at end of 2016 - is it worth the effort?
The factor to focus on is what your plans are for the site itself into the future. If you plan (or think you will need to) develop the content or operation of the site in the future (e.g. adding new ...
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Custom add-on not appearing in Add-On Manager
You need to also have a pi.wmd_cp.php, ext.wmd_cp.php or mod.wmd_cp.php files with a class that matches your folder name. Otherwise, EE has no way of knowing what the addon is.
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Column Width not working in EE3 Grid field when editing entry
The "column width" parameters does not seems to be used for now.. What i did is modify themes/ee/cp/css/common.min.css
Because my screeen is 1920px wide.. i change the max-width of .col-group to ...
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