[geeklog-devel] Geeklog 1.9.0 update

[Tom]

Take a look at the polls plugin in Geeklog 1.9.0 as an example. In the
configuration it offers those options.



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[mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net] On Behalf Of cordiste
Sent: March-04-12 6:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [geeklog-devel] Geeklog 1.9.0 update

Tom,

I tried to install paypal plugin and got the unknown column 'tid' error.

The suggested solution is to create a dynamic block, but I also need a
config setting to allow admin to choose to display or not this block, plus 2
more settings to choose side and block order.

Would there be a preferred solution for centralized management of blocks?

Ben



2012/3/4 Tom <websitemaster at cogeco.net>:
> Maybe the best spot for the Emergency Rescue Tool would be the install 
> directory (with a link to it on the main install page). The install 
> script doesn't break when the site goes down so it should still be 
> accessible and it will get deleted once the site is running and the 
> user removes the install directory.
>
> Tom
>
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> [mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net] On Behalf Of Tom
> Sent: March-04-12 8:51 AM
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> Subject: Re: [geeklog-devel] Geeklog 1.9.0 update
>
>>> So we really need to get the plugin authors on board for this one.
>
> I posted this a couple of weeks ago in the mailing list about my 
> thoughts on
> this:
>
> Geeklog has changed the way it handles topics and how they are 
> assigned to stories and blocks in 1.9.0. For most plugins this should not
affect them.
> While Geeklog 1.9.0 will not be released for a couple of months I 
> wanted to give the developers a heads up on what has changed.  When 
> the RC is released I will also be posting this information on 
> Geeklog.net
>
> For plugins that create blocks or manipulate blocks within the blocks 
> table there could be problems. If your plugin supports center blocks 
> there could also be problems.  Upgrading a Geeklog site to 1.9.0 with 
> plugins that are currently installed that do this could cause the site 
> not to function. These plugins should be disabled before upgrading 
> Geeklog.  I also wonder if we should include a version of Suprsidr's 
> Geeklog Emergency Rescue Tool along with this release in case a 
> webmaster has problems. (with Suprsidr permission of course)
>
> http://www.geeklog.net/article.php/20100222022417548
>
> Anyways, I am currently modifying the Geeklog Fourm to support Geeklog 
> 1.9.0. Here is what I have found:
>
> Since topic assignments for blocks are now stored in the topic 
> assignment table installing Geeklog 1.9.0 will break the forum (the 
> forum attempts to use the topic column in the blocks table which does 
> not exist anymore). The forum has 2 blocks. The forum menu which gets 
> enabled and disabled and the latest forum posts block. After looking 
> at the code the best/easiest way to fix this issue while still 
> supporting Geeklog 1.6.0+ is to make these blocks dynamic. See:
http://wiki.geeklog.net/index.php/Dynamic_Blocks.
>
> The forum also has an issue with the center block. It attempts to 
> check the stories table to see if it is featured for the current topic 
> so it knows where to place the forum center block (above or below the 
> story). This causes a sql error since story topic assignments are now 
> stored in the topic assignment table. I may create a new Geeklog 
> plugin function call for this so plugins can get a true or false 
> answer instead of having the plugin itself querying these tables.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
>
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> [mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net] On Behalf Of Dirk 
> Haun
> Sent: March-04-12 5:16 AM
> To: Geeklog Development
> Subject: [geeklog-devel] Geeklog 1.9.0 update
>
> I have a feeling that the 1.9.0 release will cause a lot of breakage, 
> especially with plugins. I've been running into all sorts of small 
> issues all morning .
>
> For example, the Forum plugin fails to install due to the use of the 'tid'
> field when adding a block. The MySQLi class is more picky about things 
> than the old MySQL class, which also seems to affect some plugins 
> (including the Polls plugin, which did call mysql_real_escape_string() 
> directly in the plugin upgrade code somewhere).
>
>
> So we really need to get the plugin authors on board for this one.
>
> We also need to make it really clear this time that there may be 
> issues when trying out early versions - including the risk of the site 
> no longer working due to plugin incompatibilities.
>
> Any thoughts on how to best approach this?
>
> bye, Dirk
>
>
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