[geeklog-devel] Dynamic Blocks on Blocks Admin Page

[Tom]

>> They were created for the forum plugin because Blaine wanted the forum
menu to always be at the top of the block list.

The funny thing is the forum plugin didn't use it until now.

>> Wouldn't it make more sense to merge the dynamic blocks with the
database?

The only real argument I see is it would make the admin lists easier (it
will be hard to combine a data array with db info since the function allows
searching, paging, etc.. unless we tone down the features available to the
list if an array and db data is used).

Tom

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net] On Behalf Of Joe Mucchiello
Sent: March-18-12 8:55 PM
To: Geeklog Development
Subject: Re: [geeklog-devel] Dynamic Blocks on Blocks Admin Page

> Not for the next (2.0) release, but I think it would make a good 
> feature request to upgrade the Admin List function to merge the 
> database blocks with dynamic blocks. It shouldn't be too hard to do, 
> though again targeting the next release.

Wouldn't it make more sense to merge the dynamic blocks with the database?
In other words, dynamic blocks need some kind of entry in the database or
they don't exist. It's probably not much of code change for the few plugins
that use dynamic blocks and simplifies the code in the admin screen.
Arguably, dynamic blocks are not needed. They were created for the forum
plugin because Blaine wanted the forum menu to always be at the top of the
block list. There's no good reason why the forum menu plugin isn't a P HP
block that checks to see if the page is a forum page before outputing the
menu.

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