I use Orchard CMS 1.10.1. I have created a content type, now I want to have a section menu in admin page to have specific links for this content type. I want it include New link and content item list for this content type.
How can i achieve this? preferably with no editing in the code.
You can't do this without code, at the same time you will need a small code chunk to achieve this, like the following code:
public class AdminMenu : INavigationProvider {
public Localizer T { get; set; }
public string MenuName {
get { return "admin"; }
}
public void GetNavigation(NavigationBuilder builder) {
builder
.Add(T("Your Content Type Display Name"), "1", menu => menu
.Action("List", "Admin", new { area = "Contents", id = "YourContentTypeName" }));
}
}
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I have created my navigation menus in Orchard using a mix of Content Item and Custom Link Elements (parts of the website are outside the scope of the CMS). Now there are a couple of links that I need to open in a new window/tab, basically the target="_blank" behaviour.
SInce the original Custom Link does not have any parameters I tried to create an extended version of it. In the admin backend I went to "Content definition" looked up Custom Link and tried to create a copy of it, then add a target field that I could check for and use in my theme's Menu.cshtml file.
However I can't even get the basic carbon copy of the Custom Link item working. It has the same stereotype, same Parts, same Forms (none) as the original Custom Link, and it does appear in the list of items on the admin -> navigation window. However the item does not have a field for the URL/link. It only has the field for Menu Text, nothing else.
So my question is 2-tiered:
How can I get a carbon copy of the Custom Link item type working in my Orchard backend navigation?
When I have my copy of the Custom Link working and add a text field named target, how can I access its value in the Menu.cshtml view?
(I tried simply adding a URL field to my copy, that would then show up in the navigation editor, however the navigation itself would ignore it in the output and create a link to the content item id instead).
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Edit: Here are some screenshots to better illustrate the problem, maybe they can help pin down the problem.
Seems like you've done everything right. Please double check if MenuItemPart is there. This part is responsible for holding the URL information and displaying an editor for it. Not sure if this part is attachable though - if it's not, then make it so in the Content Definition\Parts pane.
Instead of hardwiring things inside Menu.cshtml, you should create a file named MenuItemLink-[YourTypeName].cshtml. This shape file will be used to display your custom menu items. Then you can access any fields via Model.Content object, eg. Model.Content.YourTypeName.FieldWithTargetName.Value.
You need to use the MenuItemPart because it has a few important functions integrated into Orchard.Core.
This works fine:
AdvancedMenuItemPartRecord:
public class AdvancedMenuItemPartRecord : ContentPartRecord
{
public virtual string Target { get; set; }
public virtual string Classes { get; set; }
}
AdvancedMenuItemPart:
public class AdvancedMenuItemPart : ContentPart<AdvancedMenuItemPartRecord>
{
public string Target
{
get { return Retrieve(x => x.Target); }
set { Store(x => x.Target, value); }
}
public string Classes
{
get { return Retrieve(x => x.Classes); }
set { Store(x => x.Classes, value); }
}
}
AdvancedMenuItemPartDriver:
public class AdvancedMenuItemPartDriver : ContentPartDriver<AdvancedMenuItemPart>
{
protected override string Prefix
{
get { return "AdvancedMenuItem"; }
}
protected override DriverResult Editor(AdvancedMenuItemPart part, dynamic shapeHelper)
{
return ContentShape("Parts_AdvancedMenuItem_Edit", () => shapeHelper.EditorTemplate(TemplateName: "Parts/AdvancedMenuItem", Model: part, Prefix: Prefix));
}
protected override DriverResult Editor(AdvancedMenuItemPart part, IUpdateModel updater, dynamic shapeHelper)
{
updater.TryUpdateModel(part, Prefix, null, null);
return Editor(part, shapeHelper);
}
}
AdvancedMenuItemPartHandler (ActivatingFilter add MenuItemPart to your AdvancedMenuItem dynamicaly):
public class AdvancedMenuItemPartHandler : ContentHandler
{
public AdvancedMenuItemPartHandler(IRepository<AdvancedMenuItemPartRecord> repository)
{
Filters.Add(StorageFilter.For(repository));
Filters.Add(new ActivatingFilter<MenuItemPart>("AdvancedMenuItem"));
}
}
Placement.info:
<Place Parts_AdvancedMenuItem_Edit="Content:11"/>
Migrations:
public int UpdateFrom2()
{
SchemaBuilder.CreateTable("AdvancedMenuItemPartRecord",
table => table
.ContentPartRecord()
.Column<string>("Target")
.Column<string>("Classes")
);
ContentDefinitionManager.AlterPartDefinition("AdvancedMenuItemPart", part => part
.WithDescription(""));
ContentDefinitionManager.AlterTypeDefinition("AdvancedMenuItem", cfg => cfg
.WithPart("AdvancedMenuItemPart")
.WithPart("MenuPart")
.WithPart("CommonPart")
.WithIdentity()
.DisplayedAs("Custom Link Advanced")
.WithSetting("Description", "Custom Link with target and classes fields")
.WithSetting("Stereotype", "MenuItem")
// We don't want our menu items to be draftable
.Draftable(false)
// We don't want the user to be able to create new ActionLink items outside of the context of a menu
.Creatable(false)
);
return 3;
}
MenuItemLink-AdvancedMenuItem.cshtml:
#{
var advancedPart = Model.Content.AdvancedMenuItemPart;
var tag = new TagBuilder("a");
tag.InnerHtml = WebUtility.HtmlDecode(Model.Text.Text);
tag.MergeAttribute("href", Model.Href);
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(advancedPart.Target)) {
tag.MergeAttribute("target", advancedPart.Target);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(advancedPart.Classes))
{
tag.AddCssClass(advancedPart.Classes);
}
}
#Html.Raw(tag.ToString(TagRenderMode.Normal))
I have built a custom module in Orchard that creates a new part, type and a custom activity but I'm struggling with the last part of what I need to do which is to create a copy of all the content items associated with a specific parent item.
For instance, when someone creates a "Trade Show" (new type from my module), various subpages can be created off of it (directions, vendor maps, etc.) since the client runs a single show at a time. What I need to do is, when they create a new Trade Show, I want to get the most recent prior show (which I'm doing via _contentManager.HqlQuery().ForType("TradeShow").ForVersion(VersionOptions.Latest).ForVersion(VersionOptions.Published).List().Last() (positive that's not the most efficient way, but it works and the record count would be ~10 after five years), then find all of those child pages that correlate to that old show and copy them into new Content Items. They have to be a copy because on occasion they may have to refer back to parts with the old shows, or it could change, etc. All the usual reasons.
How do I go about finding all of the content items that reference that prior show in an Activity? Here is my full class for the Activity:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Orchard.Autoroute.Services;
using Orchard.ContentManagement;
using Orchard.Localization;
using Orchard.Projections.Models;
using Orchard.Projections.Services;
using Orchard.Workflows.Models;
using Orchard.Workflows.Services;
using Orchard.Workflows.Activities;
namespace Orchard.Web.Modules.TradeShows.Activities
{
public class TradeShowPublishedActivity : Task
{
private readonly IContentManager _contentManager;
private readonly IAutorouteService _autorouteService;
private readonly IProjectionManager _projectionManager;
public TradeShowPublishedActivity(IContentManager contentManager, IAutorouteService autorouteService, IProjectionManager projectionManager)
{
_contentManager = contentManager;
_autorouteService = autorouteService;
_projectionManager = projectionManager;
T = NullLocalizer.Instance;
}
public Localizer T { get; set; }
public override LocalizedString Category
{
get { return T("Flow"); }
}
public override LocalizedString Description
{
get { return T("Handles the automatic creation of content pages for the new show."); }
}
public override string Name
{
get { return "TradeShowPublished"; }
}
public override string Form
{
get { return null; }
}
public override IEnumerable<LocalizedString> GetPossibleOutcomes(WorkflowContext workflowContext, ActivityContext activityContext)
{
yield return T("Done");
}
public override IEnumerable<LocalizedString> Execute(WorkflowContext workflowContext, ActivityContext activityContext)
{
var priorShow = _contentManager.HqlQuery().ForType("TradeShow").ForVersion(VersionOptions.Latest).ForVersion(VersionOptions.Published).List().Last();
var tradeShowPart = priorShow.Parts.Where(p => p.PartDefinition.Name == "TradeShowContentPart").Single();
//new show alias
//workflowContext.Content.ContentItem.As<Orchard.Autoroute.Models.AutoroutePart>().DisplayAlias
yield return T("Done");
}
}
}
My Migrations.cs file sets up the part that is used for child pages to reference the parent show like this:
ContentDefinitionManager.AlterPartDefinition("AssociatedTradeShowPart", builder => builder.WithField("Trade Show", cfg => cfg.OfType("ContentPickerField")
.WithDisplayName("Trade Show")
.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldSettings.Attachable", "true")
.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldSettings.Description", "Select the trade show this item is for.")
.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldSettings.Required", "true")
.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldSettings.DisplayedContentTypes", "TradeShow")
.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldSettings.Multiple", "false")
.WithSetting("ContentPickerFieldSettings.ShowContentTab", "true")));
Then, my child pages (only one for now, but plenty more coming) are created like this:
ContentDefinitionManager.AlterTypeDefinition("ShowDirections", cfg => cfg.DisplayedAs("Show Directions")
.WithPart("AutoroutePart", builder => builder.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.AllowCustomPattern", "true")
.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.AutomaticAdjustmentOnEdit", "false")
.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.PatternDefinitions", "[{Name:'Title', Pattern: '{Content.Slug}', Description: 'international-trade-show'}]")
.WithSetting("AutorouteSettings.DefaultPatternIndex", "0"))
.WithPart("CommonPart", builder => builder.WithSetting("DateEditorSettings.ShowDateEditor", "false"))
.WithPart("PublishLaterPart")
.WithPart("TitlePart")
.WithPart("AssociatedTradeShowPart") /* allows linking to parent show */
.WithPart("ContainablePart", builder => builder.WithSetting("ContainablePartSettings.ShowContainerPicker", "true"))
.WithPart("BodyPart"));
So you have the Trade Show content item, the next step will be to find all parts with a ContentPickerField, then filter that list down to those where the field contains your show's ID.
var items = _contentManager.Query().List().ToList() // Select all content items
.Select(p => (p.Parts
// Select all parts on content items
.Where(f => f.Fields.Where(d =>
d.FieldDefinition.Name == typeof(ContentPickerField).Name &&
// See if any of the fields are ContentPickerFields
(d as ContentPickerField).Ids.ToList().Contains(priorShow.Id)).Any())));
// That field contains the Id of the show
This could get expensive depending on how many content items are in your database.
Using Orchard cms 1.5.1 I have created a module which contains controller that fetches list from a web service.
I want to add a menu item in main menu when this module is enabled. For that i have created
MainMenu as follows:
public class MainMenu:INavigationProvider
{
public Localizer T { get; set; }
public String MenuName
{
get { return "main"; }
}
public void GetNavigation(NavigationBuilder builder)
{
builder.Add(menu => menu.Add(T("Fetched List"), "4", item => item.Action("Index", "FetchedList")));
}
}
When my module is enabled, navigation won't show that menu item. Am i doing something wrong?
From Orchard 1.5.0 onwards, INavigationProvider isn't used to build menus on the front end (it is still used to build the admin menu for the Dashboard though). You need to implement either IMenuProvider or INavigationFilter. See this post on David Hayden's blog for some pointers. You can also find good examples in both Orchard.Projections, and Orchard.CulturePicker.
I've written the following simple command inside my module. The Faq type has one custom part with a single field, and one BodyPart. After _cm.Create(item) is run, the item has an Id assigned but I can't find any trace of it in the database and it doesn't appear in Orchard's content tab. Why does the item get an Id but isn't found in the database? And does it need a driver, view, and placement info before it appears in the content tab?
public class ApiCommands : DefaultOrchardCommandHandler
{
private readonly IContentManager _cm;
public ApiCommands(IContentManager cm)
{
_cm = cm;
}
[CommandName("api seed")]
public void Seed()
{
var item = _cm.New("Faq");
item.As<FaqPart>().Question = "Why is the sky blue?";
item.As<BodyPart>().Text = "Shut up and do your homework.";
_cm.Create(item);
}
}
My custom part has no driver this is the Handler:
public FaqHandler(IRepository<FaqPartRecord> repository)
{
Filters.Add(StorageFilter.For(repository));
}
It turns out my type didn't attach a CommonPart. After I attached one and set the Owner property of the part, I was able to save it.
I have created a new module in Orchard CMS, i have a new event part that has a whole bunch of custom fields. How do i change the heading displayed in the list of content?
Thanks
It is possible to set the meta data in the Handler
protected override void GetItemMetadata(GetContentItemMetadataContext context)
{
// We will set the display text, appears in content list
var e = context.ContentItem.As<EventPart>();
if (e != null)
{
context.Metadata.DisplayText = e.Name;
}
}
You could use the ITitleAspect method:
public interface ITitleAspect : IContent {
string Title { get; }
}
As seen in David Hayden's fine post.