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Reverting data_connect
Reverted data_connect.php to the version before and added a cookie lifetime parameter to accompany the gc - garbage collection of the session data, instead of relying on a simple redirect which might cause unwanted behaviour. Sorry for the inconvinience.
Download the latest version to get the updated file.
General update: data_connect, classicmenu plugin update, categories fix and update
Main changes include:
- data_connect.php update. Script now exits if session time limit is reached, not depending on ini_set() behaviour only. User gets redirected to login screen.
- Classicmenu plugin is also updated, using some javascript to add the menu in the page.(proper for a plugin)
- pageResults() function is improved to avoid including similar or unwanted values in results per page menu. Some more functions have also been improved in log.php.
- post.php change, including new file prepost.php in every post permanent link page.
Categories fix
Unlike 1.0, in MonoCMS 2.0 categories did not have a name.txt file to refer to when searching for the category name and was relying on folder name only. This caused failure to load a category page when the two names didn't match. Now a new categories.xmlfile is introduced to save all info needed about categories.(monofiles/filesinfo/categories.xml) A new file is also introduced for categories as in the posts case, precat.php.
Note: This is a general update, please update home cataloque files.
01 Feb update, first of the year - New extensions implementation*
- Extensions are now saved in 'monofiles' folder and a respective .txt file is saved inside 'monofiles/ext' folder.
How the .txt files work
Extension .txt files contain three lines of data:
First line of the file is the filename of the extension (i.e myextension.php),
second line is a title and
third line is a description.
(*05 Feb edit: please uncomment the content of command.php file for extension support by removing the /* & */ characters. This will be fixed in the next version.)
Also in this update:
- New structure for control panel pages is set, as it was announced in the previous post.
- Plugins page improve - Save button turns off if there are no plugins installed.
- Administrator MUST now be an owner in order to make another administrator an owner. (Note: Owner account cannot be deleted - Only one user can be owner).
How the .txt files work
Extension .txt files contain three lines of data:
First line of the file is the filename of the extension (i.e myextension.php),
second line is a title and
third line is a description.
(*05 Feb edit: please uncomment the content of command.php file for extension support by removing the /* & */ characters. This will be fixed in the next version.)
Also in this update:
- New structure for control panel pages is set, as it was announced in the previous post.
- Plugins page improve - Save button turns off if there are no plugins installed.
- Administrator MUST now be an owner in order to make another administrator an owner. (Note: Owner account cannot be deleted - Only one user can be owner).
- A few design and page elements changes.
A new pattern
Well, not so "new" to be honest, but now it's official (kinda). Every control panel page will follow a - completely optional :) - specific pattern, following this order:
# login
# user rights
# page specific code
# include extensions
# login
# user rights
# page specific code
# include extensions
# start html
css theme
panel elements (i.e menus)
action confirm messages ("welcome", "posted" etc.)
any other html or php code needed by the page
include plugins
# end html
All the years of making these pages bring us to the safe conclusion that this can be a nicely working page structure, for most cases.
This is going to be included in a new update, hopefully coming soon.
Date fix
- New version with minor aesthetic changes.
- A small change in core files to fix the date still appearing when turned off from the settings.
- A small change in core files to fix the date still appearing when turned off from the settings.