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Development => Feature Requests => Topic started by: rocknroller on September 27, 2011, 06:30:45 PM

Title: Duplicate block
Post by: rocknroller on September 27, 2011, 06:30:45 PM

this one is good, must admit.  ;D

this option will be best block option if you involve it in SP.  I can explain why if you can't see the point.  ;)

Title: Re: Duplicate block
Post by: AngelinaBelle on September 28, 2011, 05:10:05 AM

You can re-use the same block on many different pages in your forum/portal.
So creating an exact copy is usually not necessary.

The only time you MIGHT need to do this is if you want the block in the left side for one page, but in the right side for another...

Title: Re: Duplicate block
Post by: rocknroller on September 28, 2011, 12:41:14 PM

nope, you 're wrong.  :)

I must counteract to your post AB, it is not a re use one block.

Example, I use SP ie very much exploited it. It is engine of my home page, custom pages and much more.

my home page consists of top blocks. and all those blocks have same custom created css declarations, custom background, formatting text, custom permissions etc Frame is the same. To add new block and set all that parameters takes lots of time. The same is with custom pages what blocks are shown on which pages also need subsequently adjusting, frame the same.  :)

For folks which use portal almost daily like me, that would be one of the top entries.

Title: Re: Duplicate block
Post by: Kryzen on September 28, 2011, 01:27:41 PM

I agree it would be a very nice feature to have :)

Title: Re: Duplicate block
Post by: Aaron on September 29, 2011, 02:46:29 AM

I also agree with this!

Title: Re: Duplicate block
Post by: [SiNaN] on September 29, 2011, 03:11:25 AM

What I'm planning for the next major version is the extensive use of profiles for permissions, display options and style options. With profiles you'll easily be able to re-use and modify those options.

Title: Re: Duplicate block
Post by: Kryzen on September 29, 2011, 07:31:23 AM

That sounds nice Sinan :D

Title: Re: Duplicate block
Post by: AngelinaBelle on September 29, 2011, 08:02:19 AM

Quote from: rocknroller on September 28, 2011, 12:41:14 PM

all those blocks have same custom created css declarations, custom background, formatting text, custom permissions etc Frame is the same. To add new block and set all that parameters takes lots of time.

I understand. It is not the CONTENTS that are time-consuming to duplicate, it is all the formatting, permissions, etc, which is time-consuming to duplicate properly.
I agree. Although you can add a custom style class to a block title or body to help speed this up, there are still a lot of details which would make it useful to have a block profile (style, permissions, and "show on page" profiles) that you could easily re-use.
I'm glad to hear Sinan is working on something like this.