New pages making copies of index.

[scalemotorcars]

I'm stuck....
Ive read as much of the forum as I could before my eyes started to cross.

OK I figured out how to make a module. Done.

I figured out how to make a new template. Easy. Tested and it works in the preview.

MY PROBLEM

Ive tried everything. All page types and nothing works.
Every time I try to make a new page all I get is a copy of the index page.

This page should have a Car Dictionary on it. But all it has is the index copy.
http://www.scalemotorcars.com/cmps_i...age=dictionary

I tried to make the HTML page and link using the file page.
Heres the original HTML page still active on the site.

http://www.scalemotorcars.com/page76.html

And this page was actually deleted off my page list but its still on the net. And yep its another copy of the index.

http://www.scalemotorcars.com/cmps_i...d_20dictionary

No matter what I do the new page is always a copy of the index. Even if I go and edit the new page and remove all modules or move them around all I get is the same index page copy.

HELP!!!!

[towermatt]

Hopefully I can help. The cmps_index.php is a hierarchy (sp?). Meaning the page designated "home" for it is always the first page you see.

Unless you code a copy of the cmps_index.php to call a certain page it will always pull the "home" when you navigate to it.

I hope I got the problem right. I am helping out someone else and will post the code bit you use to modify a copy of cmps_index.php so it always calls a certain identifer as soon as I get a break again.

[scalemotorcars]

Please I really need to be able to create separate pages that I can link to without going through the cmps index first. Thanks Ill be here waiting.

[towermatt]

Should be just a bit, I volunteer to help out and for some reason, my job still wants me to work some. <_<

put remember, make a COPY of the cmps_index.php and put the code in it or it will only pull the page you put in there.

coming up

[scalemotorcars]

You know what, you actually fixed my problem. THANK YOU!!!

I see it adds an ID# or letter to the end of the URL path and I can link to it from outside the index page.

Its always the little thinks that get me.

[towermatt]

Oh yeah, if you want to simply have a link that opens it, that is totally he way to go.

If you want to have it as an index.php on a page, that is where the coded identifer comes into play. http://www.thedarktower.com/news

that is a cmps page with coded identifier.

I am so glad I could help. It makes me feel good after all the wonderful support I received here after getting started.

[towermatt]

I figured I would throw this out here for anyone else reading up.

I had wanted people to be able to click on a simple link (www.thedarktower.com/news) to see my CMPS news page. To do that, follow the steps below.

-Make a folder on your server to house the index file (news in my example)
-make a copy of the cmps_index.php and put it in there
-open it up and find this:

define('VBA_PORTAL', true);

add the following line underneath it.

define('VBA_PAGE', 'yourpageidentifer');

(in my case "news" is the identifier)

-to make it active, rename it "index.php" and it will be called whenever anyone navigates to the folder.

PLEASE! Use a copy of the cmps_index.php to do this or it will call the coded page first on everything you do.

[scalemotorcars]

Still seems to be working but maybe you can answer this. I noticed when I first added the madual then went to the page it had the /?pageid=#z

Now it just has ?pageid=dictionary

Will I still be able to link from an outside page using (pageid=dictionary) or will I have to add the (#z) to the end?

Thanks

[scalemotorcars]

Heres a little 80's flash back.

You Rock Dude!!!

Answered it before I asked.

[towermatt]

If you put the identifier as "dictionary" then the page id should = dictionary.

You should not have to but the #z and to be honest, I haven't seen that before in my limited experience.

The identifier for the page in the CMPS is the key to that. Should be exactly the same

EDIT--NICE!!

I'm an 80's kid so that worked for me.

[scalemotorcars]

While were at it.

In the CMPS file theres a forum path. That stays the same correct.?

And if I make a new folder in my root directory, example, lets call it (pages)
and then add the copy of the cmps index renamed to lets say (dictionary)

I would add this to your code above.

PHP Code:

define('VBA_PAGE', 'pages/pageid=dictionary'); 


Or would it be just

PHP Code:

define('VBA_PAGE', '=dictionary'); 


And just to be clear. Would I add the new folder (pages) then in that folder the modified cmps_index.php

The link then being

PHP Code:

/examplesite.com/pages/cmps_index.php?pageid=dictionary 


And since the cmps_index.php file name is always the same an new folder for each new page would be required.

[towermatt]

The VBA_page is the identifier for your page, not the name of the php file

the copy of your cmps_index page should stay that name and the coded identifier just calls the actual identifier for your page.

The only reason you rename the cmps_index.php file to "index.php" is if you want that page to open automatically when that spot is visited.

so...I have a copy of my cmps_index.php file in my /news folder on the server.

I have created a page in my CMPS that I want to open when that is visited.

The page identifier is "news"

put in the code above and rename the cmps_index.php to "index.php" and it will automatically open to the page identified in the cmps.

Remember: CMPS is a hierarchy so the identifier code just tells the cmps_index.php (copy) to call that specific page in your cmps (identifier)

so you have it completley right except do not rename your cmps_index to "test_page"--the only reason to rename it is to make it "index.php"

which is set to display automatically when they visit (in my example)

http://www.thedarktower.com/news

[scalemotorcars]

Oops I edited my post while I thought you logged off. Fairly sure I got it. Thanks again.

[towermatt]

Great to hear, remember to stop back by and help others out if you get a chance.

Its a nice thing all of us can do to help out this great product.

[scalemotorcars]

You got it.