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#194 CORE FEATURE: Global, Custom and Module Categories
Hello!
I refer to some discussions that we have had before
some months, with some users, Jan Pederson, and myself.
The threads are as follows:
http://www.xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?forum=11&topic_id=38737
Jan Pederson: XOOPS Core Team
Quote:
We will look at site-wide categories for XOOPS 2.4
You are right that it is a very useful feature, but it
is something we have to think through very carefully
since it will have to be both flexible and easy to
implement.
Your division into category types is good and will
certainly be in our thoughts when we start working out
how this should go.
Also here:
http://www.xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?forum=30&topic_id=37396
Herko: XOOPS Core Team
Quote:
A long time ago I had the MetaCat module made. That is
basically a global category manager, with a related
items block
http://www.xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?forum=30&topic_id=37396
Jan Pederson: XOOPS Core Team
Quote:
It would be awesome if someone can make it happen, but
my plans for the XOOPS core is to provide a generic
category class that can be implemented in modules for
sharing categories across modules.
....
But creating a module for managing categories and then
having to implement the categories (e.g. replacing
topics in News or Newbb/CBB categories with these
categories) would probably be a waste as that is what I
have in mind for XOOPS 2.4
I think this Category system would be of a great help
to all the users and module developers.
Just to bring you the Notice about the discussions. I
do not know if it has been implimented in 22.4 or
atleast has been decided to be implemented.
Why do I bring those ideas here? For a simple reason:
If you like a woman, you wanna see her look beautiful.
Well, I am in love with Xoops.
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Hi!
After posting this thread, it came to my mind that some work
has already been done in the Article module by phppp! For
instance:
In the Article Module table >>> xoops_art_category is there.
If I assume that there is one table as follows:
xoops_config_category >>> which gives a default info of
categories.
Those categories from "xoops_config_category" could be
simply imported (Unique is the field property) into the
"xoops_article_category", that is what I mean.
If there is one field more in the xoops_config_category that
tells the Nature of the category, would also be extremely
helpful, like that defines the quality and property of that
category >>> Alphabetical, Geographical, Subject cats, or etc...
Now of the xoops_config_category has a possibility to add
custom fields like that in Extended Profiles, they shall
also be created and imported into the module table for
categories. Any addition in the module categories could
either done into the Global xoops_config_category or also
into the module_category table!
This would be a very helpful feature. By this, one can apply
to all the modules, like Extended Profiles, Forums, etc...
By this, the forums data will start understand the data in
the download as well as in the news and articles. They can
then be intervowen for the purpose like how it is in CBB
(phppp) that the Downloads addition could be connected to
forum and news!!!
Hence the above requested feature will also drastically
change the internal nesting of features and bring different
modules to recognise and work in harmony with each others!!!