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Relative to ProcessWire 3.0.182, today's version (3.0.183) contains about 30 commits and resolves 23 issues. It also contains various small tweaks and improvements throughout. For example, when editing the title of a page, it updates the headline as you type in the page editor (in Uikit and Reno admin themes). I think we've got another 1-2 weeks of these kinds of updates (resolving issues and minor improvements) before we release the next master version, and am currently thinking that version will carry version number 3.0.184. I'm also continuing work here on the page snapshots module I wrote about earlier, but am going to wait releasing it until the next master version is complete. If you have a chance to test out ProcessWire 3.0.183 on the dev branch, please let us know how it works for you, and especially if you run into any issues. Thanks for being here and have a great weekend!

$wire->addHookAfter('InputfieldPage::getSelectablePages', function (HookEvent $event) { if ($event->object->hasField->name === 'category') { // Server path to the PW installation $path = '/home/modules/www/'; // The root URL for the PW installation $url = 'http://modules.processwire.com/'; // Create a new ProcessWire instance $site = new ProcessWire($path, $url); // Find some pages $items = $site->pages->find("template=categories, limit=5, sort=-created"); $event->return = $items; } }); https://processwire.com/api/ref/inputfield-page/get-selectable-pages/ https://processwire.com/blog/posts/multi-instance-pw3/

<?php // site/ready.php $wire->addHookAfter("Pages::saveReady", function($event) { $page = $event->arguments(0); $page->title = date("Y-m-d H:i:s"); }); Start with that hook, save the page and see the page title being updated. Then add conditions step by step (eg checking for template) and always check if the page title still updates when saving the page ?

I'll make a video of this in the near future but here's the extremely short version of the page builder journey I went on. There are 2 approaches that ultimately make sense: section-based and component-based Section Based: This is the "intended" way repeater matrix (and similar fieldtypes in other CMSes -- WordPress ACF has flexible content, Craft has Matrix) is supposed to be used. Each matrix-type represents a section with the necessary fields to populate that section. No depth. Pros easy for editors to understand they just need to put in the content and it will work; no need to worry about layout because it's baked in; hard to mess up Cons not flexible / requires a lot of discussion to make sure all sections, fields and their variations are covered can't move content from one section to another can lead to field bloat Component Based: Each matrix-type represents a component (headline, text, image, video, description list, etc.). Furthermore, 4 additional matrix-types for layout: section, container, row, column. Depth is enabled as well as the new "family friendly" option which I pushed Ryan to implement earlier this year and makes this approach more usable. Pros extremely flexible; closely follows YOOtheme Pro's approach but in a matrix-way can move content anywhere Cons higher learning curve compared to section-based since layout and nesting is involved structures must be repeated over and over again since each component is independent uses many more pages behind the scenes -- Which approach is better? The answer is it depends on the nature of the content of the site and the technical ability of editors. If the site has a level of consistency from page to page, the section-based approach would work better. However if there is less consistency and/or the editors need and/or are willing to put in extra effort to build truly unique pages, then the component-based approach makes sense. The thing is, you can actually use both approaches. The matrix field name for the section-based approach that I use is called 'sections' and the component-based approach field name is called 'builder'. My base module sets up these fields automatically and uses Mystique for all the settings. You can add both the 'sections' and 'builder' fields to a template and the editors can decide which one makes more sense given a page's needs.