MarionRaven Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I wonder, how you can enable a client to copy or move content from one page to another. I'm aware, that template constraints my be a hindrance, since what is a valid element on the source page may not be valid on the target page. Is this simply a task, which is not in concord with the spirit of PW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Are you talking about copying/cloning an entire page? If so, install the ProcessPageClone module, which is included with the core (just click install from the Modules screen. But if you are talking about cutting/copying a block of text and putting it somewhere else, then of course nothing can beat your browser's built-in copy/paste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarionRaven Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 I agree with both your claims. My case is just between. As an example: I'm using a repeater field for an accordion (perhaps 20 items). How can I shift the accordion (and only the accordion) to another page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soma Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I agree with both your claims. My case is just between. As an example: I'm using a repeater field for an accordion (perhaps 20 items). How can I shift the accordion (and only the accordion) to another page? Only way: API, or module using API Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slkwrm Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Are you sure you really need to duplicate your content? Maybe there's a better way to solve this task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 My case is just between. As an example: I'm using a repeater field for an accordion (perhaps 20 items).How can I shift the accordion (and only the accordion) to another page? If you clone the page with the repeater, it should make a copy of the repeater items as well. But if you need to take that repeater and literally put it on another page, then ask yourself: is this a one-time thing, or something I need to do multiple times? If multiple times, then consider adding a page reference field so that one page can opt to choose the repeaters from another, rather than maintaining duplicate entries across pages. But if it's just a one-time thing, then I don't have an easy answer outside of using the API to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarionRaven Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 I think the answers sum up to: If you need to shift content around, then it should be organized as pages, which can even have templates attached. My understanding therefore is, that I really tried it the wrong way, since repeaters are not exactly the same as page references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Repeaters are still pages, but I agree with what you say: content that needs to be moved around a lot will be more accessible outside of a repeater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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