Convert Repeater to PageTable

[Torsten Baldes]

I'm using Repeater to give my editors the possibility to insert multiple instances of different types of content (dependencies ftw!) in one page.

This works really well for the most pages. But on some pages, the backend takes ages to load, because of to many repeaters.

The new PageTable module would probably speed things up for me. 

How could i convert my Repeater field to a PageTable field with all the content preserved?

Thanks!

[adrian]

This is really rough, but I have tested it and it does work

$p = $pages->get("/test/");

$rf = "repeater_test"; //repeater field name
$ptf = "pagetabletest"; //pagetable field name
$ptt = "basic-page"; //pagetable template name

foreach($p->$rf as $r){
    $npt = new Page();
    $npt->of(false);
    $npt->template = $ptt;
    $npt->parent = $p;
    foreach($r->fields as $f){
        $npt->$f = $r->$f;
    }
    $npt->save();
    $p->of(false);
    $p->$ptf->add($npt);
    $p->save();
}

The key thing is that for this to work as is, the repeater field must include a title field, because this is used to generate the names of the child pages for the pagetable entries. You could of course manually add a title field in the loop when creating the $npt page.

EDIT: You can ignore the need for a title by making the title hidden and not required in the context of the pagetable template and setting a value for the automatic page name format when setting up the pagetable field.

For this to work, the pagetable field must be already set up and ready to go.

If I had more time today, I would have enhanced this a little more regarding the title/name issue, but hopefully it should get you going.

Edited September 12, 2014 by adrian
mention option to avoid need for title field

[Torsten Baldes]

Thanks, i'll give it a try! 

[biojazzard]

Well, I wanted to move some Repeater fields to PageTable.

I couldn´t use your script because I wanted it to traverse a PageArray.

So I totally rewrote your script, and added some comments.

 

You can use as a template file for any page.

 

Steps:

• Create a new Categories/Category Structure in PW: BothTemplates & Parent Page (Categories) and the new PageTable Field: categories.
• Assign the "new" PageTable Field to de templates where the Repeater is. The one we will migrate.

Here:

https://gist.github.com/biojazzard/654e9f00faacf419d952/ 

 

With love.