ctlmodulemaker: newby question

[LouiseW]

In order to make a catalogue of items with text and a foto I installed ctlmodulemaker and started a catalog.

I kept it quite basic:
one group group001 with the name namegr01
in this group001 is one level level01
Both have 4 fields, one of them with an image.

I made a content page with
{cms_module module="ctlmodule"}

However: nothing shows on http://www.loes-online.nl/cmsms/index.php?page=ctl

Who can help me get started?

[klenkes]

Hi.

I suppose you mean group001=first level and level01=second level with your entries.
Is ctlmodule the name of your module?
If so, AND you created ONLY ONE entry you should call your module like: {cms_module module="ctlmodule" forcelist="1"}, or set it in the settings tab of the module admin. It's always best to create at least 2 final entries in order to evaluate the behaviour of a module.

If it still doesn't work, maybe you did something wrong in the template list_default, so that it doesn't list anything.

The module help(your module) is quite helpful and the FAQ(linked from the help) is pretty intensive.

Bernd

[LouiseW]

Hello Bernd

Thanx for your answer.

Your suggestion {cms_module module="ctlmodule" forcelist="1"} brought me a tiny step forward: I get a clickable link level01 under the page title. When I click it, an empty page appears. Just the page title remains.

The templates are all 'default'.

The helpfile states:
To call the module, simply use the following tag: {cms_module module="ctlmodule"}
So I just copied that.

There is a group namegr01. I entered that in the search field and it gave a hit: another clickable link ot an empty page.

The information is extensive indeed, so I got lost.
I'll give it another go soon and create one more level and group.

[klenkes]

There is a group namegr01. I entered that in the search field and it gave a hit: another clickable link ot an empty page.

mhh... I took a look at it, and what I could read out of the URL, there seems to be a final item called leve01l(alias=level01) but it contains no data?

Would be much easier if you could provide me a link to a DNA-file. This way I can see for myself what's wrong. You find the DNA-file in the CTLmodulemaker/autosaved directory.

[plger]

(klenkes, I'll promote you to official leader of the CTLModuleMaker support team  - I appreciate the help you give!)
My two cents on this topic:
- Even though you say your templates are all default, you should copy the detail/final template here because those are generated on the fly for each module.
- You could also try turning debug mode on ( in config.php, change $config['debug']=false;  to  $config['debug']=true; ), after that if there is any php error it should be displayed on the website.

Plger

[klenkes]

To Plger: Haha... thanks for the promotion.
I haven't been promoted to "anything" for 15 years! Of course I can promote me myself, but it won't be the same.

The least I can do to give something back to the community, is trying to help others. This is how a community works.

Bernd