Content layout on Contribute

[mrmatenge]

I just need to find out if is it possible on contribute to be able to upload
changes on a website without in anyway altering the design, like for example on
the news page, would it be possible to have on contribute fields where the user
can input news with seperate fields for the date and a field for the news?
Basically whereby the page will always have a standard format?

[ThinkInk]

Taht is possible. You can design templates in Dreamweaver with so called
Editable Regions. When you open such a page in Contribute only the Editable
Regions are available for editing. You can also handcode these regions. See
this post:
[url]http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=55&cati[/url]
d=290&threadid=1281929&highlight_key=y&amp ;keyword1=template

[mrmatenge]

thanx for that response, so basicaly its not possible to define those editable regions using contribute instead of dreamweaver?

[ThinkInk]

You can of course edit the source code of any page using f.i. Notepad and
Contribute. In the menu go to (if you have the proper rights set): File,
Actions, Edit source in External application. To adjust which application you
need to adjust the Preferences (Edit, Preferences).

[mrmatenge]

one other question, is it possible that after applying a css code to a page on
dreamweaver like for example on the news page in a way that the date has its
own formating and text has its own formating, then blocking it so that the user
uploading the content cannot change the text formating on contribute? if
possible, how can that be achieved?

[ThinkInk]

Maybe something like this:

1. Create a css file style-users.css for the styles the users do need, include
this in all the head sections of the pages (or your template), if they need
none, then don't do this.
2. Adjust the Users and Roles settings by administering the roles of the
users, so the can't use styles other then the ones specified by the admin
(Edit, Adminsiter websites, Users and Roles, Edit Role Settings, Styles and
fonts)

[mrmatenge]

Thanx a million for the help, i really appreciate it,

[mrmatenge]

Hi, 1 more question, is it possible on dreamweaver to define a date format in
the editable region like for example on the news page in a way that the user
cannot delete that date on contribute but only have athourity to edit it?

[ThinkInk]

Use javascript or PHP and make sure Contribute is set to prevent users from editing/removing scripts.

[mrmatenge]

Awsome!! So wat if i want the user to update the news page and automatically the system updates the news synopsis section on the home page?

[ThinkInk]

PHP:
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change format as you like: [url]http://nl3.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php[/url]
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code example:
<?php
$date = date("j-n-Y");
echo $date;
?>

Javascript:
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view: [url]http://www.tizag.com/javascriptT/javascriptdate.php[/url]
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code example:
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var currentTime = new Date()
var month = currentTime.getMonth() + 1
var day = currentTime.getDate()
var year = currentTime.getFullYear()
document.write(month + "/" + day + "/" + year)
//-->
</script>

[mrmatenge]

Cool, So wat if i want the user to update the news page on contribute and automatically the system updates the news synopsis section on the home page?

[ThinkInk]

Use PHP includes: <?php include("updated-file.inc.php"); ?>

[mrmatenge]

thanks!!!