Questions tagged [concrete5]

Concrete5 is an open source content management system (CMS) written in PHP and based on the Zend Framework. It allows for in-place editing of content for logged in admin-level users.

concrete5 is an open source content management system (CMS) written in PHP. It includes Zend libraries and includes jQuery for JavaScript needs. It allows for in-context editing of content for logged in admin-level users.

As a database, it's using MySQL through the ADOdb Database Abstraction Layer.

The project is maintained at http://www.concrete5.org/.

Many answers can be found on their forums or through their irc channel on freenode (/server irc.freenode.net in your favorite IRC client, and /join #concrete5 once you're connected)

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CKEditor Insert non editable HTML within style

I'm currently working on a port of CKEditor into concrete5. As part of that, concrete5 has the ability to create "Snippets" which can be inserted via the editor. Developers have the ability to define what kind of HTML output these widgets produce…
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How to render standalone Symfony Form without Twig?

I have Symfony\Component\Form\FormView object. How do I render it without Twig and framework? Specifically I want to use Symfony Form in Concrete5 custom block type.
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Why is this RewriteRule altering QUERY_STRING, but leaving REQUEST_URI untouched?

I have a copy of Concrete5, a PHP-based CMS, running on example.com. Concrete5 comes with the following basic instructions for pretty URLs (redirecting all URLs to a central index.php) RewriteEngine On RewriteBase…
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Secure Javascript GET Request

Essentially, I have a custom HTML chart that needs a value from an external secure proxy server. Right now, I am inserting HTML blocks into the relevant areas on the page that include JavaScript to get the correct data through an XHTTP GET request.…
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Concrete5: set File thumbnail to generated image (e.g. for PDFs)

I'm using Concrete5, and I'm trying to display thumbnails for various uploaded files. While some of these might be images, the majority are PDFs. I'm currently using:
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Directory structure of theme in concrete5

From what I gather around the internet and partially from the docs is that a theme structure as follows is recommended. /css /fonts /img /includes /js /default.php /main.css /thumbnail.png /typography.css /view.php My questions are: Can main.css…
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Tell if user logged in to edit/dashboard in Concrete5 from block

I'm writing a block and want to be able to tell if the user is logged in to the dashboard when the block is being viewed. I'm imagining there should be something like isAdminArea() or isEditing() but haven't been able to find it on my own accord so…
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Application extensibility in Concrete5 vs drupal

I am a novice for both concrete5 and drupal however I have been looking at Concrete5 and Drupal. I am looking to create a web application that needs to be extensible. Client requirement will start from basic content management and it will need to…
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Concrete5 Clear Cache - Not working - paths are all broken

I have recently been having troubles after I restored a backup version of the site. The problem I have is that alot of paths for various elements have references to cached files and those paths. Here is an example of a stylesheet that is…
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Concrete5 5.7: Using file objects in a Single Page Controller

I try to attach a file object to a mail object. I have included the following in the form of my view: $f = new Concrete\Core\Application\Service\FileManager(); //... echo $f->file('file', 'test', 'pls choose'); Then I submit my form back to the…
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Concrete5: Can I use $_GET variable for query string on Regular Page?

How does $_GET Variable works with Concrete5? Can I use that on regular page? I know I can do this with single page via url segment, I'm just wondering if it is possible with regular page. Example is…
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Concrete5 Custom Content Types (Blocks)

Is there anywhere online where one can find how to create custom blocks in the same way we can create custom content types in Wordpress. The desired result is to add a block that will allow the user to add/edit custom fields like client name,…
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Few questions about Concrete5 and CMS in general

today I discovered the wonderful world of CMS and decided to started exploring this area although without any map or someone to guide me through this dense forest. I has a lot of questions mostly regarding the usage of this tool and I hope someone…
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Concrete 5.8.2 Class 'finfo' not found

I have searched the web and I have searched my server I am unable to find the php.ini for my site. I am getting the following error for my site. Class 'finfo' not found Details …
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CSS calc(percent - pixels) being interpreted as calc(percent - percent) by browser

Okay, so this could be a really simple thing that I've done (one of those days) but I cannot for the life of me figure this one out. Long story short, In my main.scss: .test{ width: calc(100% - 50px); } In my auto-complied main.css (viewed in…
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