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Tidbits – switch between page/post without going to dashboard – Habari

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In Habari, you can actually have your publish post/page include the ability to create a post/page without having to switch in the dashboard menu. (So when you go to the publish > post or publish > page, the two boxes will pop up on that publishing page, and you can alternate between the two without leaving.)

Really simple: go to system > admin > publish, and go modify the div class publish to look like this:
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Listing all categories automatically in Zen Cart

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Using this free module for Zen Cart (Categories Center Box), I wanted to be able to automatically pick up every category I have without having to type in every single one. So, here is a very simple solution for this – I present to you, automatically load up every category you have. To incorporate, you have to modify the following file: /includes/modules/category_center_box.php. After “$top_array = array();”, you can add the following mod:

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Updating Genoa (0.6.21) plugins to Siena (0.9.7) – Cotonti

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This is my first introduction to Cotonti, a content management framework. Am using it for a client site. It’s a bit like Drupal, but it looks a lot easier to manage and to develop in (at least, my initial thoughts).

One thing I noticed is that they have no real easy way to update plugins from version to version (maybe later?) but here’s a quick start guide on how to do it yourself.

You will need FTP/SFTP access (or however you choose to upload the plugins). This may/may not work for all plugins, but I’ve done a couple so far, and it seems to be the general consensus on how to upgrade.

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Randomly access array variable – Smarty/Pinnacle Cart

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Using my previous post of assigning array variables in Smarty/Pinnacle Cart, thought someone might have use for the following snippet of code. It allows you to randomly pick/access an array variable, or, when a the page refreshes, a new array variable.

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Assign array variable – Smarty/Pinnacle Cart

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There’s two ways you can assign array variables that I know of, one using Smarty’s PHP tags and one without. I’ll provide both below:
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