E107: Question: How is it possible to change default behavior on e.g. pages-update

[chimcen]

Hi,
how is it possible to change default behavior on e.g. pages-update? This means, if i'm change e.g. a custom page within admin menu that i don't go back to admin main menu.
At the end of editing screen i can choos the behavoir - but how can i change the default value from
"go to list" to "edit current"?

[Moc]

I think at the moment this is not possible, although if I remember correctly, @lonalore made some adjustments or flexibility improvements here? Maybe he can elaborate. I may be wrong though haha.

[lonalore]

You can do it with e_admin.php addon file in a custom plugin. But this requires basic programming skills. Just create a custom plugin, and create e_admin.php file in its folder with these contents:

<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Addon file to hook into Admin UI.
 */


/**
 * Class YOURPLUGINNAME_admin.
 */
class YOURPLUGINNAME_admin
{

    /**
     * Extend Admin-ui Parameters.
     *
     * @param object $ui
     *  Admin UI object.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function config($ui)
    {
        $config = array();

        // Event name, e.g: 'wmessage', 'news' etc. (core or plugin).
        $type = $ui->getEventName();

        switch($type)
        {
            case 'page':
                $ui->setDefaultAction('edit');
                break;
        }

        return $config;
    }

}

[chimcen]

Ok, sounds not as easy as supposed... :(
But thanks for that - is for me atm to much (not skilled as you)

[lonalore]

Here you are. :) Just...

• Unzip it
• Copy plugin to your e107_plugins folder
• Install it

customization.zip

[chimcen]

Awesome - works.
But how i get the event name of every site where i would use this? (e.g. for media manager)?

If i change case 'page': to case '': this addon works for all sites in admin menu only or for the whole site (including frontend)?

[lonalore]

Change case 'page': to default: and the "edit" will be set for each (Admin UI) form. There is no Admin UI on the frontend (if you mean the frontend as user area).

[chimcen]

Perfect!

[CaMer0n]

@chimcen You would like your entire admin area to always default to 'Edit Current' ?

[chimcen]

Normaly not - but i don't know all the page names i've want to - e.g. the media manager - all i've tryed didn't work at all...
I need only for:

• Pages/Menu List = "page"
• Newslist = "news"
• Media Manager = "???"

[Moc]

but i don't know all the page names i've want to

Change

$type = $ui->getEventName();

to

$type = $ui->getEventName();
print_a($type);

Then a new box should appear on every admin page with the names you need.
After you found the names, either delete the newly added line or comment it out (by putting // in front of the line)

[chimcen]

Thank you, this works - but not at every admin page there will be shown a extra box... e.g. on news list page or pages menu (and some others) it works, but on media manager there will be shown nothing... :(

news menu:

media manger:

It only works on the following pages:
ban
user
download
news
page
wmessage
comment

[lonalore]

Media Manager does not use eventName. Try to use tableName instead:

$table = $ui->getTableName();

switch($table)
{
    case 'news': // News.
    case 'page': // Pages, Menu.
    case 'core_media': // Media manager.
        $ui->setDefaultAction('edit');
        break;
}

[chimcen]

works! :) thank you :)

[CaMer0n]

@lonalore @chimcen I'm just wondering if we should have a core pref to set the default throughout the entire admin area?

[Moc]

I doubt many people will change the default option to be honest. But hey, I'm generally positive towards customisation possibilities 👍

[lonalore]

It is already quite complicated to use the Admin UI. Quite complex. In my opinion it's not necessary to provide a core pref for each of these kind of small customizations. Maybe a core plugin for it?

[Moc]

I agree. Maybe one customisation plugin where more advanced options can be selected.