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Getting the new SilverStripe pattern library running
When SilverStripe 4.1 came out I read an interesting note in the changelog about the new pattern library.
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SS4: add HTML to a FormField label
Everyone knows that "Terms and Conditions" checkbox in forms. "By signing up you agree to..." with a link to the terms and condiditions.
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SS4: Replacement for good ol’ $ThemeDir: or loading themed resources
The upgrade to SS4.1 has changed how themed resources (and any other resources) need to be loaded. They will need to be loaded from the public/resources/ directory now.
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SS4: Uncaught TypeError on dev/build
I updated a project to SilverStripe 4.1 on an older development VM. When running dev/build I got an error:
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SS4: edit many_many_extraFields in a GridField detail form
In a recent project I had a $many_many relation between TeamMember and TeamGroup where each member can have a different role per group.
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Updating to SS4: Table 'Page_Versions' doesn't exist
While updating a pretty old project to SilverStripe 4 I got a weird error on dev/build:
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Syncing a ManyManyList
Sometimes you want to update a ManyMany relation to have exact this set of foreign keys. Not just adding and deleting, but both - best in just one call.
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Installing SS on 1and1
I've recently re-installed some SilverStripe sites on 1and1 web hosting. It was Painful!
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Batch renaming files and adding padded zeros to numbers
Today a customer sent me some hundred images I should add to an image gallery. Unfortunately the files were renamed under windows: uppercase JPG extension and - really annoying -...
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Responsive Media added via TinyMCE in SilverStripe
In SilverStripe you can add Videos within the TinyMCE Editor by using the "Insert Media" Button.
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