Steven Heynderickx wrote on 09 Dec 2009 15:27
In the ListPages module one can order on several items… I would like to introduce the
order="index"
Because ordering not indexed lists is an intense activity for a server… I understand that the statement order="%%content{1}%%" is not possible.
therefore I would suggest a special field (contentblock) with only the possibility to enter integers
a template could look like this then
some formatting
####
index
====
content{1}
by using the "####" the server knows that this is the "to-be-indexed-field"
Maybe in a later ListPages statement the integers used there can be the source for ordering when the order-command is order="index"
Pieter mentioned having this problem so he had to manually make the list of sections in this forum… I had also this problem… the calender module also could use things like this to order stuff…
A custom ordering field is a need I think.
The whole design of content sections is in conflict with data forms, and you should read the design sketch on forms, and then consider this functionality again in that perspective.
We will not be extending the content section functionality. Forms do the same but better.
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