AdminLists

Introduction

Geeklog 1.4 has an engine to create tables/lists from data. This engine can be used to make sure that all tabular information looks similar all over the site. It is also helpful to reduce the amount of code that has to be written for a table, including template files.

To use this function, you have to choose between two main differences: Simple & Complex lists. The main difference is that the simple lists need an array of data and the complex lists need an SQL string of data. So if you do not have your data in a database table, you will need to use a simple list. Also, the simple lists only can be displayed several times on a page (such as used on the moderation and statistics screens). This guide will tell you first how to create a simple list, and then describe the aditional features of complex lists.

Generally it is recommended to take any of the existing lists and changing the details. This makes sure that you use the required set of data for a complete table.

Simple Lists

As an example, this guide will show you how to create a simple list by using the statistics page /public_html/stats.php.

The first element of a list is the header, the line where you can read what the information below represents. To define those use an array:

$header_arr = array(
    array(
        'text' => $LANG10[1], 
        'field' => 'title', 
        'width' => '90%', 
        'header_class' => 'stats-header-title'
    ),
    array(
        'text' => "", 
        'field' => 'stats', 
        'width' => '10%', 
        'header_class' => 'stats-header-count', 
        'field_class' => 'stats-list-count'
    ),
);

You can see that you need to create a multi-dimensional array with several fields, most of which are optional. Required are the first two.

Field/Array Name	Content	Data Type	Required
text	The text that the user sees on top of the column	string	Yes
field	The field in the data-array that is used to show the data	string	Yes
width	The CSS width of the column	string	No
header_class	The CSS class that should be assigned to the header field	string	No
field_class	The CSS class that should be assigned to the data fields below	string	No

Then, you need a text-array, defining some other details of the table:

$text_arr = array(
    'has_menu' => false,
    'title' => $LANG10[1],
);

<td>string</th><td>No</td>

<tr><td>instructions</td><td>Some text to explain how the table works</td><td>string</td><td>no</td></tr> <tr><td>no_data</td><td>The string that is shown in case the table is empty. If this is not given, $LANG_ADMIN['no_results'] is shown</td><td>string</td><td>No</td></tr> </table>

Complex Lists

Field/Array Name	Content	Data Type	Required
has_menu	If set to true	boolean	Yes
title	The title of the table. Since the table will be in a block, the block needs a title	string	Yes
help_url	The url that shows help for the block	string	No
form_url	The form used in case the menu is there	string	if has_menu=true
icon</th><td>An Icon to be displayed

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