[nodebb-plugin-custom-pages] Custom Static pages for NodeBB

[leksar]

AFAIK this problem appears because the plugin doesn't creates the .tpl file in your theme templates. So you can copy homepage.tpl from nodebb-plugin-custom-pages/templates to [yourtheme]/templates directory and name it like you named your page in ACP (mypage.tpl) as temporary solution.

[henrywright]

@psychobunny when I install the plugin, I get the same internal error as reported in issue #10. For example:

[henrywright]

@psychobunny which version are you referring to?

npm install nodebb-plugin-custom-pages still produces this error. Is there a more recent version of the plugin available?

[Guiri]

@henrywright Try this:

cd ~/NodeBB/node_modules
npm remove nodebb-plugin-custom-pages && rm -rf nodebb-plugin-custom-pages
git clone https://github.com/rbeer/nodebb-plugin-custom-pages
git checkout tplCopyIssue

[henrywright]

@Guiri doesn't the clone URL need a .git on the end?

[henrywright]

@leksar I tested this (copying the template file to the location where it's missing) and it worked. Thanks for sharing

[henrywright]

@leksar Actually, I found a problem with that. After a forum restart, mypage.tpl is automatically deleted which results in the error appearing again.

[Guiri]

Yes, I forgot the .git extension. You might need to manually delete and re-create the template in the system with the new branch. I don't remember, unfortunately, but it's been stable for a week now without a hiccup.

[Guiri]

Anybody know if there's a clever way to override the global sidebar using bootstrap or CSS? Since there's no longer a homepage route, my sidebar is in the global tpl. But for the custom page, I'd really like to be able to replace those.

[Arc]

Is there any chance we can get this working on 0.9.x, or is this pretty well not working at the moment?

[PitaJ]

@Arc it should work just fine on v0.9.x - it does for me. You have to install it manually via npm install nodebb-plugin-custom-pages in your nodebb directory.

[Arc]

@PitaJ It doesnt seem to, sadly.

It installed fine, and looked all good:

But after 3 restarts, one hard ./nodebb stop and ./nodebb start, and a reload:

Simply no luck.

[PitaJ]

@Arc try removing the leading slash in the route

[Arc]

@PitaJ ... Of course it'd be something that simple.

Thanks!

[PitaJ]

@Arc no problem. I've found that slashes in routes can cause lots of problems in NodeBB core and plugins

[Arc]

@PitaJ One more question, that I'm sure is just me using bad syntax again- how do you change the pageTitle? Name of page isnt working.

[PitaJ]

@Arc are you referring to the title displayed in the tab? I think that that feature isn't implemented yet, but not exactly sure.

[Arc]

@PitaJ Yeah. I can mod it with JS, but that's a nightmare from a web crawler standpoint. I guess I'll mod it in from the .tpl file, thanks!

[Arc]

Update for future generations:

Modifying page title in JS like so:

<script> document.title = 'TITLE HERE'; </script>

Actually isnt as bad as everyone says it is. Google lists it fine.

[HolyPhoenix]

Any idea if this is working in version 1?