# Radiant CMS **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-apps/radiant-cms/18.md?page=69 [Latest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 70 --- ## [Installation problem - Lost connection to MySQL server](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problem-lost-connection-to-mysql-server/98679)
**Author:** [@andrew](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andrew)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problem-lost-connection-to-mysql-server/98679 "2006-07-18T15:28:05Z")
New to Ruby, having trouble installing/configuring Radiant. Windows XP, Apache 1.3.31, MySQL 4.1.11, connecting to DB server on local network. I have added host: to the database.yml. This is what happens when I try t… --- ## [Attachment status](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-status/98780)
**Author:** [@bodhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bodhi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-status/98780 "2006-07-18T04:27:19Z")
Hi All, At my office we have decided to use Radiant for a client’s CMS system, and one of the features we are definitely going to need is page attachments (or an asset store, either way works). I think John L. mentio… --- ## [Navigation - current page tree branch/section](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/navigation-current-page-tree-branch-section/98769)
**Author:** [@brogoz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brogoz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/navigation-current-page-tree-branch-section/98769 "2006-07-18T02:09:17Z")
Let’s say I have a page hierarchy like this: about publications css webdesign contact and I use navigation tag in order to produce top navigation like this: \ **Author:** [@John\_WSLong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_WSLong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 12:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/markdown-smarty-pants/98744 "2006-07-18T00:51:37Z") Working on the 0.5.1 release this week and scanning through various patches today. A patch on ticket 83 adds two filters to Radiant: A SmartyPants filter for curling quotes (via RubyPants) A Markdown+SmartyPants filt… --- ## [/admin/export](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/admin-export/98468)
**Author:** [@James\_MacAulay](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/James_MacAulay)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/admin-export/98468 "2006-07-17T19:03:14Z")
Hi all, I’m rather new to radiant and I’m using it to set up a small-scale intranet site. I wanted to do an /admin/export to create a template that could be used for the setup\_database script, but I’m running into di… --- ## [Navigation and using Snipets for global variables](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/navigation-and-using-snipets-for-global-variables/98687)
**Author:** [@Harvey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Harvey_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/navigation-and-using-snipets-for-global-variables/98687 "2006-07-17T17:36:20Z")
Hi guys On my home page I have a page part called menubar which uses the following snipet. This displays the main navigation and works well. I only have o… --- ## [First draft of the "Using Radiant" page of the Handbook](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-draft-of-the-using-radiant-page-of-the-handbook/98142)
**Author:** [@pond](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pond)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 12:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-draft-of-the-using-radiant-page-of-the-handbook/98142 "2006-07-17T00:23:27Z")
In an effort to learn more about Radiant, I’ve just completed a first draft of the “Using Radiant” page of the Handbook within the Radiant Wiki at: http://dev.radiantcms.org:9007/radiant/wiki/UsingRadiant I’m plannin… --- ## [Sortability - status?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sortability-status/98621)
**Author:** [@jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay-levitt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sortability-status/98621 "2006-07-17T00:17:26Z")
On June 19 there was a discussion on adding “position”. Keith and Daniel sounded like they had something working, and were going to continue on it at RailsConf. What’s the latest on that? I’d like to use it/test it/… --- ## [Very very very confused](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-very-very-confused/98606)
**Author:** [@knewter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/knewter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-very-very-confused/98606 "2006-07-16T21:17:33Z")
So I tried to install several different versions of radiant cms, on dreamhost, as well as local. I’ll get to the local part in a second. I followed this: http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/Rails And was chugging al… --- ## [Modified Engines Patch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/modified-engines-patch/98530)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/modified-engines-patch/98530 "2006-07-16T18:50:52Z")
Alright enough talk, time for some code. I’ve submitted a patch to help alleviate all of our woes and give developers who are currently developing extensions and things a chance to do it on a platform that might be v… --- ## [Investigating Extended Content Bug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/investigating-extended-content-bug/98438)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_Kalin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Aaron_Kalin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2006, 2:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/investigating-extended-content-bug/98438 "2006-07-15T02:57:27Z")
Greetings, I have been using Radiant since RailsConf and I’m noticing a peculiar problem with the extended content page parts. It seems that if you create a page and click on the tab for extended content, it creates… --- ## [If\_url and menu sub menus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/if-url-and-menu-sub-menus/98439)
**Author:** [@Erik\_BSOrdway](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Erik_BSOrdway)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/if-url-and-menu-sub-menus/98439 "2006-07-14T21:40:20Z")
I have a site structure like this. --\> denote children Main Page –\>scicomp ----\>student\_projects ----\>instruments ------\>gcms ------\>ftir ------\>sem –\>other areas h3. Scientific Computing \ **Author:** [@parrfolio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/parrfolio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/camping-is-revealed-as-the-ruby-answer-to-php/98342 "2006-07-14T14:34:47Z") I think this may be of interest to Radiant folks: http://redhanded.hobix.com/inspect/theCampingServer.html --- ## [NoMethodError in SiteController#show\_page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-in-sitecontroller-show-page/98344)
**Author:** [@cvcomp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cvcomp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 9:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-in-sitecontroller-show-page/98344 "2006-07-14T09:49:55Z")
Anybody got this error while setting up? NoMethodError in SiteController#show\_page undefined method \`find’ for Status:Class RAILS\_ROOT: /home/hyperxmedia/domains/radiant.hyperxmedia.biz/radiant/config/… Application … --- ## [Filter help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/filter-help/98303)
**Author:** [@pond](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pond)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/filter-help/98303 "2006-07-14T04:25:25Z")
For my own Radiant installation I’ve extended all filters to include a “help” method that returns a piece of text which gets inserted into the relevant views to form a set of help links for filter types. They get list… --- ## [Radiant Plugins and Philosophy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radiant-plugins-and-philosophy/98222)
**Author:** [@jfrench](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jfrench)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radiant-plugins-and-philosophy/98222 "2006-07-14T04:15:59Z")
This is another email about plugins and philosophy. I’ve had a change of heart. I’ve gotten a lot of my plugin architecture to work. Changing the admin interface through callbacks, adding callbacks to controllers for … --- ## [Setting up radiant on textdrive](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-radiant-on-textdrive/98307)
**Author:** [@sdsykes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sdsykes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-radiant-on-textdrive/98307 "2006-07-14T03:44:56Z")
Hi all, Totally new to radiant - in fact, I’m just about ready to install it on my newest domain on textdrive. I had a hell of a time getting the routing working for typo. Any tips on getting radiant to work from ww… --- ## [First, last and each in differing orders](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-last-and-each-in-differing-orders/98195)
**Author:** [@pond](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pond)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-last-and-each-in-differing-orders/98195 "2006-07-13T19:02:23Z")
Is it a bug or intentional that \ and \ disagree with \ about the first and last child by default in Radiant 0.50? The :first and :last tags appear to return the same t… --- ## [Running non-root](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-non-root/98305)
**Author:** [@pond](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pond)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-non-root/98305 "2006-07-13T19:00:40Z")
As with many Rails applications, Radiant has the odd glitch when asked to run from a non-document root location. I’m serving Radiant from /rails/radiant at the moment. After the usual updates (prefix all routes, set a… --- ## [Adding comments](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-comments/98208)
**Author:** [@al-evans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/al-evans)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-comments/98208 "2006-07-13T16:25:25Z")
I have a hacked together version of Radiant with the capability of allowing users to add comments. It’s somewhere between “demo” and “pre-alpha” quality at the moment. I’ll make the code available (as an svn diff agai… --- ## [Can radiant b used to achive this](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-radiant-b-used-to-achive-this/98144)
**Author:** [@rush\_rouge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rush_rouge)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-radiant-b-used-to-achive-this/98144 "2006-07-13T16:03:09Z")
Well i want to make a photography community site on the lines of www.gfxartist.com , www.terminus1525.ca, www.phirebrush.com Where the community votes for every subbmission from a artist and can comment (like a forum)… --- ## [Search Behavior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-behavior/62992)
**Author:** [@ol1barn3s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ol1barn3s)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-behavior/62992 "2006-07-12T22:21:01Z")
Hi All: For those of you who are missing search capability in Radiant, I created a simple “Search” behavior for pages. It lets you create a search page that receives keywords as parameters and lists pages that match… --- ## [Extending the admin console](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extending-the-admin-console/98038)
**Author:** [@sfwalter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sfwalter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extending-the-admin-console/98038 "2006-07-12T16:16:30Z")
There’s a need to enhance the admin console outside the core product. Some ideas could be a dashboard/stats page, asset manager, manage comments, etc… I’m thinking that an extension to the admin console would basica… --- ## [Menu Links](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/menu-links/97937)
**Author:** [@Harvey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Harvey_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/menu-links/97937 "2006-07-12T03:18:32Z")
Hey guys, I have been struggling with this one. I suspect the problem is that I am missing the obvious. I have lots of different sidebars menu which I generate like this:- \ … --- ## [Status update](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/status-update/97941)
**Author:** [@Maurizio\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Maurizio_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/status-update/97941 "2006-07-11T22:04:22Z")
I’m an humble user of the radiant system. From this standpoint, I feel the need, and it would be great, if we could do collectively, as members at various title of this community, lead by John as the benevolent dictat… --- ## [Assets / Attachments and Stylesheets](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/assets-attachments-and-stylesheets/97928)
**Author:** [@gennosuke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gennosuke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/assets-attachments-and-stylesheets/97928 "2006-07-11T21:21:38Z")
After looking at John’s screen comps for attachments (which I like), does this mean attachments are strictly related to a page only, or can you add attachments to layouts as well? Also, if you add the same attachment … --- ## [Question on Hierarchy choice](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-on-hierarchy-choice/97858)
**Author:** [@ambitiouslemon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ambitiouslemon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-on-hierarchy-choice/97858 "2006-07-11T03:28:44Z")
I recently installed Radiant and started playing around with it a bit. Since I only know html/css I’ve been looking at various CMS systems (the only other one to really catch my eye was Modx) to figure out if these co… --- ## [Part types](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/part-types/97797)
**Author:** [@parrfolio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/parrfolio)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/part-types/97797 "2006-07-11T00:19:07Z")
Maybe somebody’s had this idea already, but better to echo it accidentally than to lose a good brainstorm. Somebody brought up the idea of a central asset store. i like this idea more than trying to shoehorn assets in… --- ## [Installing Radiant CMS on Dreamhost?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-radiant-cms-on-dreamhost/97861)
**Author:** [@knewter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/knewter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-radiant-cms-on-dreamhost/97861 "2006-07-10T23:50:45Z")
Does anyone have a comprehensive way of installing Radiant CMS on Dreamhost? Let me know! Thanks! Josh A. --- ## [Comments and Attachments](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comments-and-attachments/97795)
**Author:** [@sfwalter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sfwalter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comments-and-attachments/97795 "2006-07-10T20:17:02Z")
I don’t mean to beat attachments and comments with a dead horse. These are two features that I need (and most others from the sounds of it). There really hasn’t been a consensus on how they should be done. So I thou… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-apps/radiant-cms/18.md?page=68) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-apps/radiant-cms/18.md?page=70)