# New Paginated Archive Extension: What Next? **URL:** \ **Category:** Radiant CMS\ **Created:** [November 5, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-paginated-archive-extension-what-next/119270 "2007-11-05T18:10:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/aeb1de/32.png) [@usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/usrlocal)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-paginated-archive-extension-what-next/119270/1 "2007-11-05T18:10:28Z")
Hi All, Apparently, Radiant offered no built-in support for pagination of Archive Pages, like what you’d need to set up a blog. So I wrote one, Paginated Archive. Paginated Archive paginates child pages, works as a drop-in replacement for Archive Page, and defines tags to help in creating paginated navigation. Users can configure (via a ‘config’ part using YAML) the number of items per page and the redirect page in case an invalid page is requested. It uses Bruce W.’ excellent paginator gem: [http://rubyforge.org/projects/paginator](http://rubyforge.org/projects/paginator) What’s the standard practice for distributing Radiant extenstions? This is only my second extension, so I’m sure there are things to fix. It seems too small to create a RubyForge project. And I’d rather not run my own SVN server. I can think of other ways to make the extension available, but what’s the best way? Cheers, Rich * * * Richard L. Apodaca [http://depth-first.com](http://depth-first.com) Blog [http://metamolecular.com](http://metamolecular.com) Company ---
**Author:** ![usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/aeb1de/32.png) [@usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/usrlocal)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-paginated-archive-extension-what-next/119270/2 "2007-11-05T18:19:16Z")
> What’s the standard practice for distributing Radiant > extenstions? This is only my second extension, so I’m > sure there are things to fix. It seems too small to > create a RubyForge project. And I’d rather not run my > own SVN server. > > I can think of other ways to make the extension > available, but what’s the best way? Have you thought about Google Code? That seems like a nice way to distribute smaller projects. I hope you finf a way, I am interested in seeing this. I wrote a similar extension for a customer, but it is not ready for prime time. Keith B. ---
**Author:** ![usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/aeb1de/32.png) [@usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/usrlocal)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 2:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-paginated-archive-extension-what-next/119270/3 "2007-11-06T02:07:27Z")
Hi Richard, Looks very interesting. Hope you can find a way to distribute it soon. Meanwhile could I get a copy by email to check it out? saji … - richard apodaca [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [2007-11-05 09:09:21 -0800]: > to help in creating paginated navigation. Users can > create a RubyForge project. And I’d rather not run my > Richard L. Apodaca > > [http://depth-first.com](http://depth-first.com) Blog > [http://metamolecular.com](http://metamolecular.com) Company > > * * * > > Radiant mailing list > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) – Saji N. Hameed APEC Climate Center +82 51 668 7470 National Pension Corporation Busan Building 12F Yeonsan 2-dong, Yeonje-gu, BUSAN 611705 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid KOREA ---
**Author:** ![usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/aeb1de/32.png) [@usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/usrlocal)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-paginated-archive-extension-what-next/119270/4 "2007-11-07T06:26:05Z")
— Daniel S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > How have you handled page urls are you doing > something like: > > /archive/page/1 > > or are you doing > > /archive?page=1 Using the /archive?page=1 format and did indeed have to turn caching off. > If the later, you’ll have to turn off caching for > your page - > radiant doesn’t handle query params on a cached page > (something > that I’m planning on fixing up in the near future, > but tossing > up over implementations). Great - I’ll be looking for it. > Dan. > > * * * > > Radiant mailing list > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > Site: > [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) * * * Richard L. Apodaca [http://depth-first.com](http://depth-first.com) Blog [http://metamolecular.com](http://metamolecular.com) Company ---
**Author:** ![usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/aeb1de/32.png) [@usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/usrlocal)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-paginated-archive-extension-what-next/119270/5 "2007-11-07T17:03:06Z")
I’ve released the Paginated Archive extension: [http://depth-first.com/articles/2007/11/07/paginated-archives-in-radiant-cms-the-power-of-minimal-but-extendable-systems](http://depth-first.com/articles/2007/11/07/paginated-archives-in-radiant-cms-the-power-of-minimal-but-extendable-systems) Paginated Archive is a drop-in replacement for Radiant’s own Archive Page and is suitable for large blog-like archives. In other words, your archive pages can now be grouped by date _and_ paginated - just like a blog. The size of pages and the redirect page (for invalid page numbers) can be specified by creating a ‘config’ part for the archive. Here is a sample: items\_per\_page: 5 invalid\_page\_redirect: ‘/not-found’ Paginated archive requires Bruce W.’ Paginator gem: [http://www.codefluency.com/2006/10/24/paginator-released](http://www.codefluency.com/2006/10/24/paginator-released) Cheers, Rich * * * Richard L. Apodaca [http://depth-first.com](http://depth-first.com) Blog [http://metamolecular.com](http://metamolecular.com) Company ---
**Author:** ![usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/aeb1de/32.png) [@usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/usrlocal)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-paginated-archive-extension-what-next/119270/6 "2007-11-07T17:46:25Z")
On Nov 7, 2007, at 11:02 AM, richard apodaca wrote: > I’ve released the Paginated Archive extension: Cool! Good work! > Paginated archive requires Bruce W.’ Paginator gem: I’d have figured will\_paginate would have been a better choice? – Damien McKenna - Husband, father, geek. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://www.mc-kenna.com/](http://www.mc-kenna.com/) [http://twitter.com/DamienMcKenna](http://twitter.com/DamienMcKenna) [http://www.linkedin.com/in/damienmckenna](http://www.linkedin.com/in/damienmckenna) ---
**Author:** ![usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/aeb1de/32.png) [@usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/usrlocal)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 3:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-paginated-archive-extension-what-next/119270/7 "2007-11-07T03:37:12Z")
> Apparently, Radiant offered no built-in support for > pagination of Archive Pages, like what you’d need to > set up a blog. > > So I wrote one, Paginated Archive. I was planning on doing the same but got a little distracted. How have you handled page urls are you doing something like: /archive/page/1 or are you doing /archive?page=1 If the later, you’ll have to turn off caching for your page - radiant doesn’t handle query params on a cached page (something that I’m planning on fixing up in the near future, but tossing up over implementations). Dan. ---
**Author:** ![usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/aeb1de/32.png) [@usrlocal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/usrlocal)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-paginated-archive-extension-what-next/119270/8 "2007-11-07T18:20:58Z")
— Damien McKenna [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > better choice? > Hello Damien, Might have been. will\_paginate seems to be the one that gets the most attention. I looked at along with Paginator a few months ago when I was evaluating rails paginators. Paginator just seemed to work so well, I didn’t have a reason to switch. * * * Richard L. Apodaca [http://depth-first.com](http://depth-first.com) Blog [http://metamolecular.com](http://metamolecular.com) Company