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Installed PN site. Decided to add content but I need to work with PDFs and nobody replies to my post asking about PDF handling...

So I now decided to build up the links section but found the online manual stating "There is one draw-back currently. Categories can only go two levels deep. This is being worked on for a future release."

I need to go 4/5 deep. Is there a third party module to handle web links or do others have better ideas for adding links. Thanks

I'd use Pagesetter, www.elfisk.dk - might also work for your PDF content too, but I'm no expert...

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Simon

itbegins.co.uk - Zikula Consulting

Please read the Support Guide

so it is easy to build up web links with that? fairly deep, and users can vote on the links, sort them etc?

Pagesetter has its own categories system. It supports hooks, so you should be able to use ratings, and you can sort the links through a URL parameter.

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Simon

itbegins.co.uk - Zikula Consulting

Please read the Support Guide

I'm almost at the point of giving up. I do not know how to use hooks etc.

I wanted to get started on a first CMS site. I choose PN. Half the items in Admin would not work, and I had to edit code to get PN Admin functions to work (see my post about "HTTPS"). Next I went to work with content but nobody can suggest how to work with PDFs or explain Pagesetter/ContentExpress/PagEd and how they fit together and in relation to PN. Next I go to add web links and it only supports 2 category levels which is not enough. So I had a quick trawl of the web looking for something better than PN, found nothing, but I never checked out Mambo, will do that now.

You don't need to know how to use hooks ;) Simply check the box that says 'enable ratings for this module' and you're away...

Pagesetter is a fairly complicated, but very powerful module - I see no reason why it can't do everything you need.

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Simon

itbegins.co.uk - Zikula Consulting

Please read the Support Guide

I'm a PN newbie, so I need to keep things simple until I am on my feet.

I looked at Mambo and non of their sites is anything like the site I wish to create, whereas a few PN sites are. So I have given up on Mambo again.

Which means I need to keep up the fight to get my PN site off the ground.

I guess a solution to my problems would be to accept the two category deep system for now even though in my case will be a bit lame, and hope that with 0.76 deeper levels become possible?

As regards PDF format, I think the best bet is to do what this PN site http://www.irarichardsmith.com has done which is to type some some info about the PDF in a section like news then provide a link to it via the downloads module.

And then one day when I am on my feet I will figure out Pagesetter/ContentExpress/PagEd ! Lets see.

I've just used the web links with 0.750. It does provide more than 2 categories after all!!! I think what the manual refers to is that only 2 are shown onscreen until you click the 2nd one then more are shown!

well, that guide is a little out of date.

Can I recommend the new pnGuide? http://docs.postnuke.com/index.php?module=Static_Docs&func=view&f=pnguide/index.html

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Regards,
Simon

itbegins.co.uk - Zikula Consulting

Please read the Support Guide

You can find a (very) short intro to Pagesetter that describes what makes it different from PagEd and ContentExpress here: http://www.elfisk.dk/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=10&pid=1&meid=19