Static Field Extension
Use is easy- download the zip, open it up. Because of the limitations in how EE used to handle extension settings, you need to open up both lang.static_fields.php and ext.static_fields.php. At the top of both files, you need to set:
var $total_groupings = 2; //user configurable
var $weblog_ids = "1|4"; //user configurable, takes a pipe-delimited list of weblog ids.
The $total_groups variable specifies how many custom fields PER weblog you want to add a static field to. The weblog ids? For each weblog you want to add some static text to, you need to include it in this list.
After that? It’s easy:
- Upload the language file to the language folder and the extension file to the extension folder
- Go to ‘Admin- Utilities- Extensions manager’- enable the plugin
- Click on the settings- and specify the default text you’d like for each field of each weblog that you need some default static content in.
I’m not sure there’s a ton of demand for this one, but I needed the practice. If you need the extension, then it’s a win for all concerned.
**Note- as Ingmar pointed out in the forums, an alternative to the extension is to use a conditional on a template- if a field is empty, then show ‘whatever’- otherwise show the field contents. ‘Whatever’ would be your ‘default static content’. 9 times out of 10? That’s probably what I’d do. Depends a bit on the specifics and your personal preferences.