Add entry then Redirect to view entry after save (how?)

[evanslee]

Currently after I enter an entry, it stays on the page that says it's saved and remains in the admin section.

How would I be able to change this without hacking the serendipity code, can redirects be done in a plugin or is this the wrong way to go?

Id like to be able to redirect to the final post after saving completes

Regards,
Lee

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

You could write a plugin that listens on the "backend_publish" hook for example, yes. How much do you know about the plugin API, does that information help you?

Regards,
Garvin

[evanslee]

I had a look a freetag plugin to try and see what was going on with backend_publish but couldnt make sense of it.

I have yet to get my head round all the hooks n the like, but im sure i will get there, then i can start publishing plugins

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Okay, it's not really hard, here's an example for your case:

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    <?php
    class serendipity_event_bumpcomment extends serendipity_event {
        var $title = 'Bump comments';

        function introspect(&$propbag) {
            global $serendipity;

            $propbag->add('name',          'Bump Comments');
            $propbag->add('description',   '');
            $propbag->add('stackable',     false);
            $propbag->add('author',        'Garvin Hicking');
            $propbag->add('version',       '1.0');
            $propbag->add('requirements',  array(
                'serendipity' => '0.8',
                'smarty'      => '2.6.7',
                'php'         => '4.1.0'
            ));
            $propbag->add('event_hooks',    array(
                'backend_publish' => true
            ));
        }

        function event_hook($event, &$bag, &$eventData, $addData = '') {
            global $serendipity;

            $hooks = &$bag->get('event_hooks');
            if (isset($hooks[$event])) {
                switch($event) {
                    case 'backend_publish':
                        header('Location: http://www.google.de/');
                        exit;
                        return true;
                        break;
                }
            }
        }
    }

If you have more questions, feel free to ask

HTH,
Garvin

[evanslee]

Thanks

So, you can stack them up like this?

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$hooks = &$bag->get('event_hooks');
        if (isset($hooks[$event])) {
            switch($event) {
                case 'frontend_saveComment_finish':
                    serendipity_db_query("UPDATE {$serendipity['dbPrefix']}entries 
                                             SET timestamp = UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW())
                                           WHERE id = '" . (int)$addData['comment_id'] . "'");
                    return true;
                    break;
					
	    case 'backend_publish':
                        header('Location: http://www.google.de/');
                        exit;
                        return true;
                        break;

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Yeah, you can do that! Just remember to also add frontend_saveComment_finish at the "introspect" method to the propbag where all event hooks that the plugin wants to use need to be shown.

HTH,
Garvin

[evanslee]

Just remember to also add frontend_saveComment_finish at the "introspect" method to the propbag where all event hooks that the plugin wants to use need to be shown.

HTH,
Garvin

Now you have lost me...

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

You need to change this

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            $propbag->add('event_hooks',    array(
                'backend_publish' => true
            ));

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            $propbag->add('event_hooks',    array(
                'backend_publish' => true,
                'frontend_saveComment_finish' => true
            ));

[evanslee]

This sort of works...

However, the redirect is only showing in the frame below:
'Serendipity is now saving your entry, creating trackbacks and performing possible XML-RPC calls. This may take a while..'

I still see the add entry form below that with my populated text... and it doesnt redirect to the main blog page

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Hm, okay. I suppose instead of a redirect you then need javascript code that accesses the parent frame and redirects there...

Regards,
Garvin

[evanslee]

So i can redirect the frame as per above... but to a page that contains this...

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<script type="text/javascript">
setTimeout('Redirect()',4000);
function Redirect()
{
  self.parent.location.href = 'http://localhost/serendipity/';
}
</script>