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Has anyone experienced content going live BEFORE their publish date?
Has anyone experienced content going live BEFORE their set publish date? We experienced a mess of content going live well before their intended publish date, and set off a bit of a firestorm in our newsroom. I have heard of this happening once at yet one other property, but I thought I'd ask around as I'm submitting a help ticket. It's a somewhat sketchy idea of a bug, especially considering embargoed content. We're going to attempt to test it again to recreate it.
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Email Weather Newsletter
Hi! We've been making a big email push lately and really want to create a morning weather newsletter that would include the day's forecast, then ideally link off to the weather page on our website. Are there any tools available for this in the current BLOX system, or has anybody come across a solution that works with the CMS?
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Secrets to social networking success with BLOX CMS
With approximately 1.317 billion users on Facebook, it’s clear that social media is here to stay. Growing your social network should be a key component of your marketing strategy, but it isn’t easy. You need publishing tools that make it simpler to post, share and create a community. Learn more »
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How to I search for articles with a specific byline in BLOX?
In the BLOX back-end, I want to search for all image assets with a specific byline. I think I remember a way to do this using the "Search Text" field, but I can't find any documentation to support this.
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Readers are creating user accounts without required fields. How does that happen?
http://docs.townnews.com/kbpublisher/Readers-are-c...
"BLOX Registration is capable of requiring specific fields - first name, last name, phone number, etc. - before a new registration request can be submitted. However, user accounts exist that do not contain the specified, required fields."
Really, REALLY wish you folks could find a way to fix this.
"BLOX Registration is capable of requiring specific fields - first name, last name, phone number, etc. - before a new registration request can be submitted. However, user accounts exist that do not contain the specified, required fields."
Really, REALLY wish you folks could find a way to fix this.
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Documentation for business query rules
We are trying to use the Slideshow:Versatile block to try and pull in print-to-web ads from specific businesses in specific places on the site. We see the business query rules in the block, but can't find any documentation on how to use them. Is it based on business ID, priority, etc?
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Open links in new tab
Will TownNews engineer their sites to allow every asset the ability to open in a new tab or window?
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Export user account information by date range
Is there a way to export account information for users who have joined during a specific date range? I'd like to be able to export our user account information periodically.
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How to create or find a URL to assign when creating a new form
Hello, I am hoping to create Blox forms to serve as preseason preview questionnaires for area football coaches. They will be able to plug in their contact info, comments on the upcoming season, and lists of returning players. Then we could use the Submissions area to retrieve the information.
I tried to create a form to start working on this concept. When I click on NEW FORM, I get a window asking for Form Title and URL. I put in a form title but when I click on the down arrow to select from a list of URLs, no choices are made available to me, just an empty box.
In the documentation, it states:
NOTE: When a new form is created, BLOX CMS will automatically create a URL and insert it into the URL tree relative to the URL that was selected above.
But it is not doing this. I can't get past the blank box where URL choices or a directory tree apparently should be. Also, I'm not allowed to type in a URL to see if the system will create it. So I can't get anywhere. How can we fix this? If it works I want to do many forms for our various coaches to use.
I tried to create a form to start working on this concept. When I click on NEW FORM, I get a window asking for Form Title and URL. I put in a form title but when I click on the down arrow to select from a list of URLs, no choices are made available to me, just an empty box.
In the documentation, it states:
NOTE: When a new form is created, BLOX CMS will automatically create a URL and insert it into the URL tree relative to the URL that was selected above.
But it is not doing this. I can't get past the blank box where URL choices or a directory tree apparently should be. Also, I'm not allowed to type in a URL to see if the system will create it. So I can't get anywhere. How can we fix this? If it works I want to do many forms for our various coaches to use.
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calendar Touch 5
Is there a calender widget for touch 5 mobile? I want it to display like a standard calendar in a grid format.
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I want to change the month in utl to subtract 1 from the current month
I am using this:
[% asset.starttime('Y, n, j, G, i, s') %]
and where the month # is (n) I want to subtract 1 from the #.
Example: [% asset.starttime('Y, n -1, j, G, i, s') %]
My example doesn't work and is just an example of what I want to happen.
[% asset.starttime('Y, n, j, G, i, s') %]
and where the month # is (n) I want to subtract 1 from the #.
Example: [% asset.starttime('Y, n -1, j, G, i, s') %]
My example doesn't work and is just an example of what I want to happen.
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How to add a columnist
I want to add columnists to my college online newspaper. Does anyone know how to add them in the Columnist tab under Opinion?
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How to automatically add video to Associated Press articles
In today's newsroom, video is an important tool. It adds depth to reporting and entices readers to spend more time on your site. Our new Associated Press automatic video matching service makes it easy to add video to AP articles, with no work from you! Learn more »
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Creating a widget out of a block without links opening in a new window
Is there a way to create a widget out of a block without having the links open in a new window. Currently when you use the iframe code from the widget tab of a block it automatically adds target=_blank.
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Photo Watermark
Does anyone know if BLOX has a method to automatically add a watermark during processing of the multiple sized photos but keep it off the original for selling through second street's photo service?
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Christine Masters
11 years ago
Hi Jason! That is not currently available. You could do something a bit more manual, like a Photoshop macro, and then upload an unmarked one for MyCapture, but nothing automated.
We also can disable right clicking and/or save to desktop via a JavaScript - but of course, you could always do a screen shot.
We also can disable right clicking and/or save to desktop via a JavaScript - but of course, you could always do a screen shot.
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