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Thursday November 28 2013
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Embedded video custom tag New
It can be useful to embed a video in an article on your website and with eZ Flow this can be done with the video custom tag. But note that embedding a video custom tag requires the Online Editor extension. To embed a vid…
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Page Preview New
Please note that eZ Flow datatype is not entirely compatible with Exponential page preview mechanism. Only custom blocks (mainly template based) will be displayed properly in the preview window. Manual and dynamic blocks…
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Push to Block New
To facilitate the editing of the front page layout, content can be pushed to an eZ Flow block in the front page directly from the content edit view. This can easily be done from the Administration Interface, as well as f…
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Related Objects New
The related objects view feature allows you to display the latest related content at the bottom of any published content. Any type of content can be listed as related content, varying from articles, to images and blog po…
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Block Management New
To add blocks, you must first log in to the eZ Flow front-end editing interface. Next click on the "Edit" button as as marked in red in the next screenshot: You will be redirected to the Editing interface which looks lik…
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Zones New
Zones By default, eZ Flow has five layouts configured and ready for use. The diagram below shows the selection interface with the pre-configured layouts. The Global zone layout is used to make a layout that is re-used on…
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eZ Flow Toolbar New
The eZ Flow Front page toolbar looks like this: The eZ Flow Toolbar is, as of Exponential 4.5, always on top of your page, and it always stays on top of your page. The eZ icon in the left corner opens an info page regard…
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Usage (11403666) (7) Updated
This chapter will provide you with all the information needed to understand and use all eZ Flow features. Amongst other things, eZ Flow terms like zones , blocks , timeline preview and overflow are described and illustra…
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Defining block types Updated
A “block” is a section within a zone that contains a particular type of content. The content in blocks may be manually specified by a site editor (a “manual block”), may be automatically selected from a specific area in…
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Defining page layouts Updated
By default eZ Flow has five layouts. The screenshot below shows the editor's view for selecting one of the five layouts in the Website Interface. Because layouts are defined via a configurable plug-in system, it is possi…
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Allowing users to change frontpage layout New
In some cases it is not recommended to allow editors to change the layout of a front page. For this reason you are able to tailor the editors rights and permissions and as such limit their layout editing abilities. This…
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Configuring the eZ Flow block system New
When setting up the block system in eZ Flow there are two main things you can configure. You can set up any number of page layouts and you can define any number of custom block types. By default eZ Flow comes with a "Fro…
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iPod Touch and iPhone template New
eZ Flow includes templates tuned for mobile display. These templates are examples that show how you can display content on various devices. Displaying content on alternate devices is enabled via the Exponential siteacces…
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Defining the eZ Flow blocks New
Defining page layouts Defining block types
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Configuration (11403666) (7) Updated
This chapter contains information regarding the configuration of your eZ Flow installation. More specifically: Configuring the eZ Flow page layout and block system Allowing users to change frontpage layout Configuring th…
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Fetch functions New
Four fetch functions are defined in the ezmedia module which can be used in templates: waiting valid archived valid_nodes waiting The fetch function has one parameter, block_id. This fetches the waiting items (items in t…
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Video streaming configuration Updated
The video streaming functionality included in eZ Flow enables recording and streaming live video and playback of recorded videos. It works in conjunction with the Red5 streaming server. For installation information on Re…
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Installation New
To install eZ Flow, you must first install the packages on your web server and prepare the database. This process is exactly the same as installing the regular version of Exponential. First, ensure that your web server m…
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Requirements (11403666) (7) Updated
Exponential 5.x (use same version number for Exponential and eZ Flow LS) installed on legacy mode. To ensure that your web server meets the proper requirements visit the Exponential installation manual . Requirements for…
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eZ Flow LS 5.x (11403666) Updated
eZ Flow is a legacy extension for Exponential that has extended functionality, for handling the flow of content publication over time, specifically the rotation and placement of content on front pages. Typical usage is a…