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Hey all,
I am doin something wrong here. I added the Custom Content widget to my dashboard no problem, however I am having trouble putting i where I want using the Dashboard Widget Order Plugin. I installed it but I must be using the wrong name for the Custom Content or something.
I have tried about 10 variations to change it, but right now this is what I have in there:
//change the order of the widgets here
$dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'dashboard_right_now'; $dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'dashboard_custom_content_dashboard_widget';$dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'dashboard_recent_comments';
$dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'dashboard_incoming_links';
$dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'dashboard_plugins';
What should I name it? I must be tired and missing the obvious here.
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Thanks Andrew but it doesn't seem to be working. I tried moving the "Plugins" widget also and it didn't move either.
Is there a way to completely remove some of the widgets? I could just remove the "Plugins" and the "Incoming Links" widgets and then FAQ/Tips I am trying to add to the user dashboards would display below the comments, pretty much where I want it.
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Nah, we received a bug report for the dashboard widgets order plugin over the weekend and you've just confirmed it for me. I'm going to be looking into it in just a little while.
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Hey Andrew,
Did you have any luck fixing it up. I downloaded the "Custom Content" and the "Widget Order". I'm able to correctly change the order of every widget, expect the custom_content one.
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Hi!
I would like the widget order changes to apply to existing blogs also. The code says:
// Change this if you update the widget order and want all users to have
// the new order instead of just new users.
// Note that this will overwrite the custom widget order users have
// configured.
'$dashboard_widgets_order_hash = 'm9c0u203b7u0338u10zxnm0q';'
Is that now possible and what is "this" that I'm supposed to change?
Thanks!
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I've changed some characters in the $dashboard_widgets_order_hash. And now it works in the main blog dashboard. But not for a user when a new blog is created.
This is the code I've used. $dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'custom_content_widegt_content';
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Which version of WPMU are you running? The current version of the plugin only works with 2.8.6+ so I need to rule that out before digging into anything else.
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In my experience it takes one view of the dashboard to get it into place, so the first time you visit the dashboard it isn't in place, but the second time it is... or maybe just with a refresh, not ideal I know but could you give that a go?
Agree re: spelling, I think this one has been overlooked a bit as it's such a small plugin but we need to get on top of it.
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Hiya,
This should do the trick:
$dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'dashboard_custom_content';
Btw, can you let me know if you're able to successfully reorder the dashboard widgets with the dashboard widget order plugin?
Thanks,
Andrew
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Thanks Andrew but it doesn't seem to be working. I tried moving the "Plugins" widget also and it didn't move either.
Is there a way to completely remove some of the widgets? I could just remove the "Plugins" and the "Incoming Links" widgets and then FAQ/Tips I am trying to add to the user dashboards would display below the comments, pretty much where I want it.
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Nah, we received a bug report for the dashboard widgets order plugin over the weekend and you've just confirmed it for me. I'm going to be looking into it in just a little while.
Thanks,
Andrew
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I just tried to add the Dashboard Feeds and it doesn't seem to be working either.
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Btw, these changes are only made on new blogs. Try creating a new blog and see if the changes are in place if you have a spare minute.
Thanks,
Andrew
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Ah ok. The RSS feed worked but the widget order still did not when I made a new blog.
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Cool, the widget order plugin is on my list so we'll get that one fixed up.
Thanks,
Andrew
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Hey Andrew,
Did you have any luck fixing it up. I downloaded the "Custom Content" and the "Widget Order". I'm able to correctly change the order of every widget, expect the custom_content one.
Thanks
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Hiya,
The latest version should work just fine. You should be adding something like this:
$dashboard_widgets_order_right_column[] = 'custom_content_dashboard_widget';
or this:
$dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'custom_content_dashboard_widget';
Thanks,
Andrew
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Thank You! The problem was with the name I was using for the custom_content widget.
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No problem. Let us know if you have any other issues.
Thanks,
Andrew
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Hi!
I would like the widget order changes to apply to existing blogs also. The code says:
// Change this if you update the widget order and want all users to have
// the new order instead of just new users.
// Note that this will overwrite the custom widget order users have
// configured.
'$dashboard_widgets_order_hash = 'm9c0u203b7u0338u10zxnm0q';'
Is that now possible and what is "this" that I'm supposed to change?
Thanks!
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Hiya,
Just change that random string of characters. Ex:
From this:
$dashboard_widgets_order_hash = 'm9c0u203b7u0338u10zxnm0q';To something like this:
$dashboard_widgets_order_hash = 'c81e728d9d4c2f636f067f89c2c';It doesn't really matter what you put in there as long as it's different from the current value.
Thanks,
Andrew
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Wow, you're fast! Thanks for being there, but have a great holiday.
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I've changed some characters in the $dashboard_widgets_order_hash. And now it works in the main blog dashboard. But not for a user when a new blog is created.
This is the code I've used.
$dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'custom_content_widegt_content';Does anybody have a idea how to solve this?
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Which version of WPMU are you running? The current version of the plugin only works with 2.8.6+ so I need to rule that out before digging into anything else.
Thanks,
Andrew
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I'm running 2.8.6. I didn't upgrade yet.. 'cause then I'd lose the language connection.
It also isn't working on the main blog anymore..
Quite strange.. isn't it?
Thanks for helping.
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Yeh, somethings not quite right with that plugin. I'll have a look as soon as I can (probably tomorrow or Wed).
Thanks,
Andrew
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Hi,
Any luck yet in getting the plugin working properly? Same issues as above with 2.9.1.1.
Thanks!
ChuckS
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Hiya,
As I posted in another thread last week I actually couldn't find any problem with the plugin. It works ok for me.
After you change the hash value be sure to do a hard refresh (CTRL + F5 in FF) because some settings can be cached in your browser.
Thanks,
Andrew
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I'm having the same problems as mentioned above using WP 3.0.
Custom Content widget is appearing in Dashboard just fine, but can't re-order it whatsoever using the dashboard-widgets-order plugin.
Additionally, someone should be looking into the spelling throughout the custom content widget. There are a couple instances of it reading as:
$custom_content_widegt_title
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In my experience it takes one view of the dashboard to get it into place, so the first time you visit the dashboard it isn't in place, but the second time it is... or maybe just with a refresh, not ideal I know but could you give that a go?
Agree re: spelling, I think this one has been overlooked a bit as it's such a small plugin but we need to get on top of it.
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Same problem in 3.0.1; Custom Content Dashboard Widget works fine, but no reordering or deletion of widgets.
It's persistent even after refresh, going to another page and back, creating a new site or changing the hash.
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Having the same issue, regretfully. Too bad, really. Would like this plugin to function as it solves several problems in one elegantly fell swoop.
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Hmmmm, we'll see if we can apply some fixes here - hopefully they won't be too hard.
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A new version has now been uploaded, please give it a go - hopefully all your problems will be fixed :)
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I got it working using:
$dashboard_widgets_order_left_column[] = 'custom_content_dashboard_widget';By the way, is there a way to hide other widgets I don't want displayed in the dashboard using this plugin?
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No, but keep in mind some only show to super admins.
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