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Blueprints

Developer

Brian Litzinger - Bold Minded

3rd Party (Commercial)
Current Version: 2.0.6
Release Date: May 13, 2013

License Agreement

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$45.00
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Compatibility

Requirements

  • jQuery for the Control Panel

Categories

Accessory, Extension

Tags

Blueprints is designed let you create Publish Layouts based on templates instead of Member Groups and show or hide specific fields based on their availability in the template. If a template does not display a specific field, don't confuse your clients by making it available to them in the control panel.

If you have a small project, or don’t want to go through the hassle to create multiple Publish Layouts, don’t worry, you can still use Blueprints. The first option in the settings screen lets you turn off the Publish Layout “Hi-jacking” that happens. With this turned off, you will still be able assign preview thumbnail images to a template, and restrict which templates are available in the Structure template list.

What’s new in 2.0?

  • Selecting a new publish layout immediately re-loads the publish page with the designated publish layout, no need to save a revision.
  • Works with required fields (other JavaScript based field visibility togglers do not work with required fields).
  • Template Carousel to select which template to use.
  • Use the native File Manager or Assets module to select an image to represent the template in the carousel.
  • A “simple” template selector fallback if you choose not to define an image for each template.
  • Drag and drop re-ordering of your custom publish layouts in the settings page.
  • Extension settings re-factored to be more scalable.

Requirements:
ExpressionEngine 2.5+, PHP 5, Structure or Pages Module

Blueprints Links

Hooks Used

If the add-on is an extension, and ties into ExpressionEngine's core files, it will use ExpressionEngine hooks. We are listing any hooks the add-on uses for developers to have an easier time locating other add-ons that they can reference for their own work.

  1. publish_form_channel_preferences
  2. sessions_end
  3. submit_new_entry_start

This entry was created August 3, 2010, 3:50 pm.
This entry was last updated May 13, 2013, 1:58 pm.

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4 Reviews:

saumc 02.04.13

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Doesn’t seem to work seamlessly.  I have issues with my BP layouts mixing with regular EE layouts.  Sometimes the BP layouts don’t load automatically and I have to reload them for each entry (with Structure).  The concept is wonderful but the behavior is not consistent enough.

sm9 03.11.11

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I think this is a very good addon.

I’d give it 5 stars, except that having to press the ‘Save Revision’ button to make the new publish layout appear feels kind of hacky when explaining it to clients.

I’ll give it 5 stars if Brian can make the layout change instantly. :)

John D Wells 01.06.11

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Everyone should watch the video demo to get a grasp on how incredible this addon is – it can fundamentally alter not only how you prepare EE for client hand-off, but also for content & template structure, everything. Brian has done an amazing job.

mzltd 12.23.10

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Between EE2 and this addon I’ve made both mine and my clients lives easier. This is exactly what I needed thanks!