Return to Edit Template page after saving

This is far from being a hack, so I figured I should post it here.
Probably be moved though...

Anyway, this adds an option to the Edit Template page for returning to the same page or not.
If you select yes, then the template will be saved and you will be sent back to the editing page.
If you select no (default), then you will be sent to the main template list.

I wanted this cuss I sometimes I just edit a template over and over and over again, and loading the list again is quite a pain you-know-where.

Hopefully others will also find this helpful.


All changes are done to template.php (admin folder)!

Find this code:

PHP Code:

  makehiddencode("group", "$group"); 


(second time it appears, not first time!)
and right above add this:

PHP Code:

  makeyesnocode("Return to this page?","return",0); 


Now replace this:

PHP Code:

  echo "<p>Done!</p>";
  $action="modify";
  $expandset=$templatesetid; 


with

PHP Code:

  echo "<p>Done!</p>";
  if ($return) {
    $action="edit";
  } else {
    $action="modify";
    $expandset=$templatesetid;
  } 


And last but not least move this block:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start do update #######################
if ($HTTP_POST_VARS['action']=="doupdate") {
  // a few lines of code here
} 


a few lines up, namely right before this:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start edit #######################
if ($action=="edit") { 


And that's it.
If you want the default selection to be yes (not recommended - for obvious reasons), change the 0 to 1:

  makeyesnocode("Return to this page?","return",0);

That's it, hope you enjoy this.

Please note that this is only and only for edited template.
For original templates the option will not show up, because well, it's bit more complex.

I added a screen shot if you still don't get this.

[Jawelin]

Originally posted by FireFly
Jawelin, that's odd, I've been using this hack for 4 months already and never faced that problem! Do you mind sending me your template.php file by e-mail, so I could have a look and try it out? Thanks.

Hi, Chen. I sent the email some days ago and would just to have an ack if your address was right.
Thanks again.
Bye

[Jawelin]

As I couldn't manage to make this hack working 'as is', I created a workaround to obtain the same results.
Here they are, if - as read - someone else got the same problems.

Add

PHP Code:

  //HACK: Return to edit page after saving template
  makeyesnocode("Return here","comeback",1);
  makehiddencode("prevaction", "$action");
  //HACK: Return to edit page after saving template 


wherever you want to return to (I mean, right before the 'save changes' button in edit section)...
Later, in the 'doupdate' section, add at the end:

PHP Code:

  //HACK: Return to edit page after saving template
  if ($comeback and $prevaction) {
      cpredirect("template.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=$prevaction&templateid=$templateid",0);
  }
  //HACK: Return to edit page after saving template 


It should work...
Thanks to Chen for the idea.

[Birdie501]

Thanks, really good and saves a lot of clicks!

[Hobbes]

I got the array error also....could anyone post a fix for it? cuz I R confused and it screwed up my forumhome

[gmarik]

It shows Done! and does not redirects bakc to edit mode on 2.3 irate:

[PixelFx]

one, Very cool, just installed it on vb 2.3.2 works great. INSTALLED

question??

how would I get this to work with filburt1

Quick Edit Templates - hack ?