REEOrder Module (Custom ordering of entries)

I haven’t checked the code but I’m guessing you tried clicking the up arrow for the first entry. The first entry can only go down, that’s why nothing happened 😉

Thanks, Elwin

Hi Elwin,

Nope. I can be a bit dumb at times but not this time I’m afraid!! 😊

It was actually around the third entry that I clicked. I can only click on a down arrow to set the ball going. If I try an up arrow on any of them it doesn’t work and only starts to work after pressing one of the down arrows.

You don’t catch me out today that easily I’m afraid!! 😊

Ah well. No problem as at least I can get it working.

Thanks again for a superb module!

Best wishes,

Mark

:lol: Cheers!

After seeing if the REEOrder module would work for me in the particular situation I have, I decided to uninstall the module after testing and now when I attempt to open any of my entries I get

MySQL ERROR: Error Number: 1146 Description: Table ‘etviscom_DB.exp_reeorder_prefs’ doesn’t exist Query: SELECT * FROM exp_reeorder_prefs WHERE weblog_id = ‘8’

I removed the custom field I created and then un-installed.

What did I do incorrectly?

I have since re-installed the module because this is the only way now I can access my entries.

Any idea how to get past this issue?

Thanks.

Will look into this tomorrow (time to get some sleep in my part of the world)

One thing I can think of right now is: Did you also uninstall the extension correctly?

The extension also looks for that “exp_reeorder_prefs” table, which isn’t there anymora after you uninstalled the module.

Hey, thank you for responding.

One thing I can think of right now is: Did you also uninstall the extension correctly?

Well, prior to uninstalling I tried to access the Documentation at http://docs.elwinzuiderveld.com/ in order to see if a specific uninstall process was defined. The URL wouldn’t load.

I then tried http://elwinzuiderveld.com/ and got the following message.

This website will be online soon, please visit again.

So, I simply went to the modules section in the CP and “removed” the module, then removed the custom field I established for module.

Is the uninstall process different?

The download contains an extension file “ext.reeorder.php” that you probably installed. (this is an optional install, see “Step 6” in the README.txt)

To uninstall this extension point your browser to: “Admin > Utilities > Extension Manager” and disable the REEOrder extension.

I will be updating my website and some EE add-ons soon, but my clients tend to steal most of my time.

Let me just say “thank you, mate” for this module. Works a treat. 😊

The download contains an extension file “ext.reeorder.php” that you probably installed. (this is an optional install, see “Step 6” in the README.txt)

:red: I completely forgot about the ext. I’m sorry for bothering you with this.

Thank you.

No problem 😉

I just wanted to say thanks for making this module as well. I’m currently using REEOrder with Pages and various other weblogs, and it works very nicely indeed 😊

This plugin is really great, and I’ve been wondering if something like this existed for a while.

I’ve got a quick question:

The custom field I’m wanting to use REEOrder for is a field I would like to use in an XML file so that we can order a playlist. I’m wondering if there is a way to prevent repeat order numbers. For example, if the client puts the number 3 twice the XML will print out the number 3 for two entries which won’t work. Also, maybe not a big deal but it seems you have to know how many entries there are under the weblog to know what to put in the custom field (if there are 10 entries, put 11 in the next entry). Hope I’m making some sense here, or maybe I’m over thinking it 😊

The point is, the actual custom field data is important for our particular implementation as we are ordering a flash module through XML.

Any thoughts on this would be awesome. Thanks again for the great plugin!

After reading over the ReadMe again, perhaps this plugin won’t work for my particular issue. Seems the point of this plugin is to not use the custom field? Makes perfect sense under most circumstances but in this case I need the output in the XML file to have a specific number reflecting the order.

thanks again 😊

After reading over the ReadMe again, perhaps this plugin won’t work for my particular issue. Seems the point of this plugin is to not use the custom field? Makes perfect sense under most circumstances but in this case I need the output in the XML file to have a specific number reflecting the order.

What I would do in your situation is remove the client having to put a number in at all — only have him control ordering via the module. Then, in the template where the XML is being output, just use {count} to automatically assign the number to the playlist.

I haven’t tried the module yet, but I was reading about it, read this and thought I’d jump in. 😊