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Krileon, I am continuing to followup on all your ideas and suggestions. Pertaining to CB Blogs, CB Articles and Joomla Articles:

In the CB Blogs parameters, there is an option for “Model.” From watching the CB videos, it is my understanding that this setting has to do with what database the blog data is saved in? The options are “internal,” “Joomla,” and “K2.” Since my problems have been with the CB database, would I want to choose Joomla there to be safe or am I confused about this?

I create a link for the end user to write a blog. For this link, I want to set the category for the end user and in blog defaults, I do not have the categories display. I want the Access to default to “Registered” and in the blog defaults, I don’t want Access to display. I would also like to specify that the article is published when saved and not have the end user decide if it is published or not but I don’t see any way to do that? Maybe a CB Auto-action would do this?

The page title defaults to “Create Blog.” Is it possible to change that? Or hide it? Could I have the title of the page default to whatever category the blogs are in?

In my mind, I would create a different link for each category that I want the end user to write about, i.e. spouse, children, parents, etc. I would like blogs pertaining to only one category to appear on a page. I am not sure that is possible as there is only one place to set default category, and access defaults? I can’t set those for each category of CB Blog I want?

Is it possible to default to published upon save? Can I get rid of the “Published” field on the blog itself? Can I change the button at the bottom of the screen from “Create Blog” to “Update” or “Save” instead?’

I am still not sure why the CB Blog option is preferred over the CB Articles option? Are they all saved in the same database or different databases?

And what is the difference between the Joomla Articles vs the CB Articles? It seems like there are more menu options and parameters with the Joomla articles? There is an option for a Category Blog or Section blog in the Joomla articles. I can’t seem to get any of that to work with Community Builder, though. I think I must be missing something?

Would it be possible to use a text editor field in the profile and then have Auto-action somehow copy the contents into the clipboard and then paste it into a blog or article and then delete the contents from the text editor field? Seems kind of complicated to me but just wondering if possible?

In the CB Blogs parameters, there is an option for “Model.” From watching the CB videos, it is my understanding that this setting has to do with what database the blog data is saved in? The options are “internal,” “Joomla,” and “K2.” Since my problems have been with the CB database, would I want to choose Joomla there to be safe or am I confused about this?

Yes, it determines what database the blogs are stored to. Internal is CB Blogs own database table. Joomla is Joomlas content table. K2 is K2s items table. You can choose either of these. Your issue is strictly with too much data in a _comprofile user row.

I create a link for the end user to write a blog. For this link, I want to set the category for the end user and in blog defaults, I do not have the categories display. I want the Access to default to “Registered” and in the blog defaults, I don’t want Access to display. I would also like to specify that the article is published when saved and not have the end user decide if it is published or not but I don’t see any way to do that? Maybe a CB Auto-action would do this?

Within CB > Plugin Management > CB Blogs > Parameters > Defaults you can set the default category and access for a blog (CB Moderators will still see those two, test with a regular Registered user). Published state is based off approval being enabled and disabled; it can't have a default set, but you could set the blog to require approval, disable the notification parameter so you won't get email, then use CB Auto Actions to publish the Joomla content entry on the cbblogs_onAfterCreateBlog trigger. I've added a feature ticket to add a defaults parameter for the published state for next CB release, which would make this setup even easier.

The page title defaults to “Create Blog.” Is it possible to change that? Or hide it? Could I have the title of the page default to whatever category the blogs are in?

It's a language string. You can translate it to whatever you like. First download and install CBs English language plugin then you can modify its language files as modifying the default language files isn't recommended as you'll lose your changes on upgrade.

www.joomlapolis.com/cb-solutions/languages

In my mind, I would create a different link for each category that I want the end user to write about, i.e. spouse, children, parents, etc. I would like blogs pertaining to only one category to appear on a page. I am not sure that is possible as there is only one place to set default category, and access defaults? I can’t set those for each category of CB Blog I want?

That's not possible with CB Blogs unless you allow the category field to display so they can select the category.

Is it possible to default to published upon save? Can I get rid of the “Published” field on the blog itself?

No, not yet. Only way currently is advised above.

Can I change the button at the bottom of the screen from “Create Blog” to “Update” or “Save” instead?’

Yes, they're language strings so you can change them to whatever you like as advised above for title.

I am still not sure why the CB Blog option is preferred over the CB Articles option? Are they all saved in the same database or different databases?

CB Articles displays a users articles stored in Joomla or K2. It has no create features of any kind. Same database, different categories. You can configure CB Articles to exclude CB Blog categories from display as well in CB Articles plugin parameters.

And what is the difference between the Joomla Articles vs the CB Articles?

There isn't a difference. The plugin displays Joomla articles in CB (thus the name CB Articles).

There is an option for a Category Blog or Section blog in the Joomla articles. I can’t seem to get any of that to work with Community Builder, though. I think I must be missing something?

CB has nothing to do with the actual Joomla content display. It purely handles the storage aspect. When clicking to go to a blog or article it sends the user directly to Joomla for that articles display. What Itemid it uses is up to Joomla as the URL is built using strictly Joomlas article URL API.

Would it be possible to use a text editor field in the profile and then have Auto-action somehow copy the contents into the clipboard and then paste it into a blog or article and then delete the contents from the text editor field? Seems kind of complicated to me but just wondering if possible?

I suppose you could use CB Auto Actions and its CB Blogs type to create a blog for the user on after profile update trigger. Then a field action to empty the field. There's also the Content type for directly creating Joomla or K2 articles.

Thanks, Krileon! A lot to think about!

You said: "It's a language string. You can translate it to whatever you like. First download and install CBs English language plugin then you can modify its language files as modifying the default language files isn't recommended as you'll lose your changes on upgrade."

I downloaded and installed the en-GB_2 file. How do I modify it? Through Filezilla? Through Joomla?

Thanks!

You need the files local so first download them through FTP then open them in a PHP IDE. You can then edit the strings, save the file, then upload back to your site using FTP. We don't currently have a way to modify strings from backend.

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Is CB fieldtype plugin the same as JQuery field? If not, where can I find some document ion on CB Fieldtype plugin.