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adesweb

Community Member
39 Posts

Archive widget doesn't work

10 July 2009 at 10:37pm

Upon installing the latest version of the blog module, I get the following error when trying to access an archive page (by year in this instance):
Action '2009' isn't allowed on class BlogHolder_Controller
Any ideas?
I am running the latest stable version of SS.
Adrian
MarijnKampf

Community Member
150 Posts

Re: Archive widget doesn't work

14 July 2009 at 2:14am

I'm experiencing the same error. I've opened an bug ticket.
Bruce B

Community Member
143 Posts

Re: Archive widget doesn't work

14 July 2009 at 6:57pm

I have a temporary workaround, that may point to a solution for those with more knowledge.
After line 176 in blog/BlogHolder.php, add the following to the '$allowed_actions' array:
'2009',
'2008',

Then 2008 and 2009 become allowed actions and the archive works again.
I've also updated the ticket with this text.
MarijnKampf

Community Member
150 Posts

Re: Archive widget doesn't work

14 July 2009 at 7:38pm

Thanks for finding and posting the work around bruceb!
For people not too experienced with Silverstripe the file to patch is blog/code/BlogHolder.php and make sure to patch the BlogHolder_Controller class and not BlogHolder.
jdj

Community Member
3 Posts

Re: Archive widget doesn't work

16 July 2009 at 4:46pm

I just commented out the $allowed_actions array altogether. Probably not the best workaround, but it prevented me from having to enter all the existing and future dates.
Bruce B

Community Member
143 Posts

Re: Archive widget doesn't work

16 July 2009 at 5:21pm

Commenting out the allowed actions is probably not a good idea. The reason for this update is to patch a security hole and removing the $allowed_actions array presumably reopens it, at least partially.
I wouldn't worry about allowing for future dates. If its a new site just enter '2009'. We can be almost certain that a new version of the blog module will be released before the end of 2009.
lestatron

Community Member
7 Posts

Re: Archive widget doesn't work

19 July 2009 at 5:59am Last edited: 28 September 2009 8:59pm

I have found a better work around for this problem.

bruceb: 28 September 2009 at 11:13am : "I should mention that I've added 'SearchForm' to the list of allowed actions in blogholder.php as well - otherwise search doesn't work within the blog."

Action added to the allowed actions list.
1) BlogHolder.php (Line 170)
$allowed_actions add 'archive'
...
static $allowed_actions = array(
      'postblog' => 'BLOGMANAGEMENT',
      'post' => 'BLOGMANAGEMENT',
      'BlogEntryForm' => 'BLOGMANAGEMENT',
      'rss',
      'tag',
      'archive',
      'showarchive',
'SearchForm',
   );
...

2) BlogHolder.php function BlogEntries() (Line 199)
...
else if (Director::urlParam('Action') == 'archive')
         {
            $year = Director::urlParam('ID');
            $month = Director::urlParam('OtherID');
...

3) ArchiveWidget.php (Lines 77 & 80 ) function Dates()
...
if($this->DisplayMode == 'month') {
   $link = $blogHolder->Link() . 'archive/' . $sqlResult['Year']. '/' . sprintf("%'02d", $sqlResult['Month']);
} else {
   $link = $blogHolder->Link() . 'archive/' . $sqlResult['Year'];
}
...
Ultimate

Community Member
18 Posts

Re: Archive widget doesn't work

29 July 2009 at 3:47am

Hey lestatron,
I did all your suggested changes, but they don't work for me. The action seems to be allowed now, but the archive just shows all blog-entries, instead of only the entries of the specified month or year.