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Ensuring the flow of cash retentions - The second reading of the "Aldous Bill" | Lexology
As previously reported on in Constructive Comments (link here), there is now momentum in the construction industry for changes to the current system of cash retentions.
Why We Use ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine is our CMS of choice. People often ask us why we use it over more popular systems like Drupal or Wordpress. Others ask us why we don’t use newer platforms like Craft (we do sometimes). The answer is kind of dull: ExpressionEngine works for us. It works for every website we pitch for, without headaches, complications, disruptions or concern. ExpressionEngine is just that - it’s the engine of our agency. It keeps us on schedule and budget.
ExpressionEngine and GIT Process
Having just gotten at least my development site up and running with Git I was looking into how to manage all the different parts of an EE project as sub projects (repositories). I was trying to avoid git submodules like the plague because of my past experience with them (Drupal). If you're new to git you're likely to mess something up there down the line.
What can we do to ensure people accept answers?
If the user is new to Stack Exchange, or has indicated that one of the answers has worked for them and has yet to accept an answer days later, a prompt of some kind is probably in order. In the case where the user is new to Stack Exchange -- For example if the user has never accepted a question (check their profile and reputation to see if they might be new-ish to this) -- then a comment on the user's question with a little explanation about accepting answers would be a good idea in my opinion.
An Idea for Debug Output
I have written a simple ExpressionEngine add-on that I think may help us better help people asking for help here. Something I've noticed when trying to answer questions is that people often don't tell us information that could really help us diagnose their problem in a matter of minutes. My add-on produces markdown that a user copies and pastes into a site like Github Gists and links into their question.
Image uploads, but the modal doesn't update
Using EE 2.8.1 with the default file field. When uploading an image the modal changes to just have the blank modal with spinner screen (attached). It does actually upload though - but the user has to refresh the entry page to see it. There are no image transformations on this upload directory, although there was previously and this happens on all directories. Also, as the screenshot demonstrates no JS errors are occurring within Chrome's Web Inspector.
Can you completely disable members on the frontend?
My understanding is, basically, no but it should not matter too much. You can remove/uninstall the Members module but it does not actually remove most of the member related tables and it doesn't control most of the queries which are sprinkled throughout core code and do not appear to be controlled by any global setting. You also cannot disable sessions in EE, which is what most of what you are seeing is actually setting up.
Synonym Safecracker with Channel Form
We currently have 2 tags, "safecracker" and "channel-form" which I think should be made a synonym as people who've only recently come across ExpressionEngine will probably know the feature as Channel Forms, but there's over 250 questions under the previous name of Safecracker they may otherwise not find.
Wygwam inside of a grid -- has_excerpt conditional not working
I'm unable to test for the has_excerpt condition, when trying to display excerpt and extended content in a grid. In this example, "booklist" is a grid field and book is a wygwam field within that grid: This all works... it will print the excerpt, then the "y" then the extended content.
Rick Stein's Food Heroes: Another Helping
This is Rick Stein's follow-up to his guide to the Food Heroes of Britain. This time the focus is on favourite recipes he has picked up from across the world, with influences from artisanal producers he has met in Britain and Ireland. The book is divided in to eight chapters, covering eggs, soups, fish, poultry, meat, game, desserts and basic recipes. Each recipe begins with an introduction from Stein, and his characteristic eloquence and wit drew me in.
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