[OJS 3] How to add blocks to sidebar

Software Support
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Hi,

For the life of me I cannot figure out how to add blocks to the sidebar. I can see them in the Sidebar Management area. I have tried (3 browsers on MacOS and 1 browser on Windows) to drag blocks from Unselected to Sidebar, to no avail. Clicking on the 3 different ‘Add Item’ links also seems to do nothing.

I’m also curious about where I find the ‘Custom Block Manager’.

thks,

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I just discovered what I was doing wrong… DOH!

I had to drag the first new block to the topmost position, and then I could sort it. I was not able to drag a new block to the bottom position intially.

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The ‘Add Item’ links still are a mystery to me though, as is the Custom Block Manager.

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I’ve got the custom block manager sorted out. Still not sure what ‘Add Item’ links are for in Settings > Website > Appearance > Sidebar management

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Hi @verdonv,

Those links shouldn’t be appearing – have you customized your CSS somehow?

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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Hi @asmecher,

No. Stock fresh install via github on Monday this week.

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Hi @verdonv,

What branch are you using? Make sure you’re using the same branch both for the application repository and the lib/pkp submodule, and I’d recommend using the latest stable branch – currently ojs-stable-3_0_2 – rather than master, as the latter is undergoing active renovations and things are likely to be broken here and there.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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I’ll check tomorrow… pretty sure master in both cases.

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Hi @verdonv,

You’ll likely have much better luck with ojs-stable-3_0_2, which tracks OJS 3.0.2 plus various minor bug fixes. Make sure you flush your various caches when changing over branches –

rm cache/t_compile/*.php
rm cache/*.css

I can’t guarantee that your master-branch database will be compatible with the ojs-stable-3_0_2 branch, but off the top of my head, I can’t think of any changes we’ve made since then.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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Thanks. I’ll give that a try today. If I’m still seeing anything odd, I can nuke it and start fresh. I found the git page a little confusing and may have made initial errors. I’ll document better this time.

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@asmecher,

FYI… starting fresh with ojs-stable-3_0_2 got rid of those links. Sorry about the false alarm.

v

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Hi @verdonv,

Glad to hear it’s working!

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team