temporarily hiding fragments from the web

[completerookie]

when you want to "hide" products from the web, you simply click on the "hidden from web" tick box.
Can I do the same with fragments ?
v9.0.4 - soon to be 8.5.1??? (although I may not having just read Jo's comments)

At the moment, I have to create a new section (hidden from the web) and then drag and drop the un-required fragments into the hidden section - is there a nicer way (perhaps even using a CustomVar "Hide From Web" ?? and then putting a blockif around the whole fragment - seems extreme though)

[leehack]

Unless a complete brochure page, i just delete them and then undelete when required. Other than that move to hidden brochure page as you say.

[completerookie]

perhaps its one for the wishlist

[Darren B]

Why do you not just click on the visability and take the tick out of the box?

or is this not an option below V8.5

[completerookie]

the "visibility box" is available on earlier releases but Fragments can ONLY be hidden if its in the "Online Catalogue" section, then "visibility" will work,
but if they are on a Brochure-Page, then you don't get the option.

nice idea but sorry, it don't work.

[Darren B]

sorry did not realise you ment brochure page and not catalogue pages

my vote for the wish list

Darren

[completerookie]

I've got a mix of these fragments brochure and catalog, I forgot all about the "visibility" tickbox - worth remembering though.

I guess with brochure pages, I'll just copy the page out of the way and then remove any links to it - it'll do the same job

thanks anyway.,

[Toby B]

I've just added this to the wish list for you.

[TraceyHand]

I'd like to do this too
Catalog doesn't have the "visibility" tab in the catalog and I end up deleting them (which, invariably, means they get purged along with sold stock ) and then re-doing them when I need them...or moving them to a hidden section (which isn't ideal, I'd prefer to "see" them where they should be)

A simple "hide on website", like the products have, would be common sense, for brochure AND catalog pages

[Duncan Rounding]

I keep a 'hidden on website' brochure page where I drop my old/new/unsed fragments for safekeeping. No hassle about accidentally purging them then.

[TraceyHand]

I pretty much have to do the same thing, using a hidden section to hide all my fragments not in use.
I'm not quite sure why they don't automatically have a "hide on website" option like products, sections etc do though

[NormanRouxel]

Go to Design / Library / Variables / Fragment.
Right-click Fragment and choose New Variable.
Set the new variable as follows:

Name:			HideFragmentOnWebSite
Description:		Whether to hide this fragment from display.
Prompt:			HideFragmentOnWebSite
Place Of Setting	Fragment	
Allow <Use Parent>...	Checked
Tab Name:		Layout
Type:			True/False
Upload:			Unchecked
Initial Value		Use Parent
Top Level Value		False

Go to Design / Library / Layouts / Fragment Lists.
Edit Bare Brochure Fragment List and at the very top add the line

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22HideFragmentOnWebSite%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20true">

And at the very bottom append a line, so it's the last line:

</actinic:block>

Repeat for Standard Brochure Fragment List.

Now you can hide a fragment by going to its Layout tab and setting HideFragmentOnWebSite to True.

[TraceyHand]

You know the funny thing is that is EXACTLY what I did on another site recently and it didn't even occur to me to do it

Thanks, Norman, for the memory jog

Be nice if it could be automatically included in a future version though, please