Jack McDade - The Blog

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If you’re an ExpressionEngine add-on developer, especially a new one, this section is for you. I’ve had to spend a lot of timing coming through piles of various classes and core files looking for the right way, or sometimes any way to do something.

Where this SHOULD be found: EE Docs: Module Development

Module tabs are woefully undocumented. Here’s a little trick to pwn the creation of custom tab fields and fieldtypes:

$settings[] = array(
    .... all the normal stuff ....
    'string_override' => $override_magic
);

This lets you bypass everything write out your own custom field goodness however you like. For example:

$override_magic = '<input type="text" name="eat_that" />';

Or something infinitely more complex. Go nuts.

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Yes, this is a Tumblr blog. Yes my site is running a single page on ExpressionEngine. Yes I plan to integrate a blog into my site. Yes, less people are likely to read my blog in this format. Yes, I will blog more if I do it now rather than later, and in that interest… Tumblr.

Roll the dice, this uptime battle will be a trip.