Hi!

Is it possible to use the Dashboard module for my own site right now?
I'm going to need a dashboard feature for a project during the next weeks/month and dashboard seems like a perfektly suitable solution to me. I already got the module from CVS (including the d.o modules) but could not get it working so far.

The project page says

Status: Good for a demo, if you have Drupal.org’s new Bluecheese theme and the Drupal.org module.

Now I'd really like to give it a try, but I don't get access to the Bluecheese theme. Do I have to add sth. in my own theme to use dashboard?

Is there any documentation for dashboard module? Where can I start to learn how to use & extend it?

I'm also willing to help with testing/dev/documentation if there's sth to be done to get it working.

Thanks for you answer!
Morgenstern

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Category: feature » support
Status: Active » Fixed

The module is basically a proof of concept. It requires some knowledge of php, Drupal, and databases in order to use it.

I may be using it and, if so, will definitely generealize it a bit and try to document it for more general use.

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Morgenstern commented
Status: Fixed » Active

Hi greggles,

Thanks for your response. But unfortunately it doesn't answer my questions (which is why I changed to 'active' again).

  • How do I set up an environment to try out Dashboard.module?
    i.e. which modules / themes do I need - what does my custom theme need to use dashboard?
  • where can I find more information / documentation about this module?
  • How can I help to improve / generalize Dashboard?

I do know enough php, drupal etc. and I'm actually speaking for some more people willing to help here.

Cheers
Morgenstern

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kbell commented

I too am in desperate need of this dashboard and have the necessary skills at my disposal to work with it. Can anyone point me to the same info Morgenstern is looking for? I hae a project launching in two months for which this would save us SO much time - we'd be making the same thing from scratch without it. Please help?

Morgenstern, from where did you get the module code itself? I could not locate it.

Thanks,
Kelly Bell

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Morgenstern commented

kbell,

get Dashboard.module working
I got the module code via CVS (http://drupalcode.org/viewvc/drupal/contributions/modules/dashboard/). It requires some drupal.org specific modules to work (got them from CVS, too) and as stated above seems to be working with bluecheese. Until now it works for me with garland

Alternatives
Currently I'm also looking for alternative ways to build a dashboard for users. Maybe this list helps you:

  • Homebox (D6) http://drupal.org/project/homebox - pretty cool, feature-rich and active. Yet it's unsure if theres going to be a D7 version due to D7's Dashboard module (http://drupal.org/node/629560)
  • D7 Admin Dashboard - is included in Drupal 7, but I think it lacks some very crucial features such as only 1 dashboard, no tabs, no configuration (=all blocks are available by default) etc.
  • Context + Context UI + Context Layouts (D6) http://drupal.org/project/context have a look at the screencast Spaces 3 Demo http://vimeo.com/8241142 by Developmentseed - this might also offer customizable blocks and layouts but isn't very user friendly yet, more for administrational purpose.

    cheers
    Morgenstern

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Amazon commented

I've asked the folks working on the Dashboard module for the redesign to check the latest version of code into CVS.

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mstef commented

This is all D7, right? Any backport of D6 available, or will soon be available?

Also, this is panels-based..right?

If not, is there anything similar that is based on Panels?

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merlinofchaos commented

It is not Panels based. But look in the Panels issue queue for an issue about the In Place Editor -- there's a patch that will add this kind of functionality to Panels (at least in terms of having an editor).

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mstef commented

Hey - my main desire are dashboards that each user can configure and have their own customizations persist (regions with a number of available "panes"). I also want the same for Organic Groups which can be customized (easily) by group admins. I know Home Box (sort of) has the user dashboard taken care of, but it doesn't use exportables or ANY of the methodologies that Panels/CTools so brilliantly follows. The architecture seems very poor at first glance too. I know OG Panels exists, but it's really ugly and hard to use for a regular user. Context/Spaces just seems to take standard Drupal too far away from what it is. It's amazing work but after using Open Atrium, I'm hesitant begin flooding a site/distribution with all of those components.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

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merlinofchaos commented

The new IPE will, I think, vastly improve the experience for the OG panels group admin. The other issue for OG panels is that the amount of content available needs to be severely limited so that there isn't an overwhelming menu of irrelevant content.

This is probably not a good place to have this conversation. Perhaps if you want to discuss this more you could look at the IPE patch and/or post either in the Panels queue or in the Panels gdo group.

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mstef commented

Good point. Will do. Thanks.

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Since I went and searched for it, here's the IPE issue: http://drupal.org/node/785576

Michelle

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mstef commented

Haha yea I already commented. Haven't tried the patch out yet.

Dashboard is no where near a release yet, right? And it's D7, right?

Thanks

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Dashboard is currently 6.x code and it is probably not near a release.

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mstef commented

Will a snapshot be put up soon? I'd like to help if I can. I'd also like to see how it's being approached, as opposed to Home Box, Panels, etc..

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mstef commented

What's the difference between Dashboard and Home Box?

Home Box has a ton of architectural problems which I'm seeking to fix. This may give some ideas towards the development of Dashboard. Home Box stores all information based on incrementing page ids, block ids - both horrible. It also stores information for a single "dashboard" all over the place. I'm trying to follow the ctools methodology...

#794728: Re-engineering & Improving Home Box (Exportables, Performance, Features, etc)

Is this something put towards Dashboard?

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Morgenstern commented

Thanks for all the feedback. Doesn't seem like dashboard is in a state where being able to suit my needs right now. Thus, I'll probably help out over at homebox which is currently being improved a lot by mikesteff.

However, I think it would still be cool to get a view at the current state of dashboard, just to see where it's going. I'm also asking myself why current development on dashboard has not started on top of homebox which in my opinion already does quite a good job. Why do we actually need two modules heading for the same goal?

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

There was a new release of dashboard this morning.

It is fully functional and allows users to create personalized dashboards, and for administrators to create custom widget libraries for their sites. This release was engineered specifically for the drupal.org redesign. It has been extensively tested and appears to be very solid.

M

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mstef commented

There was also a 2.x-dev release of Home Box

http://drupal.org/node/805068

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@techsoldaten: Does it still require custom drupal.org code and the new theme? Or can it be used on other sites yet? If the latter, would be a good idea to update the project page.

Michelle

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ajayg commented

I was able to install and use dashboard (minimally) in my own theme. It is not ready yet but it basically works enough for a developer to play with.
you will need to goto sitename/dashboard once you login. This information is no where mentioned.

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Hmm... I think I'll wait a while yet. I want something I can put on my live site for my users. I don't mind using in dev modules but they have to be pretty functional or my users will be annoyed with me. :)

Thanks,

Michelle

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ajayg commented

It is nowhere ready for showing to users. It is just there so a developer can start playing and submit patches. Earlier even that was not possible since it was dependent on d.o themes and infrastructure so no one could pitch in. And this project suffered from any community involvement so far.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

@Michelle - no, the module does not require any knowledge of PHP in order to work. We added a widget administrator to remove that constraint.

M

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

@ajayg - Thank you for the thoughtful feedback. I responded to the other issue you raised, do me a favor and clear the cache and see if that corrects the problem you were encountering.

M

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michelle
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@techsoldaten: Oh, I didn't think it did. I was just wondering if it still required bits of drupal.org customizations in order to work. My site is small and so I don't mind using in dev modules now and then it they provide functionality I can't get anywhere else but they can't be too buggy. I suppose I should just try it out and see and stop wasting peoples' time deciding if it's "done enough" for me to use. ;)

Michelle

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@Michelle The module does not require any drupal.org customizations to work. Not sure where that came from, but no, that rumor is not true.

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It came from the module's project page...

Dashboard is being developed for Drupal.org as prototyped. It will work for all sites, but not yet.

Status: Good for a demo, if you have Drupal.org’s new Bluecheese theme and the Drupal.org module.

Michelle

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Ah.... have been so busy working on the code, have not stopped to make updates.

You are completely right. That sounds so misleading. I will get that updated today.

Thank you for the heads up.

M

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Project page updated to reflect change in status.

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michelle
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Much better and I notice there's a full 2.0 release, too! Perfect!

Michelle

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

@Michelle - do let me know how it goes if you do decide to use dashboard. Would love to hear any feedback.

This version of dashboard was developed specifically to meet the requirements for the Drupal.org redesign. There are some features that were disabled in favor of getting it released sooner, and I am looking for priorities in terms of what users would like to see. Any feedback you may have would be useful.

Thanks,
M

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ianchan commented

Could you recommend a theme to use with this module? The one we currently use, based on framework, does not work on one of our sites. Thank you.

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snorkers commented
Version: 6.x-1.x-dev » 6.x-2.0

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ClearXS commented

About re-designing: I could find anywhere how to get rid of the ugly block-titles and change them for nice buttons, like most modern software does. With Colapsiblock I have only the block-title, but want to have that a button instead. Something possible with dashbord?

(sometimes I want to have the whole block showing up immediately, so then I fill in <none> top get rid of the ugly and mostly unnecessary block title)

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Assigned: » agentrickard
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Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)