TOP TIP: Back-end To Do List while you are building the site

[jackbremer]

I always have a to-do list for every site I set up. This is usually a scrap of paper which ends up getting scruffier and scruffier as I scribble and cross out items.

I just thought to myself "I wonder if I can set up a to-do list in the backend so me and any other developer on the site can see what needs doing"...

Well I figured it out. Apologies if this is bloomin obvious, or in the wrong section of the forum (I know it's not a question!) but perhaps someone kind can move this to the appropriate section/FAQ.

Right here we go...

Log into the backend. Go to Modules | Administrator Modules | New | Make a new module called "To Do List" or similar, in position cPanel.

There you go you now have it as a a tab when you log into the back end. Now you and any developer can use that to manage where you are in the site's development... no more scraps of paper required.

If anyone else can suggest alternatives/improvements do throw them in here... Perhaps someone can code a nice admin module/component for us to automate, allow notes, tick boxes etc??

Enjoy Jooming...

[yonex_nl]

Nice tip! Thanks!

[Chris Davenport]

What a neat and simple idea, jackbremer!  Just came across it by accident. :)

Improvement: Once you've set this up it's a bit of a bind having to go through Modules->Admin Modules, then click on To Do in order to get to the editor screen, so why not add an Edit link to your To Do list page?

1. Go into the editor for the To Do list.
2. Copy the URL in your browsers' address field.
3. Create a link in the editor (you can remove everything prior to "index2.php" from the address).  Call it "Edit" say.
4. Save.

The link URL should look like "index2.php?option=com_modules&client=admin&task=editA&hidemainmenu=1&id=34".

Now from the Admin home page you can simply click on "Edit" and go straight to the editor for the To Do list.

Regards,
Chris.

[jackbremer]

this one just keeps getting better and better

[cdx]

Nice thread, I will think of something...

[jackbremer]

Just implemented this with the "edit" button extra from Chris Davenport - works a treat.

FYI, I tried to add an image but they are set not to show somehow in cPanel, so don't waste your time. Bullet points work perfectly however.

[mcsmom]

I wanted to add that I do something similar to make nice shortcut tabs for some of my frequently used components.

[Astaroth_UAF]

Hi.

This might be a really stupid question but where do you create the link?  In the editor under 'Menu Item Links' it just says 'N/A' and I can't add anything...

Daniel (n00b)

[wizeguy]

This might be a really stupid question but where do you create the link?  In the editor under 'Menu Item Links' it just says 'N/A' and I can't add anything...

ditto, maybe a bookmark will do 

[danceswithlife]

Love em! Thanks for the tips!

Daniel: re where to put the link:
At the bottom of the new administrator module you just created, (Modules>Administrator Modules>) you'll see a text field called " Custom Output".
1. type the word 'edit' into the Custom Output field,
2. highlight the word 'edit'
3. click the 'insert/edit link' icon in your wysiwyg editor and follow Chris Davenport's instruction.

That'll do it.