Delete whole category at once

Status: Implemented

Created by leiger 10 Feb 2011 07:44

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19 Feb 2011 02:12. Edited 0 times. (Edit, Permalink) That would be useful (if I get API access before May). I'm planning on re-using a wiki to teach a course, and want to move all my old day-by-day pages out of the "day" category. Included page "inc:signature" does not exist (create it now)

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19 Feb 2011 02:22. Edited 0 times. (Edit, Permalink) Okay, consider this a promise that I will get this implemented into STE by June 2011, before you need it. All that remains is to get an API key ;-) Included page "inc:signature" does not exist (create it now)

Franknarf Profile | Send PM

21 Feb 2011 18:18. Edited 0 times. (Edit, Permalink) Thanks, that would be great! Included page "inc:signature" does not exist (create it now)

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01 Mar 2011 23:31. Edited 0 times. (Edit, Permalink) By the way, this is already possible if you generate a list of pages using the ListPages module on your site first. Then copy and paste that list into STE. A nice workaround whilst waiting for this to be implemented. Included page "inc:signature" does not exist (create it now)

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17 Mar 2011 20:33. Edited 0 times. (Edit, Permalink) That worked great, so I don't need the full implementation. Thanks! Although the changes went through, for each page changed I got an error box titled "error while connecting to the api" and saying "unknown error (class.org.apache.xmlrpc.XmlRpcException)". Included page "inc:signature" does not exist (create it now)

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17 Mar 2011 21:59. Edited 0 times. (Edit, Permalink) Now, it doesn't work and I get a new message (in addition to the old one) title: "error while connecting to the api" msg: "http server returned unexpected status: internal server error (class.org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcHttpTransportException)" My API connection seems to be fine: I can import and export page changes. Included page "inc:signature" does not exist (create it now)

leiger Profile | Send PM

17 Mar 2011 23:56. Edited 2 times. (Edit, Permalink) Hmm, I am unable to test this just now (so I'll need to wait until I get back home before trying to replicate the problem). Any more information you can provide in the meantime would be extremely helpful. Maybe a few questions: How many pages were you trying to delete/rename at once? And the error popped up for all pages, including the very first page it tried ? Do any of the sites or pages have strange or unusual names? Or are they just text and hyphens ( - ) ? Settings > Network : Do you have the proxy settings enabled? As soon as I get home I'll test this, and if I can get it fixed it should be in next release (which I'm hoping to post within a day or two). Included page "inc:signature" does not exist (create it now)

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19 Mar 2011 01:28. Edited 0 times. (Edit, Permalink) I was deleting about a dozen. Half went through before the second error showed up. When I tried renaming those half-dozen files again, I ran into the same problem. Just text with hyphens. I didn't use the proxy settings (as I'm not familiar with the reasons for doing so). I moved the half-dozen pages manually. I tried it again now with a different page and on a different computer and it went through with neither error. Could be there was a problem with the java installed on that other comp (both comps are on a campus, but different networks/domains or something). Included page "inc:signature" does not exist (create it now)

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