I read the article on adding categories in bulk and I have a few questions:
1.) Is it possible for the category seperator to be just , instead of [,]?
2.) Is it possible to add categories in bulk using a "text box" form, where it's one category per line?
3.) Can the "submit new category" form be on the "submit new link" page? That way they can make write their message and create their categories at the same time.
4.) I noticed that when I submit a duplicate category, it still creates the category but gives it a different Cat ID. Is there a way for the script to autodetect duplicate category names and delete the duplicates?
1) I try not to purposely induce people into making mistakes that'll have them complaining the category didn't add right (because it had a comma).
2) No.
3) You cannot combine the two forms, of course, though there are always javascript tricks floating around for submitting multiple forms at once.
4) The vast majority of large directories have categories with the same name. Perhaps if it's only restricting it when they have the same parent, that'd be a more useful option, but as you've already observed it's not currently present.
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Hey paul,
I read the article on adding categories in bulk and I have a few questions:
1.) Is it possible for the category seperator to be just , instead of [,]?
2.) Is it possible to add categories in bulk using a "text box" form, where it's one category per line?
3.) Can the "submit new category" form be on the "submit new link" page? That way they can make write their message and create their categories at the same time.
4.) I noticed that when I submit a duplicate category, it still creates the category but gives it a different Cat ID. Is there a way for the script to autodetect duplicate category names and delete the duplicates?
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1) I try not to purposely induce people into making mistakes that'll have them complaining the category didn't add right (because it had a comma).
2) No.
3) You cannot combine the two forms, of course, though there are always javascript tricks floating around for submitting multiple forms at once.
4) The vast majority of large directories have categories with the same name. Perhaps if it's only restricting it when they have the same parent, that'd be a more useful option, but as you've already observed it's not currently present.
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Damn, then I cannot use this script for my project.