I am creating some interlinked pages using the custom module which would be accessed using a button in the top site menu. They need to look like the implementation when viewing an album. If I add a content block, how can I add the ability for users to comment on that page? Do I need to create a whole new module or can I use the built-in custom option in Pages in Studio?
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Hello @CoolUser376 !
Let's see the example in the Posts app. First of all, your module should be connected to the comments system and have own table for the comments (in this example, it is bx_posts_cmts):
INSERT INTO `sys_objects_cmts` (`Name`, `Module`, `Table`, `CharsPostMin`, `CharsPostMax`, `CharsDisplayMax`, `Html`, `PerView`, `PerViewReplies`, `BrowseType`, `IsBrowseSwitch`, `PostFormPosition`, `NumberOfLevels`, `IsDisplaySwitch`, `IsRatable`, `ViewingThreshold`, `IsOn`, `RootStylePrefix`, `BaseUrl`, `ObjectVote`, `TriggerTable`, `TriggerFieldId`, `TriggerFieldAuthor`, `TriggerFieldTitle`, `TriggerFieldComments`, `ClassName`, `ClassFile`) VALUES ('bx_posts', 'bx_posts', 'bx_posts_cmts', 1, 5000, 1000, 3, 5, 3, 'tail', 1, 'bottom', 1, 1, 1, -3, 1, 'cmt', 'page.php?i=view-post&id={object_id}', '', 'bx_posts_posts', 'id', 'author', 'title', 'comments', '', ''),Then you may call the commetns in the blocks like ths one on the Post View page:
INSERT INTO `sys_pages_blocks`(`object`, `cell_id`, `module`, `title_system`, `title`, `designbox_id`, `visible_for_levels`, `type`, `content`, `deletable`, `copyable`, `active`, `order`) VALUES ('bx_posts_view_entry', 2, 'bx_posts', '', '_bx_posts_page_block_title_entry_comments', 11, 2147483647, 'service', 'a:2:{s:6:\"module\";s:8:\"bx_posts\";s:6:\"method\";s:15:\"entity_comments\";}', 0, 0, 1, 6),