Comments plugin with different versions of the same list.

[pundip]

I would like to make different versions of the same list. I understand the best way to do this is make a copy of the list and then apply your prefilter to it. So different views of the list will exist but they will all sit on the same database table. I want to do this a few times so I can show different versions of the same list ie by status.

The issue I am having is that I want to use the comments plugin and when I make a copy of the list the comments treats it as a different list. I want the comments to follow a record regardless of which list is calling it. Is there a way to make this happen? Is there another way to have different versions/view of one parent list?

 

[lousyfool]

You can also stick with one single list and apply different pre-filters in multiple different menu items or modules for that same list. This way it'll be always the same list ID used.

 

[pundip]

I am not sure how to apply a pre filter anywhere else except in the list config itself. How can I apply a pre filter at menu or module level?

 

[lousyfool]

Edit the Joomla menu item or Joomla module for the Fabrik list.
In the menu item you have the tab "Fabrik List Options", and in the module you have the tab "Advanced". Both have a "Prefilters" button.

 

[pundip]

OK. I have figured it out. When creating a menu link there is a Fabrik list options tab which has a number of options including the option the specify a pre filter. Thanks this is what I was looking for.