Zenbu

Description

See everything, see Zenbu

Now available on Devot:ee!

Zenbu* is a powerful and customizable entry list manager similar to ExpressionEngine's Edit Channel Entries section in the control panel. Accessible from Content » Edit, Zenbu enables you to see, all on the same page:

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  • Entry ID
  • Entry title
  • Entry date
  • Author name
  • Channel name
  • Live Look (based on your channel settings)
  • Comment count
  • Entry status
  • URL Title
  • Assigned categories
  • Sticky state
  • Entry edit and/or expiration dates
  • Entry view counters (EE docs)
  • Last author who edited the entry (requires entry revisions)
  • All (or a portion of) custom fields for the entry

* Zenbu comes from the Japanese word "全部", which means "all" or "everything".

Main Features

Display entry data the way you want it.

Show/Hide any entry data or custom field, and change the order in which data is presented with simple drag&drop.

 

Zenbu entry filtering rules More powerful and flexible filtering options through rules-based entry filtering

Similar to email applications, add and remove as many filtering rules as needed to narrow down your entry search, and your entry list will refresh accordingly. For example, want entries associated with Category A and B, but not Category C? Want only closed blog entries written by yourself, that contain the letters "EE"? Filter your entry list results by category, author, status, sticky, entry date, keyword, and more! Zenbu lets you search entries for keywords in specific custom fields as well! The combinations are endless with an easy to use, flexible and powerful filering system.

Add to this a handful of search terms such as "contains", "does not contain", "starts with", "does not start with", "ends with", "does not end with", and "contains exactly", and you can imagine the power that lies within Zenbu for searching entries.

Clients and Developers alike will be thrilled by the ease of finding the entry information they're looking for, without having to visit individual web pages or entry forms. 

 

Zenbu1.3-search-saving.png Save and label your entry search filters

The filter rules used to narrow down your entry searches can be saved for future use so that you don't have to recreate your filtering rules every time. Searches can be added and removed, and searches can be labeled for easy reference.

 

Better Multi-entry editing

Editing multiple entries can come in handy, but not when you have to scroll/click, scroll/click, scroll/click at each entry. Zenbu streamlines the process with an improved multi-entry layout. Group-change entry statuses, sticky and "allow comments" settings with the click of a button.

 

Modal windows for Live Look, Matrix, files and other fields

No more moving to another Control Panel/Template page to have a quick peek at some data. Live Look, image files, and Pixel&Tonic's Matrix can be opened through a modal window right from Zenbu!

 

Zenbu custom and other field options Field-specific extra options

Want to...

  • reduce the amount of characters displayed in text-type cells?
  • see Matrix fields directly in your entry listing?
  • control what URL is used for LiveLook within the entry listing?
  • display HTML synthax when viewing text custom fields?
  • format (or stylize) entry/edit/expiration dates?

In addition to the above, Zenbu has a number of extra options for fieldtypes and other common entry attributes.

 

Saving display profiles for your or other member groups

Don't want to display all fields to a specific member group? Set up what and how data is displayed and in what order, and save these settings for your own member group, or to other member groups (depending on your access permissions).

 

Access settings for each member group

Control which member groups are allowed to access their display settings and the member access panel, which groups have a channel dropdown in Content » Edit, and who can save display profiles to other member groups.

 

Easy access to Zenbu from the control panel's top navigation

Instead of the standard EE Edit entries link, the included extension enables easy access to Zenbu from the control panel's navigation under Content » Edit. In addition, easily filter entries by channel before even  accessing Zenbu!

 

..and more!

Feature list

  • Live Look: If Live Look is set for your channel, modal window loading of your Live Look page. No more redirecting to a separate page.
  • Additional filtering of entries: by sticky state, author, keywords in the entry title or specific custom fields.
  • Quicker management of entries: Checking off entries and editing, deleting, adding/removing categories for multiple entries is more easily accessible and simple to use.
  • Quick "save as main menu tab" link to quickly access customized entry listings from the control panel's main navigation.
  • Change the order of columns in entry listing through simple click&dragging in display settings page.
  • Show/Hide specific columns in entry listing.
  • Improved multi-entry editor: In addition to a clear layout of basic entry data, set status/sticky/allow comments settings for more than one entry at a time.
  • Specialized display for and compatible with:
  • Text trimming in entry listing for text/input/wysiwyg fields.
  • Image thumbnails for images, or link to file for file fields.
  • Custom date formatting
  • Customized display profiles per member group.
  • Copying and setup of display profiles for other member groups.
  • Access settings to show/hide the addon's settings or admin pages for each member group.
  • Multi Site Manager (MSM) compatible
  • NSM Addon Updater support
  • Deviant support
  • Multilingual-ready: Zenbu is available is English, French and Japanese. More languages can be added in future releases (for contributions, please contact me).
  • ... and more in the future!

Requirements

  • ExpressionEngine 2.1.3 or later

Compatibility

As of this writing, Zenbu is currently compatible with the following:

Addon name Compatibility Comments
Assets Available from v1.4.0
Matrix Targeted search for keywords within a Matrix possible
Playa Targeted search based on related entry title possible
P&T Field Pack Targeted search by label possible
WYSIWYG Editors Wygwam, Wyvern, WYMEditor, Expresso, NSM TinyMCE, BBR CKEditor
Channel Images Targeted search for keywords within Channel Images possible. Can control display of images, tags, etc (Channel Images 5 support from v1.3.0)
Channel Files  
Channel Polls  
Channel Ratings  
Channel Videos  
Tagger Tagger 3 support from v1.3.0
VZ URL Extension URL is converted to link opening in separate tab/window in Zenbu
NDG Flexible Admin Links to "Edit" section converted to corresponding links to Zenbu. Must install extension and enable Edit conversion for target member groups
Deviant Deviant has an option to redirect to Zenbu after publishing/editing an entry
Multiple Site Manager (MSM) Relationship/Playa entries on another site (using MSM) do not work properly
NSM Addon Updater  
Dropdate  
MX Cloner Available from v1.3.0
Cartthrob Available from v1.4.0
Solspace Tag  
Solspace Calendar Available from v1.5.0
Solspace Primary Category Categories can be diplayed, but not the category set as "Primary Category" yet.
Pages module Available from v1.4.0 - override for LiveLook settings
Better Workflow Available from v1.5.0, requires Better Workflow extension enabled

 Compatible
 Compatible with notes or partially compatible
 Not compatible (…yet). However, raw data stored in custom field may sometimes be displayed.