Useful links

• Pier syntax
• Pier Documentation
  • Pier browser shortcuts
• System How tos

Authoring Content

Q How can I redirect a page?

A Like this:

+value:redirect|to=/staff/oscar+

Q How can I advertise a changes feed?

A Include a link like this:

*RSS Feed>.|view=Changes (RSS)*

+>value:children|link|select=Page+

Usually this is placed in the sidebar, and is inherited by child pages, unless overridden. See SCG Wiki for an example.

Programming Pier

Q How do I update Pier?

A As follows:

Installer lukas project: 'pieraddons'; install: 'Pier-Setup'.
PRDistribution update.

Q How do I get the object representing a page?

A PRKernel instances anyOne root lookupPath: '/'

Q How do I programmatically create a new Pier page?

A Do something like this:

parent := PRKernel instances anyOne root lookupPath: '/'.
child := (PRPage named: 'newChild').
parent addChild: child.
child contents: 'tis a far better thing ...'.

Q How do I programmatically create a new Pier component?

A As above, but:

file := (PRFile named: self pierName)
	filename: self pierName;
	mimetype: (MAFileModel mimetypeFor: (self pierName copyAfterLast: $.));
	yourself.
parent addChild: file.

To be turned into a concrete example ... on