Add Category in Site Definition

Is there a way to add a new Category in the "Advanced"
section of the Site Definition?
I have written an extension and would like to have additional
configuration options for th extension for each site definition. Is
there a way to have an extension store information along witht he
site information and display a UI in the site definition dialog so
a user can configure the options?

"ryanmhuc" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Is there a way to add a new Category in the "Advanced"
section of the Site
> Definition?
>
> I have written an extension and would like to have
additional
> configuration
> options for th extension for each site definition. Is
there a way to have
> an
> extension store information along witht he site
information and display a
> UI in
> the site definition dialog so a user can configure the
options?
No I don't think there is a way to do that, what I've done in
the past is
add an option to the Site menu, have it display it's own
Command dialog and
save the settings in the site design notes.
Joris

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> I am changing the domain name of my site but keeping my
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> completely
> the same. After I buy the new the domain name, how do I
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"Creation Nation" <[email protected]> wrote
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> I've had this issue since Studio 8, and even with Studio
8 uninstalled
> completely, and with a fresh DW CS3 install, the xyz.xyz
issue is still
> haunting me.
>
> When I go to add a new site, and get to the site
definitions, I click to
> select "local folder" for the files - it always shows:
>
> File Name: OK
> Save as Type: xyz.xyz
>
> and when I browse to the folder I want my site in, it
never updates. It
> simply
> shows /
>
> You can see the image here:
http://www.creationnation.com/dwcs3xyz.jpg
>
> If anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it!
>

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