Configuring Dingo 1.5.8/9 into An Existing Site

This is intended for helping get Dingo running into an existing production site. (where you can't use the full SQL import for testing) The basics of this are simple: Put one menu item (Dingo Control Panel) into the User Menu. Then login from the front end and grab those URLs you want to also include.

Step 1 - Install Dingo as you would any other component


Step 2 - Add the Control Panel/Dashboard to your user menu


Note: This does not have to go into the User Menu. Remember that Dingo will allow unregistered visitors to view task items if you set them to View Everybody. (what they can do from the control panel is very restricted however)

Step 3 - Login from the front end and click the new Dingo menu item


Step 4 - add New Task menu item (most will want this)


The URL for a new item is index.php?option=com_dingo&view=item (you will make all subsequent Dingo menu items as type=External)

Adding an External Link


Step 5 - Decide what other menu items you want to include.


The process is to click on the Dashboard item you want to include, then copy paste the URL into an external menu item.

eg.,
What Changed Today: index.php?option=com_dingo&view=items&changed_today=1
My Work Summary: index.php?option=com_dingo&view=mysummary
History (Activity Log): index.php?option=com_dingo&view=history
View File Attachments: index.php?option=com_dingo&view=attachments
Visitor Ticket: index.php?option=com_dingo&view=visitor

Keep in mind, some Dingo features are for Managers and above. (e.g, History) If you create a menu item for non-managers, it will generate a 403 if they try to get there. (Non-manager items will be grayed-out for those Joomla users below Manager.)

e.g.,

About Visitor Tickets

If you want visitors to be able to add items to your projects, you will need to set those projects "create visible" which is done within the Project Edit screen


(If you want visitors to be able to also see those items, then set both to Everybody)