I have an inconsistent problem with preview sites where a repeater connected to a database does not display correctly. So…when I send the link to my client they see the placeholder content instead of the database content—which is a problem.
Having said that, there have been times when it seems to have worked and I have no clue why most of the time it does not and occasionally it does. Any tips?
Here’s a link to a site I’m working on and you will notice under “Services” that the repeater does not display the content from the database.
That’s a great looking site, by the way. =) It only shows one of the services - so I see the issue also. That’s really odd.
Yeah…and I’ve had it for at least a year. I’ve tried publishing the site, syncing the database to live, etc. I just don’t know how to fix this.
@shannon64283 Will you do me a favor? Post this in the corvid forum and give us the link. I’ll follow it for you.
You bet - also link the post here so we can follow.
I sent this issue to support and they responded that it is working fine for them (even sent a screenshot). This goes to the fact that I have noticed it sometimes works, but is very flaky. I’m not sure if it’s something to do with browsers or what.
Here is the link for the Corvid Forum Post
The following is the response I received from Wix Tech support which doesn’t seem to jive since there have been times that my preview sites have correctly populated a repeater from the database. I’m increasingly confused.
It’s critical for me to be able to send a preview site that displays fully to my clients. I understand the database information will display correctly once it’s published, but that’s not a solution for me during the design and proposal phase.
From Richard (Wix Support):
Since the Get Feedback feature is only for input information and not the fully completed version site, some functionalities will not display as intended since the data is being retrieved from a database in your account. This is why using the Preview Mode directly from your account shows the relevant content. The element will display the information once the site is published.
Here I am kicking a dead horse (one of my pastimes) …But is there any progress being made on this? I ask because I could really streamline my workflow and save a lot of time. Here’s how:
I have spent a great deal of time on a couple templates. I’ve done it in such a way that I could set up a client user input form and they could enter some basic info and content (address, phone, etc.) that funnels into a database. From there I could have datasets throughout my site that link to this content and voila! A preview site is DONE in the time it takes them to fill out the form.
This would save me the time going through the site page by page and manually adding this content in various places.
Sounds great, EXCEPT that preview sites don’t display dataset content! Aargh!
@brett-haralson Any chance you could get some inside info if this is being worked on or not?