John McC wrote:
I'm having a problem with categories that are
template-updated. The templates are set to add a category at a certain
number of days after the template on the page is updated, which should
then be
picked up by DPL to keep a "to-do list"
up to date (it's supposed to track farm chores),
but the category isn't "visible" to the DPL unless the page the template
is used on recieves a null edit. Is there some way to force the
categories to
update as soon as the template kicks in?
Having to null-edit sort of defeats the purpose
(it's supposed to
remind you to check for weeds/germination/diseases
or do any number of other jobs, sometimes months after
the reminder was
set).
We ran into the same problem on en.wikiversity a few months ago when trying to do a
category update for the "Bloom Clock",
which also uses a type of DPL.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
-Johnny.
Dates aren't updated by the job queue.
You can have all those categories include a "master" one, which would be
the only one you would null edit everyday.
Please note that this means a lot of work for the job queue, so make
sure your sysadmin is OK with doing it.