As per title, I've implemented Featured Content Handlers for the content types sc_item & sc_series.
This means that process of featuring/unfeaturing Showcase content is now 100% handled by the Core XF Featured Content Handler.
You can use the Core XF Featured Content Widget Definition to create featured content widgets for Showcase content (or mixed content). Display is controlled by Core XF Featured Content Layout types (Standard, Simple, Carousel), not Showcase Layout Types!
You can also continue to use the Showcase Featured Items Widget Definition & Showcase Featured Series Widget Definition to create Featured Items widgets & Featured Series widgets for Showcase content and display that content in Showcase layout types.
Showcase Index: Featured Items are still being displayed the same (based on Showcase options and Showcase Layout Type Macros).
Showcase Category pages. Featured Items are still being displayed the same (based on Showcase options and Showcase Layout Type Macros).
Showcase Series list: Featured Series are still being displayed the same (based on Showcase options and Layout Type Macros).
Note: You can disable the Showcase options and instead, create widget(s) from the Featured Content Widget Definition and display those on Showcase Index/Category/Series list pages (which is what XFRM does).
There is unfortunately some feature loss. The Auto Feature system has been sunsetted (at least for now). It is not compatible with the Core XF Featured Content Handler (and frankly, that kind of functionality needs to be part of the Core XF Abstract Featured Content Handler).
This means that process of featuring/unfeaturing Showcase content is now 100% handled by the Core XF Featured Content Handler.
You can use the Core XF Featured Content Widget Definition to create featured content widgets for Showcase content (or mixed content). Display is controlled by Core XF Featured Content Layout types (Standard, Simple, Carousel), not Showcase Layout Types!
You can also continue to use the Showcase Featured Items Widget Definition & Showcase Featured Series Widget Definition to create Featured Items widgets & Featured Series widgets for Showcase content and display that content in Showcase layout types.
Showcase Index: Featured Items are still being displayed the same (based on Showcase options and Showcase Layout Type Macros).
Showcase Category pages. Featured Items are still being displayed the same (based on Showcase options and Showcase Layout Type Macros).
Showcase Series list: Featured Series are still being displayed the same (based on Showcase options and Layout Type Macros).
Note: You can disable the Showcase options and instead, create widget(s) from the Featured Content Widget Definition and display those on Showcase Index/Category/Series list pages (which is what XFRM does).
There is unfortunately some feature loss. The Auto Feature system has been sunsetted (at least for now). It is not compatible with the Core XF Featured Content Handler (and frankly, that kind of functionality needs to be part of the Core XF Abstract Featured Content Handler).
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