Custom Popup window while unpublishing an item in SDL Tridion 2011

Question

In SDL Tridion 2011 is there any possibility, while Unpublishing an item, to rather than showing the regular popup window Publish.aspx, showing a custom popup window?

This is required for items inside one Publication only, when unpublishing those items. We want to show a custom popup first and then show the regular publish popup.

Answer 1

I'd be really interested to know what the use case is here and what you're trying to do, i've some code to also inject additional script and buttosn into the publish dialog, but it's in a very buggy state, would be happy to share :)

It's a lot easier to add your own functionality (an icon in the context menu, ribbon) rather than overriding the UpPublish, after all there may be a need to keep existing un-publish behaviour.

Answer 2

It is possible to do by overriding the regular UnPublish command.

• You will need to define and develop your own popup registering it as a brand new view.
• You will need to develop a new command that will extend the existing UnPublish command.
• Your brand new UnPublish command will call your brand new view.

Why do you want to stop using the Publish.aspx popup?

You can show your custom popup and then show the Publish popup as well.