Any planes to upgrade this module for drupal 6.x

I see so few issues in the queue that I didn't know if anyone was using this module. I was waiting to see if anyone asked. Since you did, I'll mark it for upgrade.

I'm in the midst of another project at the moment, and have insert view next in the queue, but this one will follow after that.

Of course, anyone who'd like to rush the process along could provide patches. :)

mlsamuelson

I'd suggest this module be phased out in favour of reptag.module, which provides this functionality and much much more without being any more complex or heavyweight.

If there is any functionality that insert_block has that's not available in reptag block.tag it can be easily folded in.

... of course this isn't up to DRUPAL-6 yet either :-} but deserves an upgrade. Should be simple, as AFAIK the filters API hasn't changed significantly. It may just work already.

dman,

Thanks for bringing the RepTag module (project page) to my attention. I haven't tried the module, but it appears to be all that you say. (How did I not know that module existed?!)

I've sent the RepTags module maintainer an email to inquire into the status of the upgrade, and if it's planned, it does look like it would make sense to send people thataway, rather than duplicating effort on this end.

mlsamuelson

Just want to let you know that I'm currently working on the 6.x port of RepTag. I hope to commit a first compatible version sometime next week. Whether it makes sense to abandon this module in favor of RepTag ...? RepTag provides a lot of functionality without being too heavy IMO, but its still much more complex than the Insert* modules.

I think the advantages of the reptag bundle are cool. If you want even two of the features, insert_block and token replacement, then reptag is more efficient than adding two modules, however trivial they be.
Bootstrapping weight is more of an issue than the processing code, as the filtered content is cached.

And it's just nice to have the reptag features available so we can use them without worrying about the extra overhead of adding yet another module to the pile.

In light of current discussion and the lack fo dissenting opinions, I'm not planning a Drupal 6 upgrade for Insert Block at this time. I've posted to this effect on the project's page, and included a link to this issue, should anyone want to weigh in or offer to assist with an upgrade or to plead for an upgrade.

mlsamuelson