safecrachker and .htacess interactions

eecms safecracker

1. don't use these rules in your .htaccess if using the exclude method, they prevent safecracker forms from submitting properly. Sorry I forgot about thios.

  # Add a trailing slash to paths without an extension
  # -------------------------------------------------
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,5}|/)$
	RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1/ [L,R=301]

OR add a rule not to add a trailing slash for POST requests

  # Add a trailing slash to paths without an extension
	# -------------------------------------------------
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !=POST
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,5}|/)$
	RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1/ [L,R=301]

2. Update to ExpressionEngine 2.5.4 (nasty bugs with safecracker and EE 2.5.3)
<https://support.ellislab.com/bugs/detail/18233>

3. Here is the code for a simple "add and edit" form
It will add an entry if no entry_id is found in the URL as {segment_2} and will convert to an edit form if enrty_id is found.

a. rte_selector parameter: gives you the rich text editor instead of a plain textarea, must match a class in your code
b. return to the form itself and append the newly created entry_id as segment_2

        {exp:safecracker channel="blogs" status="open" entry_id="{segment_2}" rte_selector=".rte-editor" return="/safecracker/ENTRY_ID"}

            <div>
                <label for="title">Title:</label>
                <input id="title" name="title" type="text" value="{title}" onkeyup="liveUrlTitle();" />
            </div>
            <div>
                <label for="url_title">URL Title:</label>
                <input id="url_title" name="url_title" type="text" value="{url_title}" />
            </div>
            <div>
                <label for="summary">Summary:</label>
                <textarea id="summary" name="cf_blog_summary">{cf_blog_summary}</textarea>
            </div>
            <div>
                <label for="body">Body:</label>
                <textarea id="body" name="cf_blog_body" class="rte-editor">{cf_blog_body}</textarea>
            </div>

            <div>
                <input type="submit" value="Submit">
            </div>

        {/exp:safecracker}