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Extending favorites with DataExtender and how to debug it?

Earlier I asked a question about renaming favorites, here: Tridion Favorites - the ability to rename favorite links

Now, based on some research on this subject, Is it possible to expand the favorites list with Data Extender?

I am expanding favorites using dataextender. So the idea is that when the favorites list is retrieved, I would replace it with renamed favorites values ​​(renamed values ​​that are stored as separate appdata). But for some reason my dataextender doesn't seem to work / is included in the tridion.

My first question is: Can I listen to a reader's favorites while looking for the GetList command?

Second question: Also in config, do I just mention it in the ext: DataExtender element or do I need to specify other elements like ext: list

Final question: Is there a way I can debug my dataextender from visual studio, since we can debug the event system by attaching to dllhst3g.exe ...

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To expand your favorites list, you must listen to the GetListUserFavorites command.

No, just ext: dataextender



And yes, as Nuno mentioned, in order to debug DataExtenders, you must hook into the w3wp.exe process.

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