I have a working template that is included in the right rail of my EE site.
This template pulls from a channel that simply relates entries from other channels to this specific channel on a one-to-one basis and is used as a sort of "highlight reel" or "Top 5" for the sidebar. The relationship is using Playa to link multiple different channel's entries to this one.
It works throughout the site with exception to an entry's view template. In that template it only returns with highlighted entries that match that channel. I am simply using the same embed code for another template that is embedded into every page. It embeds like:
index <- right_rail <- highlight_reel
For example, the highlight reel can pull from Activities, Events, and Food channels using Playa for the relationship. When you navigate to the view template of a particular Events entry this only displays Events entries that have been related.
Is there a configuration or parameter that needs to be set in order to keep the results consistent?
Let me know if there is anything else that would help you help me.
Some additional code for the loop:
{exp:channel:entries channel="most_popular" dynamic="yes" orderby="date" sort="desc" limit="5"}
{exp:playa:children field="popular_entry" status="not closed" disable="members" limit="1"}
Thanks a bundle in advance!
I was directed to a similar question that was asked and it totally solved the issue.
My mistake was that I had assumed that it would maintain the entry_id but by embedding it I was able to solve it.
Thanks a bunch!
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I need to implement a solution for a client SharePoint Office 365 site. I know you can do things with 3 parts solutions or Jquery but I'm trying to keep it OOTB as possible. Here is a simplistic view of the scenario.
There is a list called Parent. It has one field Title.
There is a second list called Child. It has one field Title and another Parent
Parent is the type Lookup and points to the Title field of the Parent list.
The SharePoint form is for the Parent List so the main connection points there.
I simply want to create a data connection to the child list and have the Edit / View pages populate that a listbox with the ID(Value) and Title(Display) from the corresponding match in the Parent list.
I've tried several ways but I lack the experience to probably describe what I've tried (Using Rules and the lists.asmx as well as a retrieve data connection to child and filtering it upon load).
Thank you in advance, I really need to get this implemented.
As per your query, I understand you want to open the form on the click of the list item with the view & edit.
for that you have to create the rules with the proper actions like if I click on the parent A then form open but after the form open we have to fetch the ID & title again by the create the connection who dynamically operate as per the call of action.if you need more details please mention comment on this / If I understand wrong the please brief your problem with the example.
Thanks
I've got a simple repeater that list links to uploaded documents using cms.file. I'm drawing a blank on adjust the ORDER BY based on publish date. I can't find anything here on this, so i apologize if this is a duplicate.
Best practice is to add custom field to page type (in this case cms.file or better create the new one) and set ORDER BY condition to this new field. There are also properties like DocumentModifiedWhen, DocumentCreatedWhen, DocumentCheckedOutWhen you can use.
I'm going to use DocumentModifiedWhen as the ORDER By statement.
There are two fields [DocumentPublishTo] and [DocumentPublishFrom] that you can think of using. These are the two fields which appear at the bottom of each form page by default.
How to implement Attribute to find his own name in the admin area in Opencart : Products - Attributes - Attributes? Is that there is a separate field and simply by driving into the field and displays the name of the attribute is an attribute, as usual searching for items in the admin by name, but only with attribute
It's hard to understand what you are asking, but if you are trying to use attributes for products then you must first define them at catalog>attributes>attributes.
To List attributes in the Products tab you will need edit these files
admin>view>template>catalog>product_form.tpl
admin>controller>catalog>product.php
If your understanding of PHP or Opencart isn't very strong it will help you to copy data from the attribute.php controller to the product.php controller.
As for the search function, this is something I haven't done before but you could try using the search function on the front of the website as reference.
I recommend working through this as best you can then asking more questions if or when you get stuck.
*Update
Ok so since HTML is your strenth it will be smartest to start from there. Open any of these files (the ones that have the data you need).
admin>view>template>catalog>attribute_form.tpl
admin>view>template>catalog>attribute_group_form.tpl
admin>view>template>catalog>attribute_group_list.tpl
admin>view>template>catalog>attribute_list.tpl
Then work backwards with what you see. The tpl will show variables that look like $attribute, track these back to
admin>controller>catalog>attribute.php
admin>controller>catalog>attribute_group.php
And you will see how all the code is used to pull the data from the model and format it if necessary.
How would I include contents from one channel into another channel?
For instance, If I have a channel of projects. And then I'd like to add items within that project.
Project
- Item
- url
- caption
- Item
- url
- caption
There is an new free alternative to Matrix: Grid Lite
Matrix is maybe over the top for your needs, even if it is one of my favorite EE addon.
I can think of three approaches here:
Use a Matrix field within your Project channel to add multiple items to each project.
Make a "Project Items" channel, and in that channel add a relationship field (or Playa field) that points to your Projects channel. This would link each item with its parent Project. When displaying your Project on the front-end, you'd use reverse-related entries to display that Project's items.
Make each Project a category, and then assign each entry in your Project Items channel to the proper Project category. (The downside here is that categories can only have very limited data associated with them - name, description, and image.) On the front-end you'd use the Channel Categories tag to display your Projects (categories), then then list that Projects items below using the Channel Entries tag and the category parameter.
Each of these approaches would work!
It sounds like you already have these two channels set up, so Matrix or Grid Lite, while great solutions, would require a lot of migrating work on your part.
Do you have a custom field that relates the two channels right now? i.e. in the Items channel, is there a custom field that allows you to choose (or write) which project the item belongs to? If that's the case, I can work toward a solution from there.
Lets say for example, I have a list of products that each have it's own page... in what way can I create a single page that will list each product as it's contents as a list (with hyperlinks)? Not really sure how to do this directly in Orchard - or will I need to create a custom page / widget? Thanks for any help... new to Orchard and not sure how to tackle this.
You have a couple options. I believe the Orchard gallery at orchardproject.net has a module called Simple Commerce that may solve your problem. (it's simple so it might not)
(In the following section, I've tried to boldface the terminology words that are 1) are crucial to understanding how to use Orchard and 2) helpful in finding your way around the dashboard)
Another option may be first creating a Content Type--probably one named Product with some Fields describing an individual product. Price, SKU and description come to mind, but you'll be better able to describe your own products. Each Content Type in Orchard can be associated with any combination of Parts. You may have to research which ones you actually want for an individual product, but I'd recommend:
Body (this could replace the Description I suggested above) You could include any amount of HTML/script in this section to make your individual product pages look fancy!
Common (this has to be added when Containable is used)
Containable (this will allow the items to be listed)
Route (so you can link to a specific product)
This gives each product its own slug (URL)
Tags (to allow products to be categorized)
Now, you need to create a new List from the dashboard so you can display the products together (and inherit other features like pagination, etc). Be sure to select the Product Content Type in the Contains drop down list.
Then, you can start creating your Content (your Products) one by one. In the dashboard, click the new Product item and describe each new piece of Content.
Finally, you can link directly to this new List using the Products List's *slug*. You could (and might want to) add the Products List to your main navigation menu. Clicking the Products List and checking the "Show on main menu" box will automagically add a navigation button directly to this page. You could, of course, link to this List from anywhere using the slug (also found on the list's edit page)
This page, from the Orchard documentation pages describes more things you can do with a list of content like modifying the layout of the list, placing content fields in different places and even converting your products to widgets which you could use to display some promotional product offering in a special spot on your site.
I highly recommend reading through at least the documentation provided on the Orchard site to get a good grasp of what this CMS can do out of the box and what you would need to write custom code to accomplish (which you could do in this case, but Orchard can handle it out of the box)
Hope this helps!
Two ways to do this:
http://orchardproject.net/docs/Creating-lists.ashx and http://orchardproject.net/gallery/List/Modules/Orchard.Module.Contrib.Taxonomies