How to create a Template Variable drop down list of modx pages

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cipa Reply #21, 15 years, 2 months ago

Can you please post your code in here; all of it including the way you do the output?

Thanks

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microcipcip Reply #22, 15 years, 2 months ago

If I understand correctly, I think that there is a Snippet for MODX Evolution that does the same, it’s called Quill, and it’s configurable: http://modx.com/extras/package/quill?version=4d556b85b2b083396d000667.

I have also modified the snippet to exclude resources and child resources by id: http://www.jertix.org/assets/files/quill.rar
Here’s a quick example of Quill Usage:

TV Name:
slide-link1

Caption:
Link

Input Type:
Dropdown List Menu

Input Option Values:

@EVAL return $modx->runSnippet("Quill",array('parent'=>'0', 'title'=>'pagetitle', 'depth'=>'2','default'=>'Insert SlideLink Here'));

Save the Tv and add this in the template:

<a href="[~[*slide-link1*]~]">Slide Link Here</a>

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pugs2411 Reply #23, 15 years, 2 months ago

thank you, again it does work but the link shows the resource id not the page title.
I want the page title to show and to link to that page.

TV code (tv name ’crosssell’

@EVAL return $modx->runSnippet("Quill",array('parent'=>'6', 'title'=>'pagetitle', 'depth'=>'2','default'=>''));

template code

<a href="[~[*crosssell*]~]">[*crosssell*]</a>

Thanks again!

Lisa

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microcipcip Reply #24, 15 years, 2 months ago

You need another snippet to output the pagetitle, Quill will only output the id. Download GetField from MODX Extras: http://modx.com/extras/package/getfield

After installing GetField, try this:

<a href="[~[*crosssell*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*crosssell*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>

If that doesn’t work, try the uncached version:

<a href="[~[*crosssell*]~]">[!GetField? &docid=`[*crosssell*]` &field=`pagetitle`!]</a>

You can also use the longtitle, a custom Template Variable or any field you like, GetField is a very powerful snippet.

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pugs2411 Reply #25, 15 years, 2 months ago

Thank you very much! works perfectly - was beginning to tear my hair out

Lisa

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pugs2411 Reply #26, 15 years, 2 months ago

hello again,

I thought all was ok but just noticed if I select more than one option in the drop-down the output is just blank, works fine with just one option selected.

This is the output code.

<a href="[~[*crosssell*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*crosssell*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]

again any help appreciated

Lisa

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pugs2411 Reply #27, 15 years, 2 months ago

sorry just to clarify, I want the user to select multiple value from a list, then output that list with links to the relevant pages.

Hope that makes sense.

Thanks

Lisa

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microcipcip Reply #28, 15 years, 2 months ago

I don’t understand your set up. Do you have multiple template variables for each dropdown menu the user selects in the page? For example:

<a href="[~[*link1*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link1*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>
<a href="[~[*link2*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link2*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>
<a href="[~[*link3*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link3*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>
<a href="[~[*link4*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link4*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>

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pugs2411 Reply #29, 15 years, 2 months ago

ok, perhaps using the drop-down isn’t the best way to get what I want - perhaps someone could suggest an alternative?

this is what I’m trying to acheive. I’m building a product catalog for a client. when the client adds a product i want the option to select cross sell items, ideally i wanted to have a list of all the product pages already on the database and then the client can choose which products he wants to cross sell.

When the product page is published I would like the cross-sell items to be linked with their particular page.

I hope I’ve made that seem clear

thanks again for any help.

Lisa

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microcipcip Reply #30, 15 years, 2 months ago

If you have a maximum number of related products you can create an arbitrary amount of dropdown template variables, as in the previous example:

<a href="[~[*link1*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link1*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>
<a href="[~[*link2*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link2*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>
<a href="[~[*link3*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link3*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>
<a href="[~[*link4*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link4*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>

And then, if the user doesn’t fill all template variables for the related products, you can hide the link with PHx plugin, for example (Note: PHx is not installed by default on MODx Evolution. Download it from the extras section.):

[+phx:if=`[*link1*]`:is=`0`:then=``:else=`<a href="[~[*link1*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link1*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>`+]
[+phx:if=`[*link2*]`:is=`0`:then=``:else=`<a href="[~[*link1*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link2*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>`+]
[+phx:if=`[*link3*]`:is=`0`:then=``:else=`<a href="[~[*link1*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link3*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>`+]
[+phx:if=`[*link4*]`:is=`0`:then=``:else=`<a href="[~[*link1*]~]">[[GetField? &docid=`[*link4*]` &field=`pagetitle`]]</a>`+]

0 should be set as default value when [*link1*] Template Variable is empty, so that PHx will not output anything in that case.

If that doesn’t work, I guess you could make a checkbox template variables list

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