Support/Comments for getPage 1.0.0-beta1

This is an auto-generated topic for <a href="http://modxcms.com/extras/package/606">getPage 1.0.0-beta1</a> by splittingred.

Brief Description:
A generic wrapper snippet for returning paged results and navigation from snippets that return limitable collections.



- See the <a href="http://docs.modxcms.com/display/ADDON/getPage">official documentation</a>.

- Revolution 2.0.0-beta5 or later only.

does someone has an example of getPage somehow i just don’t get it

getPage is not using all the templates I’m specifying, only some of them?!?!?!



Everything works, except:

• &tpl_{3}=`thumbTplThird` - does nothing. It just uses `thumbTpl`
• &pagePrevTpl=`[[$lastTpl]]` - does nothing. It uses the default pagePrevTpl

All the other parameters work! (Yes, including `[[$nextTpl]]` - weird that you have to put a chunk call like that in a param???) Help, please

Thanks for your reply, Bob. The funny thing is, `[[$nextTpl]]` is working, but neither `thumbTplThird` nor `lastTpl` is working?!?! (FYI, I tried `lastTpl` without the chunk calling syntax and it didn’t work)

I know, I was surprised too that a chunk call in a snippet call would work - ever. But it’s the only one that does other than `thumbTpl`

That’s why I’m stumped...

***UPDATE: OMG I figured it out. getPage doesn’t work like regular snippets in that you can’t make a chunk with a &Tpl in it and reference it from the snippet call. You have to edit the &Tpl’s in the snippet’s Property Set!!!! Will follow with exact details and a tutorial

Aint there a big red box in the getPage docs that tells you that? :p

Doh. I missed that too.

@SepiaRiver: You’ll need to create a separate property set if you don’t want your changes to be overwritten when you upgrade getPage.

@mark_hamstra Yes there’s big red text - which I didn’t read hahahaah. No, I read it, but didn’t know what the heck it was talking about hahaahaha.

Thanks Bob. I caught that one - reading the instructions VERY carefully now LOL. I added a new property set and used the getPage@PropertySet syntax

HOWEVER, still can’t get

to work for getResources. Even sticking it into a property set did nothing. I’m not sure if I’m using the property’s syntax correctly or not but there’s no documentation w/details on it.

When I get this call working the way I want I’m writing a big ol’ tut

Thank you both...

Responded to your DM already, but for future reference for others:

It’s &tpl_3, instead of &tpl_{3}

Updated that red box a bit to make it easier to understand, and also updated the getResources property thingy to not be as confusing with curly brackets ’n stuff.

Awesome. That did it. Thanks Mark!! You’re doing a great job with this snippet (and all the others you selflessly work on)

Who should I talk to at @modxcms about RTFM login? You mentioned I should post that FormIt info, but I don’t have the creds I’ll happily help out with doc writing....

You’ll need a login on modx.com (as a Partner you probably have one), and make sure you have signed a CLA: http://modx.com/developer/cla/

Then just contact either one, really. In the past I’ve talked with Ryan, Jay and Shaun about it but no doubt all of them can get you in there


Can’t wait to have you work on that copy.. but I guess you know how much I love your writing already