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    Standard DropMenu snippet with activeTreeOnly option.

    Advantages
    - Reduces database requests in large multilevel menustructures
    - Makes pages with large multilevel menustructures smaller and faster to download
    - Reduces CSS hassle with basic menu building

    Option activeTreeOnly is "false" by default
    - DropMenu works as usual

    If option activeTreeOnly is "true", eg [!DropMenu?activeTreeOnly=true!]
    - DropMenu builds only the topmenu level and active submenu tree
    - Longer example: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,3557.msg25637.html#msg25637]

    Not fully tested yet but works fine with my huge three level menustructure.

    // ###########################################
    // DropMenu                                  #
    // ###########################################
    // Configurable menu / navigation builder using UL tags
    // Offers optional DIV wrappers for top level and nested menus (useful for hover zones)
    // as well as configurable classes for the DIV, UL, and LI elements.  It even
    // marks ancestors of and the current element with a Class (indicating you are here
    // and in this area of the site).  Also applies .last CSS class to final LI in each UL.
    //
    // Developed by Vertexworks.com and Opengeek.com
    // Feel free to use if you keep this header and credits in place
    //
    // Inspired by List Site Map by Jaredc, SimpleList by Bravado,
    // and ListMenuX by OpenGeek
    //
    // Configuration parameters:
    //
    // &menuName        - name of a placeholder for placing the output in the layout
    // &topnavClass     - CSS class for styling the class assigned to the outermost UL
    //
    // TO DO: configuration parameters above, more usage examples, CSS examples, output indenting
    
    // ###########################################
    // Usage Examples                            #
    // ###########################################
    // Creates menu with wrapping DIV with id=myMenu, starting at the site root, two levels deep,
    // with descriptions next to the links, and nested UL elements with class=nestedLinks; output
    // of menu can be placed in layout using placeholder named myMenu ( e.g. [ +myMenu+ ] )
    // [[DropMenu? &menuName=`myMenu` &startDoc=`0` &levelLimit=`2` &topdiv=`true` &showDescription=`true` &subnavClass=`nestedLinks`]]
    //
    // Creates topMenu from site root, including only 1 level, with class=topMenubar applied to the top level UL
    // and class=activeLink applied to current page LI
    // [[DropMenu? &menuName=`topMenu` &startDoc=`0` &levelLimit=`1` &topnavClass=`topMenubar` &here=`activeLink`]]
    //
    // Creates dropmenu 3 levels deep, with DIV wrappers around all nested lists styled with class=hoverZone
    // and currentPage LI styled with class=currentPage
    // [[DropMenu? &levelLimit=3 &subdiv=true &subdivClass=hoverZone &subnavClass=menuZone &here=currentPage]]
    //
    // Creates dropmenu of infinite levels, ordered by menutitle in descending order
    // [[DropMenu?orderBy=menutitle&orderDesc=true]]
    
    // ###########################################
    // Configuration parameters                  #
    // ###########################################
    
    // $phMode [ true | false ]
    // Whether you want it to output a [+placeholder+] or simply return the output.
    // Defaults to false.
    $phMode = false;
    
    // $menuName [ string ]
    // Sets the name of the menu, placeholder, and top level DIV id (if topdiv
    // option is true). Set to "dropmenu" by default.
    $phName = (!isset($phName)) ? 'dropmenu' : "$phName";
    
    // $siteMapRoot [int]
    // The parent ID of your root. Default 0. Can be set in
    // snippet call with startDoc (to doc id 10 for example):
    // [[DropMenu?startDoc=10]]
    $siteMapRoot = 0;
    
    // $removeNewLines [ true | false ]
    // If you want new lines removed from code, set to true. This is generally
    // better for IE when lists are styled vertically.
    $removeNewLines = (!isset($removeNewLines)) ? false : ($removeNewLines==true);
    
    // $maxLevels [ int ]
    // Maximum number of levels to include. The default 0 will allow all
    // levels. Also settable with snippet variable levelLimit:
    // [[DropMenu?levelLimit=2]]
    $maxLevels = 0;
    
    
    // $textOfLinks [ string ]
    // What database field do you want the actual link text to be?
    // The default is pagetitle because it is always a valid (not empty)
    // value, but if you prefer it can be any of the following:
    // menutitle, id, pagetitle, description, parent, alias, longtitle, introtext
    // TO DO: set text to be first non-empty of an array of options
    $textOfLinks = (!isset($textOfLinks)) ? 'menutitle' : "$textOfLinks";
    
    // $titleOfLinks [ string ]
    // What database field do you want the title of your links to be?
    // The default is pagetitle because it is always a valid (not empty)
    // value, but if you prefer it can be any of the following:
    // menutitle, id, pagetitle, description, parent, alias, longtitle, introtext
    $titleOfLinks = (!isset($titleOfLinks)) ? 'description' : "$titleOfLinks";
    
    // $pre [ string ]
    // Text to append before links inside of LIs
    $pre = (!isset($pre)) ? '' : "$pre";
    
    // $post [ string ]
    // Text to append before links inside of LIs
    $post = (!isset($post)) ? '' : "$post";
    
    // $selfAsLink [ true | false ]
    // Define if the current page should be a link (true) or not (false)
    $selfAsLink = (!isset($selfAsLink)) ? false : ($selfAsLink==true);
    
    // $hereClass [ string ]
    // CSS Class for LI and A when they are the currently selected page, as well
    // as any ancestors of the current page (YOU ARE HERE)
    $hereClass = (!isset($hereClass)) ? 'here' : $hereClass;
    
    
    
    // $showDescription [true | false]
    // Specify if you would like to include the description
    // with the page title link.
    $showDescription = (!isset($showDescription)) ? false : ($showDescription==true);
    
    // $descriptionField [ string ]
    // What database field do you want the description to be?
    // The default is description. If you specify a field, it will attempt to use it
    // first then fall back until it finds a non-empty field in description, introtext,
    // then longtitle so it really tries not be empty. It can be any of the following:
    // menutitle, id, pagetitle, description, parent, alias, longtitle, introtext
    // TO DO: set description to the first non-empty of an array of options
    $descriptionField = (!isset($descriptionField)) ? 'description' : "$descriptionField";
    
    
    // $topdiv [ true | false ]
    // Indicates if the top level UL is wrapped by a containing DIV block
    $topdiv = (!isset($topdiv)) ? false : ($topdiv==true);
    
    // $topdivClass [ string ]
    // CSS Class for DIV wrapping top level UL
    $topdivClass = (!isset($topdivClass)) ? 'topdiv' : "$topdivClass";
    
    // $topnavClass [ string ]
    // CSS Class for the top-level (root) UL
    $topnavClass = (!isset($topnavClass)) ? 'topnav' : "$topnavClass";
    
    
    
    // $useCategoryFolders [ true | false ]
    // If you want folders without any content to render without a link to be used
    // as "category" pages (defaults to true). In order to use Category Folders,
    // the template must be set to (blank) or it won't work properly.
    $useCategoryFolders = (!isset($useCategoryFolders)) ? true : "$useCategoryFolders";
    
    // $categoryClass [ string ]
    // CSS Class for folders with no content (e.g., category folders)
    $categoryClass = (!isset($categoryClass)) ? 'category' : "$categoryClass";
    
    
    
    // $subdiv [ true | false ]
    // Indicates if nested UL's should be wrapped by containing DIV blocks
    // This is useful for creating "hover zones"
    // (see http://positioniseverything.net/css-dropdowns.html for a demo)
    // TO CONSIDER: Setting a subdiv class at all turns on hover DIVs?
    $subdiv = (!isset($subdiv)) ? false : ($subdiv==true);
    
    // $subdivClass [ string ]
    // CSS Class for DIV blocks wrapping nested UL elements
    $subdivClass = (!isset($subdivClass)) ? 'subdiv' : "$subdivClass";
    
    
    
    // $orderBy [ string ]
    // Document field to sort menu by
    $orderBy = (!isset($orderBy)) ? 'menuindex' : "$orderBy";
    
    // $orderDesc [true | false]
    // Order results in descending order?  default is false
    $orderDesc = (!isset($orderDesc)) ? false : ($orderDesc==true);
    
    
    // HACK: activeTreeOnly
    // $activeTreeOnly [ true | false ]
    // Define if the menutree should show all menuitems or only those in active menutree branch
    $activeTreeOnly = (!isset($activeTreeOnly)) ? false : ($activeTreeOnly==true);
    
    
    // ###########################################
    // End config, the rest takes care of itself #
    // ###########################################
    
    $debugMode = false;
    
    // Initialize
    $MakeMap = "";
    $siteMapRoot = (isset($startDoc)) ? $startDoc : $siteMapRoot;
    $maxLevels = (isset($levelLimit)) ? $levelLimit : $maxLevels;
    $ie = ($removeNewLines) ? '' : "\n";
    //Added by Remon: (undefined variables php notice)
    $activeLinkIDs = array();
    $subnavClass = '';
    
    // Overcome single use limitation on functions
    global $MakeMap_Defined;
    
    if (!isset ($MakeMap_Defined)) {
      function filterHidden($var) {
        return (!$var['hidemenu']==1);
      }
      function filterEmpty($var) {
          return (!empty($var));
      }
      function MakeMap($modx, $listParent, $listLevel, $description, $titleOfLinks, $maxLevels, $inside, $pre, $post, $selfAsLink, $ie, $activeLinkIDs, $topdiv, $topdivClass, $topnavClass, $subdiv, $subdivClass, $subnavClass, $hereClass, $useCategoryFolders, $categoryClass, $showDescription, $descriptionField, $textOfLinks, $orderBy, $orderDesc, $activeTreeOnly, $debugMode) {
        // Added by Remon. Define this variable _here_ ;-)
        $output = '';
    
        $children = $modx->getActiveChildren($listParent, $orderBy, (!$orderDesc) ? 'ASC' : 'DESC', 'id, pagetitle, description, isfolder, parent, alias, longtitle, menutitle, hidemenu, introtext, content_dispo, contentType, type, template');
        // filter out the content that is set to be hidden from menu snippets
        $children = array_filter($children, "filterHidden");
        $numChildren = count($children);
    
        if (is_array($children) && !empty($children)) {
    
          // determine if it's a top category or not
          $toplevel = !$inside;
    
          // build the output
          $topdivcls = (!empty($topdivClass)) ? ' class="'.$topdivClass.'"' : '';
          $topdivblk = ($topdiv) ? "<div$topdivcls>" : '';
          $topnavcls = (!empty($topnavClass)) ? ' class="'.$topnavClass.'"' : '';
          $subdivcls = (!empty($subdivClass)) ? ' class="'.$subdivClass.'"' : '';
          $subdivblk = ($subdiv) ? "<div$subdivcls>$ie" : '';
          $subnavcls = (!empty($subnavClass)) ? ' class="'.$subnavClass.'"' : '';
          $output = ($toplevel) ? "$topdivblk<ul$topnavcls>$ie" : "$ie$subdivblk<ul$subnavcls>$ie";
    
          //loop through and process subchildren
          foreach ($children as $child) {
            // figure out if it's a containing category folder or not
            $numChildren --;
            $isFolder = $child['isfolder'];
              $itsEmpty = ($isFolder && ($child['template'] == '0'));
            $itm = "";
    
                    // if menutitle is blank fall back to pagetitle for menu link
                    $textOfLinks = (empty($child['menutitle'])) ? 'pagetitle' : "$textOfLinks";
    
              // If at the top level
            if (!$inside)
            {
              $itm .= ((!$selfAsLink && ($child['id'] == $modx->documentIdentifier)) || ($itsEmpty && $useCategoryFolders)) ?
                      $pre.$child[$textOfLinks].$post . (($debugMode) ? ' self|cat' : '') :
                      '<a href="[~'.$child['id'].'~]" title="'.$child[$titleOfLinks].'">'.$pre.$child[$textOfLinks].$post.'</a>';
              $itm .= ($debugMode) ? ' top' : '';
            }
    
            // it's a folder and it's below the top level
            elseif ($isFolder && $inside)
            {
    
              $itm .= ($itsEmpty && $useCategoryFolders) ?
                      $pre.$child[$textOfLinks].$post . (($debugMode) ? 'subfolder T': '') :
                      '<a href="[~'.$child['id'].'~]" title="'.$child[$titleOfLinks].'">'.$pre.$child[$textOfLinks].$post.'</a>'. (($debugMode) ? ' subfolder F' :'');
            }
    
            // it's a document inside a folder
            else
            {
              $itm .= ($child['alias'] > '0' && !$selfAsLink && ($child['id'] == $modx->documentIdentifier)) ? $child[$textOfLinks] : '<a href="[~'.$child['id'].'~]" title="'.$child[$titleOfLinks].'">'.$child[$textOfLinks].'</a>';
              $itm .= ($debugMode) ? ' doc' : '';
            }
            $itm .= ($debugMode)? "$useCategoryFolders $isFolder $itsEmpty" : '';
    
            // BEGIN HACK: activeTreeOnly
            // loop back through if the doc is a folder and has not reached the max levels
            if ($isFolder && (($maxLevels == 0) || ($maxLevels > $listLevel +1))) {
              // activeTreeOnly TRUE
              if ($activeTreeOnly)
              {
              	$makeMapYes = FALSE;
                if (is_array($activeLinkIDs))
                {
                  if ($child['id'] == $modx->documentIdentifier || in_array($child['id'], $activeLinkIDs)) 
                  {
                  	$makeMapYes = TRUE;
                  }
                }
              }
              // activeTreeOnly FALSE or child is in active tree
              if (!$activeTreeOnly || $makeMapYes)
              {
                $itm .= MakeMap($modx, $child['id'], $listLevel +1, $description, $titleOfLinks, $maxLevels, true, $pre, $post, $selfAsLink, $ie, $activeLinkIDs, $topdiv, $topdivClass, $topnavClass, $subdiv, $subdivClass, $subnavClass, $hereClass, $useCategoryFolders, $categoryClass, $showDescription, $descriptionField, $textOfLinks, $orderBy, $orderDesc, $activeTreeOnly, $debugMode);
              }
            }
            // END HACK: activeTreeOnly
    
            if ($itm && !$selfAsLink && ($child['id'] == $modx->documentIdentifier)) {
              $output .= "    <li class=\"$hereClass". ($numChildren == 0 ? ' last' : '')."\">$itm</li>$ie";
            }
            elseif ($itm) {
              // Added by Remon
              // define it here:
              $class = '';
              if ($numChildren == 0) {
                $class = 'last';
              }
              if (is_array($activeLinkIDs)) {
                if (in_array($child['id'], $activeLinkIDs)) {
                  $class .= ($class ? ' ' : '').$hereClass;
                }
              }
              // it's an empty folder and using Category Folders
              if ($useCategoryFolders && $itsEmpty) {
                $class .= ($class ? ' ' : '').$categoryClass;
              }
              if ($class) {
                $class = ' class="'.$class.'"';
              }
    
              // TO DO: set description to the first non-empty of an array of options
              if ($showDescription && (!empty($child['$descriptionField']))) {
                  $desc = " – ".$child['$descriptionField'];
              } elseif ($showDescription && (!empty($child['description']))) {
                  $desc = ' – ' . $child['description'];
              } elseif ($showDescription && (!empty($child['introtext']))) {
                  $desc = ' – ' . $child['introtext'];
              } elseif ($showDescription && (!empty($child['longtitle']))) {
                  $desc = ' – ' . $child['longtitle'];
              } else {
                  $desc = '';
              }
    
              $output .= "<li$class>$itm$desc</li>$ie";
              $class = '';
            }
          }
          $output .= "</ul>$ie";
          $output .= ($toplevel) ? (($topdiv) ? "</div>$ie" : "") : (($subdiv) ? "</div>$ie" : "");
        }
        return $output;
      }
      $MakeMap_Defined = true;
    }
    
    $currentID = $modx->documentIdentifier;
    $parentID = $currentID;
    
    // find the parent docs of the current "you-are-here" doc
    // used in the logic to mark parents as such also
    while ($parentID != $siteMapRoot && $parentID != 0) {
      $parent = $modx->getParent($parentID, 0);
      if ($parent) {
        $parentID = $parent['id'];
        $activeLinkIDs[] = $parentID;
      } else {
        $parentID = 0;
      }
    }
    
    if ($phMode) {
        // output to a [+placeholder+]
        $modx->setPlaceholder($phName, MakeMap($modx, $siteMapRoot, 0, $showDescription, $titleOfLinks, $maxLevels, false, $pre, $post, $selfAsLink, $ie, $activeLinkIDs, $topdiv, $topdivClass, $topnavClass, $subdiv, $subdivClass, $subnavClass, $hereClass, $useCategoryFolders, $categoryClass, $showDescription, $descriptionField, $textOfLinks, $orderBy, $orderDesc, $activeTreeOnly, $debugMode));
    
    } else {
        // return the output a "usual"
        return MakeMap($modx, $siteMapRoot, 0, $showDescription, $titleOfLinks, $maxLevels, false, $pre, $post, $selfAsLink, $ie, $activeLinkIDs, $topdiv, $topdivClass, $topnavClass, $subdiv, $subdivClass, $subnavClass, $hereClass, $useCategoryFolders, $categoryClass, $showDescription, $descriptionField, $textOfLinks, $orderBy, $orderDesc, $activeTreeOnly, $debugMode);
    
    }
    




      Mikko Lammi, Owner at Maagit
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      Great Work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      Thank you!!
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        If I were going to count the number of users requesting this feature on my fingers, I would need about a bazillion hands grin! You are a god dude!

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          Amazing!!!!

          Thank you!!!
            • 5338
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            That’s very, very useful! Thank you.

            I tried to integrate it with this hack (that displays "here" class just on the current menu item, not on the whole parent tree), but without any success.

            Do you have any idea how to get the same result with your mod?
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              Try this hack. It fixes and enhances DropMenu and incorporates your hack. It also fixes it making a category folder open even if activeTreeOnly option is true.
                • 16610
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                Quote from: cino at Jun 15, 2006, 10:06 AM

                Try this hack.
                Great work cino. Thanks!
                  Mikko Lammi, Owner at Maagit
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                  Hi there!

                  I am another newbie trying to incorporate a drop down menu in my web template.

                  Can you give me some basic steps of how to use this snippet?

                  I presume:
                  I need to create a new snippet in the modx manager and copy paste the code and call it within the template?

                  Do I need to do any changes or not for my style sheet?

                  Please help me out.

                  Thanks
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                    DropMenu has been deprecated for some time; the Wayfinder snippet is used now.

                    A full set of documentation and examples can be found here: http://www.muddydogpaws.com/development/wayfinder/features.html
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                      Hi,

                      Thanks for directing me in the right direction. smiley

                      I used the below snippet set call in the navigation tag:
                      CSSplay Menu - Dropdown
                      Snippet Call:
                      	<!-- navigation -->	
                      	<div  id="menu">
                      		[[Wayfinder? &startId=`0` &level=`3` &parentClass=`hide` &parentRowTpl=`cssplay_parentRow` &outerTpl=`cssplay_outer` &innerTpl=`cssplay_inner` &rowTpl=`cssplay_row` &outerClass=`menu` &cssTpl=`cssplay_dropdown`]] 
                      	</div>	


                      I got this code from: http://www.muddydogpaws.com/development/wayfinder/examples/example-1.html

                      I have the "Way Finder" in my Resources list in ModX manager:
                      Wayfinder - 2.0 Completely template-driven menu builder that’s simple and fast to configure.

                      Do I need to specify anything in the style sheets? or snippets?

                      You can view the template I am building on "http://modx.tasmanit.com"

                      My aim is to create a free templates for MODX community. But I just wanted to learn how to do top navigation menus before I release a series of eye catching templates for all the MODX community.

                      Thanks heaps in advance,
                      Asfahaan