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Answered GetRources or Wayfinder submenu

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    jimboroberts Reply #1, 14 years, 9 months ago
    Hi All,

    I have a site that requires a sub menu. So the layout is as follows:



    • Homepage

    • - Sub page 1
    • - Sub page 2

    • About

    • - Sub page 3
    • - Sub page 4


    The amin navigation runs along the top of the site, and no problem there, wayfinder to the rescue. The trouble im having is when click on home, I want a side navigation to appear, showing just 'sub page 1' & 'sub page 2'. I have managed to get this to work by using getresources and the following code:

    [[!getResources? &parents=`[[*id]]` &tpl=`submenu` &showHidden=`0` &sortBy=`menuindex`]]


    This works to a point... When i then click 'sub page 1' I still want to be able to see both 'sub page 1' & 'sub page 2'.

    Any help on this welcome... Also as a side point the '&sortBy=`menuindex`' isn't working...

    This question has been answered by microcipcip. See the first response.

    [ed. note: jimboroberts last edited this post 14 years, 9 months ago.]
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      ottogal Reply #2, 14 years, 9 months ago
      You can create the side navigation using Wayfinder (instead of getResources) - if Sub page 1 and Sub page 2 are indeed child resources of Homepage (in the tree, not just in the layout).
      Then the Wayfinder call should be
      [[!Wayfinder? &startId=`0` &level=`1`]]
      (assuming that the id of the Homepage is 0).
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        jimboroberts Reply #3, 14 years, 9 months ago
        Hi Ottogal,

        the sub pages are children in the tree. I don't however want to see the other titles of the main pages, only the sub page titles.

        Does that makes sense?
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          microcipcip Reply #4, 14 years, 9 months ago
          Install "UltimateParent" Snippet from "Package Management" and try this:

          [[Wayfinder? &startId=`[[UltimateParent? &topLevel=`1`]]` &level=`2` &sortBy=`menuindex` ]]
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            microcipcip Reply #5, 14 years, 9 months ago
            I've replied but the code is above, it must be a forum issue.
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              ottogal Reply #6, 14 years, 9 months ago
              By the parameter &startId you determine the resource of which you want to show the children.
              Assuming in your tree you have the following IDs:
               web
 --  Homepage	(1)

    - Sub page 1	(3)
    - Sub page 2	(4)

 --  About	(2)

    - Sub page 3	(5)
    - Sub page 4	(6)
              Then using &startId=`1` for the side navigation you will get just the children (3) and (4).

              (For the main menu you need &startId=`0` - 0 is refering to the root of the tree, the context "web"; and you need &level=`1` to suppress the display of the Sub pages here.)
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                jimboroberts Reply #7, 14 years, 9 months ago
                Thanks Both, Microcipcip, I have marked your post as solved, think this is why it appears below the question.
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