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Using Resource List TV to wrap content in a friendly URL...

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    jesseyuen Reply #1, 12 years, 6 months ago
    Description of Problem:

    Hi there

    I am trying to wrap a number of template variables in a hyperlink using the TV type Resource List like so:

    	    	    
<a href="[[*link]]">
   <span class="project-title">[[*title]]</span>
   [[*image]]
</a>

    The 'link' TV is a Resource List, where I need the user to select the resource and then the URL gets injected correctly.

    If I set the output of this TV to 'text', you get an id of the resource.

    e.g. <a href="6"> ...

    I need to build this link using a friendly URL.

    If I set the output to 'URL' and slightly change the markup:

    	    	    
[[*link]]
   <span class="project-title">[[*title]]</span>
[[*image]]

    The 'link' TV closes the a tag early before the image.

    e.g. <a href="cleanUrl.html"></a> ....

    Is this possible to wrap content with a friendly URL? Or am I going about it the wrong way?

    Cheers in advance community. Jesse

    MODX Version: MODX Revolution 2.2.6-pl (traditional)
    PHP Version 5.3.27
    Database (MySQL, SQL Server, etc) Version: 5.5.32-cll - MySQL Community Server (GPL)
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      Paulp Reply #2, 12 years, 6 months ago
      Try:

      <a href="[[~[[*link]]]]">
   <span class="project-title">[[*title]]</span>
   [[*image]]
</a>
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        • 8 Posts
        jesseyuen Reply #3, 12 years, 6 months ago
        Amazing Paulp! Where can I find documentation on the extra syntax you used?

        <a href="[[~[[*link]]]]">

        Thanks so much.

        Jesse