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Answered If Template ID is equals to ['#'] then

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    vanduzled Reply #1, 11 years, 7 months ago
    If Template ID is equals to ['#'] then [[$chunk]]

    I want a simple task:

    To display a chunk for a certain template.

    How to do it?

    Display a chunk based on ID, I know:

    [[*id:is=`1`:then=`[[$thischunk]]`]]

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

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      mmcgee Reply #2, 11 years, 7 months ago
      Maybe template [[*template]]

      [[*template:is=`1`:then=`[[$thischunk]]`]]
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        mmcgee Reply #3, 11 years, 7 months ago
        http://rtfm.modx.com/revolution/2.x/making-sites-with-modx/commonly-used-template-tags


        Always curious and wanting to learn new tricks, in what scenario would you want a chunk to load because of the template. Why not just put the chunk on the template to begin with?
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          sottwell Reply #4, 11 years, 7 months ago 
          [[[[*template:is=`1`:then=`$thischunk`]]]]


          The way you had it written would cause MODX to prepare the chunk even if it wasn't used. This way, the output of the modifier will be the chunk tags, which MODX will process on the next pass through the parser.
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            mmcgee Reply #5, 11 years, 7 months ago
            Hey Susan: I've noticed you writing these this way before and now I know why. Very good to know.

            Quote from: sottwell at Mar 03, 2015, 09:09 PM
            [[[[*template:is=`1`:then=`$thischunk`]]]]


            The way you had it written would cause MODX to prepare the chunk even if it wasn't used. This way, the output of the modifier will be the chunk tags, which MODX will process on the next pass through the parser.
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              sottwell Reply #6, 11 years, 7 months ago
              I got it from the best of sources http://modx.com/blog/2012/09/14/tags-as-the-result-or-how-conditionals-are-like-mosquitoes/
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                vanduzled Reply #7, 11 years, 7 months ago 
                [[[[*template:is=`1`:then=`$thischunk`]]]]


                this doesn't work for me. and to @sottwell, are you saying that this is a bad practice?

                The problem I'm having is that I need to put a share button on several pages. Those pages are under a template so I thought getting the template will make my life easier.

                The workaround for me right now is to get the parent ID of those pages instead of the template.

                It works fine but I thought getting the template ID is best.
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                  mmcgee Reply #8, 11 years, 7 months ago
                  Why not put the button in a chunk, and call it on the page using a TV selector?

                  TV
                  Input Type: Checkbox
                  OK to leave blank: Yes

                  Input value:
                  Show Share Button on This Page==[[$yourShareButtonChunkName]]

                  Output Value (leave blank) unless you want it to appear in more instances than not: then put the chunk call in this field.

                  Output: Default
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                    sottwell Reply #9, 11 years, 7 months ago
                    It should work. Are you changing the `1` to be the ID of the template in question? Of course using parent will also work, as long as they are all the children of that particular parent.
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                      mmcgee Reply #10, 11 years, 7 months ago
                      On your template put the name of your TV selector

                      [[*myShareButton_selector]]