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Different output depending on number of articles in a category
Have the following code, with which I would like to:
1. Check how many articles there are in a given category
2. Change the presentation based on how many articles, for example, if there is one article in a category, display the title and body. If more than one article in a category, display the title and excerpt, then a “read on” link
3. If the user is in the individual article page, and there is more than one article in the category, then display a list of the other category articles under the individual article
I just can’t seem to find a way to find the number of articles. Code:
<txp:if_section name=“section_name”>
<txp:if_individual_article>
<!— article page: display the article – No problems here —>
<txp:article limit=1 />
</txp:if_individual_article>
<txp:if_article_list>
<txp:if_category>
<!— category page: display the articles —>
<!— But how to count the articles? —>
<!— Need to count the articles, then have an if/else for displaying a list of articles or the only article —>
<txp:article form=“article_list” limit=“100” />
<txp:else />
<!— section page: display the first article – No problems here —>
<txp:article status=“sticky” limit=1 />
</txp:if_category>
</txp:if_article_list>
</txp:if_section>
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Re: Different output depending on number of articles in a category
jstubbs wrote:
I just can’t seem to find a way to find the number of articles.
mdn_count does that for you
Yiannis
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Re: Different output depending on number of articles in a category
Thanks Colak I will check the plugin you mention. I would have to check the article count first, then adjust the presentation….
Any ideas how I could do the following?
<txp:if_article_list>
<txp:if_category>
<!— category page: display the articles —>
<!— count the articles, then have an if/else for displaying a list of articles or the only article —>
1. Article count in the category in question
IF article_count ==1, then show the full article
<txp:article form=“article_list” limit=“100” />
ELSE show the list of articles
<txp:article form=“article_list” limit=“100” />
The next else is if we are in a Section page, not in a category page
<txp:else />
<!— section page: display the first article – No problems here —>
<txp:article status=“sticky” limit=1 />
</txp:if_category>
</txp:if_article_list>
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