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#1 2007-01-07 05:54:46

lemonhead

Member

Registered: 2006-08-04

Posts: 32

Sticky will not stick

I wrote a post and gave it a sticky status, but it does not display after clicking on “Publish”. What did I do wrong ?

LH

#2 2007-01-07 06:08:39

Mary

Sock Enthusiast

Registered: 2004-06-27

Posts: 6,236

Re: Sticky will not stick

Sticky articles are special, in that they don’t appear within the normal article flow. Just add to your page:

<txp:article status="sticky" />

and they will show up. :)

• TextBook: article
• FAQ: How do I keep a post at the top of the page?

#3 2007-01-08 04:30:47

lemonhead

Member

Registered: 2006-08-04

Posts: 32

Re: Sticky will not stick

I did the above and now the sticky appears. However, I just wrote a live post and it does not display. I checked the help and I am a little confused as it appears a page should allow sticky’s and live posts. Any ideas on why mine does not.

POB

#4 2007-01-08 07:09:10

jm

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From: Missoula, MT

Registered: 2005-11-27

Posts: 1,746

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Re: Sticky will not stick

That’s because it’s only displaying sticky articles, not live. If it’s in a sidebar, or in another place, you might be better off using <txp:article_custom status="sticky" /> or even <txp:article_custom id="theArticleID" />.

So in your page template:

<h1>My sticky articles are here:</h1>
<txp:article_custom status="sticky" />

<h1>My normal articles are here:</h1>
<txp:article />

Be sure to check out the tag listing too.

Last edited by jm (2007-01-08 07:13:32)

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#5 2007-01-08 09:19:14

Mary

Sock Enthusiast

Registered: 2004-06-27

Posts: 6,236

Re: Sticky will not stick

…now the sticky appears. However, I just wrote a live post and it does not display.

Remember, I said:

…add to your page…

and not replace. The FAQ linked to makes this even more explicit:

<txp:article status="sticky" limit=1 />
<txp:article limit=10 />

…will display the most recent Sticky article, followed by the 10 most recent Live articles.

#6 2007-01-09 01:36:18

lemonhead

Member

Registered: 2006-08-04

Posts: 32

Re: Sticky will not stick

I did not replace anything, I only added the line of code you suggested. For some strange reason the post eventually showed on the site, but it took about an hour.

I have created a few other test posts today and all displayed promptly. Not sure why there was a delay, but everything looks good today. ?

Thanks for your help, I hope I can assist in a few weeks once I get up to speed on tp.

LH

Last edited by lemonhead (2007-01-09 01:37:35)

#7 2007-01-09 04:05:13

Mary

Sock Enthusiast

Registered: 2004-06-27

Posts: 6,236

Re: Sticky will not stick

Check that your timezone and DST settings are correct, and check the timestamp for the article itself.