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When is a section not a section - <txp:if_section>
Hi there.
It might just be a late night brain malfunction, but I’m scratching my head over this one.
<txp:if_section>
section
<txp:else />
not a section
</txp:if_section>
My logic says that if the page being viewed is a section, then it should display ‘section’ (minus quotes), and if not, display ‘not a section’ (minus quotes). The site in question (http://bleepshow.com/) has a slew of sections set up and they’re all viewable via a browser, yet only the front page (default) triggers the ‘section’ marker. The code above is outside any <txp:article> tags, and I can’t fathom it out.
Off for a Jagermeister on ice to see if that helps…
Any advice gratefully received. Thanks!
Pete
Edit: forgot to say – 4.0.5 in action, diagnostics check out fine:
Textpattern version: 4.0.5 (r2466)
Last Update: 2007-09-14 21:57:58/2007-09-14 21:49:16
Document root: /home/bleepshow.com/web/public
$path_to_site: /home/bleepshow.com/web/public
Textpattern path: /home/bleepshow.com/web/public/textpattern
Permanent link mode: year_month_day_title
Temporary directory path: /var/tmp
Site URL: www.bleepshow.com
TZ: GMT
PHP version: 5.2.1
GD Image Library: 2.0 or higher; supported formats: GIF, JPG, PNG.
Server Local Time: 2008-01-04 23:54:55
MySQL: 5.0.37-log
Locale: C
Server: Apache
Apache version: Apache
PHP Server API: apache2handler
RFC 2616 headers:
Server OS: SunOS 5.11
Active plugins: asy_sitemap-0.7, jnm_audio-0.3
.htaccess file contents:
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<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^(.+) – [PT,L]
php_value register_globals off
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Last edited by gaekwad (2008-01-05 00:02:58)
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#2 2008-01-05 00:16:01
- redbot
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Re: When is a section not a section - <txp:if_section>
Usually you have to specify a “name” attribute.
If you don’t specify one, I think the tag uses as a default the “default” section (your home page).
So your code is equivalent to:
<txp:if_section name="default">
section
<txp:else />
not a section
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Re: When is a section not a section - <txp:if_section>
Perfect! Thank you, redbot – you’re exactly right.
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Re: When is a section not a section - <txp:if_section>
If you don’t specify one, I think the tag uses as a default the “default” section (your home page).
Actually the default section (aka frontpage) is empty, as it isn’t real excutable section.
<txp:if_section name="">
We are on frontpage
<txp:else />
Yeah, now we are browsing awasome section
</txp:if_section>And with multiple sections:
<txp:if_section name=",blog,articles"></txp:if_section>Cheers!
Last edited by Gocom (2008-01-05 01:30:08)
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Re: When is a section not a section - <txp:if_section>
True enough Jukka but I tend to find using “default” more visible when looking through the code, particularly with comma-separated lists like your second example.
Last edited by thebombsite (2008-01-05 11:46:05)
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#6 2008-01-06 03:25:14
- Mary
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Re: When is a section not a section - <txp:if_section>
if_section understands “” and “default” as the same thing.
You’re always in a section, the tag is for determing which one you’re in.
Last edited by Mary (2008-01-06 03:25:40)
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