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#1 2006-03-31 17:56:21

rajkanal

New Member

Registered: 2006-03-31

Posts: 3

Publishing house website project

Hi everyone!

I am really new to Textpattern. I have this client job, which I would like to accomplish using Textpattern and I need ALL THE HELP I CAN GET in accomplishing the same.

The project is explained as under:

Sitemap:
== |-Magazines & Publications |—-Magazines (clicking this link shows static page) |———Mag 1 (clicking on Mag 1 shows articles from current isssue) |————-Archive (of previous issues) |———Mag 2 (clicking on Mag 2 shows a static page) |—-Books (clickig link shows portfolio of Books published) |-Events (clicking on events shows portfolio of events) |-Content Specials (clicking on link goes to static page) |—-Events (clicking on link shows portfolio of client events) |—-Merchandise (clicking on link shows portfolio of merchandise)

Home Page:
====
The home page needs to show 3 items
1. Latest article published from MAG 1 (from Magazines and Publication)
2. Latest article published (from Events Section)
3. Latest article published (from Content Special Section)

Menu:

How do I go about making my section and categories.

Portfolios:
===
Can I show portfio by:
1. Date published
2. Client

I’d like to thank you in advance for all your help and I really look forward to your expert advice.

I am sure your advice will help many a new users to Textpattern.

Thank you.

#2 2006-04-01 05:57:00

rajkanal

New Member

Registered: 2006-03-31

Posts: 3

Re: Publishing house website project

Maybe I asked too many questions for one post!

I’ll break this request into stages, hope that will help the community in answering my queries…

Firstly
=
My sections include:
1. Magazines & Publications
2. Events
3. Content Specials
4. About
5. Careers
6. Contact

I would like my top-menu to output 3 links in the following order:
1. Magazines & Publications
2. Events
3. Content Specials

I would like my bottom-menu (in the footer) to output 4 links in the following order:
1. About
2. Careers
3. Contact
4. Home

I have managed to create the sections.

Thank you in advance!

#3 2006-04-01 08:05:03

els

Moderator

From: The Netherlands

Registered: 2004-06-06

Posts: 7,458

Re: Publishing house website project

You won’t be able to use <txp:section_list /> for your menus because that will output all sections. So you can either use a plugin or handcode the menu.
I’m not familiar with the navigation plugins, you can have a look here.
A handcoded menu would be something like this:
<code>
<ul>
<li><txp:section name=“magazines-publications” title=“1” link=“1” /></li>
<li><txp:section name=“events” title=“1” link=“1” /></li>
<li><txp:section name=“content-specials” title=“1” link=“1” /></li>
</ul>
</code>
So if the name of your section with title ‘Magazines & Publications’ is ‘magazines-publications’, this will output the following html: <a href="/magazines-publications/">Magazines & Publications</a>. Etcetera.
The same goes for the bottom menu of course.

Magazines and Books could be categories, and Mag 1 and Mag 2 subcategories.

For the articles on the front page you’d need something like
<code>
<txp:article_custom section=“magazines-publications” category=“mag1” limit=“1” />
<txp:article_custom section=“events” limit=“1” />
<txp:article_custom section=“content-specials” limit=“1” />
</code>

#4 2006-04-01 13:25:03

rajkanal

New Member

Registered: 2006-03-31

Posts: 3

Re: Publishing house website project

Thank you for the prompt reply. I appreciate that.

I will try out your advice.