Issue with categories that do not have any assigned articles yet

scdoody · 2006-11-05 20:19:01

I have a two column design. On the left is the main content, and on the right is the navigation such as category links etc.

When I click on a category that does not have any assigned articles, I am sent to a page that throws my right column all the way to the left and it appears that the main content div is not even on the page.

Does anyone know how I can display a message that says something like “no articles in this cateogry yet” when a category without any articles is clicked on?

Thanks!!

els · 2006-11-05 22:50:42

Plugin: chh_if_data :)

jayrope · 2006-11-06 08:55:53

are you sure, that your main content div does not appear at all (check source) or is it just collapsing?
in that case you can put a line into your css (assuming you use #content) like

#content {min-width: 400px;}

or whatever you desire/your layout requires.

scdoody · 2006-11-06 16:03:19

i figured it out – thanks!

scdoody · 2006-11-07 02:57:27

I have another problem with this. The “no articles in this category yet . . .” displays at the bottom of each page – not just when the user hits a category without any articles. Am I placing my conditional statements in the right place??

I am using this code:

<txp:if_individual_article >

<p style=“float:left;”><txp:newer><txp:text item=”<< Previous Page”/></txp:newer></p>
<h3 ><txp:category /></h3>
<p>There are not any articles in this category yet.</p> <p style=“float:right; padding:0px 0px 15px 0px;”><txp:older><txp:text item=“Next Page >>” /></txp:older> </p>
</txp:if_individual_article>

jm · 2006-11-07 03:24:16

Could you provide more context, as to where your above code occurs in your template and what the actual HTML is (Browser>View source)? Is there a side div or another element before it?

Also, see Posting Tags and code.

scdoody · 2006-11-07 03:41:56

That code is on my main default page (Presentation > Default).

What I’m trying to do is have a message display on the “archive” page (the page that lists all articles in a specific category) – when a category does not have any articles assigned to it yet.

Originally it was suggested that I use the chh_if_data plugin, but then someone said I could do it just using the if_individual_article. However, I’m thinking that the if_individual_article option is not going to work.

Any suggestions?

colak · 2006-11-07 08:53:58

chh_if_data would do it for you and once you do have articles for everything you can delete the code you used to display the message and disable the plugin.

Last edited by colak (2006-11-07 08:55:23)

scdoody · 2006-11-07 15:54:53

I addded the chh_if_data code – but I get an “unknown tag” error. I checked in my plugins section and it says that the plugin is installed correctly. Any ideas based on this code?

<txp:chh_if_data />
<txp:if_individual_article >

<p><txp:link_to_prev><txp:prev_title /></txp:link_to_prev> <txp:link_to_next><txp:next_title /></txp:link_to_next></p>
<txp:else />
<p style=“float:left;”><txp:newer><txp:text item=”<< Previous Page”/></txp:newer></p>
</txp:if_individual_article>
<txp:else />
<h3 ><txp:category /></h3>
<p>There are not any articles in this category yet.</p> <p style=“float:right; padding:0px 0px 15px 0px;”><txp:older><txp:text item=“Next Page >>” /></txp:older> </p>
</txp:chh_if_data>

colak · 2006-11-07 18:33:00

chh if data is a conditional, container tag. ie it is not self closing. Check the help of the plugin which reads:

<txp:chh_if_data>
    <h3>Here's an article list</h3>
    <txp:article_custom category="Nogo" />
<txp:else />
    <p>article_custom had nothing to say.</p>
</txp:chh_if_data>

<txp:chh_if_data>
    Static text will NEVER be shown.
    Drop a Txp tag in here!

</txp:chh_if_data>

Last edited by colak (2006-11-07 18:33:40)

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Issue with categories that do not have any assigned articles yet

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