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#1 2007-08-05 16:42:28

ThePowerOfOne

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Registered: 2007-08-05

Posts: 1

configuring the startpage wiht conditional tags

Hi there,

I tried to configure my Startpage with conditional tags.. but I think there is something essential which i don´t understand about the way of work of txp.. well let me explain..

i have a default Start layout which should appear when my site is called. the main content should be an introducing text and three images.. i put this content in a form.. and included it so:

 <txp:article_custom section="Start" form="Starttext" />

this works! on this startpage in the left column there also appear some news as excerpts.. which are included in a different way..
when i click on one of the news the full article is shown using another layout..
on every article I want a link to the category -> /category/news..
however, when i click there i want all the messages related to news to appear as a list..
but to show the Starttext only when the section Start is actived i put some conditional tags around, because i wanted to make another condition if category news is selected..

<txp:if_article_section name="Start">
<txp:article_custom section="Start" form="Starttext" />
</txp:if_article_section>

and testing this, there is an arror message “Article tags cannot be used outside an article context”
what is wrong about it?

i wanted to add another condition like:

<txp:if_article_category name="news">
<txp:article form="single" formlist="news" />
</txp:if_article_category>

is this the right way to manage these kind of situations?
thanks for your help!

Rafael

#2 2007-08-05 17:48:13

ruud

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Registered: 2006-06-04

Posts: 5,068

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Re: configuring the startpage wiht conditional tags

You have to use the <txp:if_article_section /> tags inside your Starttext form.

#3 2007-08-07 07:25:28

Mary

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Registered: 2004-06-27

Posts: 6,236

Re: configuring the startpage wiht conditional tags

<txp:if_category>
	<!-- how you want category lists displayed -->
	<txp:article />
<txp:else />
	 <txp:article_custom section="Start" form="Starttext" />
</txp:if_category>

If you are using search and not using a dedicated search page, you’ll need to account for searches too:

<txp:if_category>
	<!-- how you want category lists displayed -->
	<txp:article />
<txp:else />
	<txp:if_search>
		<!-- how you want search results displayed -->
		<txp:article />
	<txp:else />
		<!-- default front page contents -->
		<txp:article_custom section="Start" form="Starttext" />
	</txp:if_search>
</txp:if_category>

Now for the other condition, if I understand what you’re asking for. “Starttext” form:

<txp:if_article_category name="news">
	<!-- put contents of "news" form here -->
<txp:else />
	<!-- put contents of current "Starttext" form here -->
</txp:if_article_category>