[SOLVED] Prev/Next Article Thumbnails

rossharvey · 2012-02-10 13:06:12

Afternoon :¬)

I have searched the web for this, but most of the articles seem to be from a few years ago (using zem’s plugin).

I was wondering if there is an updated plugin, or core functionality, in which to link to the next article using it’s thumbnail?

Thank you!

Last edited by rossharvey (2012-02-10 15:20:53)

jakob · 2012-02-10 13:32:45

Hi Ross,

that looks like a task for jmd_neighbor.

Uli also mentioned the existence of <txp:page_url type="prev_id" /> and <txp:page_url type="next_id" /> in this thread, which if it works you could theoretically plug into something like this:

<txp:link_to_prev>
   <txp:article_custom id='<txp:page_url type="prev_id" />'>
      <txp:article_image thumbnail="1" />
   </txp:article_custom>
</txp:link_to_prev>

I’ve never seen that before so I’d be interested to hear if it works.

EDIT: corrected error spotted by Uli. Thanks.

Last edited by jakob (2012-02-10 16:03:15)

rossharvey · 2012-02-10 13:38:47

Perfect – thanks Jakob! I’ll have a stab with the plugin first :¬)

Much appreciated.

rossharvey · 2012-02-10 15:03:17

For some reason, the plugin is not working. Even using the exact code in the help file. TXP 4.4.1, and yes, it’s enabled :¬)

The code above works, bar the article_image, it pulls it from the current article.

Core dev guys, please consider adding an ‘id’ (image id) to article_image. That would be awesome.

uli · 2012-02-10 15:12:16

jakob wrote:

[…] which if it works you could theoretically plug into something like this: <txp:link_to_prev><txp:article_custom id='<txp:page_url type="prev_id" />' /><txp:article_image thumbnail="1" /></txp:article_custom></txp:link_to_prev>.

Your article custom is selfclosing, jakob.

I don’t know what kind of info exactly link_to_prev is receiving and from where and whether it can be telecommanded from its content or simply overrules its content here, but it’s certainly worth the try.

I’d go about doing it with a permlink, though:

<txp:article_custom id='<txp:page_url type="prev_id" />'>
   <txp:permlink>
      <txp:article_image thumbnail="1" />
   </txp:permlink>
</txp:article_custom>

rossharvey · 2012-02-10 15:20:34

Uli – thank you, that fixed it.

Marvellous :¬)

jakob · 2012-02-10 16:01:47

Thanks for spotting the error Uli (I’ll correct that) and your suggestion is even neater. Good to know that <txp:article_custom id='<txp:page_url type="prev_id" />'>… any article-related txp tag here … </txp:article_custom> allows us to get at more than the prev/next title.

uli · 2012-02-10 16:17:52

jakob wrote:

Good to know that <txp:article_custom id='<txp:page_url type="prev_id" />'>… any article-related txp tag here … </txp:article_custom> allows us to get at more than the prev/next title.

That’s what I guessed here when Jukka posted the global $pretext thing, but this last half year my brain’s so damn heavy-footed that I still haven’t even tried it out. Thus my question: link_to_prev would also work, seen from TXP logic?

rossharvey · 2012-02-10 16:29:11

Certainly does, using it here:

http://www.rossharveyweddings.com/creative/wishing-for-spring

<txp:variable name="hasnext" value='<txp:next_title />' />
<txp:if_variable name="hasnext" value="">
<txp:else />
   <div class="container">
      <txp:article_custom id='<txp:page_url type="next_id" />'>
      <div class="column span-3 thumb">
         <txp:permlink title='<txp:title />'>
            <txp:article_image thumbnail='1' />
         </txp:permlink>
      </div>
      <div class="column span-12 prepend-1 last">
         <h2>
            <txp:permlink title='<txp:title />'>
               <txp:title />
            </txp:permlink>
         </h2>
      </div>
      </txp:article_custom>
   </div>  
</txp:if_variable>

Repeated for prev of course.

{Needed more indentation for myself and pasted it back. – Uli}

Last edited by uli (2012-02-10 21:58:27)

jakob · 2012-02-10 17:00:55

I think Uli was wondering whether my earlier variant (now that the syntax error is corrected) that used txp:link_to_prev as the container tag also works like Uli’s txp:permlink variant does or whether for some reason <txp:page_url type="prev_id" /> doesn’t work in combination with <txp:link_to_prev>...

my brain’s so damn heavy-footed that I still haven’t even tried it out

Uli, I’d say your brain is as nimble as ever… just neither of us have got round to trying it out.

uli · 2012-02-10 22:46:11

jakob wrote:

I think Uli was wondering whether […]

Yup, exactly.

[…] neither of us have got round to trying it out.

And nevertheless we now have a result here – that’s what I love about the forum ;)
There’s a wide range of nice possibilities now, with ~~article_custom’s filtering capabilities,~~ (edit: d’oh, heavyfooted!) nested tags etc.

rossharvey wrote:

Certainly does, using it here:
http://www.rossharveyweddings.com/creative/wishing-for-spring

Cool to see it straightway working in a website :)

Last edited by uli (2012-02-10 23:46:59)

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