Control section order

leafy_loader · 2012-02-22 11:35:01

The main navigation on my site is created by using a list of the sections. But I have to manually enter names within the code to control the order and which ones appear and which don’t etc.

Is there a plugin that will allow me to do this via the admin interface?

uli · 2012-02-22 11:39:37

Yup, esq_sectionsort.

leafy_loader · 2012-02-22 12:45:36

Thanks, that almost does the job but does not allow me to exclude sections

uli · 2012-02-22 12:50:58

You don’t need a plugin for excluding sections, section_list has its own exclude parameter for that.

leafy_loader · 2012-02-22 18:51:37

section_list also has a parameter to list the sections in a particular order in which case I wouldn’t need a plugin. I want to be able to control the order and excludes via the admin interface. The plugin you recommend does not allow for both.

Do you know if one exists, I can’t find one :(

uli · 2012-02-22 20:03:44

You probably want a list that dynamically adapts its output whenever a new section is created. That’s why I mentioned the sectionsort plugin.
There’s no under-one-umbrella solution published for what you want, that’s for sure.

If it’s for user privilege’s reasons and/or for ease of use you can set up a ~~hidden~~ (not yet available ;) sticky article for the exclusions and let your users list their sections there, without exposing your code to potential damage. You then would insert this article via an article_custom tag equipped with an ID into/as the exclude value of your section_list.

Last edited by uli (2012-02-22 20:15:56)

leafy_loader · 2012-02-22 20:24:27

It’s for ease of use, I’m setting it up for a non techie person so trying to keep things simple. Thanks for your help and advice.

wornout · 2012-02-22 22:58:35

Did you try adi_menu ?

philwareham · 2012-02-22 23:11:53

If your sections have sticky pages you could use a custom_field called ‘priority’ with numerical values to control the sort order. Leave the custom_field empty for sections you want to exclude. I’ve used that method on a very large textpattern site and it works well.

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Control section order

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