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#1 2006-02-07 10:13:55
- thoresson
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- From: Sweden
- Registered: 2005-02-02
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select articles to go on the frontpage
Hi,
For the frontpage of a new site I’m about to build, I need not the x latest articles, but rather:
- two latest articles from section “Interviews”
- most read article from section “Interviews”
- one random article, not being one of the three above, from section “Interviews”
- five latest articles from section “Blog”
Is this possible – with the standard tags or an existing plugin? Or do I need to write a plugin of my own?
/Anders
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Re: select articles to go on the frontpage
For your latest articles use something like <code><txp:article_custom section=“interviews” limit=“2” /></code> and similar for your “blog” section. Most popular article would require a plug-in. There was one available but it only displayed a list of titles and I’m not sure if it still works. It might give you some ideas on how to code one yourself though.
Most difficult I think would be the random article because, by specifying it musn’t contain the other 3, it is no longer truely random.
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#3 2006-02-10 13:05:09
- thoresson
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Re: select articles to go on the frontpage
Is it possible to use rand() and only have it randomize from a certain category? Or better yet, to exclude a certain category? If so, I could always make sure that the latest two, and only the latest two, articles is in the category “latest” and then exclude that gategory when making the random choice.
If not possible, would it work if all but the latest two were in the category “archive” and randomize from that?
All above without my third wish, to have the most read on the frontpage, of course. I have understood that my original wish only comes true if I make my own plugin, and I don’t have time for that right now.
/Anders
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#4 2006-02-10 17:58:42
- els
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- Registered: 2004-06-06
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Re: select articles to go on the frontpage
thoresson wrote:
Is it possible to use rand() and only have it randomize from a certain category? Or better yet, to exclude a certain category? If so, I could always make sure that the latest two, and only the latest two, articles is in the category “latest” and then exclude that gategory when making the random choice.
If you have for example 5 categories and you wanted to exclude category4:
<code>
<txp:article_custom section=“interviews” category=“category1,category2,category3,category5” limit=“1” sortby=“rand()” />
</code>
If not possible, would it work if all but the latest two were in the category “archive” and randomize from that?
<code><txp:article_custom section=“interviews” category=“archive” limit=“1” sortby=“rand()” />
</code>
So it would depend on how many categories you have which way is easier.
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