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Get url segment added to perch_custom_content

I have brand guidelines site with sections for each different brand e.g:

/brand-name-one

/brand-name-two

/brand-name-three

then

/brand-name-one/logo/

/brand-name-one/logo/variations

/brand-name-one/colours/

/brand-name-one/colours/usage

etc etc

Each brand index.php has a region for 'brand name', as the site shares templates the identifier is 'brand name' displayed on the page loaded like so:

// Used to identify which section of the site you're in
// Taken from the Brand overview page for each brand
perch_content_custom('Brand name', array(
    'page'=> '/BRAND-NAME/index.php',
    'filter' => 'brand-name',
    'template' => 'brand-name.html'
));

On 'page' how do I get it to add the brand-name from first segment of the url:

    'page'=> '/brand-name/index.php',

or is there a better way to do this?
Mark Watts

Mark Watts 0 points

  • 6 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

Is it the current page? If so, you don't need to specify the page attribute.
Mark Watts

Mark Watts 0 points

6 years ago

Not current page, taken from the top level page of the brand section. So it's been pulled from different levels within that section e.g. /brand-name/logo/variations

It would be good to have this also added to the body as a class.

there are 6 brands so wanted to keep things simple and just customise the bits required. e.g. brand name, body class etc
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

The simplest way to pop it out of the URL is:

$segments = explode('/', PerchSystem::get_page());
$brand = PerchUtil::html($segments[1]);

Then $brand contains your brand name. You could use it like this:

'page'=> "/$brand/index.php",
Mark Watts

Mark Watts 0 points

6 years ago

That's fantastic, thanks! Works perfectly and I can use if for the body class for css hooks too :o)

Here's how the page template looks:

include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/admin/runtime.php");

// Get URL segment 1
$segments = explode('/', PerchSystem::get_page());
$brand = PerchUtil::html($segments[1]);

// Loads the global header template /admin/templates/layouts
// Dynamically Loads page title from the Page Details in the CMS
// Applies 'page' class to body tag in header from current URL
perch_layout('global.header', array(
        'title' => perch_page_title(true),
        'page' => $brand
    ));

// Used to identify which section/brand of the site you're in
// Taken from the Section/Brand overview page for each section/brand
perch_content_custom('Brand name', array(
// Depending on what URL is current (which section/brand) taken from URL Segment 1
    'page'=> "/$brand/index.php",
    'filter' => 'brand-name',
    'template' => 'brand-name.html'
));

echo ' | Brand guidelines';

// Information entered in the CMS
perch_content('Overview');  
perch_content('Details');   

// Loads member sidebar from global template /admin/templates/layouts
perch_layout('global.sidebar', array(
    'member'    => true,
));

// Loads the global footer template /admin/templates/layouts
perch_layout('global.footer');