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Displaying repeater categories content
Hello,
I'm trying to add classes to <span> tags so that I can style them based on the category I've assigned to it. I was able to get the classes added without the repeater tag, but not in the way that I want. When I add the repeater, no classes show up.
List page
<h2 class="entry-cat"><perch:categories id="interest" label="Interest" set="interests" limit="1"><span class="<perch:categories id="interestsclasses" label="Interests Classes" set="interests-classes"><perch:category id="catTitle" type="text" /></perch:categories>"> <perch:category id="catSlug" type="text" /></span> </perch:categories></h2>
Detail page (w/o repeater)
<perch:categories id="interestsclasses" label="Interests Classes" set="interests-classes">
<perch:category id="catTitle" type="text" />
</perch:categories>
Since some entries have more than one class, I get this with the above code: <span class="cat1 cat2">Info</span>
but I want: <span class="cat1">Info</span> <span class="cat2">Info</span>, or something similar where two separate span tags are created around Info. So then I tried adding the repeater as below:
Detail page (w/ repeater)
<perch:repeater id="catClass" label="Class">
<perch:categories id="interestsclasses" label="Interests Classes" set="interests-classes">
<perch:category id="catTitle" type="text" />
</perch:categories>
</perch:repeater>
and I also tried the scope-parent code to see if that did anything, but I get the same result.
List page (w/ repeater + .parent)
<h2 class="entry-cat"><perch:categories id="interest" label="Interest" set="interests" limit="1"><span class="<perch:categories id="parent.interestsclasses" label="Interests Classes" set="interests-classes"><perch:category id="parent.catTitle" type="text" /></perch:categories>"> <perch:category id="catSlug" type="text" /></span> </perch:categories></h2>
Detail page (w/ repeater + scope-parent)
<perch:repeater id="catClass" label="Class" scope-parent="true">
<perch:categories id="interestsclasses" label="Interests Classes" set="interests-classes">
<perch:category id="catTitle" type="text" />
</perch:categories>
</perch:repeater>
Both repeater tests give me: <span class>Info</span>
Diagnostics Report
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First thing I always do is add
<perch:showall />to the template and see if the tag you're trying to use exists in the output.If it does, it will show your the namespace and the key.
I don't think you need a repeater at all - see if something like this works:
Robert,
Thanks. Without the repeater,
<perch:showall />shows the interestsclasses tag with an array that corresponds to the assigned category (I assume that's what the numbers in the array refer to).With the repeater, I don't see interestsclasses (category ID), but I do see catClass (the repeater ID).
I'm not quite sure what that means, though, in terms of what I need to change in my code.
Duncan,
Almost works. I did get two separate span classes with the appropriate tags applied, but it still lumps the assigned categories together:
It should be like this:
Ok, still messing with it. Here's another close trial, although it might be too much...
which gives me:
It's not the same classes that I intended ("cre" and "bus"), but it would still work fine if I can manage to get just one instance of the div.
EDIT: "creative" and "business" would NOT work fine, because I forgot that those are attached to something else. I need for them to be "cre" and "bus."
Removing the div tag leaves me with four span classes, where "creative" and "business" still show up twice each.
Ah, sorry - I saw the
limit="1"and wrongfully assumed you were limitingid="interest"to one entry only (that would bemax="1"). My bad.I'll look again and see if there's a way to get what you're after...
Are your class names always the first 3 characters of the category?
If so, try:
You won't then need the
interest-classesat all.Duncan,
To answer your question: Yes, and that solution works perfectly. Thanks so much for your help!
Nice call Duncan.... :)