Duplicate content (hidden id)

Your set_var is setting a value of "intro" to variable named "introduction".

Hi Robert,

Thank you for pointing that out, so simply using a keyword does not set a variable as per data in a content region and now I'm wondering how this might be achieved.

Regards

Garth,

I don't think you can have a variable with (2) types (text and hidden)

In your perch:if exists"intro" you have a type of "hidden" but it would already be hidden by the perch:if if it didn't exist...

I think it would be a bit more helpful if you provide a sample bit of code (html) showing what your expected output should be, and then I may be able to better assist you on this.

RK

Hi Robert,

I will do my best.

Before anything I have (global.inc):

<?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/perch/runtime.php');?>
<?php header('Last-modified: . the_modified_date()');?>
<?php PerchSystem::set_var('heading2','Website Name');?>
<?php PerchSystem::set_var('heading3',perch_pages_title(true));?>

Next I have:

<?php include('../../_includes/global.inc');?>
<?php set_include_path($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']);?>
<?php perch_content_create('section_content',array('shared' => true,'template'=>'_section_content.html'));?>
<?php perch_content_create('intro_content',array('template'=>'introduction.html'));?>

The .html template for the first perch_content_create() statement is:

<p><perch:content id="intro" type="text" label="Introductory Paragraph"/></p>

The second .html template for the second perch_content_create() statement:

<p><perch:content id="intro" type="hidden" label="Introductory Paragraph"/></p>

I can access the variables heading2 and heading3 but have no idea of how it may or may not be possible to set a variable for the content of a region, i.e. a string that I suppose would be created much later in the compiling or run time stage.

As far as output:

<p>Terms and Conditions of our Services.</p>
<div class="breadcrumb"><ul><li><a href="/information/"><span>information</span></a><span> ></span> </li><li><span>terms</span></li></ul></div>
<p></p>

On large screens I'd like the content to be shown in the first <p></p> and on phones etc., I'd like to have content in the second <p></p> using CSS Media Queries but I get nothing. I tried using a slug but only obtained a reference.

Thanks again

I used this:

<?php perch_content_custom('section_content',array('template'=>'introduction.html',));?>

and it's working so I suppose you cannot use regions via perch_content_create() which makes sense as the region may not have been instanced, e.g. via data entry.

hi Drew,

Yes actually, I am confused no longer so I hope this doesn't deter anyone from using Perch CMS because it is really quite easy with a basic understanding and the fact that I can create sites on localhost before commissioning them, what an awesome product!

Quite happy with v3, I can now experiment with templates without having to rebuild an entire site just because of some naming convention I need to keep between Perch templates and others'.