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Region not appearing

Hi Drew,

I have a page template which contains two regions. When I create a page using this template the "Content" region doen't appear in the regions list. The really weird thing is that I've used it for two other pages and it has appeared.

Any thoughts

<article>  
   <h1 class="below-slider" class="balance-text"><?php perch_content('Main heading'); ?></h1>
   <?php perch_content_custom('Content', array (
   'paginate' => true,
   'count' => 4,
   )); ?>
</article>
<aside>
<h3>Resources</h3>
<?php perch_pages_navigation(array(
  'navgroup' =>'press',
  'template' =>'press.html',
  'levels' => 2
)); ?>
</aside>
Nick Loat

Nick Loat 0 points

  • 5 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

perch_content_custom() doesn't create regions - you need to use perch_content() or perch_content_create() to create the region.
Nick Loat

Nick Loat 0 points

5 years ago

OK I'll give that a go. On the two pages that I though were using that template and are working is there a: way to check which page template is being used and b: if it is the same one will updating it lose the content they contain?
Nick Loat

Nick Loat 0 points

5 years ago

Just created a new page template using perch_content_create() and the region is still a no show. Is this correct?

   <?php perch_content_create('Content', array (
   'paginate' => true,
   'count' => 4,
   )); ?>

My understanding is that it would create a region call Content and that is contents would paginate after every fourth item.
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

Pagination is a setting for outputting a region - it has no impact on how it's created. So there are two distinct actions:

  1. creating a region
  2. displaying a region

perch_content() is unique in that it does both jobs.

perch_content_create() creates a region.

perch_content_custom() displays a region.
Nick Loat

Nick Loat 0 points

5 years ago

OK got it seems to be working. Many thanks

I was wondering is there a way that I can make the pagination count user definable?
Nick Loat

Nick Loat 0 points

5 years ago

Hang on it s not, I've used perch_content() and its creating the region but not displaying it.
Nick Loat

Nick Loat 0 points

5 years ago

OK got it now (sorry its taken so long for the peny to drop!)

This seems to have done it

   <?php perch_content_create('Content'); ?>

   <?php perch_content_custom('Content', array (
   'paginate' => true,
   'count' => 4,
   )); ?>

Is that the best way?
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

Yes, that's right.
Nick Loat

Nick Loat 0 points

5 years ago

Great. Thanks for you patience.
Nick Loat

Nick Loat 0 points

5 years ago

Hi Drew,

Sorry to open this up again, but the content region is still not being created (it has at least twice previously) but I've just added a new page in exactly the same way as before and… no "Content" region. same master page being used - really strange and frustrating.

The codefor the regions is…

<section>
<article>  
   <h1 class="below-slider" class="balance-text"><?php perch_content('Main heading'); ?></h1>
   <?php perch_content_create('Content'); ?>

   <?php perch_content_custom('Content', array (
   'paginate' => true,
   'count' => 4,
   )); ?>
</article>
<aside>
<h3>Resources</h3>
<?php perch_pages_navigation(array(
  'navgroup' =>'press',
  'template' =>'press.html',
  'levels' => 2
)); ?>
</aside>

</section>

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Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

How about if you change

perch_content_create('Content');

to

perch_content('Content', true);
Nick Loat

Nick Loat 0 points

5 years ago

Seems to have done the trick. Any ideas why it did work before and then didn't - the inconsistency is a bit odd.
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

I think you probably need to pass a broader set of options to the create function, but it doesn't seem like that would serve you well in this instance.