How to filter by category with Perch Runway?

Drew McLellan said:

Is this a typo?

if (perch_get('get'))

Whoops. Yes. Changed it.

Is the reason it's not working something to do with routing? If so, what would I write to make it work?

Hi

Still stuck on this.

Using a Perch Collection with Categories, how do I filter content based on a category?

On my home page I have a collection called Projects

    perch_collection('Projects', [
    'sort' => 'date',
    'sort-order' => 'DESC',
    'count' => 3,

    ]
    );

The Projects collection uses a template that includes perch:categories. This is the bit of the template that outputs a link to my category page:

        //  Category link
       <a href="/category/<perch:category id="catPath" />"><perch:category id="catTitle" /></a>

On my category page I have this PHP

     if (perch_get('cat')) {
     perch_category(perch_get('cat'),array(
    'template'=>'category_single.html'
     ));

    } else {
    perch_categories();
    }

When I click on the category link, the if statement is skipped and the else part is displayed, using the default category template. I'd like to be able to display the category_single.html template when the category link is clicked.

I can't see what I'm missing? Hope you can help.

Hi

I'm still trying to get this to work. I've watched the Portfolio with Categories video, as it has a bit in it about filtering categories, but using the code above (based on the video) I can't get it to work?

What am I doing wrong? I've had something similar to this working with Perch but can't seem to get it working with Perch Runway, I'm sure I'm missing something obvious - I just can't see it.

Drew / Rachael

Any chance you could take a look at this?

How do I use perch_get('cat') with Perch Runway? I've used the PHP below on a Perch website and it works:

        if (perch_get('cat')) {
        perch_category(perch_get('cat'));
                } else {
            perch_categories();
                   }

But the same doesn't seem to work with Perch Runway. I have a feeling it might be related to URL patterns / Routing - but I don't know. I'd really appreciate some guidance on this.

It'd be a full category path. You'd get to by clicking:

         <a href="/category/<perch:category id="catPath" />"><perch:category id="catTitle" /></a>

Is this what you mean? This is the message when the URL pattern is ** /category**

  Debug Message
  SELECT p.pagePath, pr.routePattern, pr.routeRegExp, p.pageTemplate FROM perch2_pages p LEFT JOIN       perch2_page_routes pr ON p.pageID=pr.pageID ORDER BY pr.routeOrder ASC
  Using master page: /templates/pages/category.php
  Page arguments:
  SELECT * FROM perch2_pages WHERE pagePath='/category' LIMIT 1
  SELECT regionKey, regionHTML FROM perch2_content_regions WHERE regionPage='/category' OR regionPage='*'       ORDER BY regionPage DESC
  SELECT * FROM perch2_pages WHERE pageNew=0 AND pageHidden=0 AND pageDepth >=0 AND pageDepth<=1       ORDER BY pageTreePosition ASC
  SELECT pageTreePosition FROM perch2_pages WHERE pagePath='/category' LIMIT 1
  SELECT pageID FROM perch2_pages WHERE pageTreePosition IN ('000-005', '000')
  Using template: /templates/navigation/item.html
  SELECT setID FROM perch2_category_sets WHERE setSlug='' LIMIT 1
  SELECT main.* FROM perch2_categories main WHERE 1=1 ORDER BY catTreePosition ASC
  Using template: /templates/categories/category.html
  SELECT DISTINCT settingID, settingValue FROM perch2_settings WHERE userID=0
  Time: 0.0436
  Memory: 3.4963

This is what I see when I set the URL pattern to /category/project-set/[slug:cat]

  Debug Message
  SELECT p.pagePath, pr.routePattern, pr.routeRegExp, p.pageTemplate FROM perch2_pages p LEFT JOIN       perch2_page_routes pr ON p.pageID=pr.pageID ORDER BY pr.routeOrder ASC
  Matched route: category/project-set/[slug:cat]
  Using master page: /templates/pages/category.php
  Page arguments:
  Array
  (
[0] => /category/project-set/construction
[cat] => construction
[1] => construction
  )
  SELECT * FROM perch2_pages WHERE pagePath='/category' LIMIT 1
  SELECT regionKey, regionHTML FROM perch2_content_regions WHERE regionPage='/category' OR regionPage='*'       ORDER BY regionPage DESC
  SELECT * FROM perch2_pages WHERE pageNew=0 AND pageHidden=0 AND pageDepth >=0 AND pageDepth<=1       ORDER BY pageTreePosition ASC
  SELECT pageTreePosition FROM perch2_pages WHERE pagePath='/category' LIMIT 1
  SELECT pageID FROM perch2_pages WHERE pageTreePosition IN ('000-005', '000')
  Using template: /templates/navigation/item.html
  SELECT setID FROM perch2_category_sets WHERE setSlug='' LIMIT 1
  SELECT main.* FROM perch2_categories main WHERE 1=1 AND (catPath='construction/') ORDER BY catTreePosition             ASC
  Using template: /templates/categories/category.html
  SELECT DISTINCT settingID, settingValue FROM perch2_settings WHERE userID=0
  Time: 0.0377
  Memory: 3.4839

I updated the previous post. The URL pattern is /category/project-set/[slug:cat]

https://local-demo-runway/category/project-set/construction/

It's a Perch Runway site, running locally via MAMP Pro

When I click on the link

   <a href="/category/<perch:category id="catPath" />"><perch:category id="catTitle" /></a>

The PHP doesn't work, neither the if or the else statements outputs anything, but the rest of the page displays.

 //  This is on /category  
  if (perch_get('cat')) {
  perch_category(perch_get('cat'));

    } else {
 perch_categories();

 }

Any further thoughts on this? I've pulled everything into one post, hopefully it will make it clearer.

Would you set it up any differently?

home has a perch_collection that contains a template with this link:

     // This links to the category page
    <a href="/category/<perch:category id="catPath" />"><perch:category id="catTitle" /></a>

Clicking this link (on the home page) outputs this URL:

    https://local-demo-runway/category/project-set/construction/

This is the URL pattern for the category page:

  category/project-set/[slug:cat]

On the category page I have this PHP:

        if (perch_get('cat')) {
        perch_category(perch_get('cat'));

        } else {
       perch_categories();
        }

The page loads, but the PHP doesn't trigger.

Here's the debug message:

     Debug Message
     SELECT p.pagePath, pr.routePattern, pr.routeRegExp, p.pageTemplate FROM perch2_pages p LEFT JOIN          perch2_page_routes pr ON p.pageID=pr.pageID ORDER BY pr.routeOrder ASC
     Matched route: category/project-set/[slug:cat]
     Using master page: /templates/pages/category.php
     Page arguments:
     Array
     (
         [0] => /category/project-set/construction
         [cat] => construction
         [1] => construction
     )
     SELECT * FROM perch2_pages WHERE pagePath='/category' LIMIT 1
     SELECT regionKey, regionHTML FROM perch2_content_regions WHERE regionPage='/category' OR          regionPage='*' ORDER BY regionPage DESC
     SELECT * FROM perch2_pages WHERE pageNew=0 AND pageHidden=0 AND pageDepth >=0 AND          pageDepth<=1 ORDER BY pageTreePosition ASC
     SELECT pageTreePosition FROM perch2_pages WHERE pagePath='/category' LIMIT 1
     SELECT pageID FROM perch2_pages WHERE pageTreePosition IN ('000-005', '000')
     Using template: /templates/navigation/item.html
     SELECT setID FROM perch2_category_sets WHERE setSlug='' LIMIT 1
     SELECT main.* FROM perch2_categories main WHERE 1=1 AND (catPath='construction/') ORDER BY          catTreePosition ASC
     Using template: /templates/categories/category.html
     SELECT DISTINCT settingID, settingValue FROM perch2_settings WHERE userID=0
     Time: 0.0394
     Memory: 3.4841

Anyone else having this problem? Trying to filter categories from within a perch_collection

Ah, ok

How do I add the full category path to this:

   if (perch_get('cat')) {
    perch_category(perch_get('cat'));

    } else {
   perch_categories();
    } 

Is there a docs page I can refer to?

Done!

       if (perch_get('cat')) {
  perch_category('/project-set/'.perch_get('cat'),array(
    'template'=>'category_single.html',
     ));
    } else {
 perch_categories();

}

I added the full category path to perch_category

  perch_category('/project-set/'.perch_get('cat'),array(

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!