Plugin: Entry Categories

Laisvunas,

Thanks, that helps a lot!

Adrienne

Any ideas why this isn’t working for me?

{exp:entry_id url_title="{segment_3}" parse="inward" }

{exp:entry_cats entry_id="{entry_id_number}" show="not 1|10|11|12|40|14"}

{if category_levels_number == 1}

{level0_category0_cat_name}

{/if}

{if category_levels_number == 2}

{level1_category0_cat_name}

{/if}

{/exp:entry_cats} 

{/exp:entry_id}

thx!

Check if the tag exp:entry_id and the tag exp:entry_cats has correct output when used separately.

Hmm, whatever was funky seems to have righted itself - some sort of caching issues, maybe.

Although, I’ll be trying the good-old fashioned {categories} tag instead - I need the looping ability, I think.

Thx!

Hi, this plugin just saved my ass.

I have a question: How can I output more than 1 child category?

Let’s say under the Category “California” I selected two child cateogries “Los Angeles” and “San Diego”.

Can I do this?

Thanks for your work!

G.

How can I output more than 1 child category?

Write the code as this:

{level1_category0_cat_name}, {level1_category1_cat_name}, {level1_category2_cat_name} ...

It would be great if you could add in the “backspace” function to this plugin - when you’re getting a list of categories, they usually have something like a comma after each, which I need to remove after the last one…

Hi Luc,

This plugin does not loop through tagdata, so, there is no need for “backspace” parameter.

Hi Laisvunas,

I would like to display the category_name of the current entry where the category is a subcategory and shows up in segment 3.

Is this possible with this plugin? If so how?

Thanks.

Hi Forrest,

Use Entry Categories plugin

{exp:entry_cats entry_id="30" site="1"}

{level1_category0_cat_name}


{/exp:entry_cats}

or Category Id plugin together with either exp:weblog:entries tag

{exp:category_id category_group="2" category_url_title="{segment_3}" parse="inward"}
{exp:weblog:entries entry_id="30" site="1"}

{categories show="{category_id}"}

{category_name}

{/categories}


{/exp:weblog:entries} 
{/exp:category_id}

Hi Laisvunas,

It looks like the second option is the best one. My only concern is that this appears to require manual entry of the entry_id? Is it possible to capture this dynamically?

Thanks for you help,

Forrest

It does not require entry_id - you can display category name without it:

{exp:category_id category_group="2" category_url_title="{segment_3}" parse="inward"}
{exp:weblog:entries weblog="my_weblog" category="{category_id}" site="1" limit="1"}

{categories show="{category_id}"}

{category_name}

{/categories}


{/exp:weblog:entries}
{/exp:category_id}

Ah! Brilliant. Problem solved. I am set now. Thank you again for your excellent help.

Best regards, Forrest.

Hi Laisvunas.

I am using your plugin to dynamically generate a sidebar menu that only displays the categories for the section an entry belongs to.

For example: On a site with the following main categories/sections:

• Home
• About US
• Events
• Programs
• News
• Resources

1) If the entry is for the About Us category, the sidebar menu will look like this:

• About US
• Services
• Officers
• Committees

2) If the entry is for the Services or Service One category, the sidebar menu will look like this:

• About US
• Services
• • Service One
• • Service Two
• • Service Three
• Officers
• Committees

The code:

{assign_variable:my_weblog="pages"}

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="{my_weblog}" limit="1" disable="member_data|pagination|trackbacks"}
{exp:entry_cats entry_id="{entry_id}" parse="inward"}

<ul>

{exp:weblog:categories weblog="{my_weblog}" style="linear"}

{if {level0_category0_cat_id} == {category_id} OR {level0_category0_cat_id} == {parent_id} }
  <li><a href="/index.php/{catpage_template}/c/{category_url_title}/">{category_name}</a>
    {if "{level1_category0_cat_id}" == "{category_id}" }
       {embed="{global_tpl}/_sideMenu_level2" entry_id="{entry_id}" my_weblog="{my_weblog}"}
    {/if}
  </li>
{/if}

{/exp:weblog:categories}

</ul>

{/exp:entry_cats}
{/exp:weblog:entries}

This code achieves what I want. But when the entry is for a category-level 1, it will display the following error:

Notice: Undefined index: 1 in E:\pesawebee\Hid8uL2system\plugins\pi.entry_cats.php on line 386

The {if "{level1_category0_cat_id}” == “{category_id}”} is the cause of that error.

(Before you ask: no, the embed is not the issue. In fact, you could eliminate that if statement alltogether and just keep the {level1_category0_cat_id} for testing purpose. The error will still be generated.)

Not sure if this is a bug in your excellent plugin or if it is me approaching it the wrong way.

Looking forward to your advice.

/ Michel

Plugin: pi.entry_cats_v1.2.2.zip ExpressionEngine 1.6.8 Server: Windows NT PHP: Version 5.2.9-2