Modification: RSS Feeds by Category (or anything else)

[michael]

Originally Posted by Eric Barnes

For the rss link change it to:
<a href="external.php?cat={$smarty.get.cat}">RSS FEED</a>

Sorry mate, that's giving me links like this MKClassifieds

Still not category specific.

[Eric Barnes]

Ok I am confused. I thought you only wanted this on the categories page and not on the actual viewlisting page.

To add it to the viewlisting template you will need to use: {$section}

[michael]

Eric, thanks. Sorry to sound thick but where precisely would I put that?

[michael]

Never mind, the thicko worked it out . .

Thanks again.

[michael]

One more request to tighten up this useful mod. Let's say I have the following categories;

Top Level > Sub Level 1 > Ad' Level

With the mod' as it functions now we will have an RSS link in the breadcrumb on every level. If the top two levels do not permit ad's then the RSS link may be an unneccesary distraction.

Is it possible to ensure that the RSS link only shows on categories where ad's are permitted?

Many thanks

[Lhotch]

In the smarty multidimentional array called data it has values for categories and key-> vallue for allowing ads for the category. You could incorporate that into the logic an selectivly display the rss icon.

[seymourjames]

Just an idea (not sure that this is quite the ticket) but if you are using showlistngs (you mean category listings and not viewlisting) why not put your test on the variable {$results} being empty. I think this will work.

[michael]

Larry and Seymour, thank you both. Unfortunately your advice is a bit over my head.

The following is from my categories/breadcrumb.tpl Could you point out the changes I need to make to get the desired results in my category listings?

Thanks, I really appreciate your help.

<p class="breadcrumb">
<a href="category.php" class="breadcrumb">{$smarty.const.LANG_BROWSE_CATE GORIES}</a>
{foreach from=$breadcrumb item="entry"}
{$smarty.const.LANG_CAT_SEPERATOR} {$entry}
{/foreach}
. . . . <a href="{$smarty.const.URL}/external.php?category={$catID}">RSS Feed</a> <a href="{$smarty.const.URL}/external.php?category={$catID}"><img src="templates/{$smarty.const.MAIN_TEMPLATE}/images/rss2.png" alt="RSS Feed" /></a>
</p>

[michael]

waves hand sheepishly . . . .

[Lhotch]

Originally Posted by michael

Larry and Seymour, thank you both. Unfortunately your advice is a bit over my head.

The following is from my categories/breadcrumb.tpl Could you point out the changes I need to make to get the desired results in my category listings?

Thanks, I really appreciate your help.

<p class="breadcrumb">
<a href="category.php" class="breadcrumb">{$smarty.const.LANG_BROWSE_CATE GORIES}</a>
{foreach from=$breadcrumb item="entry"}
{$smarty.const.LANG_CAT_SEPERATOR} {$entry}
{/foreach}
. . . . <a href="{$smarty.const.URL}/external.php?category={$catID}">RSS Feed</a> <a href="{$smarty.const.URL}/external.php?category={$catID}"><img src="templates/{$smarty.const.MAIN_TEMPLATE}/images/rss2.png" alt="RSS Feed" /></a>
</p>

Using Davids idea would be easier and would go like this...

<p class="breadcrumb">
<a href="category.php" class="breadcrumb">{$smarty.const.LANG_BROWSE_CATE GORIES}</a>
{foreach from=$breadcrumb item="entry"}
{$smarty.const.LANG_CAT_SEPERATOR} {$entry}
{/foreach}

{if isset($results)}
. . . . <a href="{$smarty.const.URL}/external.php?category={$catID}">RSS Feed</a> <a href="{$smarty.const.URL}/external.php?category={$catID}"><img src="templates/{$smarty.const.MAIN_TEMPLATE}/images/rss2.png" alt="RSS Feed" /></a>
{/if}
</p>

that methods shortcoming is that if the category does alow ads but there just arent any they wont get an rss link. Which could make it more difficult for them to save the feed for later reference.