php function

[seymourjames +]

Is there any easy way to make a page in 68C which has the layout template and call a php function from within it (include the contents of the php function output). Using admin to make a new page works but I cannot get it to run the function.

[seymourjames +]

I found another way to get the desired effect. Create a blank page in admin with whatever name you like. Then in layout.tpl test for the title of this blank page by the $body include. If it is true then call the smarty function.

This presents interesting opportunities to create many dynamic pages to display your content in various ways.

What is the point? It becomes possible to write many pages and improve your chances. It is already a good thing to put random listings on empty search or category pages to avoid duplicate content. It is an extension of that idea.

[Eric Barnes]

Hi,

An easier way would be to use the page id that way you can change the title later. In administration under page editor each page has a unique id.

Then in your template just add an if like:
{if $smarty.get.page == 6}
do something
{/if}

[seymourjames +]

That seems to work also - a bit neater. Currently, I test in the header for this page and set a title tag etc. I then test again in the layout.tpl to call the function and deliver its output.