Extra page question

[business]

I created a page using the page editor. I want to include some featured listings on this page and used the function

{feature_listings_horizontal number=8 cols=4 table_attr='width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"' td_attr='style="border-top: 1px dashed #999;"'}

but when I view the page the code is displayed.... not the featured listings... is it possible to call these functions in extra pages?

[Lhotch]

Extra page content is stored in the database and therefor passed to the templates as a variable so the content of the page is not parsed at all for php/plugins etc.

You will need to create a static page manually if you want to have any sort of dynamic content in it.

[business]

thanks. if i create a page manually, is it possible to display the page within the look n feel of the main site... header n footer maintained.

[Lhotch]

Originally Posted by business

thanks. if i create a page manually, is it possible to display the page within the look n feel of the main site... header n footer maintained.

Sure.

Just create a php page with content to display the layout.tpl template and the body template you would like, for example....


create a php file and in it have the following......

require_once('includes/init.php');
$class_tpl->assign('body','mytemplate.tpl');
$class_tpl->display('layout.tpl');

replace "mytemplate.tpl with the name of template file you would like to display in the body of your site.

Next create a template file with what you would like to have in it and save it in the template folder you are using.

Then add a link in your navigation to the php file you created.

[Mike-N-Tosh]

A much easier method is to simply use smarty logic on the content.tpl template file like this:
{if $title=="pagetitle"}
{feature_listings_horizontal number=8 cols=4 table_attr='width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"' td_attr='style="border-top: 1px dashed #999;"'}
{/if}
pagetitle is the title of the page that you want this shown in.

[seymourjames]

I think this presumes that you wish to place/call the function to display before or after the content you have defined for your page but as Mike says it is quick and easy to do. You would do the test before or after {$pPageContent} which is sitting in the content.tpl file. Another place you could test and do something similar is in your layout.tpl file. If you search the forum there are lots of examples of how to make tests for pages either by their title or the script being used.