List of child pages in a template

[andy.storey]

Hi All

I would like to be able to create a custom template (done) that outputs all the usual GetSimple items but at the bottom of the page outputs a list of child pages (sometimes all, sometimes just the top 5). Would like to output the page title, description and of course an URL.

Link to the website: http://cycling-jersey-collection.com/

Would anybody be kind enough to show be some sample php code for this? Don't need any help on the html.

Many thanks

andy

[Connie]

Hi Andy,

we did it like this in the sidebar of get-simple.de:

If there are sub-pages, then they will be listed. It is done with the i18N-plugin which allows to create a menue with a defined starting depht:

PHP Code:

<?php
if (count(return_i18n_menu_data(return_page_slug(),1,10)) > 0) {
            echo '<div class="section">';
            echo '<h2>Unterseiten</h2><ul>';
            get_i18n_navigation(return_page_slug(),1,10);
            echo '</ul></div>';
        }
    ?>

test it, I am sure you can use it!

[andy.storey]

Hi Andy,

we did it like this in the sidebar of get-simple.de:

If there are sub-pages, then they will be listed. It is done with the i18N-plugin which allows to create a menue with a defined starting depht:

PHP Code:

<?php
if (count(return_i18n_menu_data(return_page_slug(),1,10)) > 0) {
            echo '<div class="section">';
            echo '<h2>Unterseiten</h2><ul>';
            get_i18n_navigation(return_page_slug(),1,10);
            echo '</ul></div>';
        }
    ?>

test it, I am sure you can use it!

Danke Connie.

Unforetunately I do not want to install any i18n modules. I know they are very good, but I am tryng to keep GetSimple as simple as possible!

Andy

[n00dles101]

PHP Code:

$submenu=getChildren('index'); // change to $id for current page 
$menuArray=array();
foreach ($submenu as $menuitem){
    $menuArray[(string)$menuitem]['title']=returnPageField($menuitem,'title');    
    $menuArray[(string)$menuitem]['url']=returnPageField($menuitem,'url');
} 


This should give you an array of children ($menuArray)

Output as required...

[Carlos]

You could also try the Hierarchical Menus plugin

[Connie]

You could also try the Hierarchical Menus plugin

Hi Carlos, as he does not want to use any plugin, this plugin or the other one, doesn't matter ;=)

[Carlos]

He said he doesn't "want to install any i18n modules".

I was going to suggest the Child Pages plugin, but I remembered about this one (which I think does support custom permalink structures).

[Connie]

well, so this seems to be a personal decision not a general one, the reasons for that are unclear to me ;=)

but he got other suggestions PLUS direct code, so I think everything is possible and will work.

Cheers, Connie

[D.O.]

Hi, I am interested in child pages too and asked help to n00dles101
but sadly his tip didn't work... so I tried something like that
and - tho I am not a programmer - it worked fine!

<?php
echo "<ol>";
$submenu=getChildren($id);
$menuArray=array();
foreach ($submenu as $menuitem) {
echo "<li><a href='";
echo "?id=";
echo getPageField($menuitem,url);
echo "'>";
echo getPageField($menuitem,'title');
echo "</a></li>";
}
echo "</ol>";
?>

I hope it will be useful. Thanks again N00d.

[andy.storey]

All

Many thanks for your help. Here's a code snippet of what I went for in the end.

Andy

PHP Code:

if (return_page_slug() == 'blog') { 
    $submenu=getChildren('blog'); // change to $id for current page 
    $menuArray=array();

    foreach ($submenu as $menuitem){
        $menuArray[(string)$menuitem]['date']=substr(returnPageField($menuitem,'url'), 0, 10);
        $menuArray[(string)$menuitem]['title']=returnPageField($menuitem,'title'); 
        $menuArray[(string)$menuitem]['url']=returnPageField($menuitem,'url');
        $menuArray[(string)$menuitem]['description']=returnPageField($menuitem,'metad');
}   //foreach

//Sort the array in DESC order with the date of the blog
arsort($menuArray);

foreach ($menuArray as $value)
{
        $strBlogTitle = $value['title']; 
        $strBlogURL = $value['url'];
        $strBlogDate = date('d M Y', strtotime($value['date'])); 
        $strBlogDescription = $value['description'];

        echo "<div class='post'><h2><a href=" . $strBlogURL . ">" . $strBlogTitle . "</a></h2></div>";

        // All remaining echos removed as not relevant to all


}

}   //if

?>

[Connie]

Andy, thanks for sharing your snippet!
I edited your post in order to mark that snippet as code...

Cheers, Connie

[D.O.]

Hi again GetSimplers,
I was wondering if it is possible to add the date of publication of these codes. I tried with "pubDate" but it gives a date too long. I would like something simpler as 12/01/2013.
Any help?

<?php
echo "<ol>";
$submenu=getChildren($id);
$menuArray=array();
foreach ($submenu as $menuitem) {
echo "<li><a href='?id=";
echo getPageField($menuitem,url);
echo "'>";
echo getPageField($menuitem,'puDate');
echo " - ";
echo getPageField($menuitem,'title');
echo "</a></li>";
}
echo "</ol>";
?>

[Carlos]

I was wondering if it is possible to add the date of publication of these codes. I tried with "pubDate" but it gives a date too long. I would like something simpler as 12/01/2013.

That long number is a unix timestamp. You have to convert it to string (with php functions date or strftime)

Try with this:

PHP Code:

echo date('d/m/Y', strtotime(returnPageField($menuitem,'pubDate'))); 


[D.O.]

Hi Carols and thanks for rerplying. Yes, a timestamp like this.. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:59:07 +0100... Sadly your solution doesn't work. It prints no date...

<?php
echo "<ul>";
$submenu=getChildren('turismo');
$menuArray=array();
foreach ($submenu as $menuitem) {
echo "<li><a href='?id=";
echo getPageField($menuitem,url);
echo "'>";
echo "[".date('d/m/Y', returnPageField($menuitem,pubDate))."] ";
echo getPageField($menuitem,title);
echo "</a></li>";
}
echo "</ul>";
?>

[Carlos]

Oops, a typo. I've just edited my post.

So try:

PHP Code:

echo "[".date('d/m/Y', strtotime(returnPageField($menuitem,'pubDate')))."] "; 


btw it's 'pubDate', between quotes.

[D.O.]

No worries hermano. Now it works perfectly. Thanks again!
I am trying to use GS normal pages like a blog. Here's the final result...

<?php
echo "<ul>";
$submenu=getChildren($id);
$menuArray=array();
foreach ($submenu as $menuitem) {
echo "<li><a href='?id=";
echo getPageField($menuitem,url);
echo "'>";
echo "[".date('d/m/Y', strtotime(returnPageField($menuitem,pubDate)))."] ";
echo getPageField($menuitem,title);
echo "</a></li>";
}
echo "</ul>";
?>

[Carlos]

You still missing quotes in pubDate, but I suppose it works anyway (tho if you enable debug mode you'll get some soft error).

Time ago I made a quick and dirty plugin to do something like that, you may want to get some ideas from it:
http://www.cyberiada.org/cnb/getsimple-plugin-recent-pages/
(needs some editing as it was made for GS 3.0, not 3.1)

BTW another way to do the same, but using I18N Search: http://get-simple.info/forums/showthread.php?tid=1256&pid=31320#pid31320

[D.O.]

Thanks for these tips, mate! Now I am curious to test your plugin. It seems to be interesting.