"Add Location" & "Related Objects" turn out unexpectedly... frustrated

Monday 17 January 2005 11:00:14 am

I just installed Exponential 3.5, and found out a very convenient "Add Location" for my objects. However, to my surprise, this function has serious design flaw in that it doesn't display the children.

Then, I tried to see if "Related Objects' can fit my objective. Turns out it's something much more weird in that it displays a hyperlink only...

I was wondering if you guys could help me here.

Here's what I'm trying to do.

Badgers (1)
- Badger A
- Badger B
- Badger C

Snakes (2)
- Snake A
- Snake B
- Snake C
- Badger C (same content but the hyperlink points back to URL /badgers/badger_c/)

Unfortunately, the "Add Location" results in something similar to copying the content over to the /snakes/ folder. I seriously don't want two URLs containing the same content.

Could I solve my problem with "Related Objects"? It would seem the default "Related Objects" is a stripped down version of what it can do.

Thanks much!

Friday 21 January 2005 2:20:46 am

I really don't exactly get your problem. Do you want to have the menu contain Badger C in both locations? In that case, add location is for you (it doesn't copy anything, it just creates another URL for the same object).

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Friday 21 January 2005 9:42:05 am

You probably have now something like (simplified code)

{section loop=$children var=child}
  <a href={$child.url_alias|ezurl}
{/section}

You can point to the main location by using

{section loop=$children var=child}
  <a href={$child.object.main_node.url_alias|ezurl}
{/section}

hth

-paul

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