Search

Table of Contents > Modules and Tags > Photo Gallery > Category List Tag

Gallery Category List Tag

This Gallery Category List Tag allows you to display a list of all your categories. This type of list can be useful for creating navigation to each category page, as shown in this example:

Category "Jump" Navigation

Here is an example showing how you might use the cateogry list tag to create navigation:

<form>
<select name="URL" onChange="window.location=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value">
<option value=" ">Category Jump Navigation</option>

{exp:gallery:category_list gallery="gallery"}
<option value="{category_path='gallery/category'} ">{category_name}</option>
{/exp:gallery:category_list}

</select>
</form>

Parameters

• gallery="my_gallery"

gallery=

gallery="my_gallery"

This parameter is required. The name (short name) of the gallery for which you wish to display the categories.

Variables

• {category_name}
• {category_description}
• {category_id}
• {category_path=''}

category_name

{category_name}

The name of the category.

category_description

{category_description}

The category description.

category_id

{category_id}

The ID associated with the category.

category_path=

<a href="{category_path='gallery/category'}">{category_name}</a>

The URL to the category.

User Contributed Notes

ExpressionEngine – Copyright © 2002-2008 – EllisLab, Inc.