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.angie

Posted: 29 May 2007 01:08 AM

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Hello!

I’ve got a simple weblog with a custom field for uploading/adding a PDF file newsletter. What I’d like to do is have the most recent file linked in the sidebar, however I can’t seem to get it to work mainly because I want the link text to be something specific.

The code for the sidebar is a simple unordered list:

<ul>
<li>Other linked items</li>
<li><a href="__">Download latest newsletter</a></li>
</ul> 

What do I need to put in the href for it to work? I’m completely out of ideas.

Thanks!

.angie

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Ingmar Greil

Posted: 29 May 2007 01:41 AM

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Well, you need the link in a custom field somewhere. Then you’d probably use something like this:

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="your_weblog" disable="trackbacks|pagination" dynamic="off"}
<ul>
<li>Other linked items</li>
<li><a href="{your_custom_field}">Download latest newsletter</a></li>
</ul>
{/exp:weblog:entries} 

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