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Use a drop-down custom field to define a category of supplimental content

December 15, 2009 7:50am

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  • #1 / Dec 15, 2009 7:50am

    Matt:P

    277 posts

    Hi all

    After pulling my hair out trying to decide if Playa etc will do this, I’ve come up with what I think will work, but have no idea how to code it in the template..

    The objective is for the client to write an Article (easy enough, we’ve created an Articles Weblog/Channel) and then select from a drop down custom-field which category of ‘client testimonials’ they’d like to display at the bottom of that article.

    The Client Testimonials are categorised in their own Weblog/Section/Channel and I’ve manually added the Category URL Titles to the custom field which allows the client to select the category.

    (hope you’re still with me)

    What I’d like to achieve is for the Template to render the approriate category of Testimonials beneath any given Article.

    Relationships and Reverse Relationships, along with Playa all render based on what a user has set. What I’d like to achieve is for the Testimonials to show up newest-first, automagically re-inforcing the topic of the article with a shiny new client quote.

    Sorry for the long winded explanation, I’m on tenterhooks for your replies

  • #2 / Dec 15, 2009 7:54am

    Matt:P

    277 posts

    Sorry, just realised that I posted this in the wrong forum by accident, please go ahead and move it to the ‘How To’s’ forum. My Bad

  • #3 / Dec 15, 2009 8:43am

    Ingmar

    29245 posts

    Moved as per request.

  • #4 / Dec 15, 2009 8:44am

    Sue Crocker

    26054 posts

    Ingmar is just too quick. 😊

  • #5 / Dec 15, 2009 12:40pm

    Matt:P

    277 posts

    Thanks for taking a look at this (in advance) - If there’s a better way of achieving the result I’m all ears.

    Any solutions?

    All the best

    Matt

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