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I have a template which contains a playa field and allows the admin to pull entries from several channels in to a kind of showcase.

I need these showcase entries to then link to the correct template, and each channel has its own set of templates.

Is there a tag that I don’t know (similar to the auto_path and comment_auto_path tags) about that can use the channel path or search results url to build a link? Otherwise I’m going to have to write a big chunk of conditionals ({if channel_short_name=="x"}...{if:elseif}...) etc… which is fine, but seems long-winded.

Any tips much appreciated. I am using the structure module too, but all of these entries are lists, not pages, and I don’t think structure has a tag that will do this either.

Essentially, if I have ‘news’ and ‘views’ channels, I want to be able to do this:

{exp:channel:entries channel="news|views" limit="1"}
    {playa_field}
        <a href="http://{magic_auto_path}">{title}</a>
    {/playa_field}
{/exp:channel:entries}

Paul,

Try {comment_url_title_auto_path}

This variable is replaced by the URL set in the “Comment Page URL” preference under Admin > Channel Management. The URL Title of the entry will be automatically added.

That’s brilliant John, thanks very much - I thought there would be a way to do it!

Glad to see that helped. Please post again as needed.