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I’m new to EE and have been trying for days to create a “Glossary” for Terms & Definitions that will become a large part of my site. I’ve followed the instructions in trying to create the channels, groups, etc. - but it just does not click.

Would anyone know where to find a tutorial on how to build a Glossary within EE2?

An example would be say for “Glossary of Terms & Definitions for the House.”

Something like:

Glossary

- Plumbing

    - Faucet (Definition)
    - Channel Locks (Definition)
    - Washer (Definition)

- Electrical

    - Outlet (Definition)
    - Light Switch (Definition)
    - Light Bulb (Definition)

Many more categories with nested definitions. Any help is greatly appreciated. I think I’d even buy a video tutorial on the basics if the community thought it would help. I’d really like to come up to speed on developing in EE.

Thank you in advance -

SCnetworks

Hi scnetworks,

A Glossary if perfect for a Channel - Categories - Entries setup

So from your example if you think of your Channel as the Glossary. So a a channel is just a bucket of information

Each entry we add to that Channel will be a definition and we can categorize that definition using our categories

Glossary channel

- Plumbing category

  - Faucet (Definition) entry
  - Channel Locks (Definition) entry
  - Washer (Definition) entry

So a typical workflow would be to create your Channel
Then create your Categories group and add your categories (Plumbing, Electrical etc)

Next create a Custom field group and add any field you need. The most obvious is the definition field as a textarea.

Now go back to your channels and under the Channel Group Assignments add the category group and custom field group you just created.

So now we have our Channel with a category group and some fields defined so we can add our entries.

If you now goto the Publish -> Glossary you get a form to enter you Glossary item and get to choose the correct category

For a super simple way to show this in a template use the Category Archive Tag

{exp:channel:category_archive channel="glossary" style="linear"}

{categories}
<h3>{category_name}</h3>
<p>{if category_description}{category_description}{/if}<br />
{/categories}</p>

<p>{entry_titles}<br />
<a href="http://{path=SITE_INDEX}">{title}</a></p>

<p>{/entry_titles}</p>

<p>{/exp:channel:category_archive}

let us know if that helps clear up some things for you or if you have any more questions