Clean URLs with categories: more than 3 segments

#1 / Feb 27, 2012 4:29pm

e.b.

31 posts

Hello,

I’ve used this code posted at http://fortysevenmedia.com/tuts/ee_cat_url.txt as a basis for one of my channels:

<!--The Categories Page ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-->

{if segment_2=="" AND segment_3==""}
 

{exp:weblog:categories weblog="yours" style="linear"}

 <a href="http://{path=">{category_name}</a>
 
{/exp:weblog:categories}
 

<!--The Category Entries Page ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-->

{if:elseif segment_2!="" AND segment_3==""}

{exp:query sql="SELECT cat_id FROM exp_categories WHERE cat_url_title = '{segment_2}'"}

 {exp:weblog:entries weblog="yours" category="{cat_id}"} 
 
     <a href="http://{title_permalink={segment_1}/{segment_2}}">{title}</a>
     
 {/exp:weblog:entries}
 
{/exp:query} 
 

<!--The Single Entry ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-->

{if:elseif segment_3!=""}


{exp:weblog:entries weblog="yours" limit="1" url_title="{segment_3}"}

Call whatever custom fields you have here
  
{/exp:weblog:entries}

 
{/if}

The problem I’ve come across is that I’d like to extend the functionality to segment_4 but can’t accomplish this nomatter what I try.
My structure is the following:

<!--The Category Entries Page ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-->
{if segment_2!="" AND segment_3==""}

showing my entries per category:
<a href="http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/">http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/</a>
FINE

<!--The Category Entries Page PER YEAR ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-->
{if:elseif segment_3!=""}

showing my entries per category AND filtered by year:
<a href="http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/year">http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/year</a>
FINE

<!--The Single Entry ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-->
{if:elseif segment_3!=""}

required to show the single entry:
<a href="http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/year/url_title">http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/year/url_title</a> or
<a href="http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/url_title">http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/url_title</a>
PROBLEM

I’ve tried to shift the entry to segment_4 but it doesn’t work.
So far I’ve been spending 3 days on solving this problem and am quite discouraged. Any help would be highly apreciated!

Kind regards,

#2 / Feb 27, 2012 5:03pm

glenndavisgroup

436 posts

Hi E,

Try replacing your:

{if:elseif segment_3!=""}

with:

{if:elseif segment_3!="" AND segment_4==""}

...your code here

{if:elseif segment_4!=""}

...your code here

{/if}

Mike

#3 / Feb 27, 2012 6:44pm

ChiefAlchemist
913 posts

Glenn might be correct.

None the less I’ll add that you might also consider setting dynamic=“no”. Even now and then I’ve run into funk keyword type conflicts. It’s been a while so I can’t give you real example. But it was something like a channel row and a category had the same URL, or something similar.

The point is, when dynamic=“yes” EE is making some assumptions and doing what is “standard” based on the URL it just parsed. If it assumes wrong then you could get unanticipated results. When you set dynamic=“no” you’re basically tell EE not to assume and that you’ll dictate the nature of the query.
#4 / Feb 27, 2012 7:48pm

Enviromed
375 posts

You might consider rethinking this to use laisvunas subsegment addon on devot-ee.
#5 / Feb 27, 2012 9:13pm

ChiefAlchemist
913 posts

Linky?

But more importantly, why go this other route?
#6 / Feb 27, 2012 9:29pm

Enviromed
375 posts

It’s so simple. How much is three days of your life worth?
#7 / Feb 27, 2012 10:37pm

ChiefAlchemist
913 posts

What’s so simple? The link you posted? Your insights on the tool you mentioned? What is this, an Easter egg hunt?
#8 / Feb 28, 2012 4:00pm
e.b.
31 posts
Hi E,

Try replacing your:
{if:elseif segment_3!=""}
with:
{if:elseif segment_3!="" AND segment_4==""} ...your code here {if:elseif segment_4!=""} ...your code here {/if}
Mike
Hello Mike,

Thank you for your reply!
I’ve already tried this … doesn’t work. In fact, I’ve already tried everything I could think of of being crucial … Any other suggestion?
#9 / Feb 28, 2012 4:03pm

e.b.
31 posts

Glenn might be correct.

None the less I’ll add that you might also consider setting dynamic=“no”. Even now and then I’ve run into funk keyword type conflicts. It’s been a while so I can’t give you real example. But it was something like a channel row and a category had the same URL, or something similar.

The point is, when dynamic=“yes” EE is making some assumptions and doing what is “standard” based on the URL it just parsed. If it assumes wrong then you could get unanticipated results. When you set dynamic=“no” you’re basically tell EE not to assume and that you’ll dictate the nature of the query.

Hello Chiefalchemist,

I will have a try with dynamic=“no” before I consider using an add-on. Result will be posted 😉

Thanks,

E.

#10 / Mar 01, 2012 3:27pm

e.b.

31 posts

Hello everybody,

I had a try with dynamic=“no” and I got no result, which means that the url is properly constructed but the full entry isn’t shown.
Here is my shortened code for a better understanding:

1. The category entries listed per year

<!--The Category Entries Page PER YEAR ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-->
      {if:elseif segment_3!=""}
            {exp:gwcode_catmenu channel="aktuelles" cat_url_title="{segment_2}" style="simple" excl_cat_id="15"}
               <a href="http://{path=%27aktuelles/{cat_url_title}%27}" class="cur">{cat_name}</a>
            {/exp:gwcode_catmenu}
            
            <div class="content_text">
             {exp:yearlist channel="aktuelles" category="13"}
              <a href="http://{path=%27{segment_1}/{segment_2}/{year}%27}" class="year">{year}</a>
             {/exp:yearlist}
                     
             <ul class="article_listing">
              {exp:query sql="SELECT cat_id FROM exp_categories WHERE cat_url_title = '{segment_2}'"}      
              {exp:channel:entries channel="aktuelles" limit="10" paginate="bottom" orderby="date" sort="desc" disable="member_data" category="{cat_id}" year="{segment_3}"}
               <li class="click"> 
                <h5><span class="date">{entry_date format="%d.%m.%Y"}</span> <a href="http://{title_permalink={segment_1}/{segment_2}}">{title}</a></h5>
<p>                {aktuelles_subtitle}<br />
               </li><br />
              {/exp:channel:entries}<br />
             </ul><br />
            </div><br />
      {/if}

2. The single entry
at http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/year/url_title
or http://www.mysite.com/channel/category/url_title

<!--The Single Entry ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-->
      {if:elseif segment_4!=""}

            {exp:gwcode_catmenu channel="aktuelles" cat_url_title="{segment_2}" style="simple" excl_cat_id="15" category="13"}
               <a href="http://{path=%27aktuelles/{cat_url_title}%27}" class="cur">{cat_name}</a>
            {/exp:gwcode_catmenu}
  
            <div class="content_text">
             {exp:channel:entries channel="aktuelles" limit="1" url_title="{segment_4}" dynamic="no"}
              <h2>{title}</h2>
<p>              {aktuelles_body}<br />
             {/exp:channel:entries} <br />
            </div></p>

<p>      {/if}

Adding a segment_3 to

<a href="http://{title_permalink={segment_1}/{segment_2}}">{title}</a>

hasn’t brought me further either.
Any other suggestions?

Kind regards,

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