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June 23, 2012 6:58am

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  • #1 / Jun 23, 2012 6:58am

    diadyo

    25 posts

    Hi,

    I am trying to figure out the best approach for implementing something similar to lonelyplanet’s destination menu (lonelyplanet.com). There can 4 or more levels as you can see here (http://screencast.com/t/rxSMZPLed) Europe -> England -> Eastern England -> Campridgeshire -> Cambridge. Each page is the same (England is the same as Cambridge for example) 

    If I was to implement that using EE how would I go? I thought I should create a channel for destinations and use categories (which are essentially filter) to filter out the information. But that would mean that I need the same categories as channels!?!

    I was also wondering if Playa will help. I have not used it before. If anyone has the time to browse lonelyplanet’s destinations and help me figure out the best approach of achieving something similar I would be so thankful 😊 (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations - under Countries A-Z)

  • #2 / Jun 24, 2012 12:58pm

    e-man

    1816 posts

    If each page is indeed the same then maybe structure can be a good option if you need to go 4 levels deep.
    http://buildwithstructure.com/

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