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{exp:weblog:entries weblog='page'}

    {categories limit='1'}
        {embed='templates/_header' title='{title}' flash='true' category='{category_name}'}
    {/categories}

    {!-- more code --}

{/exp:weblog:entries}

I’m trying something out like this but it is loaded the templates per number of categories. Why is the limit parameter not working?

What does

{exp:weblog:entries weblog='page'}
{categories limit='1'}
{category_name}
{/categories}
{/exp:weblog:entries}

yield?

Like I said it loads the templates per category. That resulted in multiple category names being displayed (two in this case). The names are unique, not repeated.

Well, I am suspecting a parse order issue, so I am trying to get rid of the {embed} for our test. What version and build are you on?

I see. Well it’s a simple web page type of template with no caching or PHP enabled, and stored as a file.

I am using ExpressionEngine 1.6.0 Build: 20070726

I know the usual response is to upgrade EE. But it is not a reasonable option for little improvement because I had to hack so many core files to get additional functionality (I left this tag alone). If you or anyone else still has other approaches I would like to hear them.

Yes, upgrading would be the way to go. You know why, actually? Because

Added limit= parameter to Weblog Entries {categories} tag pair

was only added with 1.6.1.

Ahh well isn’t that just lovely.

I found a work around, in case anyone is in my situation. But if you can, upgrading is a much better choice.

{exp:weblog:entries weblog='page'}
    <?php $first = TRUE ?>
    {categories}
        <?php if ($first): ?>{embed='templates/_header' title='{title}' flash='true' category='{category_name}'}<?php endif ?>
        <?php $first = FALSE ?>
    {/categories}
{/exp:weblog:entries}

If anyone needs a certain number, this works. It’s kind of like a demented for loop.

{exp:weblog:entries weblog='page'}
    <?php $i = 0; $limit = 10; ?>
    {categories}
        <?php if ($i++ < $limit): ?>
            {!-- code here --}
        <?php endif ?>
    {/categories}
{/exp:weblog:entries}

Thanks Ingmar Greil, for taking the time to help me out.

My pleasure, not to mention my job 😊