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This is my first stab at a plug in for EE, and I don’t think I did things correctly (in fact I know I didn’t based upon the amount of time I spent on it), but here goes.

The AtoZ plug in allow you to create an A to Z list of the items in a weblog in an easy way.  It is so simple it does not have support for any other EE tags inside of it.  Here is an example:

{exp:atoz weblog="my_weblog" field_name="custom_fieldname"}
    Found: {letter}

    {if no_results}
        Not found: {letter}

    {/if}
{/exp:atoz}

A more extensive example would be to use some formatting and HTML links to further enhance it:

<ul>
{exp:atoz weblog="my_weblog" field_name="custom_fieldname"}
    <li><a href="/index.php/my_weblog/{letter}">{letter}</a></li>
    {if no_results}
        <li><span>{letter}</span></li>
    {/if}
{/exp:atoz}
</ul>

Parameters
  - weblog=“my_weblog”
  - field_name=“custom_fieldname” or field_name=“title”

Variables
  - {letter} (any letter from A to Z)

I would like some honest feedback about it since it is my first plug in.  I know there is a way to allow other EE tags to parse inside of the {exp:atoz} tags but have not had the time to devote to this plug in.  Also, I know I need support for the {path=""} variable in the least.

Thanks!

[Mod Edit: Moved to the General forum]

Just for the record, there’s already an extension with a very similar name…

Without a working example on his site I don’t see how our are similar.  His is for listing weblog entries, where my plugin allows for an A to Z quick list.  No weblog entries involved.

Also, his modifies the exp_weblog_entries table, whereas my plug in does not.

Am I seeing something different than that?

Thanks!
Sean

No, I just meant the name has potential for confusion, that’s all.

Gotcha!