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Moderator’s note: Split from this thread.

Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but I’ve been using Robin’s code above, and would like to add a class of “current” to the <li> when on the right page. I’ve tried this to no avail:

<li{if segment_3 == C{cat_id}} class="current"{/if}><a href="http://{path=gallery/category}C{cat_id}">{cat_name}</a></li>

I’ve also tried it with and without quotes around the C{cat_id}, but whatever I do I can’t seem to get the class=“current” to output. I’m sure it’s something obvious, but I can’t see it. Anyone?

Are you using this within {exp:gallery:categories}? Also, I think the variable name is {category_id}.

Ingmar,

In its original thread, my post made perfect sense. The code I was referencing that I’m using is this:

<ul>
{exp:query sql="SELECT c.cat_id, c.cat_name, c.cat_description FROM exp_gallery_categories AS c, exp_galleries WHERE c.gallery_id = exp_galleries.gallery_id AND exp_galleries.is_user_blog = 'n'AND exp_galleries.gallery_short_name = 'gallery'  ORDER BY c.cat_order ASC"}
<li><a href="http://{path=gallery/album}C{cat_id}">{cat_name}</a></li>
{/exp:query}
</ul>

to get the categories to output in the same order as they are in the admin interface. My problem comes when trying to apply a class to the currently viewed category.

Is this method (that Robin provided as a solution here) still the preferred method for outputting a list of gallery categories in the order in which they appear in the admin control panel? If there’s an easier way to do it that also allows me to add a class to the list item, I’m all ears. If not, my question still stands. 😊 Anyone?