Only show nested list if there are more than 1 entry (conditonal question)

#1 / Mar 11, 2010 7:25am

Mikee Bee

179 posts

Hi all, I have a navigation that uses the first entry in a weblog as the top level list item then using offset=“1” all following entries populate a nested list.

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="asset-based" sort="asc" limit="1" dynamic="off"}
          <li{if segment_1 == "asset-based"} class="current"{/if}><a href="#">{pages-title}</a>
          {/exp:weblog:entries}
          {if segment_1 == "asset-based"}
            <ul class="nested">
            {exp:weblog:entries weblog="asset-based" offset="1" dynamic="off" sort="asc"}
              <li><a href="#">{pages-title}</a></li>
            {/exp:weblog:entries}
            </ul>
           {/if}
          </li>

Problem is, if there is only 1 entry the <ul> is still created and creates a gap.

I tried adding count > 1 to my segment conditional (not sure if thats right btw) it didn’t work, then I realised I needed to wrap it in the entries tag so the ‘count’ had a reference.

It didn’t like that (due to the nested entries tags I think) so I embedded the nested list like so…

</li>
          {exp:weblog:entries weblog="asset-based" sort="asc" limit="1" dynamic="off"}
               <li><a href="#}">{pages-title}</a>
          {/exp:weblog:entries}
          {exp:weblog:entries weblog="asset-based"}
             {if segment_1 == "asset-based" AND count > 1}
               {embed="includes/nav-list-item"}
            {/if}
          {/exp:weblog:entries}
</li>

and that jus’ plain don’t work and I’m stumped! It all works fine until I add the count > 1.

This is the contents of the embed…

<ul class="nested">
    {exp:weblog:entries weblog="asset-based" offset="1" dynamic="off" sort="asc"}
     <li><a href="#">{pages-title}</a></li>
    {/exp:weblog:entries}
</ul>

It’ll be something simple I’d wager.

Thanks

#2 / Mar 11, 2010 7:33am

H&O

34 posts

Something like:

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="asset-based" sort="asc" limit="1" dynamic="off"}
<li{if segment_1 == "asset-based"} class="current"{/if}><a href="#">{pages-title}</a>
{/exp:weblog:entries}

    {if segment_1 == "asset-based"}
    
        {exp:weblog:entries weblog="asset-based" offset="1" dynamic="off" sort="asc"}

        {if count == 1}
        <ul class="nested">
        {/if}
            <li><a href="#">{pages-title}</a></li>

        {if count == total_results}
        </ul>
        {/if}

        {/exp:weblog:entries}
    
    {/if}
</li>

#3 / Mar 11, 2010 7:56am

Mikee Bee
179 posts

I would have never thought of doing it that way! Thank you. So is count not a reference to number of entries in a weblog but the number entry so you could pinpoint the 3rd, 5th entry etc?
#4 / Mar 11, 2010 9:25am

H&O
34 posts

I would have never thought of doing it that way! Thank you. So is count not a reference to number of entries in a weblog but the number entry so you could pinpoint the 3rd, 5th entry etc?

Jup!
#5 / Mar 11, 2010 9:54am
Mikee Bee
179 posts
So would mine have worked if there was something that meant
```
{if THERE IS MORE THAN 1 ENTRY IN THIS WEBLOG}
```
?

Does such a thing not exist?
#6 / Mar 11, 2010 1:43pm
H&O
34 posts
Do you mean:
```
{if count >= 3}
Do something for the 3rd entry and above
{/if}
```
#7 / Mar 12, 2010 5:28am

Mikee Bee
179 posts

Yeah, would that have worked with my original method?

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