Getting category url title from php or API .
Development and Programming
I was looking at the manual here: http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/development/api/api_channel_categories.html#id4
And none of the category functions return the url title of the category for some strange reason. How can I go about getting the url title from a category once I have the id in PHP?
I need the URL title to generate a link in the URL for someone to click on.
Here is my code if it at all helpful: it all works I just don’t now how to get the url title.
<?php
$aOtherTrainingsLink = ''; $aCoreTainingLink = '';
if('{class_student}' != '')
{
$aStudentProfileClassID = explode ( '|' , '{class_student}');
$this->EE->load->library('api');
$this->EE->api->instantiate('channel_categories');
$aCat = $this->EE->api_channel_categories->category_tree(1); /* GET an array listing of categories on category group 1 */
foreach ($aCat as $aCatRow)
{
foreach($aStudentProfileClassID as $iStudentIDValue)
{
if($iStudentIDValue == $aCatRow[0] && $aCatRow[6] == 24) /*{class_student} == category_id and category group_id = 24 */
{
/* echo "DEBUG: we have a core group match HERE!:".$aCatRow[0]. $aCatRow[1] . $aCatRow[6] . "
"; */
$aCoreTainingLink[] = '<a >'.$aCatRow[1].'</a>';
}
elseif($iStudentIDValue == $aCatRow[0] && $aCatRow[6] != 24)
{
$aOtherTrainingsLink[] = '<a >'.$aCatRow[1].'</a>';
}
}
}
}
//DISPLAY CORE TRAININGS
echo "<h2>Core Trainings</h2>";
foreach($aCoreTainingLink as $sValue){ echo $sValue."\n"; }
echo "<h2>Other Classes</h2>";
if($aOtherTrainingsLink != ''){
foreach($aOtherTrainingsLink as $sValue){ echo $sValue."\n"; }
}else{
echo "Feel Free to Sign up for another class";
}
//echo "DEBUG:". print_r($aCat);
?>
Hi hagcin,
There are some oddities when using the API, that’s for sure! We don’t actually provide support for add-on development, but I have an idea that should set you up nice.
You will need to use a regular database call to get what you are looking for:
$query = $this->EE->db->get_where('categories', array('cat_id' => $aCatRow[0]));I’m going to move this over to Development and Programing to get you in the proper Community.
Thanks!