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For example, let’s say i have url like this one:

/template_group/template_name/parent_category/subcategory/other-parent-category/subcategory/

The reason why i have a other-parent-category is because i have 2 template groups and i am merging the url together. I have this part working but i have to use the segment_# to get the current category.

So i have these long urls and i am relying heavily on segment_# variables which i would like to have something more exact.  I know the minute i make my website like segment_1 is going to change.

What i am wondering is if there is plugin that will scan the current url and see if there is something in the url that is a category.

Hi,

Use this add-on: Category Id plugin.

that is a cool plugin, but not exactly what i am looking for. I’m looking for something that will analyze the url and detect any category names inside the url and then let me grab the category_id, category_name, category_shortname—then i can use this information to pass it to the weblog.

Can you think of a way to do that?

Thanks for your feedback, i’ll look at your plugin closer, but i think because it need the chanell name and url—i wont have that available to me.

I’ll experiement when i get home, maybe it will work.

Hi,

You can output category_id, category_name, category_shortname and more by using Category Info plugin. Category Info plugin is compatible with Category Id plugin. You would only need to wrap exp:cat_info tag with exp:category_id tag and set parsing to be done “inward”.

Hi ijwebsites,

Let’s see if we can get you some options for this!

You should look at Seg2Cat, particularly the {segment_category_ids} tags. It returns the category ids of any categories found in the URL, regardless of there place in the segment array.

Cheers,