Related links plugin prob???

[chrissie]

I have installed the related entries/links plugin.

when I type out the link the way it says to

eg: http://link1.com=Link 1

It comes out on the page as exactly that and when you click on it it tries to go to http://link1.com=Link%201

I'm wanting it to show just

Link 1

then go to the page http://link1.com

Is there something else I need to do or some other plugin I need to have installed to make this work?

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

You can configure the "seperation" character in that plugin, did you try to maybe use a character like "|" instead of "="?

Are you sure you tried with "http://link1.com"? Or did you try it with another one maybe?

HTH,
Garvin

[chrissie]

Nope, definitely used "=" symbol. I had read about using "|" in another thread and tried that too. didn't work.

http://link1.com was just an example. but i tried with a few different links and using and not using spaces in the description but to no avail.

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Hm, I just tried to enter:

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http://link1.com/=Link1
http://link1.com/=Link 1

and both work for me. Maybe you need to tell me which exact links you entered?

Regards,
Garvin

[chrissie]

I typed a few, just test ones

http://example.com=Example Link
http://link1.com=Link 1
http://link1.com=Link1

[chrissie]

This is the test page. please ignore the silliness of the post. just trying to set everything up first then I'll put the real content in.

http://undeniableright.com/index.php?/a ... l#extended

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

And when you configure the related entries plugin through teh configuration, you did set "=" as the separation character there?

Regards,
Garvin

[chrissie]

Is this what it's supposed to look like?

[chrissie]

I can setup a ftp acct for you to take a look if thet would be easier.

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Yes, that looks about right. If you change it to "|" on that screen, and then in your entries as well it still doesn't work?

This sounds as if some other plugin might be interfering...it really works here for me

Maybe you could edit the relatedlinks.php event plugin file and replace this:

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$parts = explode($this->get_config('explodechar', '='), $link);
if (empty($parts[1])) {
    $parts[1] = $parts[0];
}

with:

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echo "Got input: <pre>$link</pre><br />Replace-Char: " . $this->get_Config('explodechar', '=') . "<br />\n";
$parts = explode($this->get_config('explodechar', '='), $link);
echo "Got " . count($parts) . " parts:<pre>" . print_r($parts, true) . "</pre><br />\n";
if (empty($parts[1])) {
    $parts[1] = $parts[0];
}

Best regards,
Garvin

[chrissie]

Ok. now I feel silly.

When I tried "|" before i musn't have changed it in the config screen. I tried changing both now and it works perfectly. Can't figure out why the "=" doesn't though. oh well it works fabulously now. thankyou so much for all your help garvin.