Programming Tag or Category Textbox

[Ansgar]

Hiho!

I want to program a simple sidebar-plugin, that displays some content depending on a tag or category.

For example:
- if tag="tomato" I want to display text-a
- if category="recipe" I want to display text-b

But how do I get an array of the article tag (set by freetag plugin) and the name of the category?

Is there anywhere a list of s9y-variables?

Any idea appreciated.

regards
Ansgar

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

I don't know the exact key, but check a print_r($serendipity) and search for your variable string, it should be contained there, that's the easiest way to look up things.

There is a list of Smarty variables on the s9y.org technical documentation, but if you use PHP code then those are different.

Regards,
Garvin

[Ansgar]

Hiho!

Thanks for your hint!
The variable string ist 'freetag_tags'.

Neverless I'm not that good at php and though I tried a lot - I didn't get the tags:

print_r($serendipty['freetag_tags']); does not work

$tags = $serendipty['freetag_tags']
var_dump($tags)

prints out: NULL

I've also tried various things like $serendipity['GET']['properties']['freetag_tags']

Where is my fault?

regards
Ansgar

[onli]

Hi
Use print_r to display full $serendipity (don't forget to call 'global $serendipty' before) and have a look. The plugin itself uses $serendipity['POST']['properties']['freetag_tagList'] when getting the tags for preview, I don't know if that is also set when the sidebar in normal view is displayed.
sincerely

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

freetag_tags is the Smarty variable string. You might be able to get it through $serendipity['smarty']->get('freetag_tags')?

Regards,
Garvin

[Ansgar]

Hiho!

I've tried all of your hints, but nothing works...

But I've startet to change the code of the function displayTags. By this I can work with the tags and I've managed to implement my functionality basically.

And: I've ordered the Serendipty Handbuch yesterday. Kind of christmas present.

I hope that the description of smarty und plugin-programming are good enough that even I can understand them...

Thanks a lot for your help!

... hopefully someday I can present you my finished Plugin

regards
Ansgar

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Hey, that's good. I know for a fact the book has a list of the variable at some place... [but I don't have it here right now *g*]

Best regards,
Garvin