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Links in Post
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:12 pm
by codetwists
I'm a newbie so this is probably going to be a really elementary question. I've searched for the answer but couldn't find one.
I have a new entry that's really long. What I'd like to do is to break it up into chunks by listing links to additional entries. I specifically want separate entries because I want those entries to also be independent. I found the Links plug-in, which doesn't show up on the page, because there are no links in the existing entry, I assume.
So how do I make a link to another entry in my blog?
Re: Links in Post
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:48 pm
by yellowled
codetwists wrote:I have a new entry that's really long. What I'd like to do is to break it up into chunks by listing links to additional entries.
Have you checked out the event plugin "Split long entries" (serendipity_event_entrysplit)? I've never used it myself, but it's supposed to do just that, but probably way easier.
YL
Re: Links in Post
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:50 pm
by garvinhicking
Hi!
Actually, YEL, the split long entries only operates on a single entry. It does not spawn multiple ones.
Usually, you would manually link to each entry. if you want it automatted, you could use the "freetag" plugin and assign unique tags to each entry group so that you can link to that tag.
Regards,
Garvin
Split Entries vs. Links to other entries
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:52 pm
by codetwists
Have you checked out the event plugin "Split long entries" (serendipity_event_entrysplit)? I've never used it myself, but it's supposed to do just that, but probably way easier.
Yes, I actually have that installed, but it's not really what I want to do. I have a series or entries, each of which is a great entry all on it's own. I have another entry that references each of those entries and I'd like to have links to them in it.
Thanks,
Myron
Re: Links in Post
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:56 pm
by yellowled
garvinhicking wrote:Actually, YEL, the split long entries only operates on a single entry. It does not spawn multiple ones.
Hm, I didn't know that yet
Maybe we should have a plugin which does just what codetwists is looking for. I sure as hell can't provide code or concepts for that, but I think something like "Entry series" would be nice. You see that more and more these days ...
YL
Re: Links in Post
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:27 pm
by codetwists
garvinhicking wrote:Usually, you would manually link to each entry. if you want it automatted, you could use the "freetag" plugin and assign unique tags to each entry group so that you can link to that tag.
For now, I think the manual link is what I'm looking for, but I don't know how to do it. I tried puting a standard URL in the entry throught the entry edit utility but the Links plug-in didn't see it.
Thanks for your help.
Myron
Re: Links in Post
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:46 pm
by garvinhicking
Hi!
Which Link's plugin exactly do you mean?
The plugin "Entry's links" (serendipity_plugin_entrylinks) actually simply shows a list of all <a href="
http://blablabla"> used inside an entry...?!
Regards,
Garvin
Re: Links in Post
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:05 pm
by codetwists
garvinhicking wrote:Which Link's plugin exactly do you mean?
Article Links v1.01
I take it that it's supposed to show a list of all of the links in the article. If you go to my blog,
www.codetwists.com/Blog the opening entry, titled "How Vulnerable Are you?", has a link to my only other article, "Do Something Different", at the very bottom. The Article Links Plug-in is in the right sidebar. When you first open the blog it doesn't even show the plug-in, which should be just below the calendar. Until I actualy put a link in, I assumed that was because there weren't any. Somewhere along the line I noticed that the plug-in showed up eventually, but it has no links in it, even though there's one in the article.
While playing around with this I clicked the link at the bottom of the article and it took me to the article. Interestingly it also had email to a friend and comments entry stuff below the article, which I hadn't seen before and doesn't show up in the article when opened normally.
Thanks,
Myron
Re: Links in Post
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:51 pm
by garvinhicking
Hi!
Yes, this Links plugin is entry-specific. It only shows when you are viewing an entry, and then it fetches the links from that entry. If you see the frontpage, the plugin wouldn't know which entry's links to displays, so it fades itself out.
On the entry page itself, you can actually see the link to that other entry. Also, on such a page (
http://www.codetwists.com/Blog/archives ... e-You.html) you always see the comment form, comments and possibly other entry-related plugins.
HTH,
Garvin