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Banner/Billboard placement in pagelayout.tpl

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Steve Pina

Monday 03 November 2008 8:56:11 am

Ok, so I'm really struggling with something. That is banners/billboards. I'm running version 4. I need a different banner for every page. The main difference in what I want than what is in the pre-built packages is my banner needs to be above the navigation. I know where to place the code in my pagelayout.tpl but my problem is the what code to use.

In the admin interface I have Media library - Banners. There I have my banner jpg graphic uploaded and it is node ID 160.

In a previous post and in the docs it mentions the following code: 

{def $my_node=fetch( content, node, hash( node_id, 160 ) )}

Which outputs on the site this: Object(eZContentObjectTreeNode)

From my understanding of the docs, the above code returns an array, but what to do with this array I have no idea, or maybe I shouldn't be using this code at all?? Then there is the extension\ezwebin\design\ezwebin\override\templates\billboard\banner.tpl???

I'm confused, I would appreciate anyone's help!!! Thanks!

Greg McAvoy-Jensen

Monday 03 November 2008 9:13:48 am

You might try:
content_view_gui view=billboard content_object=$my_node.data_map.billboard.content}

The last word, "billboard" should correspond to the name of the attribute for the actual billboard.

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Steve Pina

Monday 03 November 2008 10:34:50 am

Thanks for the reply Greg.

So I placed your code in and nothing displays. I have the following:

{def $my_node=fetch( content, node, hash( node_id, 160 ) )}
{content_view_gui view=billboard content_object=$my_node.data_map.Home-Banner.content}

Home Banner is the name of my graphic so I put Home-Banner. Does any of this need to be contained in <img tag?

Thanks!

Greg McAvoy-Jensen

Monday 03 November 2008 11:43:08 am

Actually, it sounds like the node you've called is the actual banner itself, so you'll probably want:

{attribute_view_gui attribute=$my_node.object.data_map.X image_class=billboard}

To find out what to enter for X, plunk in this code:
{$my_node.object.data_map|attribute(show,1)}
This will reveal the listing of the names of the fields ("attributes") for whatever your banner class is. Pick the one that has the actual image in it.

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Steve Pina

Tuesday 04 November 2008 12:57:40 pm

So if put in the following:

{def $my_node=fetch( content, node, hash( node_id, 43 ) )}
{$my_node.object.data_map|attribute(show,1)}

{def $my_node1=fetch( content, node, hash( node_id, 59 ) )}
{$my_node1.object.data_map|attribute(show,1)}

{def $my_node2=fetch( content, node, hash( node_id, 160 ) )}
{$my_node2.object.data_map|attribute(show,1)}

43 = Media (which is Media Library)
59 = Banners (under media)
160 = HomeBanner (under Banners, the image I want to display)

They all display the same stuff (the Attributes change but the Type and Value don't):
Attribute Type Value
name object[eZContentObjectAttribute] Object

This code:
{$my_node2.name|wash}
Will display: HomeBanner

All I want to do display an image that is in Media -- Banners. It can be this hard can it? Thanks!