[SOLVED] How to build a summary page? (Using menu template?)

[Robert]

Hi,

I am looking for a way to build a summary page, does anybody know how to do this?

What I want to achieve is a page that displays clickable 'summary' content blocks from child pages. I am building a menu template for this, but I do not know how to access the 'summary' content blocks of the child pages from within the menu template.

I am sure this has been done in the past, but I cannot seem to find the answer.
Does anyone have an example of this, or a link to documentation about this?

Thanks,

--Robert

[velden]

Check the cgsimplesmarty module http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/cgsimplesmarty

and cgsimple::get_page_content method

[Robert]

Hi,

This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks! This will solve my problem.

I have been looking for information on CMSMS and useful modules/tag/tips and tricks, but I find it very hard to pick the relevant information from all the stuff on the net or this forum. I have been struggling along with CMSMS, this is my 6th CMSMS site. I really like the product, but I find it very hard to find this kind of information.
Any tips on places to find good information, or in depth tutorials? Is there a place where modules are rated on general usefulness?

-- Robert

[Rolf]

Good start for info:

http://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/
http://how-i-did-that.com/
https://www.cmscanbesimple.org/blog

http://www.modulereview.co.uk/

And there are more...

[Robert]

Thanks, good info!

Related to my previous question:

I want my editors to manage the 'summary' text and the real page content in one place, when editing the page.
My idea is to use a block 'summary' next to the content block. But I rather not show the summary block on the page, just use it on the summary page.

If I am not mistaken, the only way to add a 'summary' block, is to add it to the template.
But if I add it to the template, I will see it on the page.
Is there a way to have define an extra content block, without having to hide displaying this block using CSS? (I find this convoluted...)

-- Robert

[calguy1000]

In your child pages, you could use a template with something like:

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</__body>...
{content block='summary' wysiwyg='false' assign='junk'}{* wont be displayed when page is rendered *}
{content}
....<__body>

In your parent page you can do something like (untested)

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{menu childrenof=$page_alias number_of_levels=1 assign='junk'}
{foreach from=$nodelist item='node'}
  <fieldset>
     <legend>{cms_selflink page=$node->alias}</legend>
     <div>{cgsimple::get_page_content($node->alias,'summary','tmp')}</div>   
  </fieldset>
{/foreach}

[Rolf]

My idea is to use a block 'summary' next to the content block. But I rather not show the summary block on the page, just use it on the summary page.

If I am not mistaken, the only way to add a 'summary' block, is to add it to the template.
But if I add it to the template, I will see it on the page.
Is there a way to have define an extra content block, without having to hide displaying this block using CSS? (I find this convoluted...)

you can use smarty, look into this example http://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/layout/ex ... e-template

[Robert]

Hi,

calguy1000 provided the solution. His untested piece of code below does the trick, only one small thing missing: an eval of the result.

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	{menu childrenof=$page_alias number_of_levels=1 assign='junk'}
	{foreach from=$nodelist item='node'}
	  <fieldset>
	     <legend>{cms_selflink page=$node->alias}</legend>
	     <div>{cgsimple::get_page_content($node->alias,'summary','tmp')}{eval var=$tmp}</div>   
	  </fieldset>
	{/foreach}

Thanks!