How do you access page variables with SMARTY?

[kendo451]

I would like to use the page alias as the id for a certain DIV like so:

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<div id="{$alias}">

However this doesn't work.

What is the correct syntax to do this?

Thanks,
Ken

[viebig]

Hello again Ken,

One way to do that is creating  a UDT (User Defined Tag). (Extensions -> User Defined Tags)

Name it pagealias, and add put this code:

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global $gCms;
return $gCms->variables['page_name'];

then you can use it anywhere, for example, if you page alias is 'home'

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<div id="{pagealias}"></div>

would return

<div id="home"></div>

Hope that helps you!

[kendo451]

Thanks, V!

I also found that there is already a variable for this {$page_alias}.  And this works.

Can someone create a documentation page in the wiki that lists all the page variables that can be accessed from a template using SMARTY?  I would much rather consult a page like that than ask a question in the forum.

Thanks!
Ken

[alby]

Can someone create a documentation page in the wiki that lists all the page variables that can be accessed from a template using SMARTY?  I would much rather consult a page like that than ask a question in the forum.

If you add:
{get_template_vars}

you have all local smarty variables (core+modules)

Alby

[kendo451]

Ahhh!  Thanks, Alby!  That's a great trick!

So now I will go write that documentation page myself.