How to display a field in a module template?

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5 years 10 months ago #78588 by grabit

How to display a field in a module template? was created by grabit

I need to display a field in a A tag around my item the href of the link is in a field called "slideshow-link".

As I have also other custom fields displayed elsewhere, I planned to write the link directly in the template but it is not rendering.

I used that method:

Code:

<?php
     $myfield_html = FlexicontentFields::getFieldDisplay($item, 'slideshow-link');
 echo '<a class="uk-cover-container uk-transition-toggle uk-display-block uk-link-reset" tabindex="0" href="' .  $item->fields['slideshow-link']->display .'">'; ?>

The answer for the href is /

Any idea why it is not working?

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5 years 10 months ago #78590 by micker

Replied by micker on topic How to display a field in a module template?

hello
1 you need to allow field in module option
2 check the code

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5 years 10 months ago #78591 by grabit

Replied by grabit on topic How to display a field in a module template?

Where can i allow the field in the module option?

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5 years 10 months ago #78593 by micker

Replied by micker on topic How to display a field in a module template?

go to
layout
content via parameters
scroll down to custom field and allow display field

check news.php file to check code
github.com/FLEXIcontent/flexicontent-cck...t/tmpl/news.php#L842
i recommend you create your template output
copy news.php / news.xml and edit file

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5 years 10 months ago #78595 by grabit

Replied by grabit on topic How to display a field in a module template?

That is what I did. As I need to display other fields I use already that part. My need is to have a link around the item that’s why I did my template like that. My concern is that I followed the tutorial of ggppdk and it is not working. ( www.flexicontent.org/documentation/tutor...to-work-in-v156.html )

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5 years 10 months ago - 5 years 10 months ago #78597 by ggppdk

Replied by ggppdk on topic How to display a field in a module template?

Hello

your code for creating field's HTML display looks proper

add this to your template to make sure that the field has values

Code:

print_r($item->fieldvalues[57]);

replace 57 with your field id
- does it show any values ?

Also test this

Code:

print_r($item->fields['slideshow-link']->label);

- does it show field label ?

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5 years 10 months ago #78600 by grabit

Replied by grabit on topic How to display a field in a module template?

Hello I tried your suggestion but it stays empty!

If I put the field in the customs fields part of the layout, I see the value so I am sure that the value exist.

I also use the pro plug-in and hen I created a similar version with substitution and it works.

Code:

<?php echo '<a class="uk-cover-container uk-transition-toggle uk-display-block uk-link-reset" tabindex="0" href="{flexi_field:130  item:'.$item->id.'  method:display}">'; ?>

But I prefer to stay with a non pro version.

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5 years 9 months ago - 5 years 9 months ago #78608 by ggppdk

Replied by ggppdk on topic How to display a field in a module template?

Hello

so what is the output of the 2 code cases that i gave you above ?
(Also temporarily enable Joomla Debug to see if we get some non-set variable warnings)

add this to your template to make sure that the field has values

Code:

print_r($item->fieldvalues[57]);

replace 57 with your field id
- does it show any values ?

Also test this

Code:

print_r($item->fields['slideshow-link']->label);

- does it show field label ?

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5 years 9 months ago #78616 by grabit

Replied by grabit on topic How to display a field in a module template?

It doesn't output anything but if I put the field in the custom fields, there is an output so I am sure the field is not empty.

If I use the pro feature "content replacement" it works. Where is my mistake?

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