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WebsiteBaker Support (2.8.x) => Templates, Menus & Design => Topic started by: mbond5 on August 25, 2009, 06:14:09 PM
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So I'm building a website and on the menu for some pages I'd like to include all 16 menu items but on other pages I may only need to include 4, it will be different for each page due to the fact some pages only need to go to certain pages/programs. Is this possible to do with using the show menu or will that always show that whole menu. Like in the page settings will I be able to say only these menu items from a page will be shown. I hope that makes sense, please let me know how I can do this effectively.
Thanks,
Mike
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You can set a page to hiden if you dont want to be displayed in menu.. did you tried that ?
cheers
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No didn't try that because in some pages I want the Menu link to show up but on other pages I don't need the menu link to show up. Won't the hidden hide it from all Pages.
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How about to make 2-3 menus (multiple menus).. then based on page_id to choose which menu to call..
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That could work could you show me an example how I can achieve that, would I have to make seperate templates for each thing or can I still achieve that with one template?
Thanks
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If this helps goto...
http://www.scholarscanada.com/ses/
This is all correct, now say you click on "WSIB/Veteran Affairs/Insurance Rehabilitation" on the left hand side when you click on that it goes to a new page with a "Program Selection" which has 16 programs to select from, but lets say on some pages I don't need all 16 programs on the list, like if you go back to the main page and click on "Second Career" it may only have 6 of the programs from that program list and another one might have 8 etc you get the idea.
Is it possible to do this effectively?
Hope that made sense.
Thanks,
Mike
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you can find more info about multiple menus here: http://help.WebsiteBaker.org/pages/en/advanced-docu/designer-guide/multiple-menus.php
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Thanks I have read through that and it does not solve what I wish to accomplish though.
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can you write down how exactly you want menu structure to be.. from which page to open what etc..
cheers
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I'm not sure how it is going to be yet from page to page since that information has yet to be given to me, but not all 16 titles will be needed on each of the 8 categories, but some of them will be used multiples times, like say the WSIB has all 16 and then second career may only have 5 of the 16 on it and another one may have 10 of the 16, etc.
Hopefully theres a way to do this, without making multiple templates and or a bunch of menu items, there must be a simpler way to achieve something like this, if not then I may have to manually hard-cord them in for each 8 sections which would be kind of tedious.
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You can have 16 menus then :)
each person can have their own menu, like:
John:
- Home
- work
- etc..
Marc
- Home
- Work
-Projects
- job
- career
Ana
-Career
- interest
-whatever..
Is it supposed to look like something like this ?
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Yes something like that...
Main Page with 8
WSIB -> when you click on this opens new page, in left menu will be MenuItem1, MenuItem2, MenuItem3, MenuItem4
Second Career -> when you click on this opens new page, in left menu will be MenuItem2, MenuItem4
Unions -> when you click on this opens new page, in left menu will be MenuItem1, MenuItem3, MenuItem4, MenuItem5
This above is example of what I'm acheiving...
If you goto
www.scholarscanada. com/ses/
That would be Main Page where you have 8 options you click on one it opens new page and in the menu it has 16 things but for each of the 8, it may have different menu not utilizing all 16.
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Were you able to come up with a solution for this? Or would I have to hard-code it, hopefully not though.
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You can do it with one menu:
in root, make:
WSIB
- MenuItem1 ---- Subpages
- MenuItem2 ---- Subpages
- MenuItem3 ---- Subpages
- MenuItem4 ---- Subpages
Seccond Carrier
- MenuItem2 ---- Clone page 2
- MenuItem4 ---- Clone page 4
Unions
- MenuItem1 --- Clone 1
- MenuItem3 ----- Clone 3
- MenuItem4
- MenuItem5
I never tested it, but you can try this page cloner: http://www.websitebakers.com/pages/admin/admin-tools/page-cloner.php
Better than manual work :)
cheers
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OK, thank you, I will try this out and let you know if this works hopefully it will.
But I dont want MenuItem1, MenuItem2, etc to show on the first page in the Menu just after you click on WSIB, Second Career etc.
With this I only need one Menu then, so I can get rid of my other menu which I created the Program Menu.
If you don't mind and have some spare time could you just let me know what steps I'd need to do to achieve this, I really appreciate all the help and hopefully can get this to work as I imagined it to work.
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Use show menu call to display only that level :)
Your show menu function should start as:
show_menu2 (0, SM2_ROOT, SM2_CURR, .....the rest of your menu call...
or
show_menu(0, 0, 1, ....the rest of your menu call..
cheers
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Hi you should read the documentation for SM_2 and have a look at the demo to make everything possible you want to achieve.
http://code.jellycan.com/show_menu2/
http://code.jellycan.com/files/show_menu2-README.txt
http://code.jellycan.com/sm2test/
Please keep in mind that it is possible to call the menu more then one time with different calls and levels.
rgds
erpe
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I put the Page Cloner module in the Modules folder and reloaded my Modules but cant find the Module it doesnt show up or show anywhere to edit it screenshots show in Admin-Tools but cant see it.
erpe, thanks for commenting but could you give me some more information on how to achieve it by doing it that way, like couple steps.
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Ok I got the PageCloner to show up but when I goto it doesnt show a list of my Pages, maybe it is not compatible with WB 2.8
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Page cloner is tool --- it is visible in admin-tools menu
cheers
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Got that but when I go to Admin-Tools, click on Page Cloner no pages show up to edit, am I doing something wrong?
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I use wb 2.8 and it is working, just tested it :) did you used page_cloner_0.5.11 ?
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Just crossed my mind, you can also use section picker module, for example:
WSIB
- MenuItem1 ---- Subpages
- MenuItem2 ---- Subpages
- MenuItem3 ---- Subpages
- MenuItem4 ---- Subpages
Seccond Carrier
- MenuItem2 ---- Just make title same, then in manage section pick sections which appear in MenuItem1
- MenuItem4 ---- Same as above
Unions
- MenuItem1 --- Same as above
- MenuItem3 ----- Same as above
- MenuItem4
- MenuItem5 ------ THIS PAGE APPEARS FIRST TIME, from this one you will pick sections if MenuItem5 apeears somewhere else..
It may be better option for editing, as by editing - one ( main section) all pages will be updated :)
cheers
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Yes I'm using 0.5.11 and it doesnt show up in mine for some reason it shows in the Admin-Tools but when I click on it it doesnt show any pages to clone
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Tried reloading the modules but still doesnt work.
Where can I get the section picker module?
Thanks
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On the All Modules And Snippets Page (http://www.websitebakers.com/pages/modules/listings/section-pages/section-picker.php)
cheers
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OK installed Section Picker, created a new page and selected Section Picker now how do I apply this page to other one. There wasnt really no instructions I seen for this or screenshots showing steps to using it.
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Hi
you better should start to try the search and read some threads............ .... :wink:
Start with the thread that is linked from the section picker page from AMASP
rgds
erpe
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Hi erpe,
I read the thread and it doesnt really have a great description of how to do this, I imagine its relatively simple but at the same time it doesn't look that way from what I can see is it just adds a new Section thing but doesn't let me put that page onto other pages, didn't think something like this could be so complicated, hard-coding this may be easier for myself lol
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If this is your point of view start hardcoding :wink:
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crnogorac081 do you know how to go about using the Section Picker module to achieve what I wish to be done, do I have to edit some of the coding?
Once I see how its performed or know what to do I'll be able to get the hang of this, I really don't want to hard-code it as then I'll have templates for each of the 8 main sections which would be a pain for updating in the future.
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How about to contact me on pm and give me access to set it for you :)