modify category_items.php on template

Thanks again ggppdk!

after reading your answer, i figured that i was doing something wrong from the beginning as i was not using $i at first.
Although your trick worked, i wanted to use the template "normally" if i should say.
And voila! it's working exactly as it should:
I guess i was just doing it wrong at first or mistyped something, or mix both ways.
Anyhow, it's working fine now.

You're a champ!

<?php if ($blog_field_author_id = $blog_item->fields->item_id) : ?>
<?php $blog_field_author_id = $blog_item->fields->id;
$blog_item_author_id = $blog_item->fieldvalues[$blog_field_author_id][0];
$author_itemmodel = new FlexicontentModelItems();
$author_item = $author_itemmodel->getItem($blog_item_author_id, $check_view_access=false);
FlexicontentFields::getFieldDisplay($author_item,'headshot_photo');
$author_blog_image = $author_item->fields->display;
/* The $author_blog_image has the respective html to display the image related to the author */

HERE is where i need to insert the "author_blog_image" to the same position where "author_profile" is.
Here is a dump of my positions.
[array] positions
[stdClass object] before-description
Properties
[stdClass object] author_profile
[string] display = "Authors Blog02"
[string] id = "81"
[string] label = ""
[string] name = "author_profile"


I would like it to add a new object to the position in order to display it only in the front end not backend.

[stdClass object] author_profile_image
[string] display = "<img src=" dev.mysite.com/images/stories/flexicontent/m_author_blog02.png " alt="Author Blog02" class="fc_field_image">"
[string] id = "8672"
[string] label = ""
[string] name = "author_blog_image"


This Is my code to render each position (in this case "before-description")

if (isset($blog_item->positions)) : ?>
<div class="lineinfo">
<?php foreach ($blog_item->positions as $field) : ?>
<span class="element">
<div class="blog_item_author">'
<?php if ($field->label) : ?>
<span class="label field_<?php echo $field->name; ?>"><?php echo $field->label; ?></span>
<?php endif; ?>
<span class="value field_<?php echo $field->name.'_img'; ?>"><?php echo $author_blog_image; ?></span>
</div>
<?php // endif; ?>
</span>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>

Hello,

i am not sure of what you are asking,

maybe instead of pasting code, that needs studying in order for me to answer you (note custom development assistant for free is not possible, although commons questions are answered and add to our FAQ articles !!),

-- please first describe what you are trying to do in more details


1. you want to modify the template positions via PHP code in category_items.php ?

2. so that that the code that outputs field's HTML will use it and display it in a specific position?