Category Description in item template?

mpearl
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12 years 3 months ago #27749 by mpearl

Category Description in item template? was created by mpearl

We're adding a block of html as a description for each category - the block of html is a <div> with background image (different for each), with a text overlay.

We'd like to display the same html block at the top of each item in that category. We're using $this->category->description within the category_category.php file, but that's not available within item.

How can I access the parent category's description from within the item.php template?

Thanks!

Mike

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12 years 3 months ago #27757 by micker

Replied by micker on topic Category Description in item template?

why you didn't use a flexicontent module to load description ?

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12 years 3 months ago #27758 by ggppdk

Replied by ggppdk on topic Category Description in item template?

You can use this one (since this is requested from time to time, maybe we should and a parameter for this one, and then add the ability to item layout)

Code:

<?php 
// First try current category id from the HTTP request
$cid = JRequest::getInt('cid');

// if current category not set, then use item's main category
$cis = $cid ? $cid : $this->item->catid;

// get data from DB
$db = &JFactory::getDBO();
$q = 'SELECT * FROM #__categories WHERE id =' . $cid;
$db->setQuery($q);
$catdata = $db->loadObject();

// output category data
echo $catdata->title."<br>";
echo $catdata->description;
?>

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12 years 2 weeks ago #30401 by yanndev

Replied by yanndev on topic Category Description in item template?

ggppdk wrote: You can use this one (since this is requested from time to time, maybe we should and a parameter for this one, and then add the ability to item layout)

Thanks !

just little error in the code, the double point :

Code: