How to get current category title (joomla position)

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10 years 1 month ago #45275 by szallontai

How to get current category title (joomla position) was created by szallontai

Hello,

I search a way to add category title off current page in joomla template position.

Code:

<h1><?php $doc =& JFactory::getDocument(); echo '' . $doc->getTitle(); ?></h1>

working but in item view you get CatTitle - Itemtitle

Is there an efficient way by flexicontent router ?
without requeting database in template files.

thanks for your help

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10 years 1 month ago #45313 by ggppdk

Replied by ggppdk on topic How to get current category title (joomla position)

Hello

item has multiple categories, you mean you want title of main category?

there is a cached always available array with category data

Code:

global $globalcats;
echo $globalcats[$item->catid]->title;

to see what is available do:

Code:

echo "<pre>" .
  print_r($globalcats[$item->catid], true) .
  "</pre>";

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10 years 1 month ago #45360 by szallontai

Replied by szallontai on topic How to get current category title (joomla position)

Hi,

thank you for your concern
Yes of course I mean display current main category title.

I put your print_r code, but I have no result
in the source code I just html tag <pre> </pre> empty.

Any avaible in cache for category data !!!
I pay attention to enable caching in template and joomla config. I'm in J3.2

I'm confuse

Best regards

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10 years 1 month ago #45361 by ggppdk

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Hello

$item->catid is an example use what is available in your case:

e.g.
$row->catid

e.g.
$main_catid

before executing any code also add this to temporarily enable error_reporting and see if a variable exists:
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_STRICT);
ini_set('display_errors',1);

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10 years 1 month ago #45892 by szallontai

Replied by szallontai on topic How to get current category title (joomla position)

I'm sorry but i'm lost !!

to get CatTitle, in template :

Code:

<?php
$db 	=	&JFactory::getDBO();
$option	= 	JRequest::getCmd('option');
$view 	= 	JRequest::getVar('view', '', 'REQUEST', 'ALNUM');

if ($option == 'com_content' && ($view == 'item' || $view =='category') ) {
$id = JRequest::getString('id');

//si article
if ($view == 'item') {
$query = "SELECT catid FROM #__content WHERE id = ".$id ;
$db->setQuery($query);
//dump($db);
$masectionid = $db->loadResult();
}

//si category
else {
$query = "SELECT id FROM #__categories WHERE id = ".$id;
$db->setQuery($query);
//dump($db);
$masectionid = $db->loadResult();
}

$query = "SELECT title FROM #__categories WHERE id = ".$masectionid ;
$db->setQuery($query);
//dump($db);
$sectiontitre= $db->loadResult();
}

echo $sectiontitre;
?>

I test sql requeting in phpmy admin and have good response. But displaying empty at front !!

It seems pb is to get ID current view ?? :roll:

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