Posted by ErichSteinboeck on 28 Jun 2008 17:32, last edited by Venryx on 16 Dec 2012 00:52
: attributes dynamic module parameters url
For most Wikidot module calls you can specify (module-specific) attributes (names and values) on the [[module …]] call. An example would be [[module PageTree depth="1"]], where “depth” is the attribute name and “1” its attribute value.
Unspecified attributes take on their default values.
Some of those attributes, if either
- not specified on the [[module …]] call, or
- for recently changed modules ListPages and PageCalendar, specified with the special parameter value “@URL”
can have their attribute values specified dynamically via the calling URL (Uniform Resource Locator).
How it Works
The syntax for dynamically specifying module attribute values via the calling URL is
http://wiki-name.wikidot.com/page-name/attribute-name/attribute-value, where
- wiki-name is the name of your Wiki
- page-name is the name of the page, where the call to the module (whose attribute you'd like to specify) is coded,
- attribute-name is the name of the attribute you'd like to specify
- attribute-value is the value that attribute-name should take on
Wikidot itself uses URL-specified attributes in many places. For example:
- Search. Module “Search” has an attribute “q” (whose value is the string that Search should search for), that normally isn't specified on the [[module Search]] call. As the page search:site usually contains a call to [[module Search]], you can call http://wiki-name.wikidot.com/search:site/q/search-value to search for the string search-value.
- Pagination. Modules like ForumCategory, ListPages, or Search that support automatic pagination use attribute “p” to specify the number of the page to display (…page-name/p/page-nr)
- Redirect. If attribute “noredirect” specified via the URL as …page-name/noredirect/true module Redirect will not redirect.
Which Module Attributes Can be Specified Dynamically?
Not all module attributes can have their attribute values specified dynamically. To find out which can, see the following list:| Attribute Can be Specified via URL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Module | Yes | No |
| Comments | comments | hide, title |
| Feed | module_body | limit, offset, src |
| FlickrGallery | contentOnly, disableBrowsing, groupId, groupUrl, limitPages, pageNumber, perPage, photosetId, size, sort, tagMode, tags, userName | |
| ForumCategory | c, p, sort | |
| ForumNewThread | c, title | |
| ForumStart | hidden | |
| ForumThread | t | |
| FrontForum | category, feed, feedDescription, feedTitle, limit, module_body, offset | |
| ListPages | date, limit, nextBy, order, p, perPage, previousBy, t, tag, tags, tagTarget, created_by, urlAttrPrefix | appendLine, categories, category, module_body, prependLine, rss, rssTitle, separate, skipCurrent |
| ManageSite | start | |
| Members | from | group, showSince |
| MiniActiveThreads | limit | |
| MiniRecentPosts | categoryId, limit | |
| MiniRecentThreads | limit | |
| NewPage | button, category, format, size, style, template | |
| NextPage | by | |
| PageCalendar | date, tag, tags, urlAttrPrefix | categories, category, startPage, targetPage |
| Pages | category, details, limit, order, preview | |
| PagesByTag | category, t, tag | |
| PageTree | depth, root, showRoot | |
| PetitionAdmin | withoutBox | |
| PetitionList | id, limit | |
| PreviousPage | by | |
| Rate | pageId | |
| RatedPages | maxRating, minRating, order | category, comments, limit |
| Redirect | destination, noredirect | |
| Search | a, mini, p, q | |
| SearchAll | a, p, q | |
| SearchUsers | p, q | |
| SignPetition | confirm, id | |
| SimpleToDo | id | |
| SitesListByTag | lang, tag, title | |
| TagCloud | categories, category, limit, maxColor, maxFontSize, minColor, minFontSize, target | |
| ThemePreviewer | noUi, theme_id | |
Example
This example shows how you can let users choose a page for which they'd like to display a “PageTree” site map.
To see the different results, click on the How-To Topics, Community How-To's, and Welcome links shown.
Show site map for top-level page \
[/howto:module-attributes-via-url/root/howtotopics:page-content How-To Topics], \
[/howto:module-attributes-via-url/root/howto:howto-list Community How-To's], \
[/howto:module-attributes-via-url/root/start/depth/1 Welcome] (first level only)
[[module PageTree showRoot="yes"]]Show site map for top-level page How-To Topics, Community How-To's, Welcome (first level only)
Links
For an application of this idea see Sortable List of Pages
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Comments
Erich,
Have you found a way to simulate the offset attribute which is available with the Feed module but not with the ListPages module ?
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> a way to simulate the offset attribute which is available with the Feed module
Only in a rather crude way. Back in June last year I posted a suggestion in a thread that discussed how to break up ListPages output into chunks.
I tried to pass tag via URL
http://sky-tests.wikidot.com/last-pages/tag/hi
it did not work
tha only parameter I can pass is "p", like
http://sky-tests.wikidot.com/last-pages/p/4
how can I pass "created_at" ?
like
http://sky-tests.wikidot.com/last-pages/created_at/last%201%20week
http://sky-tests.wikidot.com/last-pages/created_at/last%204%20week
nevermind, I think I got it
[[module ListPages separate="no" tag="@URL" perPage="5" created_at="@URL"]]
* %%title_linked%%
[[/module]]