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Topic: Understanding Templates

I am seeking a template that will display the footer only on a custom template.  For testing purposed I created template called testing.tpl with this code

<!-- INCLUDE header.tpl -->
<!-- BEGIN profiles --> <!-- BEGIN items --> {top.loggedin} <!-- END items --> <!-- END profiles -->
<!-- INCLUDE footer.tpl -->

.  I also created custom page in VLD CP called testing.

I placed the testing.tpl in current theme template folder as well as in templates.includes.

Calling the template in browser by

http://www.site.com/index.php?m=testing

results in displaying the home page.  Calliing the template in browser by link created in the custom page utility

http://www.site.com/index.php?m=pages&a … ;p=testing

results in a page with the header and footer displayed but content area blank as I left that blank when creating custom page.

I have looked in forums and not able to resolve this as of yet.  I need to have a template or custom page that I can insert content section and display only footer.  I am really trying to utilize the footer chat bar on another page.

THanks,
Brian

2 Reply by misulicus

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Re: Understanding Templates

for the first call:
http://www.site.com/index.php?m=testing

you need a lib file,
all m=action calls are handled by their respective php lib file

so for your m=testing you would need to have a lib.testing.php file inside the include/lib/ folder

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3 Reply by BrianC

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Re: Understanding Templates

Okay that works well misulicus...Thanks...Can you or someone advise how would I accomplish to make a page that will be completely blank except for displaying just footer with chatbar???

I would like the blank page with footerbar and then try to have this footer called by another program.

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Re: Understanding Templates

try this (havent tested)

on the lib.testing.php file

<?php
$TEMPLATE->set_template("testing.tpl");
?>

create a testing.tpl file and put it inside your template folder
inside it add this:

<!-- INCLUDE footer.tpl -->

if i`m right when you go to: index.php?m=testing it should show a blank page with the footer only
if something goes wrong on that page add to the template file above the footer call

<!-- INCLUDE header.tpl -->

i think the chat needs the footer part loaded to load its javscripts or whatever it needs

Last edited by misulicus (2010-08-31 08:45:06)

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5 Reply by BrianC

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Re: Understanding Templates

Okay so again that works well misulicus...Thanks....
Well almost...  By including

<!-- INCLUDE footer.tpl -->

only the footer displays without any format.  The following displays across the whole page. 

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So what do I need to show the footer with chatbar in correct format.  Do I need to incluce footer_panel.tpl in some way??

Thanks again,
Brian

6 Reply by misulicus

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Re: Understanding Templates

try putting the header.tpl include call
cause thats where the CSS style is and all the formatting

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