How to add category name to panel?

Shenky · May 2007

I want to write something on panel that changes with viewing different category.
I write as a extention like this

if ($Context->SelfUrl == "index.php") {
$AddToPannel = '
		<h2>'.$CategoryName.' Related</h2>'....;
$Panel->AddString($AddToPannel );}

But I don't know how to get category name value.
Could anyone tell me, please?

MySchizoBuddy · May 2007

If you are viewing a specific category than you can use this
$DiscussionGrid->Category->Name

You should also check whether you are actually viewing a category or not
so do this


if ($DiscussionGrid->Category != 0) {
   $AddToPannel = '<h2>'.$DiscussionGrid->Category->Name.' Related</h2>';
   $Panel->AddString($AddToPannel );}
}

Shenky · May 2007

It doesn't work It appear nothing in any page.

MySchizoBuddy · May 2007

did u just copy paste it
there is an extra bracket in my code. take it out
whats ur complete code

Shenky · May 2007

I want each category has a related link panel.
The context is from media wiki.
It's my complete code.


<?php
/*

Extension Name: Related Links

Extension Url: http://lussumo.com/docs/

Description: Using Mediawiki to make a related link panel

Version: 0.1

Author: Shenk

Author Url: http://blog.pixnet.net/Shenk

*/

if (!defined('IN_VANILLA')) exit();

$Context->Dictionary['RelatedLinks'] = "Related Links";
$WikiURL = "http://myhost/wiki/";

if ($Context->SelfUrl == "index.php") {
$LinkInfo = $WikiURL."index.php?title=RelatedLink:".$DiscussionGrid->Category->Name."&action=render&ctype=text/html";
$FileContext = file_get_contents($LinkInfo);

$RelatedLinks = '
		<h2>'.$Context->GetDefinition('RelatedLinks').'</h2>
		<div id="RelatedLinks">
			'.$FileContext.'
		</div>';

$Panel->AddString($RelatedLinks);
}
?>

MySchizoBuddy · May 2007

add this
if ($Context->SelfUrl == "index.php") {
$DiscussionGrid = $Context->ObjectFactory->CreateControl($Context, 'DiscussionGrid');

ur link info won't work cause category names can have spaces in them. u can either not include spaces in ur category names or use urlencode()

Shenky · May 2007

Thank you. It works^^~~~

MySchizoBuddy · May 2007

btw you should be doing this in Nugget Management extension

Shenky · May 2007

Thank you very much. I didn't figure out this extension can do this before. ^^a.... I'm using this extension to do this function now. ^^~

How to add category name to panel?

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