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hoss9009

Disclaimer: I know this isn't a Wordpress site, but I'm posting this in the PHP section because my question may require a some advanced php scripting... and Wordpress. :D

ok so I'm wanting to design a site that will have children to parent pages. The normal nav will be in a "index_sidebar.php".
On top of that, I will want the links of the children to appear on a "inside_sidebar.php". (inside "pages" will look different than the

To further explain my, I've created a framework.
Here's a http://img200.imageshack.us/i/capturerwb.jpg/ of what I'm trying to do.
The blue is the parent nav and the red is WHERE the children nav will be (ignore the stuff that is there now).

Only 3 pages have children, so I'm wondering if there's a cool/easy WP-php tag I could throw where the children nav would be that would ask the parent nav:

if there's children, show here; if not, show nothing and allow the 'recent comment' box to move up in place

It may be a stretch asking for that, but I thought check.
Any help would be MUCH appreciated.

-Eric

TheDoc

The WordPress Codex is your best friend ever!

"This code will show the child pages, and only the child pages, when on a parent or on one of the children. This code will not work if placed after a widget block in the sidebar."

<?php
  if($post->post_parent)
  $children = wp_list_pages(\"title_li=&child_of=\".$post->post_parent.\"&echo=0\");
  else
  $children = wp_list_pages(\"title_li=&child_of=\".$post->ID.\"&echo=0\");
  if ($children) { ?>
  <ul>
  <?php echo $children; ?>
  </ul>
  <?php } ?>

Clicky for source

hoss9009

I wasn't planning on placing it in a widget block... am i good to go w/ this you think?
I'll try it out today, if I have a chance.
THANK YOU!

apostrophe

I just checked an old client site and this was exactly the code I used. Wordpress will even throw in the classes for you for highlighting current pages etc.
So yes, you shouldn't have any problems.

hoss9009

GOT IT!!! IT WORKED!!!!

hoss9009

Ok, so the code provided in this thread is AWESOME!

But....

The title of the parent page is now what I'm after..

Here's my current code:


<?php
   if($post->post_parent)
   $children = wp_list_pages(\"title_li=&child_of=\".$post->post_parent.\"&echo=0\");
         else
       $children = wp_list_pages(\"title_li=&child_of=\".$post->ID.\"&echo=0\");
        if ($children) { ?>
       <div class=\"summer_side\">
       <h3 class=\"child-nav\"><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
       <ul>
       <?php echo $children; ?>
       </ul>
       </div>
<?php } ?>

My problem is <?php the_title(); ?>. I want the title of the parent to show instead of the child. This way when choosing a child, the parent title exists the same in the H3 that i have there.

I know there's gotta be something like post_parent_title, but I'm just not sure.

Any ideas? Help!

Thanks!

hoss9009

Ok... I found some solutions...

This is the one I used....
http://www.tammyhartdesigns.com/tutorials/wordpress-how-to-display-the-parent-page-title-in-your-title-meta-tag/

Here's some others...
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/270336
http://www.tammyhartdesigns.com/tutorials/wordpress-how-to-list-child-pages-in-sidebar/
http://www.fldtrace.com/wordpress/how-to-display-parent-page-title-in-wordpress

hoss9009

Ok... another problem.

Whem I'm on the parent, I want the parent title to show up in my nav, but it's not.
This is the code I'm using.


		<?php
                    if($post->post_parent)
                    $children = wp_list_pages(\"title_li=&child_of=\".$post->post_parent.\"&echo=0\");
                    else
                    $children = wp_list_pages(\"title_li=&child_of=\".$post->ID.\"&echo=0\");
                    if ($children) { ?>
                    <div class=\"summer_side\">
                    <h3 class=\"child-nav\">
                   <?php
                  if($post->post_parent) {
                      $parent_title = get_the_title($post->post_parent);
                    echo $parent_title;
                     ?><?php } ?>
                    </h3>
                    <ul>
                    <?php echo $children; ?>
                    </ul>
                    </div>
         	<?php } ?>

Here's a link to the site itself... http://www.ericdmunoz.com/dhe/summer-programs/

You'll notice that there's a spot for an h3, but it won't show up until you click on a child.

Any ideas how to have my cake and eat it, too?

TheDoc

I dig the site! Looks great.

I was just about to post some code, but then realized you already had it in there. It has to be something very simple, I feel like I'm overlooking something.

hoss9009

Thank you...
PLEASE let me know if you come up w/ something....
Maybe a "parent_title" ?

hoss9009

Ok.... GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


<?php
$parent_title = get_the_title($post->post_parent);
echo $parent_title;
?>

I just took out the "if" statement...

jtdesign00

What about if you wanted to make the list have a dynamic 'current' class?

Thanks in advanced!

shovan

How do you get parent page url? This is what I have


<?php
  if($post->post_parent) {
  $children = wp_list_pages("title_li=&child_of=".$post->post_parent."&echo=0");
  $titlenamer = get_the_title($post->post_parent);
  }

  else {
  $children = wp_list_pages("title_li=&child_of=".$post->ID."&echo=0");
  $titlenamer = get_the_title($post->ID);
  }
  if ($children) { ?>

  <ul class="tabs vertical hide-on-phones three columns">
  <li id="title-parent"><a href="PARENT-URL"><?php echo $titlenamer; ?></a></li>
  <?php echo $children; ?>
  </ul>

	<?php } ?>

shovan

Found the solution :)


<?php
  if($post->post_parent) {
  $children = wp_list_pages("title_li=&child_of=".$post->post_parent."&echo=0");
  $titlenamer = get_the_title($post->post_parent);
  }

  else {
  $children = wp_list_pages("title_li=&child_of=".$post->ID."&echo=0");
  $titlenamer = get_the_title($post->ID);
  }
  if ($children) { ?>

  <ul class="tabs vertical hide-on-phones three columns">
  <li id="title-parent"><a href="<?php echo get_permalink($post->post_parent) ?>"><?php echo $titlenamer; ?></a></li>
  <?php echo $children; ?>
  </ul>

<?php } ?>

Thanks
Shovan

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