05.2 Content Functions

Content Functions

Those functions will help you work with the items from the content db table.

function: get_content($params)

Get array of content items (posts,pages,etc) from the content DB table

//you can pass params as string
$data = get_content('is_active=y');

//or pass params as as array 
$params = array();
$params['is_active'] = 'y'; //get only active content
$params['parent'] = 2; //get by parent id
$params['created_by'] = 1; //get by author id
$params['content_type'] = 'post'; //get by content type
$params['subtype'] = 'product'; //get by subtype
$params['title'] = 'my title'; //get by title
$data = get_content($params);

//Order by position
$data = get_content('content_type=post&is_active=y&order_by=position desc');

//Order by date
$data = get_content('content_type=post&is_active=y&order_by=updated_on desc');
 
//Order by title
$data = $get_content('content_type=post&is_active=y&order_by=title asc'); 

//Get content from last week
$data = get_content('created_on=[mt]-1 week&is_active=y&order_by=title asc');
 

Parameters

parameter	description	usage
id	the id of the content
is_active	published or unpublished	"y" or "n"
parent	get content with parent	any id or 0
created_by	get by author id	any user id
created_on	the date of creation	strtotime compatible date
updated_on	the date of last edit	strtotime compatible date
content_type	the type of the content	"page" or "post", anything custom
subtype	subtype of the content	"static","dynamic","post","product", anything custom
url	the link to the content
title	Title of the content
content	The html content saved in the database
description	Description used for the content list
position	The order position
active_site_template	Current template for the content
layout_file	Current layout from the template directory
is_deleted	flag for deleted content	"n" or "y"
is_home	flag for homepage	"n" or "y"
is_shop	flag for shop page	"n" or "y"

function: get_content_by_id($id)

Does what it says - get content by id from the content db table

$single_content = get_content_by_id($id=5);

function: content_link($id)

Return the url for a page or a post

$link = content_link($id=5);
print $link;

function: content_parents($id)

Returns array of parents ids

$link = content_parents($id=5);
print $link;

function: pages_tree($params)

Prints nested tree of pages and sub-pages

// Example Usage:
$pt_opts = array();
$pt_opts['link'] = "<a href='{link}'>{title}</a>";
$pt_opts['list_tag'] = "ol";
$pt_opts['list_item_tag'] = "li";
pages_tree($pt_opts);

// Example Usage to make <select> with <option>:
$pt_opts = array();
$pt_opts['link'] = "{title}";
$pt_opts['list_tag'] = " ";
$pt_opts['list_item_tag'] = "option";
$pt_opts['active_ids'] = 5; //those items will have the selected attribute
$pt_opts['active_code_tag'] = '   selected="selected"  ';
$pt_opts['ul_class'] = 'nav';
$pt_opts['li_class'] = 'nav-item';
print '<select>';
pages_tree($pt_opts);
print '</select>';

// Other options
$pt_opts['parent'] = "8";
$pt_opts['include_first'] =  true; //includes the parent in the tree
$pt_opts['id_prefix'] = 'my_id';
$pt_opts['max_level'] =  2; //the max nesting level of the tree
$pt_opts['include_categories'] =  true; //includes the categories in the tree
$pt_opts['active_class'] =  'active'; // set your own class name of the active item


// Placeholders you can use
// {id}, {title}, {link}, {tn}, {active_class}, 
// {active_parent_class}, {exteded_classes}, {nest_level}