getting block to show up for specific pages and specific node type
Hello, I found a code snippet on drupal.org that allows a block to be shown only on specific node types when 'Show if the following PHP code returns TRUE' is checked on the Configure Blocks page: ----- <?php if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && !(arg(2))) { $thenode = node_load(arg(1));' if ($thenode->type == 'blog') { return TRUE; } } ?> ----- this works great, except for that I'd like the block to show for nodes of type "blog" AND also on specific pages - in my case www.mysite.com/blog which is a view showing a list of blogs. How can I do both? ---- brendan, fresh-off.com Creative Direction & Consultation: Web | Print | Brand http://fresh-off.com hello@fresh-off.com 206.328.1067
He Brendan, You are on the right track. You just have to add some more php to do another test. A slight change in the structure is that you need to make a variable for the display status and then return it only at the end of the whole snippet. When there is only one test, you can just set the status "True" or "False" directly with a return statement that is in the chunk of code as the test itself (that was how your original snippet did it). Note that I did NOT test the code, so there definitely could be a type in there. I posted it to a pastebin: http://pastebin.ca/1663597 Shai
*Hello, *
I found a code snippet on drupal.org that allows a block to be shown only on specific node types when 'Show if the following PHP code returns TRUE' is checked on the Configure Blocks page:
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<?php if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && !(arg(2))) { $thenode = node_load(arg(1));’ if ($thenode->type == 'blog') { return TRUE; } } ?>
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this works great, except for that I’d like the block to show for nodes of type “blog” *AND* also on specific pages – in my case www.mysite.com/blogwhich is a view showing a list of blogs. How can I do both?
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*brendan, fresh-off.com*
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hello@fresh-off.com
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Shai thanks a lot for your input, it was VERY helpful! after some messing about with it, here's what seems to work when I have the "PHP Mode" checked in "Page specific visibility settings" for configuring the block: <?php // makes block appear if content type = blog if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && !(arg(2))) { $thenode = node_load(arg(1)); if ($thenode->type == 'blog') { return TRUE; } } //makes block appear if "blog" is in the URL $url = request_uri(); if (strpos($url, "blog")) { return TRUE; } ?> ---- brendan, fresh-off.com Creative Direction & Consultation: Web | Print | Brand http://fresh-off.com hello@fresh-off.com 206.328.1067 From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Shai Gluskin Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 8:53 AM To: support@drupal.org Subject: Re: [support] getting block to show up for specific pages and specific node type He Brendan, You are on the right track. You just have to add some more php to do another test. A slight change in the structure is that you need to make a variable for the display status and then return it only at the end of the whole snippet. When there is only one test, you can just set the status "True" or "False" directly with a return statement that is in the chunk of code as the test itself (that was how your original snippet did it). Note that I did NOT test the code, so there definitely could be a type in there. I posted it to a pastebin: http://pastebin.ca/1663597 Shai Hello, I found a code snippet on drupal.org that allows a block to be shown only on specific node types when 'Show if the following PHP code returns TRUE' is checked on the Configure Blocks page: ----- <?php if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && !(arg(2))) { $thenode = node_load(arg(1));' if ($thenode->type == 'blog') { return TRUE; } } ?> ----- this works great, except for that I'd like the block to show for nodes of type "blog" AND also on specific pages - in my case www.mysite.com/blog which is a view showing a list of blogs. How can I do both? ---- brendan, fresh-off.com Creative Direction & Consultation: Web | Print | Brand http://fresh-off.com hello@fresh-off.com 206.328.1067 -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
BTW you should also consider the module: Context, for conditional blocks, and more. brendan, fresh-off.com wrote:
*Shai* thanks a lot for your input, it was _VERY_ helpful! after some messing about with it, here’s what seems to work when I have the “PHP Mode” checked in “Page specific visibility settings” for configuring the block:
<?php
// makes block appear if content type = blog
if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && !(arg(2))) {
$thenode = node_load(arg(1));
if ($thenode->type == 'blog') {
return TRUE;
}
}
//makes block appear if "blog" is in the URL
$url = request_uri();
if (strpos($url, "blog")) {
return TRUE;
}
?>
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*brendan, fresh-off.com*
Creative Direction & Consultation: Web | Print | Brand
hello@fresh-off.com <mailto:hello@fresh-off.com>
206.328.1067
*From:* support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] *On Behalf Of *Shai Gluskin *Sent:* Monday, November 09, 2009 8:53 AM *To:* support@drupal.org *Subject:* Re: [support] getting block to show up for specific pages and specific node type
He Brendan,
You are on the right track. You just have to add some more php to do another test. A slight change in the structure is that you need to make a variable for the display status and then return it only at the end of the whole snippet. When there is only one test, you can just set the status "True" or "False" directly with a return statement that is in the chunk of code as the test itself (that was how your original snippet did it).
Note that I did NOT test the code, so there definitely could be a type in there.
I posted it to a pastebin: http://pastebin.ca/1663597
Shai
*Hello, *
I found a code snippet on drupal.org <http://drupal.org> that allows a block to be shown only on specific node types when 'Show if the following PHP code returns TRUE' is checked on the Configure Blocks page:
-----
<?php if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && !(arg(2))) { $thenode = node_load(arg(1));’ if ($thenode->type == 'blog') { return TRUE; } } ?>
-----
this works great, except for that I’d like the block to show for nodes of type “blog” *_AND_* also on specific pages – in my case www.mysite.com/blog <http://www.mysite.com/blog> which is a view showing a list of blogs. How can I do both?
----
*brendan, fresh-off.com <http://fresh-off.com>*
Creative Direction & Consultation: Web | Print | Brand
hello@fresh-off.com <mailto:hello@fresh-off.com>
206.328.1067
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