Intro Text in Categories View Default Layout/Template

Hi Tuan,

In this file components/com_eventbooking/view/categories/tmpl/default.php, there is a variable:

I created a menu item for Categories - Default Layout, there is an option tab for Intro Text but that value is under $params. I wonder where is the value for $this->introText can be entered, I can't find it under Configuration.

Thanks,

Jackson

I think it is [ EB -> Emails & Messages -> Form Messages -> Intro text ], which is described as "If you enter this message, it will be displayed at the top of upcoming events, calendar and categories pages."

edit: [strike]I think it is a global message and cannot be set individually for each event / calendar / category. Searching through the code, I didn't see any where where this "intro_text" field (which, by the way, is stored in the #__eb_messages table) can be overridden. @Tuan will be able to correct me if I'm wrong.[/strike]

This sets the global default for all the pages. As you posted in your original post, $this->category->description will override $this->introText if the 'description' contains text, otherwise the global 'Intro Text' will show.

Thanks James, found it!

Yes, I can see the check for description text in the code. Unfortunately, the Intro Text when creating a category menu item is going nowhere. There's no code added to use that value $this->params->get('intro_text). Do you know where it appears?

Thanks,

Jackson

I think it is In view/categories/html.php:

... and in the getMessages() helper, it pulls data from the #__eb_messages table (which is where the 'intro_text' field saves to).

Nah, that's the same intro_text from what you pointed out previously. Tuan used the same variable/field name in both parameters and both are defined in different areas. One is in email/messages and the other is in the menu.

Anyways, I'll just take advantage of it in my override.

Thanks,

Jackson

Hmmm... I would have been sure that html.php was where it all happened because, a few lines further down (line 84) .

I wonder what is preventing this from passing to the tmpl/default.php page?

This is one of the great and might @Tuan to figure out

It's in line 160 of the file components/com_eventbooking/view/categories/html.php, the code is:

Regards,

Tuan

Hi Tuan,

I missed that line


Thanks,

Jackson