content_path

This function can be used to show the categories and other content types that a product is assigned to. This function can also be used to list out related categories and other content types that are assigned to a specific content page. For example, if you wanted to associate a blog post to a product or web page, this function can be used to display information about these linked posts on the page itself.

Example

[%content_path content_id:'[@content_id@]' show_path:'y' %]
    [%param *header%]
        content content_path header
    [%/param%]
    [%param *body%]
        [@content_name@] : [@content_id@]
    [%/param%]
    [%param *footer%]
        content content_path footer
    [%/param%]
[%/content_path%]

Usage

The content_path tag lists all content relating to the product or content either specified or currently selected.

Displaying the brand or category a product belongs to

You can display the category a product belongs to in a specific content type by configuring the code below.

[%content_path id:'[@inventory_id@]' type:'category' limit:'1' %]
    [%param *body%]
        <a href="[%url type:'cms'%][%param id%][@content_id@][%/param%][%/url%]">[@content_name@]</a>
    [%/param%]
[%/content_path%]

Parameters

Param	Options	Description
id:''	String	The ID number of the product (not the SKU) to target and load the content path from in the case of inventory
content_id:''	String	The ID to target and load the content path from in the case of content pages
type:''	String	A comma-separated list of content_type_code. You can get the type from the Code column on Settings & tools > All settings & tools > Control Panel > Content Types Manager
show_path:''	'y'	Returns the paths to the content type via `[@content_fullpath@]`. Required when using `content_id` param. Can't be used with the `id` param
depth:''	Integer	Restrict the content type results to a certain level. For example, for the category path Electronics > Cameras > DSRL, the depth for DSLR is 3
sortby:''	`content_name`, `content_fullpath`, `content_external_ref1`, `content_external_ref2`, `content_external_ref3`, `content_id`, `content_label1`, `content_label2`, `content_label2`, `content_level`, `content_type_code`, `content_type_name`, `content_ref`, `parent_content_id`	The sort option for the content page results
*header	HTML & b@se tags	Renders a single usable space above the body
*body	HTML & b@se tags	Runs an array for each option in the tag
*footer	HTML & b@se tags	Renders a single usable space below the body
*ifempty	HTML & b@se tags	If the content_path tag produces no results, this block is printed in place of the `header`, `body` & `footer`

Data Tags (body)

Name	Content Field	Example	Description
`[@content_description1@]`	Page Content ^	We opened our first store in 1986.	Main page content
`[@content_description2@]`	Description 2 ^	Moved to Brisbane in 2014	Second description field
`[@content_description3@]`	Description 3 ^	Now located in South Brisbane	Third description field
`[@content_external_ref1@]`	External Ref 1	35	Used by 3rd party systems and for internal reference purposes
`[@content_external_ref2@]`	External Ref 2	about_us	Used by 3rd party systems and for internal reference purposes
`[@content_external_ref3@]`	External Ref 3	form	Used by 3rd party systems and for internal reference purposes
`[@content_fullpath@]`	Parent Content	Help and Information About Us	Full path to the page. In this example Help and Information is the parent of About Us
`[@content_id@]`	–	94	ID number of the content page
`[@content_label1@]`	Label 1 ^	red	Label or tag (up to 50 characters)
`[@content_label2@]`	Label 2 ^	green	Label or tag (up to 50 characters)
`[@content_label3@]`	Label 3 ^	blue	Label or tag (up to 50 characters)
`[@content_level@]`		1	The level where the selected page sits
`[@content_name@]`	Name	About Us	Name of the content page
`[@content_ref@]`	Link ID ^	about_us	String that can be used as a reference for the content page instead of the content ID
`[@content_short_description1@]`	Short Description 1 ^	Hard drive specialists	First short description field (up to 255 characters)
`[@content_short_description2@]`	Short Description 2 ^	Repairs and data recovery	Second short description field (up to 255 characters)
`[@content_short_description3@]`	Short Description 3 ^	Hard drive sales	Third short description field (up to 255 characters)
`[@content_type_code@]`	Unique Code	page	Unique code of identifier for this content type
`[@content_type_name@]`	Type of Content	Web Page	Name of content type
`[@parent_content_id@]`	Parent Content	0	The parent content ID of the selected ID. Set to 0 is no parent content selected

^ Content field name can be changed by going to Settings & tools > All settings & tools > Control Panel > Content Types Manager in the control panel.