show_content
Displays blog post, buying guide, brand, web page or custom content page within the content of another page.
Example
[%show_content id:'94' %]
[%param *body%]
[@content_description1@]
[%/param%]
[%/show_content%]
Usage
Show Content will display content specified by the provided page ID. This can be used to reduce duplicate pages or usage of iFrames.
Not all data tags will be available depending on the content type displayed.
Note: This can be used in access content from inactive content pages.
Parameters
| Name | Options | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id:'' | Integer | ID number of the content page |
| ifempty:'' | HTML & b@se tags | If the show_content returns no results, it'll load this block instead |
| *header | HTML & b@se tags | Renders a single usable space above the body |
| *body | HTML & b@se tags | Runs an array for result |
| *footer | HTML & b@se tags | Renders a single usable space below the body |
Data Tags (header/body/footer)
| Data tag | Content Field | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
[@access_control@] |
Require Login | private | If private customer must login to view this page. Blank by default. Ignored when using show_content function |
[@active@] |
Active | y | if y, the content page is active. It will still display using show_content function if inactive |
[@auto_url_update@] |
Automatic URL | y | If y, the page URL will be updated when the page name is updated |
[@content_allow_reviews@] |
Allow Reviews / Comments | y | if y, allow reviews or comments |
[@content_author@] |
Author ^ | John Green | Name of the author |
[@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_external_src@] |
External Src | subscription | 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_keywords@] |
Keywords ^ | sale | Used by 3rd party systems and for internal reference purposes |
[@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_module@] |
Module ^ | content_form | This is used for the Forms content type. Available options: contact_form, notify_me, subscribe, unsubscribe or blank |
[@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_name@] |
Type of Content | Web Page | Name of content type |
[@gp_restriction@] |
Visible to User Groups | 0 | If visible to user group the customer is assign to, returns 0 otherwise it returns a high number |
[@on_menu@] |
Visible On Menu | y | If y will display on menu |
[@on_sitemap@] |
Visible On Sitemap | n | if y, will be included in the file for indexing by search engines |
[@product_count@] |
# Products | 4 | Number of products that have assigned this content page in the Categorisation section of the product details |
[@sortorder@] |
Sort Order | 10 | Sort order (descending) |
[@templatebody@] |
Body Template | Template used for the body content. Blank by default | |
[@templatefoot@] |
Footer Template | Template used for the footer content. Blank by default | |
[@templatehead@] |
Header Template | Template used for the header content. Blank by default | |
[@templatesearch@] |
Search Template | Template used for the search results. Blank by default |
^ Content field name can be changed by going to Settings & tools > All settings & tools > Control Panel > Content Types Manager in the control panel.