DynamicDescription 1.0.0
Released Mar 26, 2009 by devtrench
Creates a dynamic description of the first $n words in $content. Can be used for meta descriptions, content excerpts, etc. This started as a way to create a dynamic meta description, but could be used anywhere where a simple description is needed. Can be used multiple times on a single page.
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Creates a dynamic description of the first $n words in $content. Can be used for meta descriptions, content excerpts, etc
Just copy the code containted in snippet.dynamicdescription.php
into a new Snippet and name it DynamicDescription.
Nothin' to it :)
Usage:
<meta name="description" content="[[DynamicDescription]]"/>
The above example is a typical way to use this snippet. This creates
a dynamic description of the first 25 words of the document content.
The meta tag and snippet call should be placed in the <head> portion
of your template.
[[DynamicDescription? &descriptionTV=`MetaDescription`]]
The above example creates a dynamic description of the MetaDescription
template variable. If MetaDescription is empty it will default to the
document content. This is useful for the meta description tag, where
most documents can draw from the document content for a dynamic
description. You can use the template variable for pages comprised of
snippets and chunks only (like a blog page that only calls the ditto
snippet)
[[DynamicDescription? &descriptionTV=`MetaDescription` &id=`39` &maxWordCount=`30`]]
The above example creates a dynamic description of the MetaDescription
template variable for the document with an id of 39. If that is
empty then it will default to the content of that document. This also
changes the maxWordCount to 30.
Parameters:
&maxWordCount
integer (25)
Sets the maximum word count of the description, default is 25 words
&id
integer ($modx->documentObject['id'])
the id of the page you want a description for, defaults to the
current page.
&descriptionTV
string ('')
The name of a template variable you've set up for the description.
If you have a separate template variable set up for a description
you write in, set that with this parameter. If the parameter ends
up being empty, it will default back to the content. If it is not
empty then it will display the value of the TV and stop processing.
In other words, it will print it just as you typed it.
...
Copyright (C) 2007 James Ehly
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
Installation Instructions
Installation:Just copy the code containted in snippet.dynamicdescription.php
into a new Snippet and name it DynamicDescription.
Nothin' to it :)
Usage:
<meta name="description" content="[[DynamicDescription]]"/>
The above example is a typical way to use this snippet. This creates
a dynamic description of the first 25 words of the document content.
The meta tag and snippet call should be placed in the <head> portion
of your template.
[[DynamicDescription? &descriptionTV=`MetaDescription`]]
The above example creates a dynamic description of the MetaDescription
template variable. If MetaDescription is empty it will default to the
document content. This is useful for the meta description tag, where
most documents can draw from the document content for a dynamic
description. You can use the template variable for pages comprised of
snippets and chunks only (like a blog page that only calls the ditto
snippet)
[[DynamicDescription? &descriptionTV=`MetaDescription` &id=`39` &maxWordCount=`30`]]
The above example creates a dynamic description of the MetaDescription
template variable for the document with an id of 39. If that is
empty then it will default to the content of that document. This also
changes the maxWordCount to 30.
Parameters:
&maxWordCount
integer (25)
Sets the maximum word count of the description, default is 25 words
&id
integer ($modx->documentObject['id'])
the id of the page you want a description for, defaults to the
current page.
&descriptionTV
string ('')
The name of a template variable you've set up for the description.
If you have a separate template variable set up for a description
you write in, set that with this parameter. If the parameter ends
up being empty, it will default back to the content. If it is not
empty then it will display the value of the TV and stop processing.
In other words, it will print it just as you typed it.
...
Copyright (C) 2007 James Ehly
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA