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Problem retrieving entries, but azlist works fine.

kvetchus 5 Jul 2012 18:29 problem, complete

So, I have something of an unusual use-case (maybe). I'm trying to generate a list using low_alphabet but I need all the entries to show up on the page rather than using a sub-page. Also, the site is using Stash pretty heavily (if that matters).

So, this works fine, exactly as expected:

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1. kvetchus 5 Jul 2012 18:31

   Sorry, the HTML parts aren't showing... try this:
   
   Works:
   
   <div class="partner-azlist">
   {exp:low_alphabet:azlist channel="partners" show_empty="yes" group_numbers="yes"}
   <a href="#{low_alphabet_label}">{low_alphabet_label}</a>
   {/exp:low_alphabet:azlist}
   </div>
   
   Does not work:
   
   {exp:low_alphabet:entries channel="partners" alpha_filter="0-9"}
   {if count == 1}<a name="{low_alphabet_label}"></a><div class="alpha-section" id="alpha-section-{low_alphabet_label}">{/if}
   <div class="partner-list-title" rel="#partner_info_{entry_id}" data-partner-name="{title}">
   <strong>{title}</strong>
   </div>
   {if count == total_results}</div>{/if}
   {/exp:low_alphabet:entries}

2. kvetchus 5 Jul 2012 23:26

   Looks like I was using a capital letter instead of lower case. So, when I make it lower, I get the loop to run and it pulls entries. But the variable {low_alphabet_label} simply prints out "{low_alphabet_label}" instead of the letter.

3. Low 6 Jul 2012 08:06

   Hi Michael,
   
   Can you try and set the dynamic="no" parameter to the tag?
   
   Also, you don't need to have 25 separate tags to display all entries. The variables {low_alphabet_heading} and {low_alphabet_footer} will allow you to create the output you need with a single tag. Something like:
   
   

   {exp:low_alphabet:entries channel="partners" dynamic="no"} 
      {if low_alphabet_heading} 
        <div class="alpha-section" id="{low_alphabet_url}"> 
          <h2>{low_alpabet_label}</h2> 
      {/if} 
   
        <strong>{title}</strong> 
   
      {if low_alphabet_footer} 
        </div> 
      {/if} 
    {/exp:low_alphabet:entries}

   
   
   ...just make sure the limit="" parameter is set if you're displaying more than a 100 entries in one go. Also, the disable="" parameter can also be set, which might help performance.

4. kvetchus 6 Jul 2012 15:47

   Still doesn't work. When I use the header and footer variables, it doesn't render anything in the IF blocks.
   
   The template doesn't seem to be processing those variables. the {exp:low_alphabet:entries} loop IS running, but none of the variables are rendering. It doesn't matter if I set dynamic=="no" or not (also, the disable param is set, I use a global for that: disable="{global:disabled_params}" which renders "trackbacks|pagination" so that's in there too. eventually, there probably will be more than 100, but right now there is only 5 results to render...
   
   I've verified the plugin and extension are installed.. is there something in setup I might have missed?

5. Low 7 Jul 2012 10:45

   Any chance I can take a look myself? I'd need superadmin login credentials, which you can send to hi at gotolow dot com.

6. kvetchus 7 Jul 2012 15:53

   Actually -- just now I figured it out! I needed to disable Transcribe: transcribe="disable"
   
   Once I added that in, it worked perfectly, the code you give me worked exactly right once the variables rendered out. I'll send you a link once The Nerdery gets around to updating my commit to their staging site. Litzinger is on vacation though :)

7. Low 8 Jul 2012 09:54

   Cool, glad it's working for you now. :)