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Displaying Playa data from Low Vars

Russ Back 27 Jul 2012 14:18 question, complete

Hey Low

Sorry this is a really basic question but how can I access the Playa field vars?

I've tried this:

{exp:low_variables:parse var="lv_footer_clients"}
Title = {title}
{/exp:low_variables:parse}

But I get the title of the page I'm on, not the related entry referenced by Playa (this is all wrapped in a channel:entries tag).

Replies

1. Low 27 Jul 2012 14:24

   Hi Russ,
   
   I reckon you'd need to take it out of the channel:entries tag, since that will parse the {title} tag first. That, or you might be able to use the var_prefix="" parameter introduced in Playa 4.3.1 to avoid the naming conflict.

2. Russ Back 27 Jul 2012 14:32

   I was thinking that. The var_prefix goes on the playa primary tag, which in this case is {lv_footer_clients}. But that's not in my template as I'm using low_variables:parse.
   
   Any thoughts?

3. Low 27 Jul 2012 14:43

   You can use the parameters in the low_variables:parse tag as well. Just tested this code, and it worked:
   
   

   {exp:low_variables:parse var="lv_playa" var_prefix="foo"} 
     {foo:title} 
    {/exp:low_variables:parse}

4. Russ Back 27 Jul 2012 15:11

   You're a legend.
   
   Thanks Low. Sorry about that - I knew it was a basic one.

5. Low 27 Jul 2012 15:12

   No worries, mate. Glad it's working for you now.