Can Low Variables help create choices of number of entries on page absent using Form and Select?
I am considering Low variables for a site which will have dropdowns for choosing how many channel entries to display on a page and others sorting the page via several options.
Currently, absent using Low, I am using HTML Select --> option forms dropdowns and EE Dynamic Parameters. I'd rather find a way to change number of items listed on the page and and sort entries via other parameters via a ul list with line items which theme easily. Would Low Variables help me do this?
Can someone give me an example of how to create a dropdown list of choices for number of entries per page with Low Variables?
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Low 27 Sep 2016 07:42
Low Variables can help you set global variables that you can set in the Control Panel to control the value of parameters for (for example) a Channel Entries tag.
If you want your site's visitors to be able to change the output of entries, you might want to look at Low Search instead.
Bruce Brown 27 Sep 2016 13:45
Oh, thanks.
This morning I've been looking at the Low List and Search combination. Can you give me an example of code which would generate drop-down list for selecting number of entries per page using Low Search and Low list an unordered list for the number of entries selections? I'd prefer to use a list because I can style a list better than a form. Or, would I have to use a form with options and a submit?
Low 28 Sep 2016 07:04
There is an example here. http://gotolow.com/addons/low-search/...
You could also use the URL tags to generate a list of links without using a form, see http://gotolow.com/addons/low-search/...
Bruce Brown 28 Sep 2016 19:27
Thanks very much for the help. My client just purchased the module for me to implement on their site.