How do i check what the current board is

[L3010]

Hi!

I want to execute html when the user is at certain boards. The following code executes html when the user is at any board but i don't know how to look for certain boards. Is there a way to do this?

{if $[route.name] == "board"}

{/if}

Thanks, Leo.

[{ breezes }]

board.id or board.name sounds like it would work w/ what you want.

[Nscalerr]

Hi L3010 and { breezes }

The board id would be a far more accurate way of doing it than the board name.

{if $[board.id] =="xxx"}

html here

{/if}

xxx - replace with board id that you want to trigger the html.


Note if you want more than one board then use the following.

{if $[board.id] =="xxx" || $[board.id] =="yyy"}

html here

{/if}

yyy - replace with other board id that you want to trigger the html.

|| = or - as in board X or board Y

[Kami]

For what it's worth, you should use the route method if you don't have a particular board / thread / user you want to effect but still want to affect a different page on your forum (eg: $[route.name] == 'Home').

[L3010]

Hi! Thanks for the help.

Is there a way to check for an entire category similar to checking for a board?

like: IF current category == "music"

[Nscalerr]

Don't think that is an option L3010, in what way are you wanting to use it, since all catergories are visible on the home page, (depending on number and size of moniter)??

[L3010]

This is my idea, different background colors and grid colors for each category. Nscalerr

Attachments:

[L3010]

I've figured out how to change the colors at Home, but inside each category i'm still figuring out.

[Nscalerr]

There is a plugin for this. Not sure for inside the category itself though.

Support Thread: Multicolored Categories

Library: Multicolored Categories

[Chris]

Aug 7, 2021 3:38:20 GMT -8 L3010 said:

I've figured out how to change the colors at Home, but inside each category i'm still figuring out.

If you have access to the $[board] variable and its id property then you should also have access to the category_id property of that variable which would give you in a similar fashion the id of the category in which that board is located:

{if $[board.category_id] == 2}
<style>body{background-color:mistyrose;}</style>
{/if}

TIP:

The Loops and Variables tree on the right typically has all^* the info you would need to determine the variables available for the currently displayed template. In a board template you would have access to $[board.category_id] and can simply double-click on the category_id property to have the variable inserted into the template at the point you were typing.


In the next level down such as the thread template you can use that variable tree to drill down and come up with $[thread.board.category_id] which would give you the same functionality on the thread level

[L3010]

Chris Thanks for the examples and thanks for telling me about the variable tree!

[Chris]

Aug 7, 2021 12:27:49 GMT -8 L3010 said:

Chris Thanks for the examples and thanks for telling me about the variable tree!

You're welcome

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Addendum: If you are unsure how to get the numeric ID of the category use your navigation bar dropdown and click^* directly on the category then look at the url for the number (e.g. "#category-32")

Click on "ProBoards Development" to get category id for that category

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