Create an Archive Page with TXP
08/24 '09
Since it wasn’t possible to use valid nested lists for the markup, I updated the code to use a definition list instead.
Using the power of <txp:if_different> you can create a very powerful article archive page in Textpattern. The goal of this 3 step process is to create an article archive page that organizes the articles by year and then month, all without using a plugin.
Step 1: Create an Archive List Form
Form Name: archive.list
<txp:if_different> <dt class="year"><txp:posted format="%Y" /></dt> </txp:if_different> <txp:if_different> <dt class="month"><txp:posted format="%B" /></dt> </txp:if_different> <dd><a href="<txp:permlink />"><txp:title /></a> <txp:posted format="%h. %e" /></dd>
Step 2: Create an Archive Page
Page Name: Archive
<dl class="archive-list"> <txp:article_custom form="archive.list" section="archive" /> </dl>
Be sure to replace section="archive" with the name of your default article section.
Step 3: Create an Archive Section
- Go to the Presentation tab and choose Sections from the sub tabs.
- Type in the name of the section you’d like and press Create. For this example we are using “Archive”.
- Scroll down to the Section name you just created and select the page that you created in the Uses Page: select box. For this example we are using “Archive”.
- Press Save.
Preview
Navigate to your newly created section to see how it all looks. With a little CSS and creativity you can make some interesting archive pages without any need for a plugin.
Check out my Archive page to see what I came up with.