Not a bug Add a widget key syntax in a template

[Old Nick]

Hi, I hope I could be clear, not being very familiar with (simple...) addon development yet.

I'm trying to display a widget in a template using an option field.
My option id is wbn_widgetKey1 and in a template modification I put this: {$xf.options.wbn_widgetKey1}.

the field to be filled is configured as follows:

• Edit format : Text box
• Format parameters : left empty
• Data type : string

If I populate the field with <xf:widget key="forum_overview_members_online" /> this widget is not displayed as a awidget but as a simple text...



What is the solution to this problem? I tried a lot of combinations (a bit haphazardly) but my skills are already at their limit here...
Thanks for your help.

 

[Old Nick]

if I look at the source code of the page I see it displayed like this : <xf:widget key="forum_overview_members_online" />

 

[Old Nick]

I found a solution with <xf:widgetpos id="..." />

 

[Paul B]

I'm not sure if this would be considered a bug so I've moved the thread so the dev's can make the call.

 

[Old Nick]

I did not imagine for a moment that it could be a bug but if it was I would be happy to have flushed it out.

 

[Paul B]

The possible bug is the < and > characters being HTML encoded as < and > .

 

[Old Nick]

And " character as " so.

 

[Paul B]

^ That too.

 

[K a M a L]

When your template variabale contains HTML .. you need to use raw filter to avoid escaping it {$xf.options.wbn_widgetKey1|raw}

 

[Old Nick]

Thx @K a M a L that's interesting.
Now the widget is no more displayed as text but it is not displayed at all despite the browser's inspector finding its code.

 

[Jeremy P]

Template syntax is compiled into PHP and as such this won't really work the way you anticipate. You may wish to use an option with a set of values instead and then use a template modification to switch the widget key based on that value.