XF 1.4 Display content differently on forum_list vs. forum_view

[NURV]

Hi, how can I display content from a template differently when loaded through the forum_list template than when loaded through the forum_view template? I am trying to display a slightly different node_forum_level_2 template for the homepage vs. the forum view page. I have tried the following code with no luck. In fact, nothing shows at all:

<xen:if is="{$contentTemplate} == 'forum_list'">
Display content version 1
</xen:elseif />
Display content version 2
</xen:if>

Neither one displays anything.

According to Brogan's conditional guide, including how to find the correct template names, this should work.

24. How can I show content on a specific page?
<xen:if is="{$contentTemplate} == 'xyz'">
This content will show on the xyz template
</xen:if>

Via: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/conditional-statements.1604/

Help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Paul B]

Ensure the variable is available in the template you are running the code.

You can check that by dumping it like so: {xen:helper dump, $variable}

Also, your else should just be <xen:else />.

 

[NURV]

I typod the else tag. Sorry about that. Didn't work with that fixed either.

I tried the variable check you recommended and it returned "NULL".

So how then can I achieve what I'm aiming for? Basically, I want to display a different node_forum_level_2 template on the homepage than is displayed on the forum pages. Right now they both use the same template, so I tried to put the condition in that template. If I can create a new template and somehow use that instead for the subforum listings within a forum view page, that would work too. Is this possible, and if so, what is the best way to do it?

 

[Paul B]

If it's simple changes it could be done with CSS and specificity.

For structural changes though, having different template code is likely easier.

 

[NURV]

Yes it's more than just CSS stuff. How can I specify to use a different template for each? If that works then that would be perfect for me.

 

[NURV]

Does anybody know if this is possible? Sorry for the double post. Just anxious to get this up and running and I need to achieve this functionality in order to do so.