MENUS FOR MULTIPLE PAGE RECORDS + PHOTO UPLOAD

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Last Post: August 5, 2010   (RSS)

By csdesign - August 5, 2010

MENU:
On the multiple record pages, it is possible to have a self generated drop down list menu at the top or something similar to that?
I'm open to suggestions. I'd like to do that on the recipes section: http://www.aubriericheson.com/recipes.php

I'd like to split the recipes/records up into categories: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Protein Shakes. Is that possible or would I need to create a separate Multi Record Section for each category? I would also like to have a record count for each category ( breakfast (12), Lunch (6), etc. )

PHOTO UPLOAD:
I'd like to give her the option of adding a single photo to each recipe and on other text pages such as the contact page where I added one manually, I'd prefer for her to be able to use the upload since she won't be ftping. I know I should add that field in the Section Editor but then how do I get that single image to display on the page
as a thumbnail size with a link to the enlargement when clicked on (I'm using lightbox)

Re: [csdesign] MENUS FOR MULTIPLE PAGE RECORDS + PHOTO UPLOAD

By Chris - August 5, 2010

Hi csdesign,

Yes, you can generate drop down lists. What did you want to list?

Check out the [url http://www.interactivetools.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=77230]Sub-categories Tutorial[/url] for some options on how to split up your records into categories.

I think the simplest way to get record-counts-per-category would be with an SQL query. Something like SELECT categories.title, COUNT(*) FROM articles JOIN categories ON articles.category = categories.num GROUP BY articles.category; Let me know when you've got your table and field names all figured out and I can help you out with this.

Regarding the photo uploads, can you show me an example of what the HTML is supposed to look like for your lightbox script? I can show you what PHP to use to get the same HTML output.

Hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any questions.
All the best,
Chris