How to display certain design elements only if field completed

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Last Post: June 20, 2008   (RSS)

By dwellingproductions - June 20, 2008 - edited: June 20, 2008

Hello all. I'm new to the forums (and to CMS Builder) and have a quick question.

I want to find out how I can have certain HTML design elements and/or text only show up if a field is completed by the person adding information to the site using the CMS site editor.

For instance, in the following code:

Title: <?php echo $newsRecord['title'] ?><br>

I only want "Title:" to appear on the page if the person adding content to the site has filled in the "title" field. Otherwise, if they leave the field blank, I want to make sure that "Title:" doesn't appear on the page with nothing after it.

Similarly, I'd like to make sure that other design elements only appear if a field is utilized. In this example, I would want the line break to only show up if the field was used. That way, if I had several non-completed fields, I wouldn't end up with a bunch of extra space (line breaks) before the later content. Obviously, what I'm trying to do is automate the process so that the person updating the site doesn't have to mess with trying to fill code into the fields.

Hopefully that all makes sense. Thanks, in advance, for any assistance.
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Dwelling Productions

www.dwellingproductions.com

Re: [Dave] How to display certain design elements only if field completed

By dwellingproductions - June 20, 2008 - edited: June 20, 2008

That's just perfect! Thanks so much Dave.

By the way, we're loving CMS Builder. We're planning on integrating it into all future client sites. Keep up the great work!


Jeremy
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Dwelling Productions

www.dwellingproductions.com

Re: [dwelling] How to display certain design elements only if field completed

By Dave - June 20, 2008

Thanks, great to hear! If there's anything else you need just let me know! :)
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com