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Using an EE date tag with formatting in php code

I'm using some php code (output parsing) in a template, between {exp:channel:calendar} tags. I have a line assigning the value of a custom date field to the php variable %endDate. Then, I need to test ...
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Show categories in random order

I'm using categories as tags for news articles and showing a list of "tags" in the sidebar. I'd like the list of "tags" to be ordered randomly. Does anyone know how to accomplish this?
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Are there benefits to using {site_url} rather than a relative path?

Should I use {site_url}? I prefer to use relative paths in my templates. Example: /resources/glossary/category/{category_url_title} Rather than: ...
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Can you document EE tags with EE? [duplicate]

I've run into this before - and have never found a 'great' solution. The crux of my problem is that I need to document some EE tags, using content in a channel entry. For example, I'd like to output ...
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How do I prevent expired linked events from being displayed?

I have the following code on a listings page that is meant to display linked events that occur in the future. {reverse_related_entries weblog="events" sort_by="date" show_expired="no"} {if ...
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Where can I find a complete EE1 reference for tags and their usage?

I've 'inherited' an EE1 site (1.7.1) and am trying to make some customisations to it. Nothing major, but I have had almost no exposure to EE tags. The official EE1 documentation is very thin and ...
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Output plugin result as template tag

I have read ExpressionEngine documents and I am fairly comfortable while creating plugins. However I had a requirement in which I wanted my plugin to output data as a template tags. Like, ...
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{email] tag defaulting to EE admin email address for guest user

The {email} tag in my comments form is entering the EE admin email address for a guest user. Is this expected behaviour? Is there a way to get it to default to an empty field? All advice much ...
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Expresso Store - field:register_member default to checked

I don't want to force my customers to register as members (by using the register_member parameter on the checkout tag, but I would like to assume they'd like to by defaulting the checkbox created by ...
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Entry date field not showing up correctly

<h7>{entry_date format="%F %m %Y"}</h7> This is the code I have for my entries, I want to display the date as to when content was posted. I have 2 videos up right now, their actual dates ...
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Is there a simple way to find out if item X is in cart? [duplicate]

Is there a way in Store to simply check if a particular item is in the cart? For example client wants to promote an item if it hasn't already been added to the cart. Is this easily achieved within the ...
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How to create a plugin which returns channel entry data

I've created a plugin that gets the entry_id's of the most popular selling items in the exp:resso store. I'd like to extend it by letting a user loop through each of those entries and output them on ...
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Twitter-style Tagging with Hashtags ? Devs? Anyone?

First, HUGE props to the people who've worked so hard to create this forum. EE desperately needs (and deserves) a community like this. Wondering if any of you have experience with Twitter-style ...
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Create tag pair variables

I now have my module working like I need it to and my single tag pair calls the correct function. But I'm wanting to create a tag pair that is common in most modules/plugins. Here is the function I am ...
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Module tag pair not working

I'm trying to create a module tag but it just isn't working, I'm following the Hello World tutorial at Ellis Lab. My module is installed and the MCP part is working. Here is my mod file: <?php if ...
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How can I include the status message in an email template after changing the status of an order using Store?

In the back-end at order details you can add a message while changing the status of the order. I want to use this information in the email templates, but I can't find the appropriate tag for the ...
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How can I disallow Javascript and CSS entered into WYGWAM fields?

I have a client that has a nasty habit of entering <style> and <script> tags and style="" attributes to WYGWAM content and I need to be able to cut them off at the pass. They should hire ...
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An automatic find and replace module + plugin?

Is there an add-on which provides a template tag for automatically finding preset phrases and replacing them with alternatives that have been defined using a module interface? My client would like ...
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How to escape special HTML characters in output?

It is commonly useful to escape encode special HTML characters in output to avoid breaking output attributes (among other reasons): Take the following seemingly innocent template snippet: ...
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Sticky Navigation Bar

I have set up my site in ExpressionEngine and I am trying to create a sticky navigation menu which indicates the section of site the user is on. Click Here for example when the user click on about the ...
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Listed items positioning issue in ExpressionEngine

I have a positioning issue with my in ExpressionEngine. On the following link scroll down to the roster section: click here I am looping the li tags for <ul class="roster-grid"> I have noticed ...
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Hide template_group segment in URL

I've seen this question in Google but the link ended up dead on the Ellislab page. I have a not too big site which resides all in one template group. Is it possible to remove the template group from ...
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How do I hide a div when the channel entries tag it contains has no results?

In the margin of my blog, I list featured articles. This is the code. My problem: I don´t always have stuff to feature. When the channel entries tag is empty a grey box with the title Featured is left ...
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CE Tweet Plugin set up issue

Unfortunately the documentation for CE Tweet is unclear so I would like to query the set up and to be guided in the right direction. How do I configure my twitter account details into the plugin? As ...
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More flexible categorization

Everyone knows EE's categories suck. What this question presupposes is, maybe they don't have to. What are the best ways to handle more complex categorization schemes? For example, I am about to start ...