Is there an alternate way to pass embed variables other than passing them as attributes?
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You know you can put a complete module tag inside a parameter of an embed, right?– SobralNov 14, 2013 at 10:39
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Not natively I believe.
I typically use Stash to do this nowadays. It will give you persistent variables as well as template inheritance so you can do things like this.
Wrapper template
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!-- paulirish.com/2008/conditional-stylesheets-vs-css-hacks-answer-neither/ -->
<!--[if IE 7]><html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8" lang="en"><![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 8]><html class="no-js lt-ie9" lang="en"><![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--><html class="no-js" lang="en"><!--<![endif]-->
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//use.typekit.com" />
{if "{exp:stash:not_empty name='st_html_title'}"}<title>{exp:stash:get name="st_html_title"} - Site name</title>{if:else}<title>Site name</title>{/if}
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="{site_url}/favicon.ico" />
<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{site_url}/assets/css/screen.css" />
</head>
<div id="maincontent" role="main">
{!-- built wisth stash and template partial approach--}
{exp:stash:get name="content"}
</div>
</body>
</html>
Partial template
{!-- Layout used --}
{stash:embed:layouts:page}
{!-- Meta data --}
{exp:stash:set name="st_html_title"}Products{/exp:stash:set}
{!-- Build list --}
{exp:stash:set_list name="st_products_list"}
{exp:channel:entries disable="categories|category_fields|member_data|trackbacks" channel="products" status="open" orderby="date" sort="desc" limit="10"}
{stash:st_item_title}{title}{/stash:st_item_title}
{stash:st_item_summary}{cf_product_summary}{/stash:st_item_summary}
{/exp:channel:entries}
{/exp:stash:set_list}
{!-- Build page content --}
{exp:stash:set name="content"}
{exp:stash:get_list name="st_products_list" prefix="stashprefix"}
{if count == "1"}<ul>{/if}
<li>
<h2><a href="{st_url}">{st_title}</a></h2>
<p>{st_item_summary}</p>
</li>
{if count == total_results}</ul>{/if}
{!-- if no results --}
{if stashprefix:no_results}<p>No Products Found</p>{/if}
{/exp:stash:get_list}
{/exp:stash:set}
It takes a bit of time to wrap your head around that approach but it is worth it IMHO. Here are a few resources to get you started:
