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I'm totally confused about Assets. I'm just trying to show the contents of a folder in a template. Here's my folder structure (dashes indicate subfolders):

Docs
-staff
--board
-public
Images
Logos

How would I display the contents of, say, the "public" folder? For some reason I'm not getting it.

Thanks for any help.

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You're after the exp:assets:files template tag:

{exp:assets:files folder="{filedir_1}public"}
            <li>File name: {filename}</li>
{/exp:assets:files}

Change {filedir_1} to whatever is appropriate for your Assets field.

To find what your filedir id is, go to Content → Files → File Upload Preferences and hover your mouse cursor over the appropriate "Edit" icon for the directory.

Within your browsers status bar, you will see "id=X". Use this number within {filedir_X}, for example in my screenshot mine is {filedir_1}.

Find File Directory ID

Note: It's not clear in your answer, but if your "Server Path to Upload Directory" is set to something like /home/me/www/assets/docs" and you've created the "public" directory within Assets. Then your correct folder path to 'public' is: folder="{filedir_1}public"

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  • Oh, so I don't have to wrap it in the exp:assets:folder tag?
    – Mike Mella
    Jan 31, 2014 at 14:08
  • Also, how would I determine the correct filedir?
    – Mike Mella
    Jan 31, 2014 at 15:11
  • @MikeMella No, this works without the folder tag. And I've updated my answer on how to find your filedir ID.
    – Michael P
    Jan 31, 2014 at 23:30
  • Hmm, still no-go. I can make it work using folder_id=, but not folder=. My path is /home/me/public_html/images/uploads/docs/ and the other dirs are made in Assets. Status bar shows me that it's filedir_1. Even this shows nothing (this folder does contain files): {exp:assets:files folder="{filedir_1}"}.
    – Mike Mella
    Feb 3, 2014 at 16:44
  • Hmm, this is definitely working for me using Assets 2.2.2/EE 2.7.3. Take a look at my working example screenshot and double check everything on your end.
    – Michael P
    Feb 3, 2014 at 21:28

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