Channel does not show entries on specific template site

Question

I have a very weird behaviour: One of my channels does not show any entries on one specific template site.

I use the following EE tag:

{exp:channel:entries channel="gallery_slider" category="6" limit="1"}test output{/exp}

When I use this code in the one specific template, it does not show test output. I made sure, that I have content in the channel with the category: I used the tag within another template, where the test output is shown as expected.

In the problematic template I use another channel, which is showing its content correctly.

I have no idea what could lead to this behaviour as both templates are nearly identical.

• I don't use the channel within the other channel
• both templates (the working and the non working template) use each two different channels
• In one template the channel gallery_slider outputs content
• In one template the channel gallery_slider does not output content
• both templates have a url defined via template route manager

Any ideas, what could lead to the missing content?

Answer 1

Add dynamic="no" to your parameters like this

{exp:channel:entries channel="gallery_slider" category="6" limit="1" dynamic="no"}
    test output
{/exp:channel:entries}

ExpressionEngine tries to determine the entry_id or url_title by itself, and if that id isn't part of that channel it won't show anything.

Here's a link to the docs.