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ExpressionEngine 3.5.10.

I am outputting a specific list of categories (category_group="1") from a channel of training courses (channel="training"). Followed by the list of courses assigned to that category. I have then used the Grid type field to store some details of when particular courses run, their price, etc. For example:

{exp:channel:categories category_group="1" style="linear" channel="training" show_empty="no"}


    {exp:channel:entries category="{category_id}"}

        <!-- Output name of course -->

        {training_booking_options}
            <!-- Output options for this course, e.g. price -->
            <a href="{path='contact-us'}">contact us</a>
        {/training_booking_options}

    {/exp:channel:entries}

{/exp:channel:entries}

Wherever I use {path=""} it is outputting the category URL path in the URL. For example: <a href="{path='contact-us'}">contact us</a> gives URL's such as:

I want the URL to be what I've put, i.e. http://dev.domain/contact-us regardless of the category it's within at the time the link is output.

Is this possible, or should I just abandon using path= and hardcode it like <a href="/contact-us">contact us</a>?

I don't want to use any of the "category name in URL" features for this particular section of the website. But there are other sections where I do want to use it. So I don't want a solution which disables it for the entire site!

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    I never use path, always use relative links, always.
    – stuartmcd69
    Commented Sep 22, 2017 at 4:59
  • I have to agree with that. I don't think {path=} does anything useful anyway. All it seems to do is prepend the base URL....to a URL string which you still have to define anyway! Doesn't seem very useful as obviously you can output the base URL with PHP anyway.
    – Andy
    Commented Sep 22, 2017 at 9:43

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The only way to do it I think will be to construct the URL from components. (as is clear from answer above) I'm not so clear on what your setup is, but something like this might work: 

{exp:channel:categories category_group="1" style="linear" channel="training" show_empty="no"}


    {exp:channel:entries category="{category_id}"}

        <!-- Output name of course -->

        {training_booking_options}
            <!-- Output options for this course, e.g. price -->
            <a href="{path='SITE_INDEX'}/contact-us/{category_url_title}">contact us</a>
        {/training_booking_options}

    {/exp:channel:entries}

{/exp:channel:entries}

HTH

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  • Unfortuantely this doesn't work. Did you try it? The URL's end up with the channel entry slug in them (as opposed to the category slug). So it's still not /contact-us, it's /contact-us/channel-entry-url. I don't think it's possible in EE so just going to hardcode a relative link.
    – Andy
    Commented Sep 21, 2017 at 8:28
  • ahah - I misunderstood your question :] - or rather what you were getting from the categories tag. The only way to do it I think will be to construct the URL from components. (as is clear from answer above) I'm not so clear on what your setup is, but something like this might work: <a href="{path='SITE_INDEX'}/contact-us/{category_url_title}">{category_name}</a> HTH
    – JCOGS Design
    Commented Sep 21, 2017 at 9:24

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