Output Modifier & SimpleSearch Lexicon

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1

I’m trying to use an output modifier in the SS lexicon simplesearch.results_found to further customize the current message and display a slightly different version based on where the user searches.

For example, when the user searches a specific folder (e.g. parent=2, parent=3, or parent=4) they will see one message, and when they search the entire site (parent=0) they will see a slightly modified one.

Here’s the current message which works great:

[[+count]] article[[!pluralFilter? &count=[[+total]]]] with the term “[[+text]]” in [[!GetTitle]].

I just need to tweak it a tiny bit since there is nothing for [[!GetTitle]] to return for parent=0 so I want to hardcode an adjustment.

This is just a guess but since I’m using [[!getUrlParam]] as part of the SS form I was thinking maybe the output modifier could be written to check which parent was searched (parent=0, parent=2 etc.) and use that to display the correct message.

For example, (I know this does not work but you get the idea): [[!getUrlParam:is=parent=0:then=my custom message:else=[[!GetTitle]] ]]

Possible? If not then any other method will suffice.

2

Assuming that [[!GetTitle]] is a custom snippet you wrote, isn’t it just simpler to adjust that snippet than to use an output modifier?

3

If you really want to use an output modifier, this is the correct syntax:

[[!getUrlParam:is=`0`:then=`my custom message`:else=`[[!GetTitle]]`? &name=`parent`]]
4

It is a custom snippet but I didn’t write it. If I remember correctly it was most likely @bobray.

$fields = array('name' => 'parent');
$docId = (int) $modx->runSnippet('getUrlParam', $fields);
 
$query = $modx->newQuery('modResource', $docId);
$query->select('pagetitle');
return $modx->getValue($query->prepare());
5

So you already run the snippet getUrlParam in this code.

$docId = (int) $modx->runSnippet('getUrlParam', $fields);

Check if $docId is equal to 0 and return your custom message:

if ($docId == 0){
    return 'my custom message';
}
6

Absolutely perfect.

It didn’t occur to me to modify the snippet. Much cleaner.

Thank you.