Any widget for Classifications (Categories)?

Srinivasa_Rao_Nalluri

ChannelSelectCCE widget is to pick a channel. ContentSelectCCE is to pick a content item. Like that is there any widget to pick a category?

If not existing, do you have any idea how to implement/create this?

thanks
Srini

Evan_Bench

Quoted Srinivasa Rao Nalluri on 2013-06-11 09:02:

ChannelSelectCCE widget is to pick a channel. ContentSelectCCE is to pick a content item. Like that is there any widget to pick a category?

If not existing, do you have any idea how to implement/create this?

thanks
Srini

Option1:

The easiest way is to use the SQL class that comes with CCE widget examples, then configure a DataSelectCCE Widget to use that Reference class, then configure the misc tab on the CCE widget to select from Categories table.

OR

Option 2:

Add an attribute to your type that reads the categories table.

In either case, the person who creates the content can select a category from the input form.

You'll want to improve the rendering however (perhaps to allow multi-select or even to present the category tree using the same code that is used in the category tab on the CI property pages.

OR

Option 3:

An even better solution is to extend the Cif JSP and include some nice Taxonomy API-based code to present the Category tree in the Content Input form (instead of the somewhat difficult to get to Categories tab. This makes the most sense, yes?

Evan