Opening catablog links in new windows (only sometimes)

If I understand you correctly you want to control the target attribute of the links on a per page basis. With the new CataBlog 1.2.5 this may be done with templates. This will be a three step process, but first make sure to upgrade to version 1.2.5 and get it working.

1. Make sure you have the target attribute set to _blank in the CataBlog Options.

2. Create two template files on your server at /wp-content/plugins/catablog/templates/views/. Name your files something like custom.htm and popup.htm. Edit these files so they contain the exact content from the CataBlog Options Template Tab textarea. Now remove the %LINK-TARGET% token from the custom.htm file. You now have two custom templates.

3. Go to your main page and add the template option to the shortcode like this, [catablog category="dogs" template="custom"]. Do the same thing for your sub-pages but make sure to set the template option to popup instead of custom. Do not include the file extension (.htm) in the shortcode.

Let me know if you get that working and if you have any problems.

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Hi kfs84,

Did my answer help you solve your problem? Where you able to implement CataBlog the way you wanted?

Hello,

I just recently started using your pluggin Catablog and like the potential of it. I just have a few questions, I am using it to display recipes, so I like the idea of displaying as a list as you show on the demo page. Where the pictures are on the left with a description on the right. But cannot seem to get that look, is it a template? Or is this done in CSS? Also how do I get each image to be a link to the recipe that I shared on a post?

Thanks so much,
Michelle

Hi Mcorso,

What you want to achieve most likely requires editing both the CataBlog template and some CSS. If you give me a link to your site I might be able to better troubleshoot your problems and continue to help you out.

here is my first bit of advice:

Firebug or Webkit Developer Tools:
Please download or enable this tools in your browser and familiarize yourself with it if you are not familiar. This will help you debug your site’s CSS so that the default template in CataBlog display correctly.

If you load the gallery template, there is an example of a primary image that will link to the catalog item’s link value. You may copy that anchor tag and image tag inside it (don’t forget the close anchor tag). Now load the default template and replace the %MAIN-IMAGE% token with the code you copied earlier. You main, or primary image will now be a link to whatever value you set. Keep in mind that sub images will still use the LightBox to display a larger version of the image.