How to reference FAQs in typed content?

[dubing]

I have a typed content page that describes several services we provide, for instance, file service, printing service, etc. Our mambo site has a FAQs content section which contains all the FAQs, for instance, file service FAQs, printing service FAQs, etc. Now here comes my question:

In the typed content page, how should I reference 'file service FAQs' when the file service is described? What I want is users should be pointed to the file services FAQs directly (not the top level FAQs page) when they get to the file service part in the typed content. Similar thing for other services and their FAQs.

I know each FAQ category has its own URL, but using fixed URL in typed content is not the way I want.

Any ideas? Thanks.

Bing

[Slixter]

but using fixed URL in typed content is not the way I want

Then how are you wanting to do it, the FAQ category link should never change so I don't see why you would not use it.

Slixter

[mediamechanix]

I use the Typed Content as a gateway to the FAQ and Tutorial sections or categories. For the typed content, I typical install a multi-row, multi-column table. I insert icons with a short text description representing each FAQ or tutorial and assign the URL used to access the FAQ content sections or categories. I usually center these images and text descriptions in the table cells.

You need to install the FAQ Content sections or categoires at least temporarility to copy their URLs from your browser address bar, then paste those URLS into the hyperlinks within Typed Content (both Images and Text in my example).

I have not had a chance to look at it yet, but Phil Taylor just released a new FAQ component (phil-taylor.com). You might want to take a look at it.

Originally Posted by dubing

I have a typed content page that describes several services we provide, for instance, file service, printing service, etc. Our mambo site has a FAQs content section which contains all the FAQs, for instance, file service FAQs, printing service FAQs, etc. Now here comes my question:

In the typed content page, how should I reference 'file service FAQs' when the file service is described? What I want is users should be pointed to the file services FAQs directly (not the top level FAQs page) when they get to the file service part in the typed content. Similar thing for other services and their FAQs.

I know each FAQ category has its own URL, but using fixed URL in typed content is not the way I want.

Any ideas? Thanks.

Bing

[dubing]

Thanks much for the response! Well, removing and re-adding the same FAQ category can change its URL. What I desire is to specify the link somehow more higher level in the typed content page:

content=FAQs category=print service

This way I don't need to know about where the print service FAQs are really located.
And then mambo does its job to replace the above thing with the actual URL.
I saw somebody mention moslink with a very rough example like this:

{moslink option=content task=view "Some Content"}

Not clear what it does. But from the surface, I think that's what I want. Can moslink be used for such a purpose? Moslink is not free, right?

Bing

[mediamechanix]

It's still a hyperlink. I have not used mosLink but from your description it's a wrapper for something like:

index.php?option=com_content&task=view&itemid=25&i d=305

If the menu id changes or the content id changes, you still have the same problem. HTML is based on hyperlinks. Regardless of what content, url or object you are addressing, it boils down to using a hyperlink to handle the linkage between static html pages or content embedded in dynamically generated pages. You are still passing variables from a destination to a target.

What would simplify the use of URLs is an intelligent weblinks manager with a link resolution tester. No one has built one yet for Mambo but they exist for other applications (e.g. osCommerce) or the standalone link manager, ssLinks. .

[dubing]

Much thanks again!

Ok, so apparently I did not use a good example (i.e. moslink) to express what I need. After looking more, I found that htmlarea2 published content add-on that's talked about on this thread http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthr...2&page=1&pp=10 meets my need, not completely though. Basically, end contributors don't have to know exact URL to reference a content page. It would be perfect for me if it can also reference categories. Right now, it can just reference individual content items.

Bing

[mediamechanix]

I believe that it is built into the opensource Htmlarea3_XTD editor. You might want to take a look at that. It's available on mosForge. The Docman link bot is also in that editor also.

Originally Posted by dubing

Much thanks again!

Ok, so apparently I did not use a good example (i.e. moslink) to express what I need. After looking more, I found that htmlarea2 published content add-on that's talked about on this thread http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthr...2&page=1&pp=10 meets my need, not completely though. Basically, end contributors don't have to know exact URL to reference a content page. It would be perfect for me if it can also reference categories. Right now, it can just reference individual content items.

Bing

[dubing]

Awesome! I feel so lucky that my mind was read exactly right. Your information helped remove a BIG obstacle on my way!

Bing