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What is selfLink?
selfLink is a simple snippet for MODx Revolution which can help create links or anchors to a page by direction like 'up', 'next' and 'previous'.
selfLink was first released on March 8, 2011 and was created by Bert Oost.
Requirements
selfLink was created as a Revolution snippet, and should function on all versions since 2.0.0. If you notice inconsistencies in certain versions, please inform the developer on the forum topic.
Download & Installation
To get started using the selfLink snippet, simply go to System -> Package Manager -> Add new extra -> provider: modxcms.com -> MODx add-ons -> Content and find selfLink. Download the package, and install it in the main package manager workspace.
Using selfLink
selfLink is an easy to use snippet which can be used in a few different ways using the parameters.
| Parameter | Description |
Default value |
|---|---|---|
| direction |
Enter one of the values like 'up', 'next' or 'previous |
|
| id |
(optional) Enter the ID of the resource where the link must be from |
Current page ID |
| tpl |
(optional) The chunkname to use for the link presentation |
<a href="...">Title</a> |
| linktext |
(optional) Alternative link text. When not entered, the resource pagetitle is used |
Examples
Minimum call for getting a link to the next resource in the tree
[[selfLink? &direction=`next`]]
External sources
Forum topic for selfLink 0.1-rc1: (soon)
Github repository: https://github.com/bertoost/MODx-SelfLink