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scottmt
Sep 24 2003, 11:12 AM
Hi! Hope i dont get booed for the ulta-noob question.

All I want is a list in my sidebar that has each category and under those a list for each entry in that category.

help me movabletype.org forums, you're my only hope.

thanks tons in advance everyone - peace!
jayseae
Sep 24 2003, 11:15 AM
Try something like this:

CODE
<MTArchiveList archive_type="Category">
<MTEntries>
<$MTEntryTitle$><br />
</MTEntries>
</MTArchiveList>

Add formatting/links/etc as needed.
ited
Sep 24 2003, 07:39 PM
Hi,
I pasted the above code into my main index page/template, just as it appears above.
When I tried to build it I got:

"Build error in template 'Main Index': Error in tag: The archive type specified in MTArchiveList ('Category') is not one of the chosen archive types in your blog configuration."

What does it mean and how do I fix it?

please and thanks.
arvind
Sep 24 2003, 09:06 PM
Go to your weblog config > Archving > then check the categories archives. After that on the mt sidebar click categories. Add all the cateogy name you want. Then put entries in those categories and then rebuild your whole site !
SaraD
Nov 14 2003, 09:53 AM
QUOTE (jayseae @ Sep 24 2003, 11:15 AM)
Try something like this:

CODE
<MTArchiveList archive_type="Category">
<MTEntries>
<$MTEntryTitle$><br />
</MTEntries>
</MTArchiveList>

Add formatting/links/etc as needed.

please backup on this. Add links? To what?

any help much appreciated.
jayseae
Nov 14 2003, 10:14 AM
QUOTE
please backup on this. Add links? To what?


Add whatever formatting or whatever you might like to include in the list. If you want each entry to be a link, add the appropriate anchor tags. If you want to format them in a certain color, add style references. That sort of thing. This snippet just produces a list - it doesn't do anything fancy, such as the links or the styling or whatever.
youthurban
Nov 14 2003, 01:30 PM
Alternative:

I've used a 'Jump Menu'. Take a looK.

The code used--

CODE
<form action="" >
<select onchange="document.location=options[selectedIndex].value;" style="background-color:#333;font-size:9;color:#FFF;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
<option value="">PICK</option>
<MTArchiveList archive_type="Category">
<option value="<$MTArchiveLink$>"><$MTArchiveTitle$></option>
</MTArchiveList>
</select>
<noscript><input type="submit" value="go" /></noscript>
</form>


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