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11        
Appendixes
11.1   In-tag Dictionary
Variable Tags
Format: <%[tag_name]:[tag_value]%>
Description: Variable tags will accept any value after
the Ä™:Å‚ and try to process it.
 
<%language: %>
Description:
Prints any language variable to the screen. If the variable is not defined,
prints a blank. The tag will read language variables from language.php in the
current language set.
Valid values:
Tag_value can be any variable (without the $) from language.php in the current
language set. Invalid value will not affect the system.
Scope:
Anywhere in the system
Result:
language text or blank
Processing:
Short
Example:
<%language:lu_welcome%> Will display “Welcome", if the default English
language set is used.
 
 
<%include: %>
Description:
Includes a template file. The file will be included as is and in all cases

no conditions are available for this tag. It has built-in prevention from getting
into a never-ending loop if you include the template itself.
Valid values:
Any template in the current theme. Use the exact file name without .tpl extension.
Invalid value will display error message “file not found [file name]" from the
current language file.
Scope:
Anywhere, but keep in mind that it will insert resulting HTML from the target
template and account for it.
Result:
processed template or text error
Processing:
Short
Example:
<%include:header%> Will include the HTML code from header.tpl
 
 
<%drop_results: %>
Description:
Displays a choice of the number of results to display. Should be used to restrict
the visitor on the number of links displayed per page. Useful on slow servers
to avoid long download time.
Valid value:
Tag_value can be any positive integer (Arabic) or “all" to display all results.
Note that invalid value will cause system errors.
Scope:
Within the HTML <Select> tag in sort_cats.tpl and sort_links.tpl
Result:
Extra choice in the drop down for each tag. System errors if wrong value.
Processing:
Short
Example: <%drop_results:5%> Will display 5 in
the drop down menu.
 
<%nav: %>
Description:
By default, it will provide a link to the template specified in the tag_value.
Similar to <%include: %>, however it will not process the template. There
are special cases. Returns
Valid value:
Any template from the current theme set. Use the exact file name without .tpl
extension. There are special values that will still load the appropriate templates,
but they will also do some required processing:

add_link
link
registration
add_review
review
These templates and
several others cannot be renamed.
Scope: Anywhere in the system.
Result: relative URL to be used within HTML <a>
tag
Processing: Short/Medium
Example:
<A href="<%nav:registration%>"> Click here to register
</a> Will display a proper link to the registration page
 
 



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