Conditional display based on parent post

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem: I would like to use conditional HTML to display some content based on whether or not the current User has created a post in some other custom post type.

Solution: You can use a View's built-in results found conditional to do this.

Create a View of Author posts, and apply any filters necessary to show the Author post related to the current profile.

In the Loop Output editor, include the new Book, Post, and other CRED form links just outside the wpv-loop tag, so that if any Author post is found, these CRED links will be displayed.

Instead of the "No items found" message, insert your New Author CRED form link. This means that no Author posts exists, so they need to create one. Example below:

[wpv-layout-start]
    [wpv-items-found]
    <!-- wpv-loop-start -->
     Link to book form
         Link to poster form
         ... etc...
          <wpv-loop></wpv-loop>
    <!-- wpv-loop-end -->
    [/wpv-items-found]
    [wpv-no-items-found]
        Link to author form
    [/wpv-no-items-found]
[wpv-layout-end]

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This topic contains 2 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by toolset-dave 7 years, 1 month ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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November 8, 2017 at 2:47 pm #587698

toolset-dave

Hi,

I have a profile page which has links to forms for creating child posts (lets say books, posters, paints) and one for the form for creating parent post (author). I would like to make a conditional display for links to child forms. They would show only if there is at least one (non specified author) parent post, which is in published state.

November 8, 2017 at 4:46 pm #587764

Christian Cox

Hi, you could use a filtered View's items-found and no-items-found to accomplish this.
- Create a View of Author posts, and apply any filters necessary to show the Author post related to the current profile.
- In the Loop Output editor, include the new Book, Post, and other CRED form links just outside the wpv-loop tag, so that if any Author post is found, these CRED links will be displayed.
- Instead of the "No items found" message, insert your New Author CRED form link. This means that no Author posts exists, so they need to create one. Example below:

[wpv-layout-start]
	[wpv-items-found]
	<!-- wpv-loop-start -->
	 Link to book form
         Link to poster form
         ... etc...
          <wpv-loop></wpv-loop>
	<!-- wpv-loop-end -->
	[/wpv-items-found]
	[wpv-no-items-found]
		Link to author form
	[/wpv-no-items-found]
[wpv-layout-end]

November 13, 2017 at 6:32 pm #589234

toolset-dave

Hi, thanks for help.