List of dynamic content by category

Posted by Community Admin on 28-Jan-2014 00:00

Using module builder, I created a module called Vendors. Each vendor has one or more categories. I'd like to create a control that diplays as follows:

Category 1
Vendor 1
Vendor 2
Vendor 3

Category 2
Vendor 1
Vendor 4
Vendor 5
etc.

How would I achieve this?

Posted by Community Admin on 31-Jan-2014 00:00

Hi Amanda,

I believe that you can achieve your scenario using the default widget which Module builder creates for your module. I have recorded a short video demonstrating the solution which I think can be helpful.

http://screencast.com/t/TYRc4rpNH

Regards,
Kaloyan
Telerik

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Posted by Community Admin on 31-Jan-2014 00:00

Hi Kaloyan,
That would work, but requires the end user to add multiple widgets to the page for each category which is not ideal.

I did find a way to do it with an external template an radlistview/repeater. Below is my code for anyone who might want it.

Ascx

<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="AffiliatebyCategory.ascx.cs" Inherits="SitefinityWebApp.Controls.AffiliatebyCategory" %>

<%@ Register TagPrefix="sf" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.PublicControls.BrowseAndEdit" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity" %>

<%@ Register TagPrefix="sf" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.ContentUI" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity" %>

<%@ Register TagPrefix="sf" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.Comments" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity" %>

<%@ Register TagPrefix="sf" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.Fields" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity" %>

<%@ Register TagPrefix="sf" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity" %>

<%@ Register Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.Comments.Web.UI.Frontend" TagPrefix="sf" %>

<%@ Register TagPrefix="telerik" Namespace="Telerik.Web.UI" Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" %>

<%@ Import Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI" %>

<telerik:RadListView ID="dynamicContentListView" ItemPlaceholderID="ItemsContainer" runat="server" OnItemDataBound="rptrParent_ItemDataBound">

<LayoutTemplate>

<asp:PlaceHolder ID="ItemsContainer" runat="server" />

</LayoutTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>

<h2> <asp:Label ID="Literal5" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Title") %>'></asp:Label> </h2>

<asp:Repeater ID="rptrChild" runat="server">

<HeaderTemplate><ul></HeaderTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>

<li><sf:DetailsViewHyperLink ID="DetailsViewHyperLink" TextDataField="Title" runat="server" data-sf-field="Title" data-sf-ftype="ShortText" /> <%# Eval("City") %>, <%# Eval("State") %></li>

</ItemTemplate>

<FooterTemplate></ul></FooterTemplate>

</asp:Repeater>

</ItemTemplate>

</telerik:RadListView>

<sf:Pager id="pager" runat="server"></sf:Pager>

<asp:PlaceHolder ID="socialOptionsContainer" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>

cs

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

using Telerik.Sitefinity.Taxonomies;

using Telerik.Sitefinity.Taxonomies.Model;

using Telerik.Sitefinity.DynamicModules;

using Telerik.Sitefinity.Utilities.TypeConverters;

using System.Linq;

using Telerik.OpenAccess;

using Telerik.Sitefinity.Model;

using Telerik.Web.UI;

using Telerik.Sitefinity.Model.ContentLinks;

using Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.Libraries;

namespace SitefinityWebApp.Controls

public partial class AffiliatebyCategory : System.Web.UI.UserControl

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

var taxonomyMgr = TaxonomyManager.GetManager();

Taxon amTaxon = GetCategoryByTitle("Affiliate Member");

IList<HierarchicalTaxon> subCategories = taxonomyMgr.GetTaxa<HierarchicalTaxon>().Where(t => t.Parent.Id == amTaxon.Id).OrderBy(t => t.Title).ToList();

dynamicContentListView.DataSource = subCategories;

dynamicContentListView.DataBind();

public string GetImageUrl(string propertyName)

var contentLinks = Eval(propertyName) as ContentLink[];

var imageContentLink = contentLinks.FirstOrDefault();

var librariesManager = LibrariesManager.GetManager();

var currentImage = librariesManager.GetImage(imageContentLink.ChildItemId);

return currentImage.MediaUrl;

public Taxon GetCategoryByTitle(string title)

var taxonomyMgr = TaxonomyManager.GetManager();

HierarchicalTaxonomy category = taxonomyMgr.GetTaxonomies<HierarchicalTaxonomy>().Where(x => x.Name == "Categories").SingleOrDefault();

if (category == null)

return null;

return category.Taxa.Where(x => x.Title == title).SingleOrDefault();

public Taxon GetCategoryByID(Guid id)

var taxonomyMgr = TaxonomyManager.GetManager();

HierarchicalTaxonomy category = taxonomyMgr.GetTaxonomies<HierarchicalTaxonomy>().Where(x => x.Name == "Categories").SingleOrDefault();

if (category == null)

return null;

return category.Taxa.Where(x => x.Id == id).SingleOrDefault();

protected void rptrParent_ItemDataBound(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.RadListViewItemEventArgs e)

RadListViewItem item = e.Item;

if ((item.ItemType == RadListViewItemType.DataItem) || (item.ItemType == RadListViewItemType.AlternatingItem))

Repeater rptrChild = (Repeater)item.FindControl("rptrChild");

Guid catid = new Guid(DataBinder.Eval(((RadListViewDataItem)e.Item).DataItem, "Id").ToString());

Taxon amTaxon = GetCategoryByID(catid);

DynamicModuleManager dynamicModuleManager = DynamicModuleManager.GetManager();

Type vendorType = TypeResolutionService.ResolveType("Telerik.Sitefinity.DynamicTypes.Model.VendorResourceGuide.Vendor");

var myItems = dynamicModuleManager.GetDataItems(vendorType)

.Where(d => d.GetValue<TrackedList<Guid>>("Category").Contains(amTaxon.Id)

&& d.Status == Telerik.Sitefinity.GenericContent.Model.ContentLifecycleStatus.Live);

rptrChild.DataSource = myItems;

rptrChild.DataBind();

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