Snippet: Template logic to exclude a content object node from menus

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Problem

I have many folders in the root eZ publish content tree (or elsewhere) which I do not want to be displayed in the menu.

Is there any way to add a folder to to eZ publish without it showing up in the top menus?

Solution

Using the eZ publish administrator, select Setup→Classes.

Edit your folder class and add checkbox called “Show in menu” (show_in_menu) By default checkbox is checked.

Then replace code in 'design/base/templates/menu/double_top.tpl' If you using double top menu.

{section show=eq( sum( $menu.index, 1 ), $menuitems|count )}
                        <li class="last {eq( $module_result.path[1].node_id, $menu.node_id )|choose( '', 'selected' )}"><div class="spacing"><a href={$menu.url_alias|ezurl}>{$menu.name|wash}</a></div></li>
                {section-else}
                    <li {eq( $module_result.path[1].node_id, $menu.node_id )|choose( '', 'class="selected"' )}><div class="spacing"><a href={$menu.url_alias|ezurl}>{$menu.name|wash}</a></div></li>
                {/section}

With

{section show=$menu.object.data_map.show_in_menu.data_int}
                {section show=eq( sum( $menu.index, 1 ), $menuitems|count )}
                        <li class="last {eq( $module_result.path[1].node_id, $menu.node_id )|choose( '', 'selected' )}"><div class="spacing"><a href={$menu.url_alias|ezurl}>{$menu.name|wash}</a></div></li>
                {section-else}
                    <li {eq( $module_result.path[1].node_id, $menu.node_id )|choose( '', 'class="selected"' )}><div class="spacing"><a href={$menu.url_alias|ezurl}>{$menu.name|wash}</a></div></li>
                {/section}
        {/section}

If you usign design/base/templates/menu/flat_top menu replace

{section show=eq( sum( $menu.index, 1 ), $menuitems|count )}
                <li class="last {eq( $module_result.path[1].node_id, $menu.node_id )|choose( '', 'selected' )}"><div class="spacing"><a href={$menu.url_alias|ezurl}>{$menu.name|wash}</a></div></li>
                {section-else}
                <li {eq( $module_result.path[1].node_id, $menu.node_id )|choose( '', 'class="selected"' )}><div class="spacing"><a href={$menu.url_alias|ezurl}>{$menu.name|wash}</a></div></li>
                {/section}

With

{section show=$menu.object.data_map.show_in_menu.data_int}
                {section show=eq( sum( $menu.index, 1 ), $menuitems|count )}
                <li class="last {eq( $module_result.path[1].node_id, $menu.node_id )|choose( '', 'selected' )}"><div class="spacing"><a href={$menu.url_alias|ezurl}>{$menu.name|wash}</a></div></li>
                {section-else}
                <li {eq( $module_result.path[1].node_id, $menu.node_id )|choose( '', 'class="selected"' )}><div class="spacing"><a href={$menu.url_alias|ezurl}>{$menu.name|wash}</a></div></li>
                {/section}
{/section}

If show_in_menu flag is set to true (checked) item is show in menu.

Special thanks to participants: Negin Javadi, Gabriel Ambuehl, Lukasz Serwatka

References

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