Group Types option display
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i need some advice or help about the following function. (i use BP 2.7 RC2)
While it display correctly a list of all typed groups, i want also that all different types stays together.
The list is sorting by alphatetical order group names as expected, but it seems more logic to get such a list sorted by types first – as we use a cutom group directory filter “by types”
To be clear, what i expect it this when i click on Order by: Types
Type A
– group 1
– group 2Type B
– group 1 (has 2 types allocated)
– group 3
– group 4Type C
…
and so on.I’m unable to add any array sort (or better i don’t know how to write the correct one) for this. I also haven’t found a BP filter (if exist)…
If somebody could tell me how to achieve this, it would be great ! (@boonebgorges, @r-a-y, @ ….)
// add a filter option on group directory function bpex_group_order_options() { if( bp_is_active( 'groups' ) && bp_is_groups_directory() ) { ?> <option value="gtype"><?php _e( 'Types', 'buddypress' ); ?></option> <?php } } add_action( 'bp_groups_directory_order_options', 'bpex_group_order_options' ); // my problem is with this function: //ajax query for group types function bpex_group_types_filter_ajax_querystring( $querystring = '', $object = '' ) { if( $object != 'groups' ) return $querystring; $defaults = array('type' => 'active' ); $bpex_querystring = wp_parse_args( $querystring, $defaults ); if( $bpex_querystring['type'] != 'gtype' ) return $querystring; // query types $q_types = bp_groups_get_group_types(); $bpex_querystring = array( 'group_type' => $q_types ); $bpex_querystring['type'] = 'alphabetical'; return apply_filters( 'bpex_gtq_filter_ajax_querystring', $bpex_querystring, $querystring ); } add_filter( 'bp_ajax_querystring', 'bpex_group_types_filter_ajax_querystring', 20, 2 );For those interested by extending their group directory for types, i wrote a tutorial (in french) with all snippets to get a tab for each type, displayable on the main group nav or on the new group type nav bar.
If you use the tabed types display, you don’t really need a the filter option to check only for typed groups. But if you don’t want tabs more tabs, by lack place or whatever, you may want to access them via the group directory filter.
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Thank you for these clarifications @boonebgorges
What you’re saying confirms point by point what i discovered while trying to built a custom group directory.
The sql trick (thank you for the syntax!) was my ultimate option to achieve it. But the price for this is – IMHO – too high in the actual group type stage.I won’t go this route simply for an order option display. And as you note, it may become confusing anyway if a group has more than one type assigned.
In my project, i have already all types as tab with a correct sort order. With this configuration i don’t need a type option (already explained in my previous post). And anything is happening on the same URL /site/groups.
But i added an option to show only groups having types. Ok, it is not grouped by types, but at least, i can see all typed group ONLY.
Adding colors helped me to see what’s going on – semantically discutable – but i was just testing, not seeking for a AAA award. By the way, it is possible to do, in case of a perticular need. 😉
This remark struggles me a bit:
Your use case is valid, but I don’t think it’s the only, or even the primary, use of group types.I don’t think that too ! But still now, i’m very unsure what a primary or other use case is. 😉
Here a screen shot of my group directory.
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