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clemlith
Expert
11 years ago
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Knowing if a custom content is empty or not

Hi Everyone, I love custom content because they allow me to push something live without having to go through studio and doing a studio push.   I wondering if there is a way to know if a custom con...
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    PaoloT
    11 years ago

    Hi clemlith 

     

    I am assuming you are asking for a way to do this programmatically - as the Admin section will tell you if the element has content at that level of the community structure.

     

    If I am correct, then you may want to have a look at this TKB article that explains how you can retrieve the custom content (or test for the absence of it) using the REST API.

     

    I hope this helps!

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iftomkins
Maven
11 years ago

clemlith I did eventually find a solution that works in most situations. There are still times when it's difficult to create conditionals based on where the user is (such as if an idea board and a forum board have the same exact id, which is possible). I was provided with a snippet and explanation in this thread, which will hopefully help.

 

 

 

 

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clemlith
Expert
11 years ago

iftomkinsThanks for the additional information. I think you're right it seems that there is always tricky case.

I don't know if you noticed it but there is a json object called LITHIUM.CommunityJsonObject which contains various usefull informations such as the current node id. You may see it in details whan you display the source code of the lithosphere.

But it would be usefull only if you need it on the client side.

 

Best,

Clement