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    Posted by Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist posts: 8633 Israel

    I need to count all the files from one or several files galleries using the wikiplugin list in a smarty template.

    If I use the usual {output template=count} it count just the object not the object inside.

    IE: I have 3 sub-galleries with a total of 8 pictures.

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    Gallery pictures (id1)
--Gallery 2019
---- file1
---- file2
---- file3
-- Gallery 2020
---- file4
---- file5
---- file6
-- Gallery 2021
---- file7
---- file8


    If I use {filter content="1" field="gallery_id"} it will return "3" but what I’m looking for is the files count "8".

    I could hardcode each gallery_id and create an addition of results but it will be fragile and... dull.

    Is there a smart way to ?

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    Posted by Jonny Bradley posts: 126886 United Kingdom

    Hi B

    Nice puzzle!

    I think i would do the following:

    • Smarty capture the output of list:
      • type = filegallery
      • gallery_id = 1
      • output object_id + " or "


    ...so you end up with a string containing (for example) "4 or 5 or 6 or "

    • Then do another plugin list with:
      • type = file
      • gallery_id = "4 or 5 or 6 or " + "1" (i.e. the string you captured above with the parent galleryId added on the end)
      • output whatever you need from the files


    Does that make sense?

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    Posted by Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist posts: 8633 Israel

    Yes that make sense, thank you.

    Was kind’of plan B as I had hope we have a nice Plan A.

    … When we rebuilt the index we have a number of files calculated I had hope I can refactor part of the code.

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    Posted by Jonny Bradley posts: 126886 United Kingdom

    If you just want to count all the files and don't care where they are then just filter by that:

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    {LIST()}
  {filter type="file"}
{LIST}


    e.g.

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