How do I extract values from $Head

In an attempt to make my site a bit more SEO friendly I would like to extract values from {asset name='Head'} to use elsewhere in the body of the template.

The first problem I have is how do I extract info from {asset name='Head'} ?
As an example, I would like to use the contents of <title> in the body of my document.
a bit "grep'ing" shows me this: Gdn_Format::Text($Title)
Is it relevant ? can I use this variable somewhere else?

that's problem 1.

Problem 2:
Smarty templates .. never really bothered to learn them :) lazy I know.
BUt I've discovered pretty quickly that I can't use php directly in the tpl.
How and what do I do if I want do something simple like <?php echo "some text here" ?> which clearly does not work in a tpl
more specifically I would like to <?php echo Gdn_Format::Text($Title); ?>

Appreciate any help.

vegano

may this helps a little:

http://www.smarty.net/syntax_comparison

TerminalAddict

well that helped writing some code in my templates .. thanks.

I still haven't figured out how to get any stuff out of {asset name='Head'}
I'd like to be able to use the title elsewhere

TerminalAddict

bump @Mark maybe?

Mark

There are *many* ways to skin a cat :)

First, you don't have to use the smarty version of the template file. You can choose to use a straight-up PHP version. For an example, grab this file and use it instead of your master.tpl: /applications/dashboard/views/default.master.php

With that, you'll be able to use pure PHP in your master view.

Second, depending on what you're going for, there are easier ways to get it. For example, the value in the title tag is built using the head module's Title() method. You can get it's value by going $this->Head->Title(); in the master view.

What other values are you trying to access?

TerminalAddict

thanks @Mark .. this put me in the right direction

on to my next question :) about standard="1"

Mark

Is that question in this discussion?

TerminalAddict

Nah mate. Just saying thanks for your help :)