9.3. AutoStuffTM Entries
The following table provides a list of AutoStuff tags that can be used within Bistro along with a description of what they do, and which module(s) they are associated with.
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Module Association |
AutoStuffTM Tag Name Bounded by square brackets [....] |
Action Performed |
Target User |
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Website End User |
Website Producer |
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Articles Manager |
# RECENT ARTICLES |
Displays links to a specified number of articles |
X |
X |
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Articles Manager |
RANDOM ARTICLE |
Displays a link to one article, randomly selected from the Articles Manager database |
X |
X |
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Blog Module |
MOST RECENT BLOG POST LINK |
Displays a link to the most recent post. The title of the post is displayed as the text link |
X |
X |
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Blog Module |
LIST # TOP-RATED BLOG POSTS |
Displays a specified number of the top-rated posts (if module is configured with this option) |
X |
X |
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Blog Module |
LIST # RECOMMENDED BLOG POSTS |
Displays a specified number of recommended posts (if module is configured with this option) |
X |
X |
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Blog Module |
LIST # RECENTLY COMMENTED BLOG POSTS |
Displays a specified number of posts which have been recently commented |
X |
X |
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Blog Module |
LIST # RECENT BLOG POSTS |
Displays a specified number of items recently posted. |
X |
X |
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Blog Module |
MONTH LINKS |
Displays links of months that have archived posts. |
X |
X |
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Blog Module |
LIST OF TAGS |
Displays a list of reference tags added to posts |
X |
X |
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Blog Module |
BLOG POST RSS URL |
Displays the URL to access an RSS feed of posts made to your blog |
? |
X |
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Blog Module |
BLOG COMMENT RSS URL |
Displays the URL to access an RSS feed of comments made to your blog |
? |
X |
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Blog Module |
BLOG SEARCH |
Inserts and displays a blog search function box |
X |
X |
| Blog Module | BLOG DATE dateFormat | Displays the date of an individual blog posting, using the dateFormat (same format options as php's date() function. e.g. BLOG DATE m-d-y would result in the date formated in m-d-y format. |
? |
X |
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Contact Us Form |
CONTACT US FORM |
Embeds your form directly into another page |
X |
X |
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Contact Us Form |
CONTACT US FORM URL |
Displays the actual URL of the Contact Us Form |
? |
X |
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Contact Us Form |
CONTACT US FORM moduleId |
Embeds your form directly into another page |
X |
X |
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Contact Us Form |
CONTACT US FORM URL moduleId |
Displays the actual URL of the Contact Us Form |
? |
X |
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Events Manager |
# UPCOMING EVENTS |
Displays the specified number of upcoming events with date, event title, and intro text linked to the full listing |
X |
X |
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Events Manager |
MINI CALENDAR |
Inserts a pre-formatted mini calendar display for the current month. Dates in the month that have events listed will be linked to a page displaying all events scheduled for that that day |
X |
X |
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Events Manager |
NEXT EVENT |
Shows the future event closest to the current date as a link to the full listing |
X |
X |
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Links Manager |
# RECENT LINKS |
Displays a list of a specified number of links available in your Links Manager database |
X |
X |
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Links Manager |
RANDOM LINK |
Displays one link, randomly selected from your Links Manager database |
X |
X |
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Login Access System |
SIGN IN SIGN OUT CONTROL |
Displays a context-sensitive set of controls: if the visitor is not signed in, it displays the sign-in form. If the visitor is signed in, it displays a logout link/form |
X |
X |
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Login Access System |
LOGIN NAME |
Displays the user name or email address of the currently signed in Login |
X |
X |
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Login Access System |
SIGN OUT URL |
Displays the user specific logout URL |
? |
X |
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Login Access System |
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT URL |
Displays the user specific URL where a Login can change their password/email address |
? |
X |
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Login Access System |
FORGOTTEN PASSWORD URL |
Displays the URL for the forgotten password form |
? |
X |
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Login Access System |
WELCOME PAGE URL |
Displays the URL for the welcome page |
? |
X |
| Menu Manager | MENU | Displays the top level of the main menu of the site as a series of links - simply tags, ready to style | ? | X |
| Menu Manager | MENU WITH PIPES | Displays the top level of the main menu of the site as a series of tags separated by | (pipe) characters | ? | X |
| Menu Manager | MENU AS TABLE MENU AS HORIZONTAL TABLE |
Displays the top level of the menu as a row in a table. The tag MENU A TABLE is deprecated - please use MENU AS HORIZONTAL TABLE | ? | X |
| Menu Manager | MENU AS VERTICAL TABLE | Displays the top level of the main menu as a series of rows with 1 cell in a table. | ? | X |
| Menu Manager | MENU AS LIST | Displays the top level of the main menu as an unordered list. | ? | X |
| Menu Manager | MENU AS LIST WITH SUBMENUS | Displays the entire menu structure as nested unordere lists. This is useful for creating drop-down menus. | ? | X |
| Menu Manager | MENU AS LIST WITH ACTIVE SUBMENU | Displays the top level of the menu as an unordered list, including 1 nested unordered list, for the currently selected subMenu. | ? | X |
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Menu Manager |
SUBMENU |
Displays the top level of the main menu of the site as a series of links - simply tags, ready to style |
? |
X |
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Menu Manager |
SUBMENU WITH PIPES |
Displays the top level of the main menu of the site as a series of tags separated by | (pipe) characters |
? |
X |
| Menu Manager | SUBMENU AS LIST | Displays the top level of the main menu as an unordered list. | ? | X |
| Menu Manager | SUBMENU AS HORIZONTAL TABLE | Displays the top level of the menu as a row in a table. | ? | X |
| Menu Manager | SUBMENU AS VERTICAL TABLE | Displays the top level of the main menu as a series of rows with 1 cell in a table. | ? | X |
| Menu Manager | BREADCRUMBS | Displays the path to this item (through the menu), or through the selected sub menu, as a series of lins - simply tags - separated by the » character. The divider can be overwritten in your theme by setting the $theme['breadcrumbDivider'] variable to hold the HTML you want to use as a divider. | ? | X |
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News Manager |
# NEWS ITEMS |
Displays the number of recent news items you would like displayed, including the headline and summary for each |
X | X |
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News Manager |
# NEWS HEADLINES |
Displays the number of recent news headlines you would like displayed, including headline only |
X | X |
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News Manager |
NEWS RSS URL |
Inserts the URL for the News Manager's RSS feed |
? |
X |
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News Manager |
# NEWS HEADLINES FROM categoryName |
Displays the number of recent news headlines you would like displayed, including headline only- from a specific category and it's subcategories |
X |
X |
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News Manager |
# NEWS ITEMS FROM categoryName |
Displays the number of recent news headlines you would like displayed, including headline and summary - from a specific category and it's subcategories |
X |
X |
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Newsletter Manager |
NEWSLETTER MINI SUBSCRIBE BOX |
Inserts a box including fields for email address and name, and a "subscribe" button |
X |
X |
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Newsletter Manager |
NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBE BOX |
Inserts a box including fields for email address, name, other fields selected in the configuration, and a "subscribe" button |
X |
X |
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Online Store |
LIST # FEATURED PRODUCTS |
Inserts a list of a specified number of products identified as "featured" |
X |
X |
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Online Store |
SHOW # FEATURED PRODUCTS |
Inserts small display boxes for a specified number of products identified as "featured", including a thumbnail, short description and title |
X |
X |
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Online Store |
LIST # NEWEST PRODUCTS |
Inserts a list of a specified number of most recently added products |
X |
X |
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Online Store |
SHOW # NEWEST PRODUCTS |
Inserts small display boxes for a specified number of most recently added products, including thumbnail, short description and title |
X |
X |
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Online Store |
SHORT SHOPPING CART |
inserts a one-line shopping cart summary that outlines the number of products and the total value in the user's shopping cart |
X |
X |
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Online Store |
LONG SHOPPING CART |
inserts a longer summary including names and quantities of individual products in the user's shopping cart |
X |
X |
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Online Store |
# NEW PRODUCTS IN # DAYS |
Inserts the number of products added in the last specified number of days |
X |
X |
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Online Store |
NUMBER OF PRODUCTS |
Inserts the total number of products available in the online store |
X |
X |
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Online Store |
NUMBER OF CATEGORIES |
Inserts the total number of categories in the online store |
X |
X |
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Page Manager |
PAGE id TITLE |
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? |
X |
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Page Manager |
PAGE id URL |
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? |
X |
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Page Manager |
PAGE id CONTENT |
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? |
X |
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Product Catalog |
RANDOM PRODUCT |
Displays a link to a randomly selected product |
X |
X |
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Product Catalog |
PRODUCT id SUMMARY |
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? |
X |
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Product Catalog |
PRODUCT id DETAILS |
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? |
X |
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Product Catalog |
PRODUCT id URL |
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? |
X |
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Product Catalog |
CATEGORY id URL |
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? |
X |
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Product Catalog |
NUMBER OF PRODUCTS |
Displays the number of products in the catalog |
X |
X |
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Product Catalog |
NUMBER OF CATEGORIES |
Displays the number of categories in the catalog |
X |
X |
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Product Catalog |
LIST TOP LEVEL CATEGORIES |
Displays a list of top level categories in the catalog |
X |
X |
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Product Catalog |
# FEATURED PRODUCTS |
Displays a short listing of the specified number of featured products |
X |
X |
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Product Catalog |
# FEATURED CATEGORIES |
Displays a short listing of the specified number of featured categories |
X |
X |
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Product Catalog |
# NEWEST PRODUCTS |
Displays a list of a specified number of the most recently added products in the catalog |
X |
X |
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Product Catalog |
CATALOG SEARCH |
Displays a search field and search button to search the catalog |
X |
X |
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Profile Manager |
# FEATURED PROFILES |
Displays the specified number of random full profiles that have been marked as featured |
X |
X |
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Profile Manager |
# FEATURED PROFILE SUMMARIES |
Displays the specified number of random profile summaries marked as featured |
X |
X |
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Profile Manager |
NEWEST PROFILE |
Displays the full profile created most recently |
X |
X |
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Profile Manager |
NEWEST PROFILE SUMMARY |
Displays the summary for the most recently created profile |
X |
X |
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Profile Manager |
# RANDOM PROFILES |
Displays the specified number of random full profiles |
X |
X |
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Profile Manager |
# RANDOM PROFILES SUMMARIES |
Displays the specified number of random profile summaries |
X |
X |
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Profile Manager |
id PROFILE |
Displays the full entry for the profile with ID indicated |
? |
X |
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Real Estate Listings Manager |
FEATURED PROPERTIES |
Displays listings that have been marked as featured |
X |
X |
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Real Estate Listings Manager |
# NEW LISTINGS |
Displays the specified number of most recently added listings |
X |
X |
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Real Estate Listings Manager |
# RECENTLY SOLD LISTINGS |
Displays the specified number of recently sold listings |
X |
X |
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Real Estate Listings Manager |
# LISTINGS |
Displays the total number of listings in the listings manager |
X |
X |
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Simple Image Gallery |
IMAGE GALLERY |
Displays your thumbnail images on the page |
X |
X |
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Simple Image Gallery |
IMAGE SLIDESHOW |
Displays your full size images in an automatic slideshow, where the images fade from one image to the next |
X |
X |
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Simple Image Gallery |
THUMBNAIL SLIDESHOW |
Displays a slideshow on your page as described above, but with the thumbnail versions of your images |
X |
X |
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Simple Image Gallery |
RANDOM IMAGE |
Displays a random thumbnail image from the gallery. This image serves as a link to the whole gallery |
X |
X |
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Sponsor Manager |
SPONSOR LOGO SLIDESHOW |
Displays a slideshow on your page of the sponsor logos entered into your sponsor manager |
X |
X |
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Testimonials Manager |
# RECENT TESTIMONIALS |
Displays links to a specified number of the most recent testimonials |
X |
X |
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Testimonials Manager |
RANDOM TESTIMONIAL QUOTE |
Displays the complete text of a randomly selected testimonial |
X |
X |
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Testimonials Manager |
RANDOM TESTIMONIAL AUTHOR |
Displays the author only of a randomly selected testimonial |
X |
X |
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Testimonials Manager |
RANDOM TESTIMONIAL POSITION |
Displays the title only of a randomly selected testimonial |
X |
X |
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Testimonials Manager |
RANDOM TESTIMONIAL ORGANIZATION |
displays the organization only of a randomly selected testimonial |
X |
X |