Default Children Template by Parent TV - modX Revolution Plugin

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defaultTemplateByParentTv

Plugin for modX Revolution

Set default template for children of a ressource

Author: Marc Loehe (boundaryfunctions)

Usage:

1. Paste this as new plugin and connect it to system event 'OnDocFormRender'.
2. Assign a new TV 'childDefaultTemplate' to each template, for which you want to define the default children template.
3. Set the newly created TV to type List Box and its 'Input Option Values' to: @SELECT `templatename` AS `name`,`id` FROM `[[+PREFIX]]site_templates` This will fetch all available templates from the db.
4. Have fun!

Changelog

2012-01-09

Fixed bug for compatibility with modX 2.2.0

2011-12-14

Initial release

defaultTemplateByParentTv.plugin.php

<?php
/**
 * =========================
 * defaultTemplateByParentTv
 * =========================
 *
 * Plugin for modX Revolution
 * Set default template for children of a ressource
 *
 * Author:
 * Marc Loehe (boundaryfunctions)
 * marcloehe.de
 *
 *
 * Usage:
 *
 * 1. Paste this as new plugin and connect it to system event
 *    'OnDocFormRender'.
 *
 * 2. Assign a new TV 'childDefaultTemplate' to each template,
 *    for which you want to define the default children template.
 *
 * 3. Set the newly created TV to type List Box and its 'Input Option
 *    Values' to:
 * 
 *    @SELECT `templatename` AS `name`,`id` FROM `[[+PREFIX]]site_templates`
 * 
 *    This will fetch all available templates from the db.
 *
 * 4. Have fun!
 *
 */
if ($modx->event->name == OnDocFormRender && $mode == modSystemEvent::MODE_NEW) {
  if ($parentId = $_REQUEST['parent']) {
    if ($parent = $modx->getObject('modResource', $parentId)) {
      if ($childTemplate = $parent->getTVValue('childDefaultTemplate')) {
        if (isset($modx->controller)) {
          $modx->controller->setProperty('template', $childTemplate);
        } else { // modX < 2.2.0
          $_REQUEST['template'] = $childTemplate;
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

I would suggest this @SELECT-binding to sort the template names like MODX does:
@SELECT templatenameASname,idFROM[[+PREFIX]]site_templatesORDER BYname ASC
Anyhow: Great script! It's in my standard toolbox. :-)

The event name should be placed in single quotes, because of the PHP notice: Use of undefined constant OnDocFormRender - assumed 'OnDocFormRender'.

This fixes it:

if ($modx->event->name == 'OnDocFormRender' && $mode ... 

This is a must-have.

Upload it to the modx extras catalog!

Seems to no longer be working. Just tried it on MODX 2.5