How to add authors to your articles?

[taoguang]

Hello, How to add authors to your articles?

ex you want to create a book library management system.

Now i add a new page named authors, then add many authors in it.

add a new page named books,then add many books in it.

in book template, i add new field named author, and add link to the author page in the authors.

Can anyone tell me how to complete it step by step?

[Zeka]

Hi @taoguang

Lest assume that you have this structure

Books ( template: books )
- Book ( template: book )
- Book 1 ( template: book )

Authors ( template: authors )
- Author ( template: author) 
- Author 1 ( template: author) 

So to link author page to its books you have to create two page-reference fields: books and authors. 

The 'books' fields should use 'book' template as the selector and 'authors' field should use 'author' template as the selector. 

Then add 'books' field to 'author' template and 'authors' field to 'book' template'.

Also, you can use this module https://modules.processwire.com/modules/connect-page-fields/ You can find why it would be helpful for your purpose by reading the description on its page.

[taoguang]

Thank you zeka, I'll try it now!

[taoguang]

How to write book's template?

<?php 
		echo "<h1>" . $page->title . "</h1>";
		echo "<h3>" . $page->author . "</h3>";
?>

it just print author's id, i want print author's name and and add a link to author's page.

[Zeka]

@taoguang

It depends on your Page Refference field settings. If you have set 'Multiple pages', so to output author names 

foreach($page->authors as $author) {
	echo $author->title;
}

If 'Single page' 

echo $page->author->title;

 

[taoguang]

yes,thank you. I had finish book's and author's page.

book:

<?php 
	echo "<h1>" . $page->title . "</h1>";
	foreach($page->author as $author) {
		echo "<h3><a href=\"$author->url\">" . $author->title . "</a></h3>";
	}
?>

author:

<?php
	echo "<h1>" . $page->title . "</h1>";
	echo "<h2>books:</h2>";
	$id = $page->get('id');
	$results = $pages->find("author=$id, limit=20");
	foreach($results as $r) {
		echo "<a href=\"$r->url\">$r->title</a>";
	}
?>

And can be linked to each other, but i just add one page-reference field: author.

is it ok?