Extract Content From Repeater to another page?

[quickjeff]

Hi Guys, I am absolutely loving Processwire but need some assistance in a custom build. 

I have created a repeater for an internal page. I need to pull the data using GET or some other way to display the first five repeated sets onto my home page for my featured items section. 

Is this possible?

If so, any examples? Guidance?

Your help is much appreciated! 

[diogo]

Hi Jeff, welcome to PW!

No need for ajax, you can do it like this on your home template:

$featured = $pages->get("/repeaters/page/")->repeater->find("limit=5");
 

[quickjeff]

Awesome!

Thank you for the warm welcome! 

I will give it a try now. 

[diogo]

I don't want to alarm you, but suddenly you turned into Mr. Bean! Have a look in the mirror.

[quickjeff]

Mr. Bean!!! Had to use that pic, its classic!

- Diogo, I am having some issues. 

Here is the repeater I have on a template labeled bands.php

I need to pull the first 5 in the list.  The repeater is used to create a band event page for my client, therefore there can be as many as 30 repeated on this page.  I just want the home page displaying 5, the first 5 in the list. 

Any light on this?

<?php foreach($page->band_performance as $band_performances) {
    echo " <article class='4u special'><header><h2>{$band_performances->band_date}</h2>";    
    echo "<h3>{$band_performances->band_title}</h3>";
    
    if(count($band_performances->band_image)) {$image = $band_performances->band_image->getRandom();
	echo "<a href='{$band_performances->band_website_url}' target='_blank' class='image featured'>
	<img src='{$image->url}' width='368' height='300' alt=' '/></a></header>";
    echo "<p>{$band_performances->band_description}</p>";
    echo "<p>Charge: {$band_performances->band_cover_charge}</p>";
    echo "<p>Time: {$band_performances->band_hours}</p>";
    echo "<footer><a href='{$band_performances->band_website_url}' class='button' target='_blank'>More Info.</a></footer></article>";
  
} 

	
?>

[Roope]

You can use same find method that diogo posted:

$featured = $page->band_performance->find("limit=5");

Or you can use slice method to get number of results you need:

$featured = $page->band_performance->slice(0,5);

http://cheatsheet.processwire.com/#pagearray-wirearray

[diogo]

And you have to change $page to  the page you want. The example that I gave above would get the page by name, buy you can get it by ID also $pages->get(1654) besides other ways using the different selectors. The only info that I have from you about that page is the template. Assuming that that's the only page using that template, this should work for you:

<?php foreach($pages->get("template=bands")->band_performance->find("limit=5") as $band_performances) {
 

edit: get() returns the first page found that matches the selectors, while find() returns an array (pageArray) with all matches for the selectors.

[quickjeff]

Wow guys, absolutely works now! 

Best team ever here! 

You guys have helped a lot thank you so much!