Get Current url with Variable

[SpecTech]

Hi,

im trying to add the canoninical tag to my website and to do this I need to get the current page url so if im on "about us" display "http://www.store.com/acatalog/about_us.html" in the layout.

does anyone have any ideas on how to put the current page url into the layout using a variable of some sort?

Thanks,
Simon

[malbro]

Hi,

im trying to add the canoninical tag to my website and to do this I need to get the current page url so if im on "about us" display "http://www.store.com/acatalog/about_us.html" in the layout.

does anyone have any ideas on how to put the current page url into the layout using a variable of some sort?

Thanks,
Simon

The variable CatalogURL gives the details up to the last / in the URL if you add the SectionPageName variable to it you will have the current URL.

 <actinic:variable name="CatalogURL" /><actinic:variable name="SectionPageName" />

This only works if you have setup the domain details in Network Settings

[graphicz]

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22PageType%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%27Brochure%27" >
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsBrochureHomePage%22%20%2f%3e" >
<link rel="canonical" href="<actinic:variable name="WebSiteURL" />" />	
</actinic:block>	
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22PageType%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%27Brochure%27" >
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsBrochureHomePage%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20false">
<link rel="canonical" href="<actinic:variable name="CatalogURL" /><actinic:variable name="BrochurePageURL" />" />
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22PageType%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%22Section%22" >
	<link rel="canonical" href="<actinic:variable name="CatalogURL" /><actinic:variable name="SectionPageName" />" />
</actinic:block>

You will get the odd spurious error red box which will appear then dissappear (TheIsBrochureHomePageVariable has been placed etc etc....)

Have fun!

[Tezzflyer]

Hi There I am trying to something similar with a 'add page to favourites' script,
Using single product per page, I need the url of the product page in a variable.
does anyone know of a way of doing this?
the Page Title bit is Easy, but the product page URL has got me stumped!
below is the line of script i need to get right..


<a href="javascript:bookmarksite(' Page Title', 'product page url')">Add to <br />Favourites!</a>

[graphicz]

I think it's this - perhaps someone can check?

<script language='JavaScript'>

function addbookmark()
{
bookmarkurl='http://www.yourdomain.com'
bookmarktitle='Your domain'
if (document.all)
window.external.AddFavorite(bookmarkurl,bookmarktitle)
}
    </script>

[NormanRouxel]

Terry,

Already answered in your V11 thread.

It's best not to double post as it annoys key contributors.