# 3 level deep navigation tags **URL:** \ **Category:** Radiant CMS\ **Created:** [June 5, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/3-level-deep-navigation-tags/106052 "2007-06-05T23:20:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave4c03)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/3-level-deep-navigation-tags/106052/1 "2007-06-05T23:20:17Z")
I would like to convert [http://sanjosechiropractic.com/](http://sanjosechiropractic.com/) to a radiant based site. However, it seems to me radiant does not yet have navigation tags to deal with a 3 level deep menu. For example, see » Home[http://sanjosechiropractic.com/index.html](http://sanjosechiropractic.com/index.html)» About Chiropractic [http://sanjosechiropractic.com/chiropractic.html](http://sanjosechiropractic.com/chiropractic.html) » Straights and Mixers for the sort of menu structure required. What is the current status of work being done in this area? I know it is possible to solve the problem by hard coding the menu information into the site. however, that is unacceptable, I need to generate all navigational menus from the radiant file structure. ---
**Author:** ![dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave4c03)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/3-level-deep-navigation-tags/106052/2 "2007-06-06T07:57:10Z")
I got a \*undefined tag `if\_ancestor\_or\_self’. \*I found your email at [http://lists.radiantcms.org/pipermail/radiant/2006-September/001968.html](http://lists.radiantcms.org/pipermail/radiant/2006-September/001968.html). Is the code in your email all that is required to define the if\_ancestor\_or\_self tag? ---
**Author:** ![dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave4c03)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/3-level-deep-navigation-tags/106052/3 "2007-06-06T00:02:23Z")
Dave, Check back through the mailing-list archives for information about the sitemap snippet. It does most of what you want. @Marty H. - would you be willing to share the working code for the if\_ancestor tag? I haven’t looked at it in a while. Sean ---
**Author:** ![dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave4c03)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/3-level-deep-navigation-tags/106052/4 "2007-06-06T14:27:06Z")
Dave, Here’s some updated code that will work with 0.6. Keep in mind this doesn’t describe how to hook it up. tag ‘if\_ancestor\_or\_self’ do page = tag.globals.actual\_page ancestors = page.ancestors context\_page = tag.locals.page tag.expand if context\_page == page || ancestors.include?(context\_page) end Sean ---
**Author:** ![dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave4c03)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/3-level-deep-navigation-tags/106052/5 "2007-06-06T16:29:37Z")
I have a plugin that gives you tags that you need to make nested navigation: [http://svn.artofmission.com/svn/plugins/radiant/plugins/navigation\_tags/](http://svn.artofmission.com/svn/plugins/radiant/plugins/navigation_tags/) On Jun 6, 2007, at 7:25 AM, Sean C. wrote: > (context\_page) > > > the code in your email all that is required to define the > > > > > @Marty H. - would you be willing to share the working code > > > based > > > Straights > > > > > > > Radiant mailing list > > > > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) > > * * * > > Radiant mailing list > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) * * * Ryan H. Art of Mission, Inc. 3720 Gattis School Rd #800 PMB 245 Round Rock, TX 78664 800-722-1492 (phone) [www.artofmission.com](http://www.artofmission.com) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave4c03)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/3-level-deep-navigation-tags/106052/6 "2007-06-07T23:07:41Z")
It looks like it just might work! Thanks! Did you know the tag works in a snippet but does not work in a layout? It gets a \*undefined method `ancestors’ for nil:NilClass. \*(I might have installed it wrong, all I did was put it in a navigation\_tags directory under vendor/plugins) ---
**Author:** ![dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave4c03)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/3-level-deep-navigation-tags/106052/7 "2007-06-08T05:17:16Z")
> Did you know the tag works in a snippet but does not work in a > layout? It > gets a \*undefined method `ancestors’ for nil:NilClass. \*(I might have > installed it wrong, all I did was put it in a navigation\_tags > directory > under vendor/plugins) Strange - I don’t know why it would do that - I haven’t tried it in a layout yet. Feel free to modify it; if you want to send me a patch I’ll see that it gets committed. Also, the tag can be terribly slow if you have a lot of pages. If you can figure out a way to make it render faster, that would be much appreciated. Thanks! On Jun 7, 2007, at 4:06 PM, dave4c03 wrote: > > > Here’s some updated code that will work with 0.6. Keep in mind this > > > Sean > > > > > > > On 6/5/07, Sean C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > navigation tags > > > > > > > > > > > > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > > > > > > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > > 800-722-1492 (phone) > > > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) > > * * * > > Radiant mailing list > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) * * * Ryan H. Art of Mission, Inc. 3720 Gattis School Rd #800 PMB 245 Round Rock, TX 78664 800-722-1492 (phone) [www.artofmission.com](http://www.artofmission.com) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dave4c03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave4c03)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 6:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/3-level-deep-navigation-tags/106052/8 "2007-06-08T06:34:22Z")
> Check back through the mailing-list archives for information about the > sitemap snippet. It does most of what you want. > > @Marty H. - would you be willing to share the working code for the > if\_ancestor tag? I haven’t looked at it in a while. Sorry, just saw this. If you guys still want the extension that I plugged this into just email me off list. Cheers, Marty