Category_url_title in segment 1 on a directory listing view page

[ghost]

Our site has a directory channel with entries that are organized by category. We would like to be able to link to the individual listing with the url as such: http://domain.com/category_url_title/url_title

Currently, we have created template groups for each individual category and are using the index page within each template group to display the listing. We are hoping there is a better way to do this with resource router but need some assistance in setting it up.

I have been looking at this post thinking that it could help in this situation but am still not able to find a solution: #19

Thanks for your help!

[rsanchez]

You should be able to do this:

$config['resource_router'] = array(
  ':category_url_title' => 'site/_category_index',
  ':category_url_title/:url_title' => 'site/_listing',
);

In your site/_category_index you will have the following variables available to you:

{route_1_cat_id}
{route_1_cat_name}

In your site/_listing template you can use {route_2} to get your url title.

[ghost]

Thanks! This is working for us, however we arent using the template _category_index for anything. Can you explain what it would be used for to give us a little more understanding of the use of this template?

[GDmac]

That would be when hitting cat only (no entry)
e.g. http://example.com/category_url_title/