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Using {capture} Instead of a List Template File

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Applies to: Jamroom 7.0+ Last verified: 2026-10-24

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Why
How
Using values from the URL
File or capture?

  • Why

    {jrCore_list} formats its items with a template file. When you can't add a file, such as in the Template Editor or a Site Builder Template Code widget, put the template code in a variable with Smarty's {capture}, and pass that.

  • How

    {capture assign="audio_template"}
{literal}
    {foreach $_items as $item}
        <a href="{$jamroom_url}/{$item.profile_url}">{$item.audio_title}</a><br>
    {/foreach}
{/literal}
{/capture}

{jrCore_list module="jrAudio" order_by="_created numerical_desc" limit="10" template=$audio_template}
    • {capture} puts its content in $audio_template instead of showing it.
    • {literal} keeps the inner tags as text, so they're run by {jrCore_list} for each list, not when the capture is made.
    • template=$audio_template passes code instead of a file name.

  • Using values from the URL

    Values in the address are in $_post. On a page at yoursite.com/songs/5, {$_post.option} is 5:

    {jrCore_list module="jrAudio" profile_id=$_post.option template=$audio_template}

  • File or capture?

    Use a file when the same template is used in several places. Use {capture} for a one-off list, or where you can't add files.

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