Skip directory from URL, but keep it in side the filesystem

Kirby 2 Solved ✅
1

I have a directory structure that looks like this:

  • 1-folderA
    • 1-subFolderA1
    • 2-subFolderA2
  • 2-folderB
    • 1-subFolderB1
    • 2-subFolderB2

I’m looping through the page children to build a menu like this:

<ol>
    <li>
        <strong>folderA</strong>
        <ol>
            <li><a href="subFolderA1">subFolderA1</a></li>
            <li><a href="subFolderA2">subFolderA2</a></li>
        </ol>
    </li>
    <li>
        <strong>folderB</strong>
        <ol>
            <li><a href="subFolderB1">subFolderB1</a></li>
            <li><a href="subFolderB2">subFolderB2</a></li>
        </ol>
    </li>
</ol>

As you can see I would like to skip the top directories from appearing inside the URL, but still be able to order them.

I though it could work with hiding the page, but hiding seems to be based only on the number prefix right now.

I did try to find an example on the kirby website that would do the same, but I did not fine one where the sub-page was accessible by it own URL.

Is there a way to build a menu like this with the given structure?

Thank you!
Tobias

2

It looks like this describes the same problem How to ignore subfolder and can be solved by https://getkirby.com/docs/developer-guide/advanced/routing#omitting-the-blog-folder-in-urls.

As the categories are unknown and I would have to search all directories for a unique match, I think it’s better to change the directory structure.

If someone else has an idea, I’d be really happy.

Thanks again
Tobias

3

Yes, omitting the parent from the URL would lead to issues if two categories have a page with the same UID. Instead of using a nested directory structure, you could put them into just one directory and use a text field for the category. You can then group the pages by category.

4

Group by is the solution I’ll go with.

Thank you @lukasbestle.