Linking to image varieties

Squiz Matrix Support
1

Hi all,


Not sure if I'm missing something but I cannot seem to link an image variety to an asset (i.e. standard page, redirect page, etc) as the thumbnail?



What I want to do is instead of cropping an image twice (once for a thumbnail and once for the image that is displayed on the page via the paint layout), I created a trigger to create a variety but cannot link to it variety of the full size image.



Any help with this or a workaround?

2

You can just link Image to other assets as thumbnail.


Then by Asset Listing (and other ways) You can print Image variety (e.g. by using keyword %image_v_[variety-name]_url%) instead of original Image.



Paul

3

you can also link to the image variety by using the short hand method:

    
    ./?a=%asset_assetid%:v1
    
    so example
4

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    ./?a=%asset_assetid%:v1
    
    so example

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The problem with this is that since you are using the %asset_assetid% keyword, it gets evaluated before the ./?a= does, so Matrix does not expand the URL. Because of this, you are left with a bunch of images like:


Meaning that Matrix will be serving them rather than Apache. Too many of these and your page will be slow.

If you entered the asset ID directly you would not have this issue.
5

Thanks for the tip Nic.

6

Hi Guys, thanks for your help. I only just noticed the replies today.


I actually figured out an easier way to do it in the mean time :slight_smile:

7

Awesome.


Is it using external program or using Matrix?