url links in display template

[Gøran L]

Hi

In earlier versions of ResourceSpace - specifically version 10.0, it was possible to insert links within the display template like this:


<div class="item"><h3>[title]</h3>
<a href="http://.../resourcespace/pages/search.php?search=keywords:[value]">[value]</a></div>

<div class="clearerleft"> </div>

However, this no longer seems to work in version 10.3. Links is working, but inserting the [value] within the url doesnt work.

Does anyone know if this is a bug or if this functionality has been intentionally removed?

[Joseph Brooke]

Hi Gøran,

In recent versions of ResourceSpace if you want to include the [value] in a URL you should instead use [url]: https://www.resourcespace.com/knowledge-base/resourceadmin/advanced-configure-metadata-field

Can you please try this instead:

<div class="item"><h3>[title]</h3>

<a href="http://.../resourcespace/pages/search.php?search=keywords:[url]">[value]</a></div>

<div class="clearerleft"> </div>

Thanks

[Gøran L]

Hi Joseph,

Great, thanks for the clarification.
now it works, I didn't catch that change in the knowledge base article.

[Gøran L]

Hi Joseph,

Thanks for the clarification regarding using [url] in recent versions to generate custom links in the display template.

However, after testing this in ResourceSpace 10.6, it seems that [url] no longer behaves as expected for dynamic keyword list fields. Regardless of the template I define, the field values are automatically converted into internal search links (e.g., search.php?search=@@<node_id>), and my custom URL is ignored.

For example, with a metadata field of type "dynamic keyword list" (e.g., productid), containing multiple values like 123456 and 987654, I tried the following display template:

<div class="item"><h3>[title]</h3>

<a href="https://testserver1/productid/[url]">[value]</a></div>

<div class="clearerleft"> </div>


But the generated links still point to the local ResourceSpace search (e.g., https://my-rs-server/pages/search.php?search=@@317) instead of using the custom URL I’ve provided.

Interestingly, this works perfectly with plain text fields, where [url] (or even [value]) is replaced correctly inside the href. It seems the auto-linking behavior for dynamic keyword fields is overriding the display template logic.

Question:

Is there a way to disable the automatic internal linking behavior for dynamic keyword list fields?

Or a way to fully control the output via view_template, without it being overridden by internal logic?

If not, would it be possible to make this behavior optional/configurable in a future release?

In some use cases (like mine), these values are meant to link to external systems, not trigger internal ResourceSpace searches.

Thanks in advance!