You will need to use Gantry Content Finders to load the information directly from Joomla. After this you can render that data on the front end.

Common functions to all finders

Creating a new finder

{% set options = {published: true, id: [14, 3]} %}
{% set finder = joomla.finder('category', options) %}

.parse(options) parse options array to rules

Does the same as the second parameter when creating the finder.

{% set options = {published: true, id: [14, 3]} %}
{% do finder.parse(options) %}

.find() Find items using pagination

Default pagination limit, depends on the object type.

{% set results = finder.find() %}

.count() Count total number of items

This function returns a count of items, ignoring the set pagination limit.

Total count of items: {{ finder.count() }}

Operations

.start(limitstart = 0) Pagination start

Defines first item to be shown. Defaults to 0.

{% do finder.start(10) %}

.limit(limit = 10) Pagination limit

Defines maximum number of items. Defaults to 10.

{% do finder.limit(3) %}

.order(by, direction = 'ASC', alias = 'a') Pagination order

Specifies order of items.

{% do finder.order('id', 'DESC') %}

.where(field, operation, value) Custom where clause

Operation is one of: >, >=, <, <=, =, BETWEEN, NOT BETWEEN, IN and NOT IN.

{% do finder.where('id', '<', 5) %}
{% do finder.where('id', 'BETWEEN', [1,5]) %}
{% do finder.where('id', 'NOT IN', [1,2,3,4,5]) %}

Category Finder

Creating a new category finder

{% set options = {published: true, id: [[14,15], 3]} %}
{% set finder = joomla.finder('category', options) %}

.id(ids, include = true)

• ids Either array of ids or single id
• include Set True if you want to include listed categories, false if you want to exclude them

{% do finder.id([1,2,3]) %}

.language(language = true)

• language True if to use user default, otherwise use language tag

{% do finder.language('en-GB') %}

NOTE: You need to include language filter or user will see articles from all languages.

Content Finder

Creating a new content finder

{% set options = {featured: true, id: [[1,2,3]]} %}
{% set finder = joomla.finder('content', options) %}

.id(ids, include = true)

• ids Either array of ids or single id
• include Set True if you want to include listed articles, false if you want to exclude them

{% do finder.id([1,2,3]) %}

.featured(include = true)

• include Set True if you want to include featured articles, false if you want to exclude them

{% do finder.featured() %}

.author(ids, include = true)

• ids Either array of ids or single id
• include Set True if you want to include by author, false if you want to exclude by it

{% do finder.author(64) %}

.language(language = true)

• language True if to use user default, otherwise use language tag

{% do finder.language('en-GB') %}

NOTE: You need to include language filter or user will see articles from all languages.

.category(ids, include = true)

• ids Either array of ids or single id -- accepts also collection of categories found by finder
• include Set True if you want to include listed categories, false if you want to exclude them

{% do finder.category([1,2,3]) %}

Category Object

Category Object in an category instance with all the fields from the database. You can access the available fields, but there are also some functions to help you.

NOTE: All JSON encoded fields in the database can be used as arrays. NOTE: Use |raw filter for html fields.

Extra fields

.route Route to category

Contains route to the category.

<a href="{{ category.route }}">{{ category.title }}</a>

Operations

.parent() Get parent category object

Get parent category or null.

{% set parent = category.parent() %}

.parents() Get all parent category objects

Get list of parent categories.

{% set parents = category.parents() %}

.compile(string) Compile category into a string

Compile category by using given string. Template context has variable named category which you can use.

{{ category.compile('<a href="{{ category.route }}">{{ category.title }}</a>') }}

.render(template) Render category

Render category by using given template file. Template context has variable named category which you can use.

{{ category.render('joomla/category-link.html.twig') }}

joomla/category-link.html.twig:

<a href="{{ category.route }}">{{ category.title }}</a>

Content Object

Content Object in an article instance with all the fields from the database. You can access the available fields, but there are also some functions to help you.

NOTE: All JSON encoded fields in the database can be used as arrays. NOTE: Use |raw filter for html fields.

Extra fields

.text Introtext + fulltext

Contains both introtext and fulltext.

{{ article.text|raw }}

.readmore Is there fulltext?

Returns true if there is more to read than what exists in introtext.

{{ article.readmore ? 'Read More...' }}

.route Route to article

Contains route to the article.

<a href="{{ article.route }}">{{ article.title }}</a>

Operations

.author() Get author object

Get JUser object from the author of the article.

{% set author = article.author() %}

.category() Get category object

Get category object.

{% set category = article.category() %}

.categories() Get all category objects

Get list of category objects starting from root category.

{% set categories = article.categories() %}

.compile(string) Compile article into a string

Compile article by using given string. Template context has variable named article which you can use.

{{ article.compile('<a href="{{ article.route }}">{{ article.title }}</a>') }}

.render(template) Render article

Render article by using given template file. Template context has variable named article which you can use.

{{ article.render('joomla/article-link.html.twig') }}

joomla/article-link.html.twig:

<a href="{{ article.route) }}">{{ article.title }}</a>

Accessing current article

You are also able to fetch the current article and display for example its title in your own particle like this:

{% set request = gantry.request.request %}
{% if request['option'] == 'com_content' and request['view'] == 'article' and request['id'] %}

    {% set article = joomla.finder('content').id([request['id']]).language().find()|first %}
    <h1>{{ article.title }}</h1>

{% endif %}

In this case title is only displayed on single article view.

In WordPress, this is all handled by a plugin that we've included with Gantry 5 called Timber. Timber is a great way to connect WordPress' content with your theme. Just about everything you would need to know to use CMS-based content in your particles is available in Timber's extensive documentation.

For a quick example, here is the code used to utilize Timber's get_posts function.

{# Query Posts #}
    {% set query_parameters = {
        'cat': '-1',
        'posts_per_page': limit.total|default('4'),
        'offset': limit.start|default('0'),
        'orderby': sort.orderby,
        'order': sort.ordering,
        'ignore_sticky_posts': sticky_posts
    } %}

    {% set posts = wordpress.call('Timber::get_posts', query_parameters) %}

In this snipped, the results of get_posts are assigned to the posts Twig variable.

Grav has a well-suited environment for Gantry 5. Because they were designed by the same team, you will find that using CMS content in your particles is natural and straightforward. You can find a lot more information in Grav's extensive documentation.