[SOLVED] Is there a cleaner API/substitution way to get GJ data from $GROUP_ID?

Hi, Is there a GJ $groupURL equivalent for $profileURL=$_CB_framework->userProfileUrl($row[user_id]);

To get the URL from a GroupJive Group we use:
It works, but doesn't look good. Is there a (API) way to get the groupURL in the format like below?

Yes, the below can be used to generate links to plugins.


Example as follows for GJ.

That makes our lives so much easier, thanks!

Now that you have put us on the right track, can we expand the scope of this question a little more with an additional question?

Is there also such a kind of API and/or a CB-substitutions way to get other GJ Group values, like logo-location, canvas-location, name, description etc. from a $GROUP_ID and/or group="#displayed"?

For example, for the 'logo' (value + directory) location. We now use SQL against #__groupjive_groups to construct something like below, but isn't that approach an amateur way with unnecessary high maintenance and system resource costs?

Is there also such a kind of API and/or a CB-substitutions way to get other GJ Group values, like logo-location, canvas-location, name, description etc. from a $GROUP_ID and/or group="#displayed"?

Yes, all our code is OOP. So there's an object for groups that contains all of that information. Below is the path to the group table object.

\CB\Plugin\GroupJive\Table\GroupTable

You can load it as follows.


Now you can use the logo and canvas functions as follows on $group.


Both output the full HTML by default. If you just want the URL you'd call them as follows.

That works really nice, thank you so much!

• When using this on a GJ Group page or the groups/category-lists, what is the way to retrieve the $GROUP_ID from the group(="#displayed")?
• What is the best way to get all CB group members user_id's from the $GROUP_ID

When using this on a GJ Group page or the groups/category-lists, what is the way to retrieve the $GROUP_ID from the group(="#displayed")?

Using it where? If in CB Auto Actions you'd need to provide what trigger you're using as the group object may already be available. Worst case you just get the value from GET as group id will be in the URL.

What is the best way to get all CB group members user_id's from the $GROUP_ID

You'll need to use SQL to query for that as there's no utility function for that. Eventually we'll have repository classes for pulling bulk data like that, but for now we don't in most cases.