In the daily content operation of AnQi CMS, we often need to deal with scenarios such as article lists, product lists, and others that require pagination display. AnQi CMS provides convenientpaginationTags to help us quickly generate pagination navigation. However, many friends may have such doubts when using:paginationIs the URL parameter generated by the label needs to be escaped extra?

Intelligent processing of the pagination link in the Anqi CMS

In the Anqi CMS,paginationThe purpose of the label is to automatically generate all the links required for pagination, such as the home page, previous page, next page, and specific page number links. These links usually contain URL parameters, like?page=2or may include?q=关键词&page=3such parameters.

It is reassuring that the AnQi CMS has fully considered the SEO-friendliness and security of the website from the beginning. This means that when you use{% pagination pages with show="5" %}such tags, and frompages.FirstPage.Link/pages.PrevPage.Linkoritem.LinkThe specific page number in the loop and other fields obtain the link, the security CMS has already handled the necessary URL encoding and HTML escaping for you.

In other words, you can directly{{pages.FirstPage.Link}}This variable value is placed in the HTML.hrefAttribute is completely safe and correct. It automatically ensures that special characters in the link are converted (for example, spaces are converted to%20or&symbols are converted to&Processed correctly to display in HTML, it avoids URL access errors and prevents potential XSS attack risks.

Why do we not need additional escaping?

The core of this question lies in the URL generation mechanism within the Anqi CMS.When the system builds pagination links, it recognizes and encodes the query parameters in the URL.%20，Ensure that the backend server can correctly parse this keyword. At the same time, in order to safely embed this complete URL into the HTML,<a>TagshrefIn the attribute, the system will also perform necessary HTML entity escaping to prevent the link itself from being mistakenly parsed as HTML code.

This means,paginationin the tags providedLinkField, output is a 'ready-to-use' URL.It is a complete, encoded string that is suitable for direct use on web pages.This design greatly simplifies the template development process, allowing you to focus more on content presentation rather than the underlying technical details.

When might manual escaping be needed?

Though the Anqi CMS does not provide a direct global alphabetical sorting parameter for tags,paginationLabels perform well when generating links, but you may still need manual intervention for certain specific and advanced scenarios.

  1. Manually concatenate URLs with dynamic parameters:If you choose not to rely on completelypaginationTagsLink输出，而是手动构建包含用户输入或其他动态变量的URL，那么您需要自行对这些动态参数进行URL编码。例如，如果您要构建一个搜索链接，其中搜索词是用户在表单中输入的，那么在将搜索词拼接到URL参数中之前，应使用|urlencodeFilter processing, such as{{user_input_keyword|urlencode}}.

  2. paginationTagsprefixAdvanced usage of parameters: paginationThe tag supports aprefixParameters, allowing you to customize the URL pattern. Although this parameter is mainly used to define the fixed path pattern before the page number (such asprefix="/my-custom-path?filter=all&page={page}"），但如果您试图将动态、未经处理的用户输入或其他复杂变量直接注入到这个EnglishprefixIn a string, if these dynamic parts are present, they may need to be URL-encoded in advance. However, for regular pagination needs, it is usually not necessary to delve into this layer.

Summary

For an enterprise CMS,paginationTag generatedLinkField, you can use it directly without any additional URL encoding or HTML encoding.The system has handled it properly, ensuring the correctness and security of the link.This allows us to be more efficient and focused on website content strategy and user experience optimization.In most cases, you can focus more energy on how to create high-quality content and how to enhance your website's competitiveness through the rich features of Anqi CMS (such as advanced SEO tools, flexible content models, etc.).

Common Questions (FAQ)

Q1: Why do I sometimes see pagination URLs in the browser address bar%20or%3Dsuch characters?

A1:This is a normal behavior of URL encoding.%20represents a space,%3Drepresents the equal sign.When your URL parameters contain these special characters, the browser and server will convert them into this percent-encoded form to parse the URL correctly.The AQCMS will also perform such encoding when generating pagination links, so the characters you see are the standard processing performed by the system to ensure the validity and security of the URL, so you don't have to worry.

Q2: Do I need to escape if I manually concatenate a URL containing search keywords in the template?

A2:Yes, if the URL contains parameters composed of user input or other dynamic variables, it is recommended that you use them manually|urlencodeThe filter encodes these parameters. For example, if you have a variablesearch_termIn manually constructing URLs, it should be written as/search?q={{search_term|urlencode}}to ensure that special characters in the search term are handled correctly, preventing link failure or security issues.

Q3: Can Ipagination标签生成的Linkapply again|safeFilter? What impact will it have?

A3:Forpagination标签生成的LinkValue application|safeThe filter is redundant, but it usually does not cause negative effects.The company CMS treats these links as "safe" HTML content when generating them and performs the necessary HTML entity escaping.|safeIt will not change its security or display effect, as they are already safe. Of course, if yourLinkIt itself contains unverified HTML content submitted by the user (this rarely occurs in pagination links),|safeThis will indicate that the template engine will not escape these contents, but it may introduce risks, but in the default behavior of Aiqi CMS, the pagination links areLinkThe field is a pure URL string.