In Anqi CMS template design, we often need to handle the display of different forms of text based on quantity changes, the most common scenario being the singular and plural form conversion of words.Imagine if your website displays '1 article' and '2 articles s', that is obviously unprofessional.pluralizeA filter that can help us easily implement the conversion of plural forms of words in templates, making content expression more natural and intelligent.

pluralizeWhat is a filter? Why do we need it?

pluralizeThe filter is a small tool built into the Anqi CMS template engine, whose core function is to judge whether to add a plural suffix to the following word based on a number (usually the quantity).In content operation, especially in scenarios such as displaying the number of articles, comments, product inventory, etc., manually judging and concatenating "s" or "es" and other plural forms is not only inefficient but also prone to errors.pluralizeThe appearance of the filter is to entrust this cumbersome logical judgment to the system for automatic completion, ensuring that your website content can maintain grammatical accuracy under any quantity, enhancing the reading experience and professionalism of the website.

How to usepluralizeFilter (Basic Usage)

pluralizeThe basic usage of the filter is very intuitive, it is usually applied after a numeric variable and returns a string representing the plural form (usuallysThis string or an empty string. The returned string will be directly appended to the word you want to convert to singular or plural.

For example, if you want to display '1 article' or '2 articles', you can use it like this:

您有 {{ article_count }} article{{ article_count|pluralize }}

In this code block:

  • Ifarticle_countThe value is1,pluralizeThe filter will return an empty string. Therefore, it will display as 'You have 1 article'.
  • Ifarticle_countThe value is0/2/3or any non1number,pluralizeThe filter will default returns. So whenarticle_countWith2When, it will finally display as “You have 2 articles”.

This default behavior is very effective for most words ending insthat form the plural of English words.

Advanced usage: Customizing plural forms

However, in English, there are many words whose plural forms are not simply addedsSome need to be addedesSome have irregular changes, even with a significant difference between singular and plural forms.pluralizeThe filter provides flexible customization options, meeting these complex requirements by passing in different parameters.

The filter supports up to two string parameters, separated by a comma.,Separate. These two parameters represent suffixes for words in different quantity situations:

  1. Only provide one parameter (suffix for plural only): When you want the plural form of a word to be addedesinstead ofsOr when some irregular words need specific plural suffixes, you can only provide a string as a parameter. In this case, if the quantity is1The filter returns an empty string; otherwise, it returns the parameter you provided.

    For example, process words ending withsorx(such aswalrus-u003ewalruses):

    您有 {{ walrus_count }} walrus{{ walrus_count|pluralize:"es" }}
    • Ifwalrus_countWith1It displays "1 walrus".
    • Ifwalrus_countWith0/2Display "0 walruses" and "2 walruses".

  2. Provide two parameters (singular suffix, plural suffix)For those words with a significant difference between singular and plural forms, the ending letter needs to be changed, for examplecherry-u003echerrieshereychanges toiesYou need to provide both the suffix for singular and plural cases.

    For example, processingcherryword:

    您有 {{ cherry_count }} cherr{{ cherry_count|pluralize:"y,ies" }}
    • Ifcherry_countWith1filter returnsydisplays "1 cherry".
    • Ifcherry_countWith0/2Equal, filter returnsiesDisplay "0 cherries", "2 cherries".

By this means,pluralizeThe filter can handle the pluralization of most English words, greatly simplifying the logical judgment in the template.

Actual application scenarios and advantages

In the content operation of Anqi CMS,pluralizeFilters have a wide range of applications:

  • Blog article list: Display '1 article' or '5 articles'.
  • Product details page: '1 item' or '3 items' in the shopping cart.
  • Comment section: Below the page '0 comments' or '1 comment' or '10 comments'.
  • User statistics: You have '1 visitor' or '20 visitors'.

By cleverly usingpluralizeFilter, your safe CMS website can present more accurate and professional language expression, avoiding the impact on user experience due to simple grammatical errors.This is not only a technical convenience, but also an important embodiment of content quality and website details.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1:pluralizeDoes the filter support the conversion of singular and plural forms of Chinese or non-English words?A1:pluralizeThe filter is mainly designed for English words, and its logic is to determine whether to add an English plural suffix based on numbers (such ass,es）or replace specific suffixes（such asychanges toies）。Regarding Chinese or most other languages, the word itself does not change in singular or plural form, thereforepluralizeThe filter cannot be used directly for the singular and plural conversion of this type of language.If you need to display the quantity of non-English content, you can usually display numbers and nouns directly, without the need for such conversion.

Q2: If my word is an irregular plural form (such aschildchanges tochildren)pluralizeCan the filter handle it?A2:pluralizeThe filter mainly handles plural forms by adding or replacing suffixes. For example,child(singular) andchildren(plural) This is a completely irregular word, which requires the whole word to change its form.pluralizeThe filter cannot be directly implemented through its suffix logic. In this case, you may need to use it in the template.ifConditional judgment, manually output different words based on the quantity, or preprocess these special words at the data layer.

Q3:pluralizeWhat rule does the filter use to determine whether a number is 'singular' or 'plural'?A3:pluralizeThe filter follows English grammatical conventions, it considers numbers1as singular, and all other numbers (including0/2/3and negative numbers, etc. are considered cases that require plural form. Therefore, when the count is1the filter usually returns an empty string or the singular suffix you specify; when the count is any other