How to control module display when linking to an article with no menu item - Revision history

Wilsonge: −Category:Tips and tricks 1.5; +Category:Tips and tricks 2.5; +Category:Tips and tricks 3.x using HotCat

2013-06-12T12:53:43Z

−Category:Tips and tricks 1.5; +Category:Tips and tricks 2.5; +Category:Tips and tricks 3.x using HotCat

Wilsonge: Update tutorial to 2.5/3.x

2013-06-12T12:53:15Z

Update tutorial to 2.5/3.x

Topazgb: added link to JED category

2012-11-21T22:05:23Z

added link to JED category

Topazgb: Undo revision 77676 by Stephenbrandon (talk) removing self promotion link ... roll back to original link.

2012-11-21T21:28:08Z

Undo revision 77676 by Stephenbrandon (talk) removing self promotion link ... roll back to original link.

Stephenbrandon: edited links to extensions available for controlling module display (added)

2012-11-21T20:40:19Z

edited links to extensions available for controlling module display (added)

Hutchy68: version/tutorial template

2012-09-19T00:29:45Z

version/tutorial template

Topazgb: Replaced link because the example was unpublished in JED

2011-12-17T17:24:41Z

Replaced link because the example was unpublished in JED

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2010-09-19T15:38:58Z

Dilbert4life at 20:12, 19 September 2009

2009-09-19T20:12:42Z

Dilbert4life at 19:59, 19 September 2009

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	Normally, you control which modules display on a page by assigning modules to a menu item. However, in some cases you may not have a menu item that corresponds to each page of your website.		Normally, you control which modules display on a page by assigning modules to a menu item. However, in some cases you may not have a menu item that corresponds to each page of your website.

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 '''Controlling Module Display With an Extension'''
-Another approach to the problem is to display modules using an extension that provides detailed control over where a module displays. One such extension is [http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/modules-management/10307 Advanced Module manager].
+Another approach to the problem is to display modules using an extension that provides detailed control over where a module displays. A list of module management extensions can be found at[http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/style-a-design/modules-management].
 [[Category:Tips and tricks]]

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 '''Controlling Module Display With an Extension'''
-Another approach to the problem is to display modules using an extension that provides detailed control over where a module displays. Two such extension are [http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/modules-management/10307 Advanced Module manager] and [http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/style-a-design/modules-management/3391 MetaMod].
+Another approach to the problem is to display modules using an extension that provides detailed control over where a module displays. One such extension is [http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/modules-management/10307 Advanced Module manager].
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 '''Controlling Module Display With an Extension'''
-Another approach to the problem is to display modules using an extension that provides detailed control over where a module displays. One such extension is [http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/modules-management/10307 Advanced Module manager].
+Another approach to the problem is to display modules using an extension that provides detailed control over where a module displays. Two such extension are [http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/modules-management/10307 Advanced Module manager] and [http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/style-a-design/modules-management/3391 MetaMod].
 [[Category:Tips and tricks]]

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	Normally, you control which modules display on a page by assigning modules to a menu item. However, in some cases you may not have a menu item that corresponds to each page of your website.		Normally, you control which modules display on a page by assigning modules to a menu item. However, in some cases you may not have a menu item that corresponds to each page of your website.

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 You can still control which modules display on which articles by manually setting the Itemid portion of the link URL. Say, for example, that you will have five different "page types" that will display, depending on the article. Each "page type" will have its own combination of displayed modules. Here is how you can set this up:
-# Create a menu called "hidden" and add a menu item for each of the five "page types". The menu item type will be an Article Layout.
+# Create a menu called "hidden" and add a menu item for each of the five "page types." The menu item type will be an Article Layout.
 #* Assign the desired modules to each of these menu items in the normal way.
 #* Do not create a "mod_mainmenu" module for the hidden menu. This menu will never be shown on your site, so no menu module is needed.
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 # Create the link to the article, using one of the following:
 #* Create the link manually by copying a normal Joomla link that is in the format: <code><nowiki>index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=xx&Itemid=yy</nowiki></code>, where xx is the ID of the desired article (from the Article Manager) and yy is the ID of the desired menu item "page type" (from the Menu Item Manager).
-#* Use an extension such as the [http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,88/Itemid,35/ JCE editor] or [http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,4010/Itemid,35/ Linkr] to create the link from the editor. Link to the desired article and manually add "&Itemid=yy" to the link, again where yy is the ID of the desired menu item "page type".
+#* Use an extension such as the [http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,88/Itemid,35/ JCE editor] or [http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,4010/Itemid,35/ Linkr] to create the link from the editor. Link to the desired article and manually add "&Itemid=yy" to the link, again where yy is the ID of the desired menu item "page type."
-#*[http://dev.anything-digital.com/sh404SEF/ sh404SEF] is also able to be used to add the &Itemid=yy to the non-SEF URL. Simply allow sh404SEF to create all the URL's for the articles that have no menu item link, then go in and copy the non-SEF URL, delete the sh404SEF created URL, and create a new SEF URL with the $Itemid=yy added and the same SEF URL.
+#* Any SEF component, such as [http://dev.anything-digital.com/sh404SEF/ sh404SEF] or [http://www.artio.net/en/joomsef/artio-joomsef-3-x JoomSEF], that allows you to create custom URL's will work as well. When you create the menu item for one of the 5 "page types" that is linked to an arbitrary article (consider a dummy article), simply copy the non-SEF URL from that menu item creation page. It is referred to as the "Link." Then in your SEF component, create a custom SEF URL with that link you just copied, only edit the &id=xx where xx is your desired articles id number and add the &Itemid=yy where yy is the ItemID from your custom "page type." If it doesn't work, make sure you assigned the modules to your custom "page type" in the the module manager.
 When these links are displayed, the modules assigned to the Menu Item corresponding to the Itemid=yy will display along with the Article corresponding to the id=xx. Note that you can still use the Joomla SEF URL option. In this case, the URL will be converted to the SEF format, but the correct Itemid will still be used.