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Optional: Placing a module ONLY in one specific article 1 Year, 11 Months ago

#10424

I know this is not specific to your templates, but I thought you might be generous in providing a clue.

Let's say i want to place a cast list for a film - "Book of Eli" - in one of the left module positions within the review page of "The Book of Eli" only. I don't want it in the section - I don't want it in the category - I don't want it in the review for "Edge of Darkness." Just in the right position of one article.

Ideally, the page would have the review in the center,then the cast list, a "Buy from Amazon" bug (specific to the film), and maybe some kind of star rating using the left hand module positions. Every review article would have its own load of individualized modules.

So far, I've found out I can load modules INTO the content, but I've found no mention on how to customize the module spaces in individual article pages.

For me, the ability to do this is huge: when i code pages outside of Joomla, I use those right and left sides to pack on additional content notes. I NEED to be able to do this.

Pleasepleasepleaseplease - hand me a clue if you have one.

perigee

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Re:Optional: Placing a module ONLY in one specific article 1 Year, 11 Months ago #10427

This can be done two ways.
1: Check this module here if it will suit your needs:
extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-...-access/3391/details

2: You can add some php logic to the templates index.php file to controll where to show the module:

Code:

  <?php $article_ids = array(1); ?>

<?php if($option == 'com_content' && JRequest::getString('view') == 'article' && in_array(JRequest::getInt('id'),$article_ids)):?>

<div>

<jdoc:include type="modules" name="mycustomarticlemodule" style="xhtml" />

 </div>

<?php endif; ?>

If you use the above code you need to:
1:Change the article nr in array(1) to suit your article id/id's to show this specific module on.
2:Change module name to suit your module for use.
3:Change module style to the style you want to use on it
4:Add it in the templates index.php where you want to show it.