CODEWITHSUNDEEP
joomlacategoriesarticle
furiouscloud
furiouscloud

Reputation: 121

Joomla - need two separate categories of articles on the same page

In Joomla 2.5, I want to display two separate blog-type streams of articles on the same page, with the complete text of each article. I can get one using jdoc:include type="component". But I also need the articles from another category elsewhere on the same page in that same format -- first a category header, then the complete text of each article.

Modules I have tried:

This seems like an obvious thing to want, but I don't see how to do it in Joomla. Is it just impossible?

Thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4116

Answers (2)

Chris Dee
Chris Dee

Reputation: 11

I've been struggling with displaying more than one category-blog on a home page, but have now found a working solution.

Install the Plugin "Plugin Include Component" and the Module "Article Placed Anywhere" - both free.

For each blog that you want to appear on the same page:

  • In Category Manager create a category to hold the blog items (articles).
  • In Menu Manager create a menu item, probably on a hidden menu, of type Category Blog, referencing the category that you just created.
  • In Article Manager create an article contaning just the plugin code {component url='index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=XX&Itemid=YYY'}, where XX is the category ID and YYY is the menu item ID of those you just created
  • In Module Manager create a new module of type Articles Placed Anywhere, select the article just created and the position in which you want it to appear.

Upvotes: 1

Shaz
Shaz

Reputation: 2647

if you want something ready-to-go, then this is your solution:

If you can modify joomla extensions, this ones could do the job (after playing for a while with the code to add the articles text to the queries):

Or maybe take a look at these JED sections to see if there is anything more useful:

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions