Featured article read more button

kdewson

Hi,

I know JA Bookshop is an old template, but it has just the look that I'm after for my website. However, I would like to change the read more function on featured articles. At the moment, I can click on the title to see the full article. I would like to make it so that a click on the image also takes you to the article and for the 'read more' link to appear at the end of the intro text.

I've tried the suggestions in this thread, but the template has been updated since then so I'm not sure if this is the best way to make the changes.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Karen

Ninja

kdewson
Hi
The suggestion given by team member should work on site for blog items.
Kindly edit fields in first post and submit a temp super user details of site > https://cl.ly/3y3R0p24250G

I will check it on your site.

Regards

kdewson

Thank you Pankaj

I've updated the details.

I have checked that I have uploaded the correct files, but I still can't get it to work - I must have missed something.

Thank you

Karen

kdewson

I've fixed the read more button (it helps if you have Show read more selected!!!) but I would still like the link to appear at the bottom of the text (not below the image) and say 'read more' and, if possible, I would like to be able to click on the image to go to the article as well.

Thank you

Ninja

kdewson
Hi
I put the readmore code under the intro text
Now you can see its showing below the text.

For new topic request, kindly open a new thread, it also help our community.

Regards

kdewson

Thank you, that's great. Please could you tell me how you did it so that I can change it in the future.

I'm confused about the new thread... I thought this was a thread on the forum? Have I put the question in the wrong place?

Ninja

kdewson
Hi
The forum thread is fine, the request is open new topic for new topic questions.
Here are the changes: file "/html/com_content/featured/default_item.php" in template "ja_bookshop"
Here is code i moved in this file in line 94

	<section class="readmore">
					<a class="btn btn-primary" href="<?php echo $link; ?>" itemprop="url">
						<span>
						<?php if (!$params->get('access-view')) :
							echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE');
						elseif ($readmore = $this->item->alternative_readmore) :
							echo $readmore;
							if ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) != 0) :
								echo JHtml::_('string.truncate', ($this->item->title), $params->get('readmore_limit'));
							endif;
						elseif ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) == 0) :
							echo JText::sprintf('TPL_COM_CONTENT_READ_MORE_TITLE');
						else :
							echo JText::_('TPL_COM_CONTENT_READ_MORE');
							echo JHtml::_('string.truncate', ($this->item->title), $params->get('readmore_limit'));
						endif; ?>
						</span>
					</a>
				</section>

Regards

kdewson

That's great, I get it now. Thank you for your help. 🙂

Kind regards

Karen