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[hmaas Friend hmaasJoin date: June 2012Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#184047

Hi!

Is there any way to make K2 item on frontpage to open an external link without opening the article? I would like to link some items directly to websites.

Thanks.

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#480279

Hi Hmaas,

You should use a plugin and can search on JED as http://extensions.joomla.org/search?q=redirect+link

Regards

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#480918

Thanks HeR0. I tried two plugins, but they don’t work as I hoped. It’s possible to redirect a link in an article, but not directly without opening the article. So you have to click twice anyway.

I think it has to do with wall.js, on click loads an item, there’s no alternative to open an external link. Since I don’t know js, I won’t touch that.

Any other ideas? It does not seem too difficult to open a link to a website, but there is no place for that. I also tried adding an extra field for website link, but that breaks the site, and would not redirect directly anyway.

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#480986

Hi Hmaas,

Unfortunately, that feature need my more time for customize k2 extra fields and category item layout and item layout. If you open file category_item.php , you will see structure:

<div class="item-image">
<a class="item-link" href="<?php echo $this->item->link; ?>" title="<?php if(!empty($this->item->image_caption)) echo K2HelperUtilities::cleanHtml($this->item->image_caption); else echo K2HelperUtilities::cleanHtml($this->item->title); ?>">
<img src="<?php echo $this->item->image; ?>" alt="<?php if(!empty($this->item->image_caption)) echo K2HelperUtilities::cleanHtml($this->item->image_caption); else echo K2HelperUtilities::cleanHtml($this->item->title); ?>" />
</a>
</div>
So that, you need define a extra field as External Link and replace item link ( $this->item->link) by it .
Hope this can help you customize as you desired.

Regards

[hmaas Friend hmaasJoin date: June 2012Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#481668

Hi HeR0,

tried that but I can’t get it working. Adding an extra field breaks the layout completely. I guess we will have to settle to normal links. Thanks anyway. 🙂

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#481816

Hi Hmaas,

Sorry man, thats all i could do for now.

Regards

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