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[Hung Dinh Friend Hung DinhJoin date: September 2014Posts: 4408Downloads:11Uploads:189 Thanks: 309 Thanked: 3310 times in 3 posts]

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Quick setup for K2 Component used in JA Pyro demo site

JA Pyro supports K2 Component with K2 User Page (Blog Layout) using JA Comment Component. K2 is the popular powerful Content Construction Kit component for Joomla! developed by JoomlaWorks.

This aims to be a complete reference for developers using manual installation, a guide on how to setup K2 Component like the demo site and the quickstart package.

Please refer to the official documentation on how to install and setup K2

A.Installing JA Comment into K2 v2.2 (build 2010/04/16):

Tip:
– How to Customize JA Comment
– Install JA Comment in K2
B. How to Use K2 in JA Anion:

1. Adding K2 Latest Items in Main Menu:

This will open a configuration panel for the newly created menu item, so please follow the steps described below :

Step 1 – Setting up item view options:See items view in demo site:Go to Joomla! Admin>>Menu>> Main Menu:

Step 2 – Selecting users who posted K2 items

Step 3 – Selecting categories:

2. Setting up modules:

Note: Make sure The K2 system plugin always published when the K2 component is installed.

A. K2 Tools Modules:

We name such instance of the module with following titles: K2 Breadcrumbs – K2 Tag Cloud – K2 Categories List – K2 Author List – K2 Search – K2 Calendar – K2 Categories Select.

In configuration page, you set the suffix and parameters as you wish:

See how it works in demo site:

• K2 BreadCrumbs:

• K2 Tag Cloud:

• K2 Categories List:

• K2 Author List

• K2 Archive:

• K2 Search

• K2 Calendar

• K2 Categories Select

B. K2 Login Module: is an extended version of the Joomla! login module, primarily used to display a “user toolbar” when a user is logged in.

In configuration page, you set the parameters as you wish:

C. K2 Content Module:

In configuration page, you set the parameters as you wish:

See how it works in Demo site:

D. K2 Comment Module:

In configuration page, you set the parameters as you wish:

See how it works in Demo site:

[techvenue Friend techvenueJoin date: December 2011Posts: 16Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 8]

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Hello Hung,

I am using Pyro (recent install) and wanted to ask your advice about the “the BLOG” portion in content-mass area. Which module handles the blog itself – or must I install K2 to implement a blog function?

I must install manually due to server restrictions.

Please advise – thank you.

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