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[sdbeerpong Friend sdbeerpongJoin date: February 2008Posts: 15Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#134611

Why do module positions not load when loading a page linked from the a main menu item “external link”

Only modules that are set to load on “all menu items” will load on pages that are loaded from “external link” menu item.

[scotty Friend scottyJoin date: March 2008Posts: 2339Downloads:0Uploads:13 Thanks: 76 Thanked: 827 times in 595 posts]

#276303

The external link needs to link to the article and the item id. For example…

http://yourwebsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18 Will only link to an article.

http://yourwebsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=51 will link to the article and the Itemid which controls what Modules are shown on that page.

To find out the Item Id create a menu link going to the article you want the external link to go to. Click this menu link and copy the URL to your external link and delete the menu link. Hope that makes sense.

There is probably an easier way but thats the way I do it.

Note to forum mods: The ability to turn off auto parsing of links in posts would be good.

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1. reachthesky

[sdbeerpong Friend sdbeerpongJoin date: February 2008Posts: 15Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#276335

so, if i want to link to something besides an article, like a page in a component im screwed?

for example to have a link for “user list” with community builder

external link

component/comprofiler/?task=usersList

Thanks again in advance though

[sdbeerpong Friend sdbeerpongJoin date: February 2008Posts: 15Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#276341

n/m i think i understand what you are saying, let me give this a shot.

[sdbeerpong Friend sdbeerpongJoin date: February 2008Posts: 15Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#276342

Thanks, worked.

[reachthesky Friend reachtheskyJoin date: July 2008Posts: 134Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 14 Thanked: 19 times in 10 posts]

#276537

<em>@scotty 87123 wrote:</em><blockquote>The external link needs to link to the article and the item id. For example…

http://yourwebsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18 Will only link to an article.

http://yourwebsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=51 will link to the article and the Itemid which controls what Modules are shown on that page.

To find out the Item Id create a menu link going to the article you want the external link to go to. Click this menu link and copy the URL to your external link and delete the menu link. Hope that makes sense.

There is probably an easier way but thats the way I do it.

Note to forum mods: The ability to turn off auto parsing of links in posts would be good.</blockquote>
Scotty, thanks for that quick Explanation, I wasn’t aware of that part of Joomla’s Behaviour

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