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[synapsis Friend synapsisJoin date: April 2007Posts: 234Downloads:18Uploads:28 Thanks: 58 Thanked: 19 times in 1 posts]

#181781

Sorry for the double-post on this problem, please delete my previous post with the same subject.

I needed to change the Help from Staff/Admin access information, but couldn’t find a way to edit that in the original post.

I’d like to unpublish the Headlines on JA Mixmaz, but when I do so, the Top Menu disappears with it. I’m guessing I need to move the topnav div out of the headlines div, so they don’t both disappear when unpublishing the headlines div.

But I wanted to make sure this was the best solution before altering the code any more than I have to.

Also, please make sure that this sort of module connectedness/dependency doesn’t occur in future templates.

Thank you for your swift reply.
Matt

[synapsis Friend synapsisJoin date: April 2007Posts: 234Downloads:18Uploads:28 Thanks: 58 Thanked: 19 times in 1 posts]

#471312

Okay, so I’ve located the problem… please confirm this is the best way to fix it:

You can see by the following code snippit from the /blocks/tophead.php that both the ja-headline div and the ja-topnav div are linked to the ‘headline’ countModules PHP if statement:

<?php if( $this->countModules('headline') ): ?>
<div id="ja-headline">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="headline" style="raw" />
</div>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php if( $this->countModules('headline') ): ?>
<div id="ja-topnav">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="topnav" style="raw" />
</div>
<?php endif; ?>

So if instead, you change it to this:

<?php if( $this->countModules('headline') ): ?>
<div id="ja-headline">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="headline" style="raw" />
</div>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php if( $this->countModules('topnav') ): ?>
<div id="ja-topnav">
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="topnav" style="raw" />
</div>
<?php endif; ?>

It now works just fine to unpublish the JA-Newsticker that generates the headlines, but leaves the Top menu alone.

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[Aratype Friend AratypeJoin date: August 2007Posts: 797Downloads:41Uploads:60 Thanks: 194 Thanked: 98 times in 6 posts]

#478016

Thanks synapsis,

I believe this is something that JA’s team needs to modify in the next edition…

[Saguaros Moderator SaguarosJoin date: September 2014Posts: 31405Downloads:237Uploads:471 Thanks: 845 Thanked: 5346 times in 4964 posts]

#478124

Hi,

We will update this to our product and update asap. Thanks for your feedback, it’s much appreciated.

Happy New Year!!!

[Tomas Perez Friend Tomas PerezJoin date: September 2014Posts: 34Downloads:4Uploads:0 Thanks: 8 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#479868

I have found an easier way to do it. Just create a new category (Article category) that is empty (with no articles assigned). Then remove the “Headlines:” title from the JA News Picker module. The module will be active and published but because there is nothing to show, nothing will show and because there is no title, no words will be shown. The top menu will remain as is.
I hope this helps.

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[lianneholland Friend liannehollandJoin date: February 2013Posts: 4Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#483815

Hi tomasjoom,

Hmm, this is a solution, but not proper. The tophead.php-solution is the way it should be. I’m glad Joomlart wil update this.

Lianne

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