When using the K2 Content module, the Author Alias set for an Item is not reflected in the list. It instead shows the name of the Item Author.

When viewing the Item in full, the Author Alias is used.

I've noticed the same thing.

Not showing the Author Alias in Content Module. Shows Author instead.

This is also an issue in K2 Tools Module> Authors List Settings

This module displays article counts for Authors, even when the Author Alias is selected.

It also doesn't list Aliased Authors at all.

Hi. Fixed in v2 final. Thanks for reporting this issue.

No it's not working in version 2.1 (Sep 09, 2009), as far as it concerns K2 Tools module. There must be some problem, I have an article added by a registred publisher but we want to use the alias for "guest authors", but the author alias doesn't show in the author list module.

Help needed

OK, I found another answer that explained that it only works with registered authors. But is it possible to expand the module to also show author alias as authors? It would be a nice feature.

I like this component more and more!

I agree, Author alias is a must for sorting and displays.

Mats Arvendal said:OK, I found another answer that explained that it only works with registered authors. But is it possible to expand the module to also show author alias as authors? It would be a nice feature.
I like this component more and more!

Hi. Author alias cannot be used as a filter in the module. I really don't see any logic behind this. If you need this you can create a dummy user and assign items to him.

For example: A magazine has serveral authors of articles, but they are not users in the system - they even should not be users, and they vary from time to time so it's not feasable to create dummy users for everyone. When the admin creates the article it would be nice to put an alias and make it work as if it was a user. I have used this a lot in the core Joomla application so why not in K2?

Rgds


Lefteris Kavadas said:Hi. Author alias cannot be used as a filter in the module. I really don't see any logic behind this. If you need this you can create a dummy user and assign items to him.

Yes exactly as Matt says. I'm managing a site that has 1000 articles and about 30% are different authors. None with computer skills. I would have, well i did have to create about 40 new fake users to add their articles just so they could be searched by author. A lot of unnecessary work.

Lefteris Kavadas said:Hi. Author alias cannot be used as a filter in the module. I really don't see any logic behind this. If you need this you can create a dummy user and assign items to him.

We are in the same situation, you and I.
I think the module should provide a tool to show articles by authors/aliases as well as by users.
Rgds