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[SOLVED] K2 Tags - the weakest link
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14 years 8 months ago #77967
by esedic
[SOLVED] K2 Tags - the weakest link was created by esedic
Hi!Personally I find the tagging system the weakest thing (and so far the only) about K2.For example:-there are problems when tags have non-latin characters or spaces when using SEF urls (there is a hack for this )-there are problems with modules not appearing after clicking on the tags (you can solve this with NoNumber! Advanced Module Manager)-and finnaly, what bothers me most is this: when you click on the tag, you get list of articles (one after another), but if you want to have consistent look of the site (for example in all of the categories I have 4 leading articles in two columns), you cannot achieve this. There are limited options in Global parameters (Layout & view options for Search, Tag & Date listings) which don't include for example number of columns.This issue was already addressed in community.getk2.org/forum/topics/make-generic-view-mimic?commentId=3536014%3AComment%3A37859.
So far I haven't dig into the code and try to solve due to the lack of time, but IMO this needs to be addressed immediately or to be fixed in the next version.
So far I haven't dig into the code and try to solve due to the lack of time, but IMO this needs to be addressed immediately or to be fixed in the next version.
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14 years 8 months ago #77968
by Gosling Cools
Replied by Gosling Cools on topic K2 Tags - the weakest link
Yes, same issue for me too. Since the beginning of K2 the Layout & view options for Search, Tag & Date listings are poor.
How can I explain to a client that if someone clicks on a tag, the layout is lost!
No columns, no video, no comments etc !!!!!
How can I explain to a client that if someone clicks on a tag, the layout is lost!
No columns, no video, no comments etc !!!!!
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14 years 8 months ago #77969
by Simon Wells
Replied by Simon Wells on topic K2 Tags - the weakest link
Here is some information, might be useful.
The Tagged Under layout which appears in the item layout is controlled from the user.php, starting from line 196 (userItemTagsBlock)
The same thing but appearing in category view is controlled by default/category_item.php, line 185. (catItemTagsBlock)
There is also same settings in default/item.php and default/latest_item.php, lines 329 & 103 (itemTagsBlock) & (latestItemTagsBlock)
Overall css styling is done by k2.css file.
Remeber you can use micro theming too, I use this on K2Joom.com and it replicates the layout.
I agree that ideally, this would be much better to NOT show the complete item, but instead maybe the introtext and/or image.
This should be easy to adjust, I have marked this as a "feature request" to myself to look into.
The Tagged Under layout which appears in the item layout is controlled from the user.php, starting from line 196 (userItemTagsBlock)
The same thing but appearing in category view is controlled by default/category_item.php, line 185. (catItemTagsBlock)
There is also same settings in default/item.php and default/latest_item.php, lines 329 & 103 (itemTagsBlock) & (latestItemTagsBlock)
Overall css styling is done by k2.css file.
Remeber you can use micro theming too, I use this on K2Joom.com and it replicates the layout.
I agree that ideally, this would be much better to NOT show the complete item, but instead maybe the introtext and/or image.
This should be easy to adjust, I have marked this as a "feature request" to myself to look into.
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14 years 8 months ago #77970
by Gosling Cools
Replied by Gosling Cools on topic K2 Tags - the weakest link
Ok, so I can adjust the specs of the items here. I'll have a try with that!
Btw... Why isn't your site using SEF's...? Problems with K2 too?
And a bad link from Downloads-K2 in your site :-( Downloads-K2
Btw... Why isn't your site using SEF's...? Problems with K2 too?
And a bad link from Downloads-K2 in your site :-( Downloads-K2
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14 years 8 months ago #77971
by Simon Wells
Replied by Simon Wells on topic K2 Tags - the weakest link
Thanks Gosling,
Which link is bad? I tried the one you posted and it loaded the K2 verions of downloads, which needs to be restyled again, due to recent Joomla Template change to Avanti by JoomlaWorks.
SEF, to be honest, I have not had time.
I have sh404SEF installed but needs to be configured, maybe soon :)
Gosling Cools said:Ok, so I can adjust the specs of the items here. I'll have a try with that!
Btw... Why isn't your site using SEF's...? Problems with K2 too?
And a bad link from Downloads-K2 in your site :-( Downloads-K2
Which link is bad? I tried the one you posted and it loaded the K2 verions of downloads, which needs to be restyled again, due to recent Joomla Template change to Avanti by JoomlaWorks.
SEF, to be honest, I have not had time.
I have sh404SEF installed but needs to be configured, maybe soon :)
Gosling Cools said:Ok, so I can adjust the specs of the items here. I'll have a try with that!
Btw... Why isn't your site using SEF's...? Problems with K2 too?
And a bad link from Downloads-K2 in your site :-( Downloads-K2
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10 years 9 months ago #77972
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Replied by Sarah on topic Re: K2 Tags - the weakest link
Hi guys, i am wondering if you can help. So i loaded the k2 tools module and placed the tags on the left side of my page and this is what it looks like: prntscr.com/2es5s5
Is there any css that anyone can supply me that will make this look better?
thanks again
Is there any css that anyone can supply me that will make this look better?
thanks again
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10 years 9 months ago #77973
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Replied by Krikor Boghossian on topic Re: K2 Tags - the weakest link
try inserting this in your template's css.
.k2TagCloudBlock a { padding: 4px; }
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10 years 9 months ago - 10 years 9 months ago #77974
by Sarah
Replied by Sarah on topic Re: K2 Tags - the weakest link
I went with this look:
Here's the css code for it:
Here's the css code for it:
div.k2TagCloudBlock {padding:8px 0;}
div.k2TagCloudBlock a {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #F5F5F5;
border-radius: 3px;
display: block;
float: left;
font-size: 92% !important;
height: 19px;
line-height: 19px;
margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 0 10px 3px 15px;
Color:#999;
}
div.k2TagCloudBlock a:hover {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #AAC7CA;
border-radius: 3px;
display: block;
float: left;
font-size: 92% !important;
height: 19px;
line-height: 19px;
margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 0 10px 3px 15px;
Color:#000;
transform: scale(1.2);
}
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