Hi! I'm trying to limit the Introtext in Category Listing of all categories I have from a Menu link to the component Categories but the Introtext limit is not working but it seems to work if I list all items in a single category. Doesn't K2 is using the same template for all categories (category.php)?Anybody tried or fixed this issue?Thanks!

Hello, I have a similar problem. Were can I limit introtext for multiple category listing that is set from a menu link?
I'm using K2 2.1.

update:
File controlling this feature is category_item.php in com_k2/templates/default (if I'm not mistaken) and the following line of code:





I am wondering why "introtext" variable shows full text of an article.

Hi Tvrtko.

You need to specify, in your parent category, what the intro text limit will be. This can be done under the Item view options in category listings parameters, which is found in the category itself, not the menu.
If you have sub categories, then you can either do the same to them or you can use the inherit function to copy all parameters from the parent.

So, categories can be independent in layout, the can also inherit from parent, you can also apply specific templates to each category.

More information can be found in the documents on the K2Joom.com site.
This works both both 2.1 and 2.2.

Regards,

Simon

Dear Simon, thank you for the reply.
The problem is that I have already set intro text limit in category listings parameters.
You can see the data in a file that I have attached.

I have the same problem - have tried setting the parent category intro text limit with no success. Tried the same setting for child categories too - still no luck.

The two categories shown above, are they both top level categories or are they sub categories within another?
If they are actually sub cats, then check the top level category first.

Also, do any of these cats inherit from parameters from another category? or have you got any over rides set in the item itself.
Finally, check the main K2 parameters to see if intro text is enabled, that the icon on the top right side of the k2 dashboard which appears in a lightbox pop up.

Simon
K2Joom.com

I'm having the same problem as Adam.

I want my home page (which is a collection of categories) to limit introtext. It works fine if I click the "Category link" at the bottom of any article, but the link from the menu doesn't work for multiple categories.

I have tested with a menu link from a single category and it works fine. I then made a second category and inherited the parameters from the first category and it doesn't work.

Has anybody resolved this?

Adam said:I am having the same problem. On my site www.forexfocusdaily.com I have tried using one category menu item with two categories and it won't limit the intro text. However when I do the two categories as separate menu items they are both limited. How do I fix this so I can do them together so articles from both categories show up on the same page but just intro text?

In all my experience Intro text word limit does not work when category listing is on more than one category and category listing is from menu item all other options work although !?
I try everything I could find So here is my settings in category:
Item view options in category listings -> Introtext word limit:50
The second selected category inherit the properties from the first and all categories are primary categories not children

Joomla: 1.5.15
K2 v2.2

I have the same problem. Intro text word limit works for all categories if they are displayed at a single category menu item. When i am try to make a menu item with multiple categories, then the intro text word limit isnt working.

To solve the problem is really important for me :(

Is there a solution for this?

IM PRETTY SURE I saw a plugin that did just that. You should look around in the k2 extentions directory.