Does anybody know of a way to link to a particular item in a category listing using its ID? I don't want to open the article, I just want the link to 'find it' within the category listing.

You need to be more clear. You want listing in category view, but don´t want Title and image to lead to detailed Item (open Article) ?

 

If it is so, you have for that already options in parameters for Category.

Sorry, I do need to be more clear. I have a long list of articles in category view, with titles, intro texts, whatnot. I'm trying to create a link that leads to a certain item in that list without actually opening it, like an anchor link.

Add the following in category_item.php right after <!-- Item title -->. You can then link to it with the word anchor followed by the item id (for example anchor16). Or you can leave out the word anchor if you want to and just link to the item id.

 

<a name="anchor<?php echo $this->item->id ; ?>">

That's exactly what I need! Except, I'm having trouble forming the link.

 

My category listing URL looks like this: index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=xx

I tried adding the item id, both with and without # (I think that's required for anchor links?) but no luck. The link takes me to the category list, but not to the item.

Sorry, my fault, I added the code to the wrong file. I needed to add it to the file in templates/my_template/html/com_k2/templates/default/ and not to the one in /components/com_k2/templates/default/

 

I always get those mixed up...

 

And the link does need the #.

 

Thanks for the solution, Terry!

Please....what is this ? Word anchor ??!! Where do you put this for an Item ?

Terry A Britton said:
 You can then link to it with the word anchor followed by the item id (for example anchor16). Or you can leave out the word anchor if you want to and just link to the item id.

... with the word "anchor", followed by ...

BBC said:
Please....what is this ? Word anchor ??!! Where do you put this for an Item ?
Terry A Britton said:
 You can then link to it with the word anchor followed by the item id (for example anchor16). Or you can leave out the word anchor if you want to and just link to the item id.