When my user clicks "Read More" in the front end, I'd like the K2 Item to open in a new tab and not over the Category View. Is there a switch in K2 Parameters to accomplish Read More in a new Tab?

 

Thanks

Unfortunately there is nothing in html that supports openining a new tab. You can use _blank to open a new window and if the user has configured there browser (not all browsers are configurable in this way) to open new windows in a tab it will work as you want. If not it will open a new window. In any case change line 267 in category_item.php as follows.

<a class="k2ReadMore" target="blank" href="<?php echo $this->item->link; ?>">

Terry,

Great tip, but I've been FTPing all over my site, just what folder holds category_item.php?

Thanks

Terry A Britton said:

Unfortunately there is nothing in html that supports openining a new tab. You can use _blank to open a new window and if the user has configured there browser (not all browsers are configurable in this way) to open new windows in a tab it will work as you want. If not it will open a new window. In any case change line 267 in category_item.php as follows.

<a class="k2ReadMore" target="blank" href="<?php echo $this->item->link; ?>">

Found it, wish there was a search for files.

I changed this:

<?php if ($this->item->params->get('catItemReadMore')): ?>

To this:

<a class="k2ReadMore" target="blank" href="<?php echo $this->item->link; ?>">

At line 267

I'll let you know.

 

Terry A Britton said:

Unfortunately there is nothing in html that supports openining a new tab. You can use _blank to open a new window and if the user has configured there browser (not all browsers are configurable in this way) to open new windows in a tab it will work as you want. If not it will open a new window. In any case change line 267 in category_item.php as follows.

<a class="k2ReadMore" target="blank" href="<?php echo $this->item->link; ?>">

I got this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENDIF in /home/edrinn/public_html/components/com_k2/templates/default/category_item.php on line 274


Time to load my backup file.

 



 

Using the infinite monkey model . . .

On line 270 I found this:

<a class="k2ReadMore" href="<?php echo preg_replace("/Itemid=(\d+)/","Itemid=".$_GET,$this->item->link); ?>">

which I replaced with your code. Lo and behold . . . Read More now opens in a new tab!!!

I'll leave it to your wisdom to decipher the 267 vs 270.

You must do this for a living to know all this.

 

Thanks for your help. :)

 

BTW: /public_html/components/com_k2/templates/default/category_item.php

You're right, sorry I got you off on the wrong line.

Hi Roger,

I recommend not to modify the core files, if you update K2, you loose your changes.Consider creating a template over ride, essentially a copy of the default template, but placed within yourjoomlatemplate/html/com_k2

 

Terry, simple but effective

Simon
Roger Edrinn said:

Using the infinite monkey model . . .

On line 270 I found this:

<a class="k2ReadMore" href="<?php echo preg_replace("/Itemid=(\d+)/","Itemid=".$_GET,$this->item->link); ?>">

which I replaced with your code. Lo and behold . . . Read More now opens in a new tab!!!

I'll leave it to your wisdom to decipher the 267 vs 270.

You must do this for a living to know all this.

 

Thanks for your help. :)

 

BTW: /public_html/components/com_k2/templates/default/category_item.php

Over my head. You'll need to give me more details.

Simon Wells (K2 Support) said:
Hi Roger,

I recommend not to modify the core files, if you update K2, you loose your changes.Consider creating a template over ride, essentially a copy of the default template, but placed within yourjoomlatemplate/html/com_k2

 

Terry, simple but effective

Simon Roger Edrinn said:

Using the infinite monkey model . . .

On line 270 I found this:

<a class="k2ReadMore" href="<?php echo preg_replace("/Itemid=(\d+)/","Itemid=".$_GET,$this->item->link); ?>">

which I replaced with your code. Lo and behold . . . Read More now opens in a new tab!!!

I'll leave it to your wisdom to decipher the 267 vs 270.

You must do this for a living to know all this.

 

Thanks for your help. :)

 

BTW: /public_html/components/com_k2/templates/default/category_item.php

Templating