Hello, I have a Categories menu item which is connected to a category. I am trying to make this menu item a plain text list of items sorted alphabetically. All options under "Layout options for multiple category selection" are read only. In the menu items selected category's option, I have set primary count=40, columns=1, image=no image, and 0 for all other counts. But when I go to that menu item, I see heading, introtext, extra fields, comment link and read more link, even though I have hidden all these in the category options.

The categories are:
- All reviews
-- Record reviews
-- Video reviews

Some items are in Record reviews, while others are in Video reviews. Menu item Record reviews which is connected to Record reviews category, should list items with image and introtext. Same goes for Video reviews. But the challenge I have is that I want All reviews to have a different listening. That should be all reviews from all sub categories, and listes as plain text list with no image or introtext. Is this not possible with K2? Now when I go to the menu item that is connected with category All reviews, then the items gets the view format from their category (record/video review).

Hello Dani,

Seems to me you haven't correctly set up your category settings and inheritance.
If you select a single K2 category for your menu item, your category settings will be inherited and not your menu settings.

If you want a different layout per subcategory for your category_item.php you need to edit your template overrides.

"All reviews" does not inherit parameters from any other categories, and no categories inherits parameters from this.
"Video reviews" inherits parameters from "Record reviews". They should have the same layout. It's just All reviews (parent category) that should have a different layout, and should include reviews from all sub categories.

Do I need to use template overriding and creating/editing template files for this case?