Hi,
Is it possible to get the tags in the template even if "$this->item->params->get('catItemTags')" returns 0?

I want to add a class to the image on my front page in category_item.php. But "$this->item->tags returns nothing if I have tags disabled in the category. I want to be able to get the tags in the template code but dont want to list the tags in the usual manner.

How do I do this?

Hello Ari,

You can use a different K2 Template for your front page and remove the tags loops. That way even if you enable the tags the output will never render.

That's what I have done now. It works. I just feel its a little hacky. Its not me that are going to use this so it would be best if I could access the tags without needing to enable it in the settings.

Not really hacky.

There is another way though I have not tried it but it seems logical.

You can try with count($this->item->tags). You can check if the count is greater than zero

$this->item->tags is empty when $this->item->params->get('catItemTags') is 0.

Thanks for trying :)