Does anyone know how I can get a module to display in the item view only, and not in the category view. I want just a gridview of all the articles in category view and then when you click on the item it takes you into another page, which has additional modules attached to the document I'm in.

This has already been answered in this topic: getk2.org/community/New-to-K2-Ask-here-first/178481-How-to-show-module-only-on-k2-item-page-only

Please, search forum before posting.

Ok I apologise. I did already see that article and was hoping for a simpler solution, since I don't want to start messing about with files I don't understand. And from what I see, that article does the complete opposite of what I want to do.

The code snippet you actually want is the one @Krikor Boghossian has written at the end of the topic.
Make sure to also include the $option and $view variables if not already defined in your template.

I am sorry the code should be
<?php if($option=='com_k2' && $view=='item'): ?>

Remove one set of parenthesis and the exclamation mark.

This code is for your template's index.php not for a module.

Hallo Ian

If you don`t want to mess with php and the core of k2, you can use a module calles "Advanced Module Manager". It has too many optios about where you want your module to be assigned incule categories and items.

Regards