Hi,

I'm testing out different Joomla CCKs and am new to K2. Can K2 do the following out of the box (without hacking)?

1) Form with custom fields for frontend user to create articles
2) Frontend users can edit their submited articles, complete with custom fields
3) Set some custom fields (for example, alias) to only work on Create but not on Edit
4) Render content template dynamically, based on data submitted in custom fields.

I'm looking to allow users to create articles that are displayed in different ways, Joomla doesn't provide enough functionality so I'm wondering if K2 can. Thanks!

Hello Avi,

K2 templates can be completely overridden so no need to hack anything.

1) Yes, K2 supports both extrafields and front-end editing, also the front end editing form can be overridden as well.
2) Yes, K2 offers extended ACL and multiple K2 User Groups with different permissions each.
3) This can be done with a simple JS script in the the front end editing form
4) Custom fields can be individually rendered at any part of the K2 template. You can perform a simple PHP check and according to the field's value, show the appropriate code or file (using a PHP include).

Hope that answers your questions.