I'm looking to have my category listing page, show only extra field values. Everything else will be disabled, including the extra field name.

I need to know how to get the extra field names only for a particular category. Seeing as category groups are assigned to category level, this should be possible

The solution I'm looking for is almost exactly like this:
www.modernmagic.com/blog/joomla-technical-support/k2-table-like-list-in-category-view.html

Except, I'd like to make it a little more dynamic.

On category.php, I need the ability to get and echo extra_field->name

Then in category_item.php, I'll list only extra_field->value

The result I'm looking for would be a standard table grid, where row 1 headers are created in category.php and the table data is created in category_item.php

I hope this makes sense, please could someone assist me?

Another way that could work, is to only display the extra_field->name for the first item within category_item.php .. how could I do this?

Since there is nothing else you will show in your category pages why don't you just use the category name to be the same with the extra field value and keep in all items of this category the extra field values?

I've got a few categories, they dont all share the same extra field groups

ie:

Category 1, will have extra fields: Col1, Col2, Col3
Category 2, will have extra fields: Col1, Col2, Col3, Col4
Category 3, will have extra fields: Col1, Col3, Col4

It would be much easier if i could generate the headers dynamically (ie; from whats in the database) rather than creating a seperate template for every category - cos that would then require a developer to be involved everytime client creates a new category

Would you have a different extra field for the title which you want to show on top and then construct the rest of the extra fields values in a table?

This is the best way I can explain.. have a look at this image:

we-value-you.co.za/capture.PNG

This is achieved by manually editing

---

category.php like so:

<?php if(isset($this->primary) && count($this->primary)): ?>
<!-- Primary items -->
<div id="itemListPrimary">

<table width="100%" border=1>

<tr>
<th>Coil Size (mm)</th>
<th>Grade</th>
<th>Finish</th>
<th>&nbsp;</th>
</tr>

<?php foreach($this->primary as $key=>$item): ?>

<?php
// Define a CSS class for the last container on each row
if( (($key+1)%($this->params->get('num_primary_columns'))==0) || count($this->primary)<$this->params->get('num_primary_columns') )
$lastContainer= ' itemContainerLast';
else
$lastContainer='';
?>

<div class="itemContainer<?php echo $lastContainer; ?>"<?php echo (count($this->primary)==1) ? '' : ' style="width:'.number_format(100/$this->params->get('num_primary_columns'), 1).'%;"'; ?>>
<?php
// Load category_item.php by default
$this->item=$item;
echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
?>
</div>
<?php if(($key+1)%($this->params->get('num_primary_columns'))==0): ?>
<div class="clr"></div>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>

</table>

<div class="clr"></div>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>

---

And in category_item.php (I've removed all other code) :

<!-- TR data -->
<tr>
<?php foreach ($this->item->extra_fields as $key=>$extraField): ?>
<?php if($extraField->value != ''): ?>
<td><span class="catItemExtraFieldsValue"><?php echo $extraField->value; ?></span></td>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>
<td>
<!-- K2 Plugins: K2AfterDisplay -->
<?php echo $this->item->event->K2AfterDisplay; ?>
</td>
</tr>

---

The bit in category.php:

<tr>
<th>Coil Size (mm)</th>
<th>Grade</th>
<th>Finish</th>
<th>&nbsp;</th>
</tr>

I would like to automate this, by doing something like:

foreach ($this->????category????->extra_fields->name)

What if you add this code snippet in the category.php file right under the foreach of the items, wrapped in an if statement where it would show only the first item's label fields no matter if they would have values or not.

<?php if ($key==0) : ?>
<!-- TR data -->
<tr>
<?php foreach ($item->extra_fields as $key_2=>$extraField): ?>
<td><span class="catItemExtraFieldsLabel"><?php echo $extraField->name; ?></span></td>
<?php endforeach; ?>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<?php endif; ?>

This solution would work perfectly!!!! Its exactly what I'm looking for HOWEVER, in your suggestion, $key resets to 0 on each new row :( Therefore, it always shows the extra_field->name

Any other way to do this?

Did you put in the foreach of the items, like

<?php foreach($this->leading as $key=>$item): ?>

<?php if ($key==0) : ?>
<!-- TR data -->
<tr>
<?php foreach ($item->extra_fields as $key_2=>$extraField): ?>
<td><span class="catItemExtraFieldsLabel"><?php echo $extraField->name; ?></span></td>
<?php endforeach; ?>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<?php endif; ?>
......
continue with all other code
......

<?php endforeach; ?>

Yiota Ziaggou

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THANK YOU!