On a page displaying items from a K2 category, there is a large button at the top that reads "Add new item in this category". Clicking that button opens the K2 Edit Form, and it USED to have the default category pre-filled, but now the user has to choose the category themselves.

I have a feeling that this happened once before, and a php tweak was necessary to fix it, but I have searched and can't find anything.

I have tried different templates and different browsers, with same result, so I suspect it's a Joomla update which has changed this.

Anyone else having problems with this?

Hi Fotis, thanks for reply.
When I first discovered the problem, there were no k2 overrides under MY_TEMPLATE. I then added them in an attempt to understand the problem, but have now removed them again. Problem is still there.
Even when I specify the default Joomla beez3 template (with no overrides), the same thing happens - the "K2 Add Item" form opens, but user has to select Category themselves.

I eventually solved this - I was using an out-of-date Joomla commercial template, and updating this to the most recent version solved the problem.

Hey guys,
unfortunately, I have the same problem, the "K2_ADD_A_NEW_ITEM_IN_THIS_CATEGORY"-Button is not selecting the current category in the editing layout...
I am using overrides in mytemplate/html, but there is no /default folder there and I deleted the "itemform.php" file in my override folder.
Michael wrote first, he used a blank template, then, he updated his template and then it works? I am using the actual version of "t3 framework".
What could be the solution for this issue?
Flo

Hi Florian. I was using a template from Joomlashack called Mondrian. I searched and found there was an updated version of this template, and installing that cured the problem.
To identify your problem, you could try installing another template, uninstalling T3, and see if this cures it. If so, the problem might lie with T3, and you could notify the developers.
Michael

Hey Michael,
thanks for your quick reply and your suggestion to try another template...
@Fortis: do you know any issues with T3 concerning this problem or do you have a solution (with T3)?
Flo

Hello Fotis, thanks for the reply!
So, I tried this feature on my blank and fresh installation of joomla (3.9.14) and k2 (10.2 with german translations) without T3 – same problem: the category is not chosen after clicking "Add a new item in this category" (I created only one "test"-category with two "test"-articles...).
Could you please try this on a fresh installation for yourself? I guess, it won't work, too!
Flo

After clicking "Add item to this category" in category view, the category IS NOT selected in the editing form (see screenshots)...

Okay, so the button-text should be adjusted to "Add new item"...
I'm going to delete this button in the category.php and create different menu-items for the categories...
Thanks here, too!
Flo