SOLVED Template Override to SA-MB-SB affects default layout
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- Kathy Rose
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I'm having a problem.
I want all pages EXCEPT the home page to display as:
Sidebar A - Mainbody
So in the Default Template Layout Settings I set that up. I didn't assign it to anything since I want it to affect everything except what I assigned to the Override Template.
Next since I want the Homepage to be a little different, I created an Override Template and set the layout as:
Sidebar A - Mainbody - Sidebar B
and I assigned it to the home page.
Now, everything is cool, except....the default pages are coming up as Mainbody - Sidebar A. (The reverse of what they're being told to do in the default template settings.)
Example of problem: sethilepipes.com/joomla25/component/k2/item/180
What am I missing? Or is this a bug?
Thanks for any help! - Kathy
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Maybe this tutorial can help you to understand module layouts and sliders in Gantry templates
www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?f=33...89390&rb_v=viewtopic - Check my services at: Mihha-Vision
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- Kathy Rose
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Thanks Igor, I do understand the information in that tutorial, but I am still having a problem with pages not receiving the default layout. I might not have worded my first post very well.
I do have an override set up for the Homepage, and that's doing what it is supposed to do.
But the template default layout is not being displayed properly on some of the other pages, for example on this one: sethilepipes.com/joomla25/component/k2/item/180
This is being displayed as Mainbody - Sidebar A, which is incorrect. It should be Sidebar - Mainbody, which is what is set in the Default Template Settings. - Kathy
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- I am guessing that this page doesn't have menu item published in the menu so you get to it from K2 blog. Is that right?
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You might be onto something. But K2 items that are coming from a blog category are displaying correctly.
However, the ones that are incorrect are coming from lists created by the roknewspager module, such as this one:
sethilepipes.com/joomla25/available-pipes - Kathy
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- Based on your thinking above, I'll give RokSprocket a try and see if it outputs the articles correctly.
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- Well, no luck. Same thing happens with RokSprocket.
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This is actually normal Joomla behavior. For pages that doesn't have assigned itemid (every page dynamically generated which doesn't have menu item defined) Joomla will show modules assigned to the default itemid (which is usually Home page of the site)
Search google how to overcome this behavior or try this
Create a hidden MENU.
Put a MENU ITEM in it for each (single) article you want on separate page (publish)
No need to put hidden menu anywhere - it will never be seen
Now joomla will open the articles in a separate page.
You can also take a look at Advanced Module Manager by nonumber.nl as a possible solution to this issue - Check my services at: Mihha-Vision
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It was behaving just right on Joomla 1.5. Aargh.
I don't mind that the modules are being displayed - I want the modules. I just want them to be on the left - like they are on the home page. - Kathy
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I think I have solved it by putting this in my custom template css file:
div#rt-main.mb9-sa3 div.rt-main-inner div.rt-grid-9 {float:right;}
Thanks for hanging with me on this, Igor! - Kathy
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