Problem with Blog Layout........... Bug

Hi there, I think this is a bug and need help fixing it. There are 3 issues to be exact.

1. I have created a main menu item called "Blog" and in joomla made it a "Blog Layout". I have 3 articles in this blog layout all with different created and published dates however on the blog it just shows todays date (on the left: 15th Aug) on all 3 articles and not the correct published date for each??? See attached.

2. Also when I click the read more on any of these 3 articles I am taken to the homepage of the template and at the bottom of the homepage the article is opened up??? Obviously I do not want this and just want the article to open on its own page?

3. On the homepage of the site I like the blog article at the bottom but again when its opened it does not open in its own page even though I have assigned it to a menu item under Blog???

If you give me a private email I can send through access to the site as its not live just yet until I fix this blog page bug with the template.

Shameless bump on this as its a pretty major issue and makes the template a little useless right now when you cannot have a simple Blog Layout?

I have always had good support from Gavick but im feeling a little left out here This is a bug ive tried a lot of things to fix it and im stumped!!

Any help from anyone on this please?

Please wait a moment - I'm working with it

Its a slightly confusing one so if you need my site to test it off let me know - I can email you the link etc. Thanks for your time

Problems 1 and 3 are probably connected with fact that articles or their categories haven't specified menu item - that's why it is showing on the frontpage.

About second problem: in html/com_content/category/blog_item.php please change fragment:

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<?php if (($this->item->params->get('show_create_date'))) : ?>
<div class="article-tools">
   <?php if ($this->item->params->get('show_create_date')) : ?>
      <?php $article_time = strtotime($this->item->created); ?>
   <span class="createdate-day">
      <?php echo JHTML::_('date', $this->item->modified, '%d'); ?>
   </span>
   <span class="createdate-month">
      <?php echo JHTML::_('date', $this->item->modified, '%B'); ?>
   </span>
   <?php endif; ?>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>


for:

Code: Select all

<?php if (($this->item->params->get('show_create_date'))) : ?>
<div class="article-tools">
   <?php if ($this->item->params->get('show_create_date')) : ?>
   <span class="createdate-day">
      <?php echo JHTML::_('date', $this->item->created, '%d'); ?>
   </span>
   <span class="createdate-month">
      <?php echo JHTML::_('date', $this->item->created, '%B'); ?>
   </span>
   <?php endif; ?>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>


Nope problem those articles have a menu item - blog. Even on that Blog page which has nothing to do with the homepage - when click the read more button the user gets taken to the homepage??? This is totally strange because they do have main menu item - blog? I can show you on my site if you wish.

I will try your solution for the blog dates

yes, please show me your website - dziudek[at]gavick[dot]com

Hi there, I have sent you a private email just now. Thanks for your time as I still have not fixed this and it seems anything setup in a Blog Layout menu - will open on the homepage so its certainly a bug of some sort.

Just a quick update here. Your Code to fix the Blog Date issue worked. However I still have the other issue with the Blog read more buttons and titles always reverting to the homepage to display in full.

shameless bump here - is there anyway to fix this?

After great support from Mr Dziudek in support, the following is the solution:

"Home" menu item overrides "Blog" menu item with Itemid. so therefore in order to get a blog layout to show on the homepage but also under a menu item you need to do the following

Please change "Home" menu item type to frontpage layout and please replace content of html/com_content/frontpage/default_item.php with html/com_content/category/blog_item.php - then you'll can manage items on your main page as a frontpage items.

this should be fixed with update 2.0.0

Sorry, but I didn't understand what to do excactly. Could you tell me more detailed? I have the 2.07 version now but it still not possible to get a 2 column blog layout on either page.

Would appreciate any support.
JG

Hi

probably the easiest way will be ro replace the respective file from joomla's com_content to the com_content folder in template.