Enable "read more" button

Hi
I'm trying to enable "read more" button. Read more button is enabled in settings, but it seams the template is banning it from display? How to overcome it? http://rossannels.com/index.php/atwork/chairs

read_more_newstech.png

Many thanks

Hi

Please edit /html/com_content/category/blog_item.php and add this:

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<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore') && $this->item->readmore) :
   if ($params->get('access-view')) :
      $link = JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid, $this->item->language));
   else :
      $menu = JFactory::getApplication()->getMenu();
      $active = $menu->getActive();
      $itemId = $active->id;
      $link = new JUri(JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=login&Itemid=' . $itemId, false));
      $link->setVar('return', base64_encode(JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid, $this->item->language), false)));
   endif; ?>

   <?php echo JLayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.readmore', array('item' => $this->item, 'params' => $params, 'link' => $link)); ?>

<?php endif; ?>


under:

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      <div class="item-intro-text">
         <?php echo $this->item->introtext; ?>
      </div>


I can add your code to the default_items.html file (above or at the bottom) which originally looks like this :

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<?php if (count($this->items[$this->parent->id]) > 0 && $this->maxLevelcat != 0) : ?>
<ul>
<?php foreach($this->items[$this->parent->id] as $id => $item) : ?>
   <?php if ($this->params->get('show_empty_categories_cat') || $item->numitems || count($item->getChildren())) : ?>
   <li>
      <a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($item->id));?>">
         <?php echo $this->escape($item->title); ?>
      </a>

      <?php if ($this->params->get('show_subcat_desc_cat') == 1 && $item->description) : ?>
      <div>
         <?php echo JHtml::_('content.prepare', $item->description, '', 'com_content.categories'); ?>
      </div>
        <?php endif; ?>

      <?php if ($this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles_cat') == 1) :?>
      <dl>
         <dt><?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS'); ?></dt>
         <dd><?php echo $item->numitems; ?></dd>
      </dl>
      <?php endif; ?>

      <?php if(count($item->getChildren()) > 0) :
         $this->items[$item->id] = $item->getChildren();
         $this->parent = $item;
         $this->maxLevelcat--;
         echo $this->loadTemplate('items');
         $this->parent = $item->getParent();
         $this->maxLevelcat++;
      endif; ?>

   </li>
   <?php endif; ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

I see no class="item-intro-text", just confused with your "Under" reference. Thanks for explaining!
Also, once I update your template in future, the html modification might be lost, correct?

Hi

There has to be "item-intro-text" in this file. Without it You will not be able to see the text for this article.

Yes, You will need to remember to keep this file on side while updating and overwrite it again after.

Thank you, you're correct I was editing the wrong HTML file.
To clarify for others "after" means "insert after this code".

Hi

Yes, exactly Happy You've done it. Closing this thread now.