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7 years 5 months ago #158838 by Kelsey Brookes
Create a category module? was created by Kelsey Brookes
I know this is a bit of an odd question, but does anyone know of a plugin for creating a module that shows a specific category's image, text, title and link?

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7 years 5 months ago #158846 by Krikor Boghossian
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Hello Kelsey,

I use a custom mod_menu instance which in the notes I add the category's description I want to show and I also use the menu's item image.

Furthermore you can use aliases so you won't harm your URL patterns.

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7 years 5 months ago #158860 by Kelsey Brookes
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Excellent idea, I like it.

I've been hunting around, but can't see immediately the php variable for the notes field - any pointers?

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7 years 5 months ago #158861 by Kelsey Brookes
Replied by Kelsey Brookes on topic Create a category module? [SOLVED]
Quick note - figured it out, for those who want to do this in the future.

When customising mod_menu, in the _url and _component overrides, add in this variable:
$notes = $item->note;

You can then use that to pull down the menu item note wherever you like into the layout.

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7 years 4 months ago #158876 by Krikor Boghossian
Replied by Krikor Boghossian on topic Create a category module? [SOLVED]
Nice one Kelsey :)
Kudos!

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