It would be useful if K2 would integrate with other components such as community builder, JCE editor (a plugin for the file manager would be useful) and messaging systems such as uddeim. at the moment you end up with 2 user panels which is a bit of a pain, linking profiles and avatars would be great + a tab for recent posts/comments. also itegration with other gallery and download systems such as phoca gallery and rok downloads.

also it would be good if you could have the option of overiding the default joomla content system completely so that when you select new article you end up with the K2 listings....though I realise this is a major change to the joomla system so probably not possible.

more layouts for category listing would be great too and an easy way to change default font styling.

I also just wanted to say that I really appreciate that this project is completely open source, I will be sad if it becomes commercial.

Thank you for your hard work.

i would also like k2 to be integrated with community builder..

and here is the third request :)...
It would be a very nice feature to have just 1 profile page (CB), and the registration working through CB.

Thanks for the hard work you're keeping on.

I'll put my vote in for K2 to work with CB too.

Yeah that would be really nice if k2 integrate with CB

I'm waiting for integration with Community Builder too... please

i was looking for this as well....does anyone know if this has been out already??
thank you,,,

CB integration would be great.

It would be even better if it included the group options available in K2. CB is currently battling along with groupjive for their group options.

JCE has an advanced link manager plugin and I use the complete JCE editor on my K2Joom site.
I have no issues with this, direct media upload from within an item is excellent as to is the jcepopup class.

You can override the the Joomla content system, one by not going to the standard Content menu, but also by modifying the Dashboard so that only K2 is displayed. I just wrote a guide on how to do this in v2.2 which can be seen here.

Can you elaborate on needing extra layouts for categories?
Adjusting font styling could be added to the K2 global parameters.

CB integration would be grat for me too

Eugene Brown said:CB integration would be great.It would be even better if it included the group options available in K2. CB is currently battling along with groupjive for their group options.

I need this integration too, please!!!

me too me too!

Hi Jack,

Let me go through some of your points.

As with any component, integration with other components will always be an issue. To be able to enable K2 to work with the 1000's of components available is not practicle, so these would have to made as and when needed.
There are already some that are compatible I know 100% there is a plugin for JCE as we use it at K2Joom.com.

For user panels, to have multiples is normal, I have not seen any way of integrating Joomla, CB, JomSocial, Kunena etc they all have their own and share some common data, its nots comfortable, but that is down to how the componets are written for their own needs. With K2 this is meant to replace the standard Joomla user panels as it contains extra functions above Joomla.

Recent Posts / comments can be created through the K2 modules, there is also a comment notifcation mod too, which we have in the downloads at K2Joom.com.

K2 was designed to be integrated with Simple Image Gallery and not tat of another vendor, this does not stop you from still using 3rd party gallery components, it just means you have to integrate them as that developer intended and not through the K2 Image Gallery tab.

For content system over rides, this is not necessary. If you are using K2, why go backwards to Joomla Articles?
Maybe you could explain your meaning so more to help understand.
Once K2 is installed, it is automatically placed in the Admin Control panel, you can then remove the standard joomla Control Panel icons through the Module Manager > Administrator, this will then just show K2 Icons when you login through the backend. Then there is no need to even touch the Joomla Content menu.

More layout for category listings? This is probably one of the largest array of parameters you will likely to find in K2.
Not only that, but you can create K2 micro themes allowing you to set different layouts per category.
This can be further extended by using the CSS4K2 mod, available free at K2Joom.com that then allows individual css style for each micro theme.

I hope this helps answer your questions.

Regards,

Simon
K2Joom.com

I'm using a k2-CB plugin that keeps my contacts synced.

You'll have to google it though. No time for searching the link myself. Just know that it exists. :D

Any news on CB-K2 intergration ?

Could you please tell us more ?

Thanks

Mauricio González said:I'm using a k2-CB plugin that keeps my contacts synced.You'll have to google it though. No time for searching the link myself. Just know that it exists. :D

I spent a long time trying to find the alleged k2-CB sync plugin. I just gave up and added some code to the k2 user plugin.

All this code does is, upon creation of new user, inserts the correct parameters into the CB #__comprofiler table. I HATE hacks, but this one does the job. And it's only about 20 lines long and added right before the close of the onAfterStoreUser function. I've ZIPPED and uploaded the modified k2 user plugin for anyone who wants to take a look (it's my hacked version of the file you'll find as YOURJOOMLAROOT/plugins/user/k2.php - back up first just in case!).

Instructions on how I FINALLY get my K2 and CB to work together are provided below. I've pieced it together from SEVERAL posts here and at the Joomla forums:

1) Install K2 and CB, and make sure both are working like you want - CB especially because of its complexity.

2) Replace the K2 user plugin main PHP file with the hacked one above as instructed. This should synchronize users who register through K2.

2) K2 and CB both have login modules. Set the CB login module for REGISTERED and also disable the link to CB registration within this module (you'll need to go into the module manager to do that). Make sure the K2 login module is set for PUBLIC (as this is the one you want users to register and login with). I just relabeled the CB login module as "Your Profile" or some such to avoid confusion.

The most important thing right now is to not let CB handle registrations! Until someone comes up with a more elegant solution, it is far easier to just let K2 handle that.

This is just bare bones, sync users. This DOES NOT handle synchronizing contact fields, avatars, etc. Hope this helps someone!

K2 and Community Builder integration is now possible using a series of files available from JoomlaMagic. See www.joomagic.com/downloads/extensions/cat_view/73-extensions...

 

With these files your K2 user avatar will be displayed in K2 modules and items. The avatar will link back to the CB profile and if you use the CB Author Tab plugin, the links from articles in CB will route to K2 items. To see a working version of this please go to www.theicpm.com

 

Please take notice: This is a set of "Hacked" files. These are not plugins. We strongly encourage you to back up the original files before you upload these files through your FTP. With this solution you can use CB login module and CB registration

 

Overwrite these files with the downloaded filesK2 Component..\components\com_k2\helpers\route.php ..\components\com_k2\models\itemlist.php ..\components\com_k2\templates\default\item.php K2 Module..\modules\mod_k2_content\helper.php

CB Plugin ..\components\com_comprofiler\plugin\user\plug_cbmamboauthortab\cb.authortabIf you are starting with a fresh K2 install - follow these additional steps:2) Install plg_user_k2. It will automatically insert users when user registered in CB and will assign to group3) from Back-end , K2 dashboard click "Import Joomla! content " it will import all joomla articles. and CB "my articles" tab will show only K2 articles.

 

NOTE REGARDING SUPPORT: We hired a Joomlancer to complete this work, so little support is offered. Use at your own risk.

The K2 Community Builder hack I downloaded from your site works but there are some complications.

1: Categories list all items from category and subcategory on one page. There is no nesting. Previously you had to click a category and see items or click the subcategory to see its items. Now items from category and subcategories are displayed on one page. For now I get around this by making all subcategories their own category.

2: There is a 2 to 5 digit number above every category name.

 

How can these issues be fixed?

 

thanx,

Tom Murray




Shawn Futterer said:
K2 and Community Builder integration is now possible using a series of files available from JoomlaMagic. See www.joomagic.com/downloads/extensions/cat_view/73-extensions...

 

With these files your K2 user avatar will be displayed in K2 modules and items. The avatar will link back to the CB profile and if you use the CB Author Tab plugin, the links from articles in CB will route to K2 items. To see a working version of this please go to www.theicpm.com

 

Please take notice: This is a set of "Hacked" files. These are not plugins. We strongly encourage you to back up the original files before you upload these files through your FTP. With this solution you can use CB login module and CB registration

 

Overwrite these files with the downloaded filesK2 Component..\components\com_k2\helpers\route.php ..\components\com_k2\models\itemlist.php ..\components\com_k2\templates\default\item.php K2 Module..\modules\mod_k2_content\helper.php

CB Plugin ..\components\com_comprofiler\plugin\user\plug_cbmamboauthortab\cb.authortabIf you are starting with a fresh K2 install - follow these additional steps:2) Install plg_user_k2. It will automatically insert users when user registered in CB and will assign to group3) from Back-end , K2 dashboard click "Import Joomla! content " it will import all joomla articles. and CB "my articles" tab will show only K2 articles.

 

NOTE REGARDING SUPPORT: We hired a Joomlancer to complete this work, so little support is offered. Use at your own risk.

Looks like there is a plugin available for this:
extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension-specific/community-builder-extensions/community-builder-authors/9849

Download:
aldra.ca/joomla-extensions/cb-multi-author-tab

Going to test it out, will report back if I can't get it working...