It would be useful to add 'can make an item featured' permission in K2 backend in 'user groups' tab to prevent registered users (bloggers?) to not be able to make an item featured.

Thanks.

Sounds useful! I agree with you.

good idea, hopefully in the next release. I would find this really helpful too.

Hi guys,

You can do this by copying 'components/com_k2/views/item/tmpl/form.php' to 'templates/YOUR_JOOMLA_TEMPLATE/html/com_k2/item/form.php'.

Joomla & K2 will auto load this file instead of the original K2 file when a user will add an article in frontend. Just edit this file and delete featured code.

Olivier

You can do that with this piece of code :

$user = &JFactory::getUser();

if ($user->gid >23) { //user is admin
//Featured code
}

The copy step is just to avoid modify k2 component original files.

By copying the file and modifying the one in your Joomla template, you won't be worried by K2 updates...

Olivier

I'm a bit of a newb, but i think i can do this. Do I first copy 'components/com_k2/views/item/tmpl/form.php' to 'templates/YOUR_JOOMLA_TEMPLATE/html/com_k2/item/form.php'.
and then add the code listed below?

And where do insert this code?


Olivier Nolbert said:You can do that with this piece of code :
$user = &JFactory::getUser();

if ($user->gid >23) { //user is admin
//Featured code
}

Hi Scott,

That"s exactly what you have to do...

In 2.3, the code is @lines 293-294

Just have to put these 2 lines between your test...

Olivier

Scott Osteen said:I'm a bit of a newb, but i think i can do this. Do I first copy 'components/com_k2/views/item/tmpl/form.php' to 'templates/YOUR_JOOMLA_TEMPLATE/html/com_k2/item/form.php'. and then add the code listed below?

And where do insert this code?


Olivier Nolbert said:You can do that with this piece of code : $user = &JFactory::getUser();

if ($user->gid >23) { //user is admin
//Featured code
}

I'm fairly sure I just screwed it up. Any chance i could get you to fix it for me?

Scott,

Here's the modified form.php

Olivier

Thank you very much!

Olivier Nolbert said:Scott,
Here's the modified form.php

Olivier

Hi Scott

 

Thanks for this post, useful but i do not have a  FORM.PHP file in that directory you stated earlier

 

Paul

Hi Paul,

Just check your installation (reinstall K2).

 

You should have this file in the specified folder.

 

Be careful, the form.php i've given is for K2 2.3, i'm not sure it'll work with 2.4

 

Olivier

Paul said:

Hi Scott

 

Thanks for this post, useful but i do not have a  FORM.PHP file in that directory you stated earlier

 

Paul

Thnks Olivier, i refound the form.php and edited out featured boxes, and published radio buttons and all works fine,

Paul

 

Olivier Nolbert said:

Hi Paul,

Just check your installation (reinstall K2).

 

You should have this file in the specified folder.

 

Be careful, the form.php i've given is for K2 2.3, i'm not sure it'll work with 2.4

 

Olivier

Paul said:

Hi Scott

 

Thanks for this post, useful but i do not have a  FORM.PHP file in that directory you stated earlier

 

Paul