Hi,
In Attachment the 'Link item' K2 plugin installation.

This plugin enables to link a K2 item to another and to display linked item information in the current item details.

Just install, enable & configure the plugin.

You can override plugin parameters for each linked item. Just edit a K2 item IN BACKEND and link another one to id with custom options.

This plugin only works in backend.

You can override the default template by copying the file
'plugins/k2/linkitem/default.php' to 'templates/YOURJOOMLATEMPLATE/html/plg_k2_linkitem/default.php'

This plugin will also be available on jiliko.net in the week.

Olivier Nolbert
www.jiliko.net

thanks - this is nice!.

Any update on when the version referenced on the jiliko forum supporting linking to multiple items will be available?

Hi,

 

This will be available next week with other plugin updates.

 

Olivier

Hi Olivier,

 

Wonderful extension.

 

However, in category view, I can only get the first item to display the link items.

Subsequent items do not show the link items.

 

Any reasons?

Setup is a newly installed Joomla 1.5 with only K2 and link item plugin.

Is this plugin still developed ? Joomla 3.0 gives blank page at front (Admin is OK).

Hi,

Per customer request, we've ported the original K2 Link item plugin to Joomla 3, and reviewed the original source code to be compatible with both Joomla versions 2.5/3.

Now, we are publishing and providing support for the extension here:

XT-K2 Link Item
www.extly.com/utilities/xt-k2-link-item.html

Thank you for the original source code!
Anibal
Extly.com

Heh, to late. When i needed it.
But anyway i am thankful that such plugin didnt exist, and that many more didnt exist. Now i have at least 20 Wordpress plugins for this type of job.

Why is Joomla so hard and difficult for gifted and excellent coders, third party developers ? Still mistery for me.

Wordpress has been always boring to me. Looking into the codebase is always messy. Don't get me wrong. It works. But ... ;)

Regards,
Anibal

I do understand you, i was Joomla fanatic not so long ago.

I cannot care less how code looks. All i know i can achieve much, much more with WP than i could with Joomla. And my clients are very happy. Let them as Editors in Admin panel and they almost dont need any screenshots and tutorials.

Let them in Admin to use K2 and you have to answer boring emails for days.

Some list of problems that are distant past for me now:

- No more seraching for months to get simple page break to work with K2.
- No more tweaks for images resize, that stop to work with each new K2 version.
- No more thinking about SEF and articles.
- No more thinking about what to do with J articles. Should i hide it with CSS. No, i put there stupid "About us" and say to clients it is normal this way, so do it man.
- Have now unlimited custom fields, can show them where i want, how i want. Not as before, only in K2 micro cosmos.
- Have repeater field(s)
- Admin panel is almost 100% consistent. Clients dont walk around to Joomla native design, K2 very speciel design, then they jump to some "editors choice" gallery addon, and they look around as they are suddenly on the Mars. Everything looks different than rest of Admin panel. It is more standard in Joomla, then exception.

Etc...etc..cant remember everything.

Now when Drupal 8 is on the door, joomla is going to get hard hit. Already is losing users. As i said i dont care about smart talk about code. Why it is not more developers as you and more plugins as in this topic. That need to be explained, not talking silly talk about "fancy and clean code".

Beyond minute details, every tool has pros and cons. Learn from each experience, and apply the right tool for your projects.

As this is a Joomla related forum for K2, it's no place to bash against a community.


PD About Drupal 8, it's been in-development for ...... I can't remember the first time I've downloaded it to test it.

Regards,
Anibal

Very expected answer in Joomla community. Problem is not in Joomla, problem is in your knowledge and skills.
Never mind, stay happy with Joomla.

Let's try to write against WordPress in a WP Forum ;) Come On! B)

I do it all the time, core or plugins whatever. And they listen. After some short time update notification blink red in Admin panel, you read change log and you see they listened.

Problem with J developers as you is you always assume you talk to a Joomla beginner.

Common man, i just checked Joomla latest demo. Still no simple PHP image resize function. Madness, year 2014.

This topic is precise topic for such discussion. Over years i could not have related items. And not only i, other poeple too. Situation that simply cannot happens in WP and Drupal.

Why it is so ? Lets say i am bad with coding and it is true. What prevents other coders to make all this people need ? In WP and Drupal community they do MAGIC, simple MAGIC. And even coders far less talented than Lefteris Kavadas. If it is not problem in Lefteris Kavadas, can we assume that is something rotten in Joomla "fancy core code" ?

Someone is weak link, pick one.

From my side, I don't think much about CMS comparisons, or too broad subjects.

It's just how they are, what you can do with them, and what you can offer.

PD: And, I certiainly have no answers for all questions ;)

Regards,
Anibal

Everything is OK man. You see i use Drupal and WP, so it is not another one flame war about CMS.

I spent on Drupal and WP maybe 5% time i spent on Joomla, and can do 100 times more, and fulfill all clients wishes, than i did on Joomla. Just asking why it is so ? I dont have clear answer.

And you third party developers if you dont hit Joomla core "gurus" with hammer in the head, you will end as Mambo ended.

Mambo was just he beginning B)

A

It is easy for you to joke, you can change platforms easy. :cheer:
Better to educate begginners on what to lose months and years.

Yes, Mambo was beginning of a nice journey. But i dont have lust to wait anymore things that never come.

Drupal 8 have custom fields in blocks (modules) and users will change all aspects of website without even seeing one single settings option.
Where is Joomla in this picture ?

Views (now in core) sinle and alone is worth as at least Joomla 200 most popular addons.

Never mind, just sharing opinions little loudly. Nobody will die from this. And nothing personal.