Example on getk2.org >> demo.getk2.org/magazine/design/interior-design

I'm noticing the breadcrumbs option is di***** around so this will need to be addressed along with caching for the new router.

Great :)

First of all, install K2 v2.10.3 (dev) from github.com/getk2/k2/archive/master.zip which includes the latest code changes to the router.

Secondly, make sure "Custom SEF URLs" are enabled in K2's Settings (SEO tab).

Third, make sure there is at least 1 menu item pointing to all K2 Categories.

Finally, send me a URL to your site, especially a page that *includes* content with "component/k2" in their URLs.

There is no need to use "empty" anymore, it was a temporary hack for Alberto to test things out without doing changes to the XML files. So just delete it.

Additionally, upgrade to K2 v2.10.3 (dev) again as new changes have been merged since the copy you installed (cause the SEO settings order had changed and I can see you still use an older version).

As for why the template of the homepage is displayed everywhere when you assign it to all K2 categories, this is normal. It's because every K2 content on the homepage "carries" the itemid of the home menu item. As such, Joomla considers that you're still on the homepage, even though you navigate to different content.

But rest assured, I'm already working on a way to have a clean URL path, without duplicate entries. E.g. if you currently create a menu item called "blog" pointing to a single K2 category also called "blog", then the path to items will be /blog/blog/whatever, which is normal cause it's essentially /menu-item-alias/category-alias/item-alias.

As for the items with /component/k2, I'm guessing these come from a 3rd party module and not e.g. K2 Content (mod_k2_content). That module does not properly parse K2 URLs from "JRoute" AND "K2HelperRoute" (see for example: github.com/getk2/k2/blob/master/modules/mod_k2_content/helper.php#L286). Just inform its developers to update their code.