Layout list categories k2 with images

Responsive Joomla template for Entertainment and Music purpose with clean and lightweight design.
GK User
Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:55 pm
Hi
I am Italian and i don't speak english

I have a web site with template music

I would like to create a box on the homepage where you see the categories k2, with a preview image

http://demo.gavick.com/joomla25/music/ --> Position Music news, i would delete this component and i would view the category k2 with images
http://demo.gavick.com/joomla25/music/i ... categories

View this images

Can I help me?
User avatar
Junior Boarder

teitbite
Sat Feb 01, 2014 1:26 pm
Hi

If You would like to have a layout from L2 category page on frontpage than You need to use a News Show Pro module. There is one in this place already, so just some reconfiguration will be needed to show elements in different locations.

You can also try to set a K2 category layout for this page and in template configuration set to display a content instead of mainbody. Also disable all modules published in mainbody on homepage.
User avatar
Moderator

GK User
Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:50 am
I used module News Show Pro GK4

I go in Data Source --> K2 Categories and select K2 Categories, but in my home view the articles of categories, i would view only the name of category (NO ARTICLE)

Can i help me?
Is it a bug of News Show Pro GK4 ?
User avatar
Junior Boarder

teitbite
Tue Feb 04, 2014 1:14 pm
Hi

No it's not a bug. News Show module is as it's name says a module to display articles and not categories. It simply was not designed to do that. You need to use a different module for that.
User avatar
Moderator

GK User
Sun May 25, 2014 3:30 pm
teitbite wrote:Hi

No it's not a bug. News Show module is as it's name says a module to display articles and not categories. It simply was not designed to do that. You need to use a different module for that.

Hi teitbite, I am looking for a similar solution like the OP. I had posted another topic on this earlier today under Game section and only now I found this topic here (REF: https://www.gavick.com/forums/game-joom ... 36359.html ). When you said that we need to use a different module to display the categories (like NSP does to list articles), is there any module that does this. I have been searching JED inside and out as well as google and I still havent found one. How can I list the categories like the OP had shown in the screenshot i.e with Image and Category title underneath? Can you help me please?

Sorry for hijacking this thread..
User avatar
Senior Boarder

teitbite
Sun May 25, 2014 6:48 pm
Hi

Sorry, but I have no idea. never had to use one. I've googled this link http://www.joomlaxtc.com/support/joomla ... egory-wall with a documentation to such extention, but I cannot see a link to download anywhere :) maybe You'll have more luck.
User avatar
Moderator

GK User
Sun May 25, 2014 6:52 pm
Thanks for trying teitbite. I found that too in Google and it didnt go anywhere. I searched in JED and the extensions were for displaying articles and not sub-categories. Now I am reading to see if come_content's Template override is the way to go about it. Not sure still... but reading the docs and tutorials online. Thanks again for replying. Much appreciated! :)
User avatar
Senior Boarder

teitbite
Mon May 26, 2014 8:58 am
Hi

com_content is for regular joomla articles, but You can use com_k2 component in category layout when subcategories are set to be seen. This may not be possible to reposition away from mainbody, but this will work.
User avatar
Moderator


cron