I'm trying to have the first image on an article automatically link to the full article (similar to how wordpress 3.x works). This should work on Frontpage as well as Blog layout.
Basically I'm looking for a plugin like http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-display/articles-summary/7233 but is compatible with Joomla 1.6. Any help would be much appreciated thanks.
Have you tried to use CM Auto Read More for Joomla 1.6/1.7?
Here is a link to the developer's demo page:
http://demo.masterswebsitedesign.com/cmautoreadmore/
Here is the JED entry link:
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-display/articles-summary/17979
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Lets say,if I add a new article in joomla website and I want to download that article in pdf file on the front-end of the site. How can I achieve it?
Is it possible if I add a new article in joomla and in the front-end, visitors of the page can download that article in pdf file? How can I do it? Is there any solution to my problem? Thanks a lot.
Yes, it is possible. You can use Phoca PDF.
It is a free extension. Enjoy!
Both WordPress and Drupal have a custom excerpt, it's very useful, but Joomla seems doesn't have one.
Does someone know which extension can enable Joomla's custom excerpt function?
Thank you!
You don't need any extension, Joomla can do this out-of-the box using the native readmore functionality.
Add a readmore to your article, custom excerpt before the readmore.
In article options, set 'show readmore' to 'no'.
Now blog pages will show your custom excerpt text but it will not be shown in the article view.
I'm using the most current version of joomla 3. I just started using the tags feature and adding a few relevant tags to each article which so far seems to be a nice feature.
The problem I am running into is: the featured articles on the homepage are showing the tags. I want to exclude them from showing on the homepage featured articles but I need them to show in the full text article.
Is there a way to do this?
Thanks.
I have a problem with the read more link in joomla 2.5.7. After insert it, when I click on the link I can see just the following lines to the Read more link and not the full article, why?.
Thanks so much and this is the link: http://www.dasphotonics.com/apps/joomla/en/technological-capabilities/technologies.
Your problem is that Show intro text is set to Hide in the article options instead of 'use global' or 'show'. The proper way to add Readmore is this described here.
Also consider updating your joomla version from 2.5.7 to the current.
I am trying to build a news website in Joomla 1.7.
I want in the main content to display the latest e.g. 10 news and then using the next button to see the rest and so on.
What kind of module do I need? I did a little search and I am guessing a blog module?
I cannot find a free blog module. Any ideas?
If that is not the way to go, can anybody suggest any other way?
Thank you!
George
2 things - first, you need to upgrade to 2.5, 1.7 dies at the end of the month.
Next, I would use K2 for what you are describing. It's basically a replacement for the standard Joomla category/articles. It has all the features that a blog component should have plus a lot more if you need it.
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/authoring-a-content/content-construction/8061
1) UPGRADE to Joomla 2.5.1!
2) Blog format is a Joomla core feature, so no need to install any other 3rd party component!
Go to your Joomla backend
Manage menu
Create a new link (give a name....)
Type: Articles / Category Blog
In the right panel :
1. Coose your category name
2. In blog layout Options :
Leading Articles 0
Intro Articles 10
Columns 1 (or 2 as you want)
Links 0
Save and enjoy your blog!