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In Joomla 2.5, I want to display two separate blog-type streams of articles on the same page, with the complete text of each article. I can get one using jdoc:include type="component". But I also need the articles from another category elsewhere on the same page in that same format -- first a category header, then the complete text of each article.

Modules I have tried:

  • Latest News: displays a list of articles, not the complete article text.
  • Article Category: same
  • Newsflash: Displays the complete article text, but doesn't have a way to display a category header.

This seems like an obvious thing to want, but I don't see how to do it in Joomla. Is it just impossible?

Thanks in advance.

furiouscloud
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I've been struggling with displaying more than one category-blog on a home page, but have now found a working solution.

Install the Plugin "Plugin Include Component" and the Module "Article Placed Anywhere" - both free.

For each blog that you want to appear on the same page:

  • In Category Manager create a category to hold the blog items (articles).
  • In Menu Manager create a menu item, probably on a hidden menu, of type Category Blog, referencing the category that you just created.
  • In Article Manager create an article contaning just the plugin code {component url='index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=XX&Itemid=YYY'}, where XX is the category ID and YYY is the menu item ID of those you just created
  • In Module Manager create a new module of type Articles Placed Anywhere, select the article just created and the position in which you want it to appear.
Chris Dee
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  • I could move my articles around with just the "Article Placed Anywhere" plugin, which is excellent. Thanks for pointing it out ! – mika Sep 15 '13 at 21:32
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if you want something ready-to-go, then this is your solution:

If you can modify joomla extensions, this ones could do the job (after playing for a while with the code to add the articles text to the queries):

Or maybe take a look at these JED sections to see if there is anything more useful:

Shaz
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