modules don't display on submission page except through direct link

Also, I was wondering if there was a way to make one of the menu items on the JomSocial Toolbar "create" i.e. to link directly to the submission form.

AFAIK, the latest JS toolbar is a native J! menu. You can edit and add anything you want. So, you may add a Cobalt submit menuItem. JS docs -> Modifying toolbar

I did discover that, but I'm referring to the drop down menu for the Cobalt Plugin in the JomSocial toolbar (it has created, bookmarked, followed, etc) I can create a separate link but it would make sense to keep all "library" links together

Regarding your Module display...

Please, check your URLs and appended MenuItemID. Most likely they are different. And you assigned the module to only one of them. I guess, the Cobalt Submit Joomla MenuItem gets his own ID. It is always different than the list and internal links ID. Not sure, which ID is appended to the JomSocial menu... might be the JomSocial Profile page ID?!

Hi there, as above, I tried going to the submission form from the cobalt jomsocial menu, then copied the url and created a joomla internal menu link using the url as the link. It takes me to the page, but the module still doesn't show up. I tried assigning another module as well, just in case it was this particular one, but nothing shows accessing it via jomsocial module.

The only thing I can think of now is to disable the "add" link in cobalt and create manual links, which does kind of defeat the object of the exercise.

Of course I may have missed something. I'd really appreciate your help, thank you,

jude

Jude,

if i understand it correctly, you want to display a module on a cobalt TYPE submission page, right?

I would solve the problem on the module level. MetaMod or Advanced Module Manager PRO would help you with his.

If you use Advanced Module Manager PRO, then enter this in your Module assignment under the PHP section:

return (JFactory::getApplication()->input->getInt('Itemid', 0 ) == XXX && JFactory::getApplication()->input->getString('view', 0 ) == 'form');

Replace the XXX with your Menu ID.

MetaMod seems to have a page detection mode (have not tried it) which will show you the needed code to solve your problem. :D

@sackgesicht:

Was about to post the same extensions... ;-)

I wanted to link to another related topic, where we have talked about "load module" in Cobalt template. Unfortunately, I could not find it. Do you have a clue? Benefit: No extra 3rd-party system stuff.

@pepperstreet

That's one of the Angeldesk problem ... limited search. Unfortunately i don't have the link to it, but i have the code with sergeys comment .. :D

[bThere are also way to do it right in template.

]Edit article template and add column there,

$modules =& JModuleHelper::getModules('customposition');

foreach ($modules as $module)

{

echo '

'.$module->title.'

';

echo JModuleHelper::renderModule($module);

}

Use as parameter your unique position name, And place your modules inside that position. **

wow, learning curve :D Thanks guys... off to play...

You guys rock, as always!!! :D Thank you so much, meta mod did the trick...

Actually, no it didn't... not once I set it to not show on all the other pages. The module works fine unless trying to limit it to the specific form page. The problem seems to be with the specific link to the form from the cobalt category page. As soon as I use the advanced debug, which does indeed gather all the necessary information and generates the php, the module doesn't show.

The problem appears to be the url called when using the "Add Library Here" button on the category page. It calls this url:

http://www.classicromancerevival.com/library/submit/1-library/1-library?return=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jbGFzc2ljcm9tYW5jZXJldml2YWwuY29tL2xpYnJhcnk=

If I use the link I created to the type submission form it calls:

http://www.classicromancerevival.com/library-submission

and the modules display fine, without the need of metamod.

I see nothing else for it but to disable the button and create my own link

Judah,

I just installed MetaMod to test your scenario. Using the MetaMod advanced debug mode, it will return** ALL** possible information.

See my example :

if ( 

$option == 'com_cobalt'

and $view == 'form'

and $jinput->get('section_id') == '2'

and $Itemid == '109'

and $jinput->get('cat_user_id') == '53' /*!*/

and $jinput->get('return') == 'aHR0cDovL2xvY2FsaG9zdC9wcm9qZWN0L3JzZC9pbmRleC5waHAb3B0aW9uPWNvbV9jb2JhbHQmdmlldz1yZWNvcmRzJnNlY3Rpb25faWQ9MiZJdGVtaWQ9MTA5'

and $jinput->get('type_id') == '2license'

) return XXX; /* replace XXX with the module ID or position to display */

Now you have to insert your modul ID AND remove some of the conditions.

Assuming you want to display this module on all submissions to this section regardless of user and TYPE, remove the respecive conditions. You will end up with something like this:

if ( 

$option == 'com_cobalt'

and $view == 'form'

and $jinput->get('section_id') == '2'

and $Itemid == '109'

) return 97;  

That should do the trick for you .... :D

I'm going to compare this with mine and try to see why mine didn't work... a learning curve :D I do appreciate all the help, thank you.