Hi Macmizer,

I think I can see what's going on. It's VirtueMart Itemid hell.

From the front page, when I click on the menu on the left named "wine crates" I go to this URL:

index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=6&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53

If I go to the Custom Work page and click on the same link (wine crates) I get this URL:

index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=6&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=221

See the difference? The Itemid used is the same one used on the *calling* page.

The Itemid should really reflect the *target* page, but both VirtueMart and a number of 3rd party modules tend to get this wrong.

This matters because the standard Joomla module and template assignment systems rely on the Itemid to calculate which menu item you are on, so they can apply the right modules and/or template to it.

Never fear - with MetaMod you can get around this.

I think what's happening in your case is that you have assigned the MetaMod to a particular menu item, e.g. the front page of your site. However, the way the module assignment works in Joomla is that you have simply associated the module (the MetaMod) to a particular Itemid. As we have already seen, the Itemid is all screwed up.

To fix this, assign the MetaMod to ALL pages instead of to particular pages. Then just use the PHP code part of MetaMod to detect when the target module should be displayed or not.

If you were following the instructions in that other post, then hopefully your PHP is already detecting the VM front page, so it might just start to work.

Please write back if you're still having trouble with this.

Best regards,
Stephen