Hi theant,

this is pretty simple to achieve with MetaTemplate.

TECHNIQUE 1: All in the same MetaTemplate rule:

Create a MetaTemplate rule and use the following recipe in the Advanced PHP box:

if ($option == "com_content" and $view == "article") return "TEMPLATENAME1";
if ($option == "com_content" and ( $view == "section" or $view == "category") ) return "TEMPLATENAME2";


TECHNIQUE 2: Use 2 separate rules, one that detects articles and one that detects sections/categories:

a - set up the 1st rule
b - enter this into the Advanced PHP box:

if ($option == "com_content" and $view == "article") return true;

c - Then in the SUCCEED action, use the drop-down to select the template to be used for articles.

d - save that rule and create a second rule

e - use the following PHP in the second rule:

if ($option == "com_content" and ( $view == "section" or $view == "category") ) return true;

f - Then in the SUCCEED action, use the drop-down to select the template to be used for categories/sections.

g - save the rule and test it out.


Done.

Cheers,
Stephen

In that case, I'd change the second rule to this:

if ($option == "com_content" and $view == "section" and $id == 1 ) return true;
if ($option == "com_content" and $view == "section" and $id == 2 ) return true;
if ($option == "com_content" and $view == "section" and $id == 3 ) return true;
if ($option == "com_content" and $view == "category" and $id == 1 ) return true;
if ($option == "com_content" and $view == "category" and $id == 2 ) return true;

There are more elegant ways to express this in PHP, but it's probably easier to understand in this form.

Hope that helps,
Stephen