Need help with displaying module for a particular category

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24-Jun-10 08:45:11

Need help with displaying module for a particular category

Hi I use metamod pro for a while now, but I have difficulties to show a seperate menu for a particular category.

This is my code:

Code:

if ( MM_LOGGED_IN ) {

    

    if ( JRequest::getVar('task') == 'edit' ) return "";

    else return "24, 39, 21, 40"; 

    

    if ( $option == 'com_joomla_flash_uploader' ) return "";

    else return "24, 39, 21, 40";



    if ( $option == "com_content" and $view == "article" and JRequest::getInt("catid",0) == '21') return ""; 

    else return "24, 39, 21, 40";  

    

}



else return "20, 39, 29"; /* Not logged in users */

Everything is working fine except for the last part with the catid. I am trying to show no modules for a particular category, but when I view the specific page nothing happened. All the modules still showing.

Who can help me with this?

Edited By: JustCarmen
24-Jun-10 10:34:26

JustCarmen: Beginner Modder; 1 Posts

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28-Jun-10 01:15:20

Re: Need help with displaying module for a particular category

Hi Carmen,

The problem with the code above is that the "else" statements in the part for logged-in users will stop execution passing through to the code below.

Step through the code with me...
... if user is editing, don't return a module,
... else return several modules

So after that line, it's not going to get any further down the rule. If the user is editing, it returns nothing; if user is not editing, the other list of modules is returned. In either case, PHP will go no further down the rule.

So, I would re-organise the rule like this:

Code:

if ( MM_LOGGED_IN ) {

    if ( JRequest::getVar('task') == 'edit' ) return "";

    if ( $option == 'com_joomla_flash_uploader' ) return "";

    if ( $option == "com_content" and $view == "article" and JRequest::getInt("catid",0) == '21') return "";

    return "24, 39, 21, 40"; // these will be returned when not editing, not in flash uploaded, and not an article in category 21

} 



else return "20, 39, 29"; /* Not logged in users */

Stephen Brandon
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