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more than one metamod on a page - 2 different positions

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18-Jan-11 18:25:51

more than one metamod on a page - 2 different positions

Hi.
total newb here... sorry.

I'm trying to put two metamod modules on a page - one in user 2 and one in user 3 - but they are getting combined (weirdly too...)

Is there a way to have two metamods on a page in 2 different module positions? (I did buy the pro version)
thanks

UPDATE

ok - so I tried to combine them - one module - full width of page... with the following...

Code:

?>

<div style="width: 100%; float: left;">

    <div style="width: 45%; padding: 5px; float: left;">

        <div class="frontpagemodule"><div class="frontpage-title"><img src="images/stories/icons/news.png" width="50" height="50" style="float:left;">   News

             <div class="viewall"><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95&Itemid=57">View All</a></div>

         </div>

        <div style="clear:both;"></div>

        <div class="frontpage-text"><?php return 19; ?></div>

      </div>

    <div style="width: 45%; padding: 5px; float: right;">

        <div class="frontpagemodule"><div class="frontpage-title"><img src="images/stories/icons/calendar.png" width="50" height="50" style="float:left;">   Events

             <div class="viewall"><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95&Itemid=57">View All</a></div>

         </div>

        <div style="clear:both;"></div>

        <div class="frontpage-text"><?php return 53; ?></div>

      </div>

</div>

someone please help smile

Edited By: rodsdesign
19-Jan-11 01:41:19

rodsdesign: Beginner Modder; 1 Posts

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19-Jan-11 10:24:48

Re: more than one metamod on a page - 2 different positions

Hi rodsdesign,

The problem is that MetaMod doesn't work like that...

Although MetaMod does allow you to insert plain HTML like you are doing there, it does not allow you to insert modules into various parts of that html by doing "return" statements dotted throughout.

When you do a return statement, it actually terminates the PHP block in MetaMod immediately, then appends the module to the HTML that was already output.

The way you are doing things here, it looks as if the majority of the HTML you are putting there just belongs in the template itself. I'd suggest that you have a look at how module positions are placed into the template, and use that technique instead.

Hope that helps,
Stephen

Stephen Brandon
MetaMod / Chameleon developer
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