Hi Michael,

I just tested using a Zoo category on the front page. MetaMod Advanced Debug mode gave this:

if (
$option == 'com_zoo'
and $view == 'category'
and $Itemid == '178'
) return XXX; /* replace XXX with the module ID or position to display */

When I clicked on an item it gave this:

if (
$option == 'com_zoo'
and $Itemid == '178'
and JRequest::getVar('item_id') == 3 /*!*/
and JRequest::getVar('task') == 'item' /*!*/
) return XXX; /* replace XXX with the module ID or position to display */


So there's a distinction between the category page and the "inner" item pages, and it's pretty easy to check for that difference.

On my setup I'd do this:

if (
$option == 'com_zoo'
and $view == 'category'
and $Itemid == '178'
) return 148; /* replace 148 with the module ID or position to display */

While this does not actually check for category 20, I know that on my front page (itemid 178 in my case) category 20 will show, so I don't need to check for it explicitly.

When an article is clicked, $view is no longer "category", so module 148 won't be shown.

Hope that helps,
Stephen