Alternative Readmore link
Version
1.7 (last update on Oct 26, 2011)
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License
GPLv2 or later
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Date Added
28 June 2008
For example:
{readmorelink}Hey, continue reading{/readmorelink}
or
{readmorelink}<img src="/images/readmore.png" alt="Hey Read this" />{/readmorelink}
Remember disabled the joomla feature "show read more link" before to use this plugin.
Installation instructions:
1) Install the plugin
2) Activate the plugin
3) Add a {readmorelink} example before of the "readmore" line in the article editor
4) (Optional) In Articles -> Preferences menu or directly from your customs menus, you should search for "Show Read more link" and futher change it to "hidden" to prevent displaying the default Joomla "Read more" link at the bottom of the article introduction.
The Alternative Readmore Link is automatically hidden when you display the full article.
In 1.x version you can force the visibility of the Alternative Readmore link when you don't have a "readmore" line inserted or when you are viewing the article in full text mode. Use the plugin options for change this behavior.
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This plugin don't work with Joomla 1.5 version :(
In download file is only file for 1.7 version and if I try to install it to my 1.5 Joomla I get this error message
Error! Could not find a Joomla! XML setup file in the package.
In download file is only file for 1.7 version and if I try to install it to my 1.5 Joomla I get this error message
Error! Could not find a Joomla! XML setup file in the package.
Owner's reply
Have you tried to download de package for Joomla 1.5?
http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/readmorelink/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_package_id=5823
This works great on my v1.5 site, but once I upgraded to Joomla 1.7 I can't get it to work any more. I did download the version for 1.7, but ...
It's a great plugin that allows to put the readmore link just at the end of a paragraph without a newline.
Unfortunately it does not work with Joomla 1.7 and I don't see an upgrade on the horizon, so it has to be dropped if one wants to move on.
Unfortunately it does not work with Joomla 1.7 and I don't see an upgrade on the horizon, so it has to be dropped if one wants to move on.
Owner's reply
I am working in a new version for J1.7
I am sorry but I started to update all my extensions (I have develop 10 extensions for J1.5 and I have upgrade 3 already).
I hope that the next I will release a new version for J1.7
I love this plugin. It gives me a lot of freedom in the layout of articles. Thanks a lot Juan!
I wonder if this plugin comes also for J 1.7 some day. I would miss it otherwise.
I wonder if this plugin comes also for J 1.7 some day. I would miss it otherwise.
I was driving myself crazy trying to implement a Category Blog layout that looked halfway decent. After trying some template override schemes which didn't work so well, I stumbled across Alternative Readmore Link. Great little plug-in. Works with Joomfish without a single issue!
Works great, though it wasn't immediately obvious that you need to have both the {readmorelink} markers in the plain text AND the pagebreak inserted (but hidden). My steps to set it up:
1. Download zipfile from above. Install using joomla -> Extensions -> Install/Uninstall; Browse + Upload File & Install
2. Extensions -> Plugin Manager -> Enable 'Readmore Link'
3. Content -> Article Manager -> Parameters -> set 'Read more ... Link' = 'hide' + save
4. Edit your article in regular mode (not html) and insert both:
{readmorelink} My custom read more text >> {/readmorelink}
and
a 'Read more' pagebreak after that.
1. Download zipfile from above. Install using joomla -> Extensions -> Install/Uninstall; Browse + Upload File & Install
2. Extensions -> Plugin Manager -> Enable 'Readmore Link'
3. Content -> Article Manager -> Parameters -> set 'Read more ... Link' = 'hide' + save
4. Edit your article in regular mode (not html) and insert both:
{readmorelink} My custom read more text >> {/readmorelink}
and
a 'Read more' pagebreak after that.
Works perfectly. I use it at all my sites, and have no conflicts with others plugs
Many Thanks :)
Many Thanks :)
It's a little confusing at first, but once I figured it out (be sure to follow the instructions listed in the first comment on this page) it made sense. Make sure that you have the "show read more" settings hidden in both the global preferences AND the section/category page.
Thanks for putting this together. Much better than the core "read more."
Thanks for putting this together. Much better than the core "read more."
its really great to have that readmore right after the text or wherever you want, for that default joomla positioning of it two lines below isnt highly aesthetic imo.
took a while to figure out how it works:
after downloading and enabling the plugin, go to articles global params and disable "show readmore".
then just put
{readmorelink}Read more or whatever u wish{/readmorelink}
where you want your readmore link to appear.
do so in "edit html" window of your editor
Thanks, developers!:)
took a while to figure out how it works:
after downloading and enabling the plugin, go to articles global params and disable "show readmore".
then just put
{readmorelink}Read more or whatever u wish{/readmorelink}
where you want your readmore link to appear.
do so in "edit html" window of your editor
Thanks, developers!:)
This plugin works fantastic! I also ran into a problem due to php4 and the JUANificent developer came to my rescue quickly and gave me several options to fix it. For someone who knows nothing about PHP, he gave me easy directions and they worked like a charm. THANK YOU! I had been trying to put the "read more" link in the last line of the teaser paragraph, not 2 lines below it as it was by default. This worked perfectly. A million thanks, Juan!
Works perfect as described, easy to use, makes the joomla blog layout much more flexible. One can change every aspekt of the readmore link from content to content. There is no other way to achieve the things you can do with this one, great plugin.
I ran into a minor problem due to php4, the developer (thank you, Juan) helped me within hours.
I ran into a minor problem due to php4, the developer (thank you, Juan) helped me within hours.
Would like to say thank you and recommend this plugin — makes creating a gallery or product catalogue using Joomla's built in 'blog' layout feasible. Great stuff!
This is exactly what I was searching for.
I wanted to use a custom image for each article as the read more link, and this mod let me do it.
I actually wanted the image to still show when you read the article, but this is easy. Just comment out the 3rd to last line of code:
//$article->text=preg_replace('#{readmorelink}(.*?){/readmorelink}#s', '', $article->text);
The image will still show but it will not be a link
Also, this mod DOES NOT work out-of-the-box with some 3rd party modules, eg YOOdrawer (www.YOOtheme.com)
However, it only took me 5 minutes to mimic the effect within that, I posted my solution in the YOOthemes forum.
I wanted to use a custom image for each article as the read more link, and this mod let me do it.
I actually wanted the image to still show when you read the article, but this is easy. Just comment out the 3rd to last line of code:
//$article->text=preg_replace('#{readmorelink}(.*?){/readmorelink}#s', '', $article->text);
The image will still show but it will not be a link
Also, this mod DOES NOT work out-of-the-box with some 3rd party modules, eg YOOdrawer (www.YOOtheme.com)
However, it only took me 5 minutes to mimic the effect within that, I posted my solution in the YOOthemes forum.