mangoman

I'm stuck!

I am trying to place a link within the text of a Section, which refers to a category page. I use this as the link:

index.php?option=com_content&task=category&section id=8&id=112&Itemid=61

...and after copy/pasting this link, I get this:

index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=8&id=112&Itemid=61

which should display this:

?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=8&id=1 12&Itemid=61

OR this:

index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111

and I get this:

You are not authorized to view this resource.
You need to login.

Yikes! What is wierd is that Mambo is changing the HTML of that Section text automatically, even if I manually edit the link (categoryid=, etc.) I want using the HTML/WYSIWYG toggle on the editor. AND, the items are correctly linked and working on the menu!

Since those categories are properly linked in the menu, I tried to I use those links - but I am still unable to link correctly within the body of a page/item. The effect of this is that the wrong pages are being displayed, and the only way to get to those categories is via the menu.

I downloaded and overwrote the content and blog patches for 4.5.1, but this hasn't seemed to resolve the issue.

Shouldn't it be as clear & simple as using a link that works? Should I use a http://www... link? What else can I try/do???

jomaco1

It probably is related to the editor you are using. One way to get around it, aside from turning the editor off, is to use SEO urls or even "Alias" urls. You can then insert the link like this: <a href="content/item/xx/xx"> or <a href="name_of_page.html">.

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mangoman

Thanks for the suggestion, but before I add another com or mod and change from an editor that works fine for nearly all my needs, I'd like to identify/learn the cause (because I tried the mini & the FCK editors and the same thing happened).

Meanwhile the most effective solution - and it may turn out to be the most efficient: time is money - has been to set the menu parameters to show the categories in the section. It's a (frustrating) work-around for me right now, for a few of the pages that need to be published ASAP, although not the most attractive (since I'd need to go into the CSS to tinker with colors and text formatting).

BTW, thanks for being the admin & moderating these forums!!!