Modules to display on only one page

[imsleepy]

Hello,

In the Module Manager, you have the choice of what page to display particular modules on.

My problem is this. The pages you can choose from to display a module are based on menu structure.

Let's say I have a menu with
Features - Then sublinks to
Features/movies
Features/dogs
Features/radios (well you get the idea)

So I want the module to display only on the main page "Features" and that is what I choose in the Module Manager. Problem is, apparently it defaults to display the mod on all Feature/pages as well. It will however, let you display on a single features/page. It's the main section that seems to be the problem.

What can I do to change that?

Oops almost forgot... also, since the module manager is set to only give you pages that are linked on your menu as choices to display mods, how can you place a mod on a page that is not a menu link?

Thanks

[eyezberg]

Interesting questions.
Hope you / we get an answer ...

[imsleepy]

Me too...

And here I thought this was an easy (dumb) question and would be pounced on.

[imsleepy]

Anyone know the answer? I hope?

[charlestonjazz]

I am having the same question/problem. I need to have modules display on specific pages that are not part of the mainmenu scheme. I can't see any way to do this.

[vajinder]

/*
Copy the following function in "/includes/frontend.php" after mosLoadModules() function.
And in the page where you want to display only one module, use "mosLoadModulesVj("top",1,$module_id)" instead of mosLoadModules() and provide $module_id in this function.
*/
////////////////////////////////
function mosLoadModulesVj( $position='left', $style=0 ,$loaderid) {
global $mosConfig_gzip, $mosConfig_absolute_path, $database, $my, $Itemid, $mosConfig_caching;

$tp = mosGetParam( $_GET, 'tp', 0 );
if ($tp) {
echo '<div style="height:50px;background-color:#eee;margin:2px;padding:10px;border:1px solid #f00;color:#700;">';
echo $position;
echo '</div>';
return;
}
$style = intval( $style );
$cache =& mosCache::getCache( 'com_content' );

require_once( $mosConfig_absolute_path . '/includes/frontend.html.php' );

$allModules =& initModules();
if (isset( $GLOBALS['_MOS_MODULES'][$position] )) {
$modules = $GLOBALS['_MOS_MODULES'][$position];
} else {
$modules = array();
}


if (count( $modules ) < 1) {
$style = 0;
}
if ($style == 1) {
echo "<table cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n";
echo "<tr>\n";
}
$prepend = ($style == 1) ? "<td valign=\"top\">\n" : '';
$postpend = ($style == 1) ? "</td>\n" : '';

$count = 1;
foreach ($modules as $module) {
if($module->id==$loaderid)
{
$params = new mosParameters( $module->params );

echo $prepend;

if ((substr("$module->module",0,4))=="mod_") {
if ($params->get('cache') == 1 && $mosConfig_caching == 1) {
$cache->call('modules_html::module2', $module, $params, $Itemid, $style );
} else {
modules_html::module2( $module, $params, $Itemid, $style, $count );
}
} else {
if ($params->get('cache') == 1 && $mosConfig_caching == 1) {
$cache->call('modules_html::module', $module, $params, $Itemid, $style );
} else {
modules_html::module( $module, $params, $Itemid, $style );
}
}

echo $postpend;
$count++;
}
}
if ($style == 1) {
echo "</tr>\n</table>\n";
}
}
////////////////////////////////

Thanks vajinder, you're my hero !!!