Intro image in newsflash module?

[gsjoomlaer]

Is there any way to have the newsflash show an article's intro image? I have tried the options in the module menu but it doesn't help.

[QueenofHearts]

I do not what module you are using, but I use this module it will show the intro text, and the first image.

http://www.joomshaper.com/category/15-free-slider-sp1

Queen

[vineetkhurana]

There are many extensions that can do this for you. Just have a look:-

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions ... s-showcase

[gsjoomlaer]

Yeah guys, these sliders work great for my last question regarding pagebreaks but this does not solve my issue regarding having an intro image for a news article in a news module. By the way I am using Joomla! 2.5
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[QueenofHearts]

Sorry, I guess I do not understand what you need.

Why does it say this topic was bumped?

[Mod Note: Because it had been!]

Queen

[gsjoomlaer]

On a homepage of a site I am building. I have static info on the top (pictures), and I added a newsflash module below the static info where I can put news articles. It works to great just showing the article's headline and the readmore stuff but I am looking to also have the intro image of each article show on these news articles contained in the newsflash module.

[QueenofHearts]

Here, look at this ww.newshotwire.com, that news slider is not what you want?

Queen

[gsjoomlaer]

No, I do not want a slider. I just want to have the intro images of each article show next to each article in the newsflash module.

[QueenofHearts]

Ah, I see. Sorry I misunderstood you.

Queen

[QueenofHearts]

What about this module, http://www.joomshaper.com/joomla/free-e ... ighlighter will it work?


Queen

[MoonfireArt]

You do not need an extension. I did a layout override of this module, and the articles category and Latest News modules to overcome this exact problem.

Just insert a couple of lines of code into the appropriate view of the newsflash module (to decode the JSON object), copy that file into your template's HTML folder, and you're done. You can check out the results via this forum thread (in the site showcase) http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f ... 7#p2818997

For any who are interested, the code block is as follows:

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 <?php //json decodes the image object and gets the intro image source. ?>

            <img src="<?php echo json_decode($item->images)->image_intro; ?>" /> 

There's some good documentation at Joomla docs on layout overrides if you are not familiar. Do not hack the core, as your mod will be overwritten on upgrade.

[gsjoomlaer]

Thanks Moonfire, I need to learn exactly how to add this. I am not yet too great with layout overrides. I will read more about it today. Hopefully I can figure it out.

[Webdongle]

It's a Template override not a Layout override

[RustyJoomla]

I'm slightly confused as to why this still needs an override fix, when the option to show images is in the module but an override is needed to actually show the image? Why hasn't this been submitted for a change request to Joomla core code?

[Per Yngve Berg]

Joomla 2.5 went EOL on December 2014. There will be no more changes.

You should move on to Joomla 3.x.

[RustyJoomla]

I'm not running 2.5! My point was this module still needs the override to show the image even in 3.8.6

[Per Yngve Berg]

You have to create a new topic in the 3.x forum and for it to be looked at by the devs, create a ticket in the Bug Tracker.

[RustyJoomla]

Yes, thanks I know that.