Hi, Cynthia.
Ah, so you want to be able to add some html modules with text.
It could be done. The problem here is that groups don't have own menu item id (they inherit id from parent item = Groups).
But groups have own groupid... so we can use that. But this could be a bit complicated as you'll need to create one php condition for each groupid. So I prepared full solution for you:
You probably already customized file: groups.viewgroup.php but in sake for future references I repeat whole procedure :)
Copy this file:
ROOT/components/com_community/templates/default/groups.viewgroup.php
to
ROOT/templates/your-template/html/com_community (if you don't have "html" or "com_community" folders, feel free to create them)
Edit file and look for <div class="cSidebar"> . It should be around line 376.
Add this code right under <div class="cSidebar">
<?php if ((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '26') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-1' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '25') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-2' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '24') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-3' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '23') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-4' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '22') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-5' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '21') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-6' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '20') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-7' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '19') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-8' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '17') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-9' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '15') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-10' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '13') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-11' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '12') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-12' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '11') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-13' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '10') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-14' );;
} else if((JRequest::getInt( 'groupid' )) == '9') {
$this->renderModules( 'group-module-15' );;
}
?>
So what we have here? Condition says: if group id is equal to certain number then display certain module position...els if condition returns false check another condition.
You can check group ids in url e.g:
ROOT/index.php?option=com_community&view=groups&task=viewgroup&groupid=26&Itemid=540
Here we have groupid=26 and it's "Quote Paradise" group.
Now just create html module and assign them to certain module position. remember to add: " cGroup-Categories app-box" (remove quote signs) as class suffix to preserve styling.
In future if you add new group just copy part of code and add it to the end - just change group id and module position name.
I tested it - works 100% :D
