Hi
I really like your calendar filter and would love to start using it for my projects that show all events on certain dates. I have the following problem:
The default calendar is on the home page and on lots of other pages.
The calendar gets articles with date custom field from default category 'събития' (events).
I need the calendar to work independently of what is in the component area of that page.
For example opn the home page I have a welcome message in the category 'standard' but a click on a date in the calendar then shows all the articles in category 'събития' (events) instead of just the articles with that date.
As far as I can see it only works correctly (for my case) if there is a category blog or list from the same category on the same page.
I understand it is a filter but it is really restricting meaning i can only have the calendar on pages where there is a category blog or list from that same category.
Is there any way to show the calendar independent of the component area and then redirect to a separate page on click of date?
Thanks for your time - it would be brilliant to be able to use it - very simple, clean and efficient
Andy
#226 Can it work independently from component area on same page?
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Latest post by b2z on Monday, 23 March 2026 12:24 EET
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 08:36 EET
acausade
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 14:51 EET
b2z
Hi Andy!
It should work as you have described!
To clarify. The logic of the module is to have a category ID parameter in the URL. Module filters by the concrete category. It can work on the single article page. The code is quite simple:
$catid = $params->get('catid', 1);
if ($option === 'com_content' && $view === 'category') {
$catid = $input->getInt('id');
} elseif ($option === 'com_content' && $view === 'article') {
$catid = $input->getInt('catid', $catid);
}
The module gets the default category from the module settings.
If view=category (blog) then it takes id from URL.
If view=article (single page) then it takes catid from URL, but if not found, then it gets the default category from the module settings.
I an not sure why it does not work in your case - shows all the articles in category 'събития' (events) instead of just the articles with that date. Is seems that filtering does not work.
Is "System - Calendar Filter" plugin published? It is responsible for filtering.
If it is published, it would be good if you can provide FTP access to your dev site for debugging. Just update the Credentials section (it is not visible for public).
Kind regards,
Dmitrijs
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 15:09 EET
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The ticket information has been edited by ANDREW RICHARDS (acausade).
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 17:34 EET
b2z
Do you allow to install Phoca Commander to access site files?
Kind regards,
Dmitrijs
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 17:51 EET
acausade
Yes no probs
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 20:38 EET
b2z
I found the problem - when there is no menu item for a category then view=category does not work anymore :( And there is a check in the system plugin for a view.
Not sure why there is no view parameter in URL in such case, but anyway I made a small fix to resolve this issue. Now it works as expected.
Kind regards,
Dmitrijs
Wednesday, 18 March 2026 21:14 EET
acausade
Hi Dmitrijs!
Ah I see. I had not set up a menu item for category as just wanted to test quickly on a new install.
Have tested briefly and so far looks great! I'll test again soon
Thanks for all your help and patience!
Andy
Monday, 23 March 2026 12:24 EET
b2z
Hi Andy!
Glad that we have solved it.
If you are happy with our support and our extension, we would be grateful if you took the time for a small review on Trustpilot or at the JED
https://www.trustpilot.com/review/norrnext.com
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/calendar-filter
I am closing the ticket. Should you still experience problems, please open a new support ticket.
Kind regards,
Dmitrijs