[FIXED IN SVN] Bugs in category blog - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support

description:
a) use of parameter doesn’t exists. in category view can’t show section information article.
b) if set category blog show category name article item error message:
notice: undefined property: stdclass::$category in /var/www/15beta/templates/angie/html/com_content/category/blog_item.php on line 61


reported on:
a) 1.5 beta
b) 1.5 beta

classification:
i think high

affected functions:
a) noting, cruft program code
b) notice message in category blog view


related files:
a) root/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_item.php
b) root/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_item.php
and  root/components/com_content/models/category.php

steps replicate:
a) hmmm, install joomla 
b) switch show category names for  menu item “the news” , use menu item

analysis:
[q&t] confirmed/unable confirm/rejected
any other comments

proposed fix(es):
a) delete

code: select all

      <?php if ($this->params->get('section') && $this->item->sectionid) : ?>
      <span>
         <?php echo $this->item->section; ?>
         <?php if ($this->params->get('category')) : ?>
            <?php echo ' - '; ?>
         <?php endif; ?>
      </span>
      <?php endif; ?>
 


b) change blog_item.php

code: select all

      <?php if ($this->params->get('category') && $this->item->catid) : ?>
      <span>
         <?php echo $this->item->category; ?>
      </span>
      <?php endif; ?>



to

code: select all

      <?php if ($this->params->get('category') && $this->item->category) : ?>
      <span>
         <?php echo $this->item->category; ?>
      </span>
      <?php endif; ?>


and change category.php

code: select all

   function _loadcontent($state = 1)
   {
      if (empty($this->_category))
      {
         return false; // todo: set error -- can't siblings when don't know category
      }

      // lets load siblings if don't exist
      if (empty($this->_content[$state]))
      {
         // pagination request variables
         $limit      = jrequest::getvar('limit', 0, '', 'int');
         $limitstart   = jrequest::getvar('limitstart', 0, '', 'int');

         // if voting turned on, voting data content items
         $voting   = jcontenthelper::buildvotingquery();

         // , order clauses query
         $where   = $this->_buildcontentwhere($state);
         $orderby   = $this->_buildcontentorderby($state);

         $query = "select a.id, a.title, a.title_alias, a.introtext, a.sectionid, a.state, a.catid, a.created, a.created_by, a.created_by_alias, a.modified, a.modified_by," .
               "\n a.checked_out, a.checked_out_time, a.publish_up, a.publish_down, a.attribs, a.hits, a.images, a.urls, a.ordering, a.metakey, a.metadesc, a.access," .
               "\n char_length( a.`fulltext` ) readmore, u.name author, u.usertype, g.name groups".$voting['select'] .
               "\n #__content a" .
               "\n left join #__users u on u.id = a.created_by" .
               "\n left join #__groups g on a.access = g.id".
               $voting['join'].
               $where.
               $orderby;
         $this->_db->setquery($query, $limitstart, $limit);
         $this->_content[$state] = $this->_db->loadobjectlist();
      }
      return true;
   }


to

code: select all

   function _loadcontent($state = 1)
   {
      if (empty($this->_category))
      {
         return false; // todo: set error -- can't siblings when don't know category
      }

      // lets load siblings if don't exist
      if (empty($this->_content[$state]))
      {
         // pagination request variables
         $limit      = jrequest::getvar('limit', 0, '', 'int');
         $limitstart   = jrequest::getvar('limitstart', 0, '', 'int');

         // if voting turned on, voting data content items
         $voting   = jcontenthelper::buildvotingquery();

         // , order clauses query
         $where   = $this->_buildcontentwhere($state);
         $orderby   = $this->_buildcontentorderby($state);

         $query = "select a.id, a.title, a.title_alias, a.introtext, a.sectionid, a.state, a.catid, a.created, a.created_by, a.created_by_alias, a.modified, a.modified_by," .
               "\n a.checked_out, a.checked_out_time, a.publish_up, a.publish_down, a.attribs, a.hits, a.images, a.urls, a.ordering, a.metakey, a.metadesc, a.access," .
               "\n cc.name category,char_length( a.`fulltext` ) readmore, u.name author, u.usertype, g.name groups".$voting['select'] .
               "\n #__content a" .
               "\n left join #__users u on u.id = a.created_by" .
               "\n left join #__groups g on a.access = g.id".
               "\n , #__categories cc".
               $voting['join'].
               $where.
               $orderby;
         $this->_db->setquery($query, $limitstart, $limit);
         $this->_content[$state] = $this->_db->loadobjectlist();
      }
      return true;
   }


topic / artifact id:
no artifact created

lots of fixes since post - tested steps replicate , not replicate. if still having issue, please post new report.