Controlling modules on VM pages

[EvanGR]

I need some direction on how to control joomla module visibility on VM pages (e.g. product, category etc..) programmatically. In other words, with template code only, no 3rd party extensions.

Thanks

[StefanSTS]

You could place something like this in your product or category layouts.

EDIT: this was used in older Joomla versions, it still works.

$doc = JFactory::getDocument();
$renderer = $doc->loadRenderer('modules');
$position = 'vm-product-bottom';
$options  = array('style' => 'raw');
echo $renderer->render($position, $options, null);


The newer J3 uses:

$modules  = JModuleHelper::getModules("vm-product-bottom");
$doc = JFactory::getDocument();     
$attribs  = array();
$attribs['style'] = 'raw';

foreach ($modules as $mod) {
    echo JModuleHelper::renderModule($mod, $attribs);
}


Add the echo in the place you want the module to appear.

Stefan

[PRO]

are you wanting to setup specific modules for single categories? etc?

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=142979.msg505072#msg505072