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I'm developing a module for displaying list of articles. In order to find the URL of an article I use ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($item->slug, $item->catid). By default, it returns the article link (OK) but if it finds a menu item linking to this article It returns this menu item link.

This is my scenario:

  • I have an article "My article".
  • I have 2 menus "Main menu" (I created if first) and "Special menu".
  • On each menu, I have a menu item linking to the same article but they are displayed with a different layout.
  • In "Main menu", I have a menu item "Default article" using the default layout.
  • In "Special menu", I have a menu item "Special article" using a customized layout.

It seems that ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($item->slug, $item->catid) returns the link to "Default article". How can I get the link to "Special article"? Is there a way to get the link from the menu "Special menu" instead of "Main menu"?

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  • Just to check because there are layout and template styles and the language is somewhat overlapping when referencing them.... You are different "Template Style" on each menu item as defined by the "Details" tab inside the menu item settings?
    – David Hayes
    Nov 21, 2017 at 5:11
  • Not sure to correctly understand. On the "Template Style", I used 2 different layouts ("My Template - Default" and "Another Template - Custom"). Finally, I found a solution. In the module parameters, I added a parameter for selecting the target Menu then in the code I parse the menu items for the choosen Menu and select the menu item matching with the correct article.
    – quokka-web
    Nov 28, 2017 at 12:29
  • @titchagcreation Did your solution work for you? If so that is great. You should post it as an answer and mark it correct solution so everyone can know this is a question with a solution.
    – JoelAZ
    Jan 29, 2018 at 6:19

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Finally, I found a solution. In the module parameters, I added a parameter for selecting the target Menu then in the code I parse the menu items for the choosen Menu and select the menu item matching with the correct article.

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