custom read more link in joomla

[mannyee]

hi guys!!

 

i've built a news article carousel moduel in joomla (sth. like the default mod_newsflash). i want each articles to have a read more .....link like the default one in joomla.

how do i create one so that i can use in the carousel?

[aschulz90]

if you really built it custom than I'd say you'd need some kinda code like this (pretending $article is the object currently being edited)

 
<?php

$buttonStart = "<div class=\"readmore\"><a href=\"index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=".$article->id."&catid=".$article->catid."\">";
$buttonText = "Read More";
$buttonEnd = "</a></div>:

echo $buttonStart.$buttonText.$buttonEnd;
?>
If your looking to get the itemId, which is important, your going to need much more customization. A link might be helpful, or share some of the relevant code.