Introduction to the K2 component - a useful extension for creating a completely different approach to building content on your website.
As you probably already know - Joomla is one of the most popular CMS in the world for creating virtually any project. But there are some features of this system that do not allow you to extend its efficiency even with the help of third-party plugins and modules. The K2 component is designed for these purposes.
What is K2?
First of all, this extension provides you with an integrated content management system. For example, you can embed images, videos, galleries directly from the control panel, as well as insert documents, tags, and much more.
This type of content processing is perfect for news sites and projects where quick response and overall content are important.
In addition, there are additional extensions for this component - they help to further enhance an already excellent system. For example, you can insert a photo gallery simply by adding the Simple Image Gallery component.
When you go to the administrator panel, you will see the most popular content, as well as the main items for adding, editing, etc.
Of course, it should be remembered that SEO optimization of K2 items differs from standard Joomla content, so you need to purchase separate solutions in the form of plugins and extensions. As for editing items themselves, everything is similar to Joomla articles - the same lists, categories on the left, comments, etc.
Tabs at the top of the editing screen will tell you what needs to be added to the content, and at the bottom - what needs to be adjusted.
Advantages
- inherited categories (no restrictions on sections/categories)
- commenting integrated with Google's reCaptcha and Akismet
- tags
- item image (useful for articles/catalogs)
- photo galleries, video embedding, document insertion, user pages (blogs/profiles)
- smart ACL for editing
- unique system plugin for extending items, categories, and user forms
- ajax-based editing
- ajax-based comment moderation Google AJAX
- search integration JSON/JSONP content output
- special SEF options (added in K2 v2.6.4+)
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