How default menuitem works?

Here is my case:

I have a flexicontent directory menuitem called "something". It has a module assigned, a menu.

The url:
h##p://domain.com/index.php/whatever/something

I select a category from that directory. The urL:
h##p://domain.com/index.php/whatever/something/26-some-category

It still have the module

But if I select a item on this category, I get this url, and no module assigned
h##p://domain.com/index.php/site_content/26-some-category/43-some-item

Interesting enough, if I go to
h##p://domain.com/index.php/whatever/something/26-some-category/43-some-item
I get the module assigned


So.... in short, the last one is the desired behaviour. What documention could I read to get that?

Hello

the default menu item is what popup description says, it is used when a more appropriate menu item can not be found

e.g. for item it will be used:
-1- menu item pointing to item and to current (URL variable) category
-2- menu item pointing to item and to item main category
-3- menu item pointing to item and to any item category
-4- menu item pointing to item
-5*- use current menu item (if current menu item is any type FLEXIcontent menu item)
-6- default menu item

NOTE some menu item WILL BE SKIPPED if
- unpublished
- have different language or any parent menu item of different language
- have a non-assigned ACCESS Level or any parent menu item of such a level

Mmm for your description I have to understand that it won´t search for menu items pointing to directory views where my category appears? Maybe that´s the problem

So... it´s there a way to manage this when we are using directory views instead of category views?

Hello

-- yes exactly the directory menu items will not be searched
... category menu items are searched and then the default menu item is used


-- but i guess what you describe is a more proper behavior, by searching the directory menu items a more menu more appropriate than the default menu item will be found


In file
components/com_flexicontent/helpers/route.php
After
we need to implement and add a search for directory menu items
note the FlexicontentHelperRoute::_findDirectory() does not exist yet,


-- i have added the above as an empty function returning false, to implement this later, this is rather little work and no language strings are needed either

... will test this, it should create no problems, (just will break module assignments of existing sites, since (rare case) the default menuitem will no longer be chosen if a directory menu item is located that has this category e.g. as parent ...)

Good to know! thanks!

Just to help if someone found this issue, a option to fix this would be create menu items to the categories in the directory

i already do that with hide menu .. better compatibility

Thinking aloud, maybe the problem is that directory would be better as a category template or options, because now it looks like more work to mantain but a functionality not too far from the category view. IMHO

Hello

you may try v2.1.3 r1837 BETA

docs.google.com/uc?export=downl ... VNJTHQ5V00

-- it has several enhancements regarding default menu item (2 out of 4 are included in r1824):
1. allows not using a default item for content types
(after you install you may re-edit/re-save the content types to re-enable (if you need it the default menu item) )

2. [bug-fix] use category from menu item for item links like /item/ that do not have menu item in their url

3. can select directory menu item for categories that do not have a menu item to themselves (directory menu item must point to the category's parent to be auto-selected)

4. can select parent category menu item for categories that do not have a direct menu item