Hi.

Joomla 3.9.20

It's seems that the alternative layout param is never user.

For exemple :

1. for com_content category view, in the template i duplicate all the files blog*.* in the template folder /templates/my_template/html/com_content/categoy. with the new name blog1*.*

2. i change the layout in com_content / categories / option, tab Category to my template layout blog1

3. when i display the categorie, it's always the layout of name "blog" wich is used.

I think there is a problem in /librairies/src/MVC/View/CategoryView.php in lines 222, 226 where the :
elseif ($layout = $category->params->get('category_layout'))
if is misplaced.

Perhaps it should be placed in the before level as else of the
if (isset($active->query['layout']))

Others problems, this alternative layout blog1 defined in the template is not detected in com_content categories and category menu parameters ("choose a layout")

Regards.

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