Description

This PR fixes multiple bugs and improves the structure of components/com_content/tmpl/article/default.php.

Problem

The article template had several issues causing PHP notices, broken layout behaviour, and redundant code that made it harder to maintain.

Changes Made

Bug Fixes

• Undefined property fix: alternative_readmore was incorrectly read from $this->item — moved to the correct source $attribs
• URL position logic fix: $urls->urls_position does not exist on the URLs object; now correctly falls back to $params->get('urls_position')
• Missing space fix: Added missing space before $pageclass_sfx in the wrapper div class

Code Quality

• Removed redundant truncation: Removed unnecessary JHtml::_('string.truncate') calls on the article title — $this->escape() is sufficient
• Removed dead code: Cleaned up unreachable elseif and else branches in the readmore section

Layout & Spacing

• Wrapped article body in a dedicated <div class="article-body"> for better structure
• Improved spacing between article sections
• Better heading output with cleaner markup

Testing

• Article pages render without PHP notices
• Read more link displays correctly
• URL links appear in the correct position
• Page heading displays correctly

Related

Fixes undefined property notice on article template as reported in Joomla issue tracker.

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