I realise this is not a simple matter. I guess I'm wondering whether it is at all possible, and if it is, if I could pay someone to code the necessary bits.

If I have three blogs displaying on the same page, out of the same database, is it possible for a link in a post in one blog to display a post in another. Gets simpler the more I think about it!

Hi @tgodfrey,

Maybe this page would be useful for you: http://b2evolution.net/man/multiblogs-php

If it doesn't fit your requirements, you may also contact this people: http://b2evolution.net/about/b2evolution-professionals

Thanks mgsolipa,

Much appreciated. I already have a modified multiblogs.php in the layout I want. And that will work well. It leaves only the hard bit - a link in blog1 resulting in the display of a post in blog2... The fact that this isn't readily achieved may well be because few have any need for it, or it may be that it can't be done.

I'll see what turns up by following the link to b2 professionals, which I had seen but couldn't find.

This would be super easy with iframes if you're willing to go for that.

Otherwise it requires a little bit of PHP coding but is completely doable.

IMO the cleanest way would be to load post content with AJAX through a custom skin or a plugin with a "disp" handler.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll have a play about. Maybe my ideological objections to iframes need rethinking.

@tgodfrey I am not really advocating iframes though, just saying it's the easiest way ;)

Can you actually describe your use case, i-e: why you want you site to behave like that? i-e: why when a user clicks in one column it should show content in another column on the side of the main column?

Simple is good. But in this case the contents of all iframes would be internal, so as I understand it the security risk isn't really an issue.