Как правильно вывести параметр? - Joomla 3.x: Общие вопросы

<?php echo $item->params; ?>

{"image":"images\/18.jpg","color":"#b88080"} 

[params] => {"image":"images\/18.jpg","color":"#b88080"}

<?php $params = json_decode($item->params); echo $params->image; ?>

defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access'); ?>
<?php $open = !$links ? 'target="_blank"' : ''; ?>






<?php foreach ($list as $item) {
if ($counter || $remove) {
	$events = modRseventsProCategories::getCount($item->id, $params);
}
?>
<li class="cat-event-<?php echo $item->id; ?>"> 
<?php $params = json_decode($item->params); echo $params->image; ?>
	<?php $levelup = $item->level - $startLevel - 1; ?>
	<h<?php echo $params->get('item_heading',4) + $levelup; ?>>
		<?php if ($remove) { ?>
			<?php if (empty($events)) { ?>
				<?php echo $item->title;?>
			<?php } else { ?>
				<a <?php echo $open; ?> href="<?php echo rseventsproHelper::route('index.php?option=com_rseventspro&category='.rseventsproHelper::sef($item->id,$item->title),true,$itemid); ?>">
					<?php echo $item->title;?> <?php if ($counter && $events) { ?> [<?php echo JText::plural('MOD_RSEVENTSPRO_CATEGORIES_EVENTS_COUNT',$events); ?>] <?php } ?>
				</a>
			<?php } ?>
		<?php } else { ?>
			<a <?php echo $open; ?> href="<?php echo rseventsproHelper::route('index.php?option=com_rseventspro&category='.rseventsproHelper::sef($item->id,$item->title),true,$itemid); ?>">
				<?php echo $item->title;?> <?php if ($counter && $events) { ?> [<?php echo JText::plural('MOD_RSEVENTSPRO_CATEGORIES_EVENTS_COUNT',$events); ?>] <?php } ?>
			</a>
		<?php } ?>
	</h<?php echo $params->get('item_heading',4) + $levelup; ?>>

	<?php
		if($params->get('show_children', 0) && (($params->get('maxlevel', 0) == 0) || ($params->get('maxlevel') >= ($item->level - $startLevel))) && count($item->getChildren())) {
			echo '<ul class="level'.$item->level.'">';
			$temp = $list;
			$list = $item->getChildren();
			require JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_rseventspro_categories', $params->get('layout', 'default').'_items');
			$list = $temp;
			echo '</ul>';
		}
		?>
</li>
<?php } ?>