Module Template/alternate layout Name language Override

Question

Is there a way that I can create a module template and give it a name with spaces? At the moment it takes it's name from the file name, but that is not very neat for the user. Can we create a language string to override this? For example could we make the screenshot "default 2" instead.

How does Joomla! make default appear with a capital letter "Default"

And... as a second question. I'd like to add a hint so I can show users what the options are via an image. Would this be possible via a language string? I only want to do it for this specific module and not all of the Joomla! modules.

Answer 1

The layout language key is built like this:

$key = strtoupper($module . '_LAYOUT_' . $value);

Where $module is the module name (including mod_ prefix) and $value is the layout name. Example string for mod_tags_popular module's layout strings:

MOD_TAGS_POPULAR_LAYOUT_CLOUD="Cloud"
MOD_TAGS_POPULAR_LAYOUT_DEFAULT="Default"

The language key for module layouts provided by templates is built like this:

$key = strtoupper('TPL_' . $template->element . '_' . $module . '_LAYOUT_' . $value);

Where $template->element is the element/name of the template, $module is the module name (including mod_ prefix) and $value is the layout name.

Example string for mod_custom module's alternative.php layout in Protostar template:

TPL_PROTOSTAR_MOD_CUSTOM_LAYOUT_ALTERNATIVE="Alternative"

Note, the string must be placed in the .sys.ini file, e.g. en-GB.tpl_protostar.sys.ini.