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Select articles to display in custom component

I have a custom component where I was to be able to select other articles to show in the frontend. I have thought the best way to do this would be through the SQL field. This is good that it gives me ...
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Immediately after install getParams returns an empty configuration. How to get the defaults?

When a component is installed, it seems that until the user updates the configuration (using the "Options" button) a request to get the component parameters from Joomla returns an ...
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How can I get the values of the form on my admin page

I have a form on my admin page of my component, and I can edit the fields and save them. When I load the page the saved fields show. Say for example in a blog_category menu item. I create a new menu ...
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I need to record some datas in user params when submit login

I have a login page and I need to perform some styles for users choice. Then, when user select some preset style, the website changes the style. I need to do it recording as some user params or in ...
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Params in Custom Component List View

I'm fairly new to Joomla and I'm developing my first component. I finished up the backend and I'm working on the frontend. I have most of the functionality figured out but I can't figure out how to ...
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pop-up does not close, but is white

I tried several plugins and no one was able to load (inside the popup) the web page I wanted i.e. http://www.nicovon.joomlafree.it/sala_camino.html this testing site is, instead, the site where I'm ...
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How to get the name of the active layout for the component used

I would like to get the name of the active layout for the category content component what is being used at this moment in my joomla through one override one_template/html/com_content/category/blog2....
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Calling category title params from a com_content

I have tried to search on every Joomla site to find a solution but haven't found a proper result yet. I have created this custom module for my page and I need to display the "corrent" category title. ...
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How to get menu parameters and itemid in component controller

In my custom component controller I have function save(). At the end it displays message and redirects to url $this->setMessage(JText::_('SOME_TEXT')); $this->setRedirect(JRoute::_('index.php?...
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Components: What is the purpose of the option_on and option_off fields in models > forms > viewname.xml?

In a Joomla 3.x component, a parameter that's frequently listed in the MODELS > FORMS > VIEWNAME.XML file is option_on or option_off. For example; <field name="something_amazing" type="...
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How to set a component's param dynamically?

To retreive a param I use: $myparam = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_mycomponent')->get('myparam'); But what is the right method to store a component's param?
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