Questions tagged [module]
A Joomla module is an extension that offers certain functionality to a site, usually to present small pieces of information, in specified locations of the site (e.g. latest or popular articles), that is not supposed to serve as the main content, and is placed in the available module positions, around the component content output (e.g. sidebar, footer etc).
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Chrome problem: How to remove the div class=”custom” from a Joomla module
You might also find this question relevant if you are trying to solve "How to stop Joomla modules being wrapped in divs."
What's the PROBLEM?
When Including a module into Joomla, it gets wrapped in ...
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hide off canvas menu helix3
am using helix3 template and I need to hide the "off canvas menu" on large screens and make it appears only on tablets and mobile screens.
any help!
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Call php function in backend of module
I am trying to call a php function from the backend of a module (I'm using a custom form field). com_ajax does not work because it pulls the current menu item, which doesn't exist since it is not ...
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Uploading a module adds a new line each line of every file
I'm new to Joomla! and I was asked to create some modules, I have succesfully created and installed about a dozen by following the documentation here (https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:...
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Assigning ID to javascript function
I am developing a module (see here for details Mixing PHP variables and JS variables in output) this shows multiple uses of the same javascript function, as follows:
$key = $params->get('key');...
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Mixing PHP variables and JS variables in output
I am trying to develop a module to use JWPlayer's URL Toekn Signing (docs can be found here http://developer.jwplayer.com/jw-platform/reference/v1/content_signing.html) but I'm having an issue with ...
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Module: Set default values of fields dynamically
I am having different environments development and production for a website and each of its database varies.
I have created a module which will connect to an external database. But now I want to ...
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Share article and with short url / short link
If you share a youtube video, youtube automatically create a shortlink that you can send manually, or via a variaty of different social media plattforms. See screenshot:
I've searched for a joomla ...
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Problem with archive news module
I have a site with many latest news articles from the last 18 months.
Using the default archived news module we can generate a list of months eg Janury 2016 etc
However, we find that articles in ...
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How can I add modules to the tag search component page without adding menus for each tag item?
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Because this is going to a client I am looking for a solution that does not involve creating new menu items for each new tag that is added.
I have a blog that includes tags. The tags are ...
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how do i remove registration links in joomla 2.5 - login module
I would like to remove the links that appears on the top of my website "Sign In / Register" i already disabled the registration under the user manager however the links still appear there and i want ...
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Create custom override for list from mod_articles_categories
I have created custom template override for mod_articles_categories,and it works fine.
I also need to create an override for the view ,when we choose a category from the list.
is it possible?
now the ...
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Module title not getting from language file
Here is the module manifest file
<extension type="module" version="3.4" method="upgrade" client="site">
<name>ABCD_MOD_QUICK_WRK</name>
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<description>...
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Ajax multiple module instances
I have created a custom module (test) that has two buttons - a forward and a backward button. When clicked, the Joomla Ajax Interface is used to call the getAjax() function of helper.php. This works ...
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How to set up tag search in joomla 3x?
Joomla has standart tag search module, when i use it result is list of articles titles.
How to set up a search on the tags so it gave a list of previews of articles with the headline, text and photo ...
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Assign admin module to all admin pages
Id like to assign an administrator module to all pages, This is very simple with site modules as you can assign in the "menu manager" tab , however in the admin module the "menu manager" tab is not ...
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Mulitple column insert
I have multiple custom file inputs in my module , id like to save all this inputs in my database table ("Custom table , not the Joomla tables") , below is my code , which saves only 1 input , there ...
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Add data attribute to module html - Joomla 3.4.8
I'm trying to add data-uk-sticky attribute to a Joomla module that displays a sidebar menu (to make it sticky).
For that, I created an alternative layout by copying
/modules/mod_menu/tmpl/default....
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Create form in frontend in a module
Am creating a simple custom search , where users will search using a droplist of option , i have successfully created the module , however i do not know how to show the form in frontend and how to ...
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Parent menu item not marked if sub menu item is active
As the title says, when one of sub menu items is active, parents of that item are not marked in any way.
I'm using latest default Joomla and stock menu module without any overrides and mods.
I ...
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What types of functions in Joomla are analogous to Drupal hooks?
Drupal has many hooks, such as hook_menu and hook_form. What are some functions in Joomla analogous to these?
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How to add simple visitor interaction in joomla 3x?
I have a download page on my website. I would like to know who downloaded the content so I need to put this behind user login. Free registration is required, and by providing details like email they ...
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Echo an items label in a module
I have used the Joomla Component Creator to make a component and a module.
Now I'm trying to modify the output of the module.
I can use
echo ($element->my_field)
to echo the value of my field ...
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Can't clear a cache of Joomla module
I created some Joomla module for my client and he installed it in his backend. After a while I made some edits in the module and my client reinstalled it but my edits don't apply on his website (...
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Handling of Plugin Custom Field Type Data
I have written a custom field type which will allow users to upload a file (CSV). Upon submitting the file, the plugin needs to be able to read through it and then do its own thing (update database ...
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Module that will display 10 random featured articles with full read more text
Ive spent quite a few hours looking but have been unable to find so far, but am thinking this must surely be available.
I just need a Joomla Module that will display random featured articles from a ...
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Display html presentation of OSMap-Sitemap into module position
I created a sitemap with osmap. All works fine, I created for testing a new menuitem "Sitemap" put a refenrence to osmaps and get my sitemap on a different page.
But i want to display the Sitemap on ...
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Is there any equivalent event to onContentAfterSave for Modules?
Is there a way we can 'listen' to the module save event so that we can use a plugin to do some additional work. I found this question on stack overflow but I am confused as to where dispatcher will be ...
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Can I put link from custom html to wrapper module?
Here it is. I have a custom html with some mouse hover js function. So, when I click on that fade in 'view' button, I want to display embedded video in wrapper module?
How do I do that?
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Module position get disturbed after i download new template but keep the old one as default
Here are the steps I followed -
Downloaded new template
Automatically the new template became the default one
I reverted back to old template
Result - Module position (main menu) get changed.
I ...
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Module update not detected
I've written the XML for the updateserver per the documentation, and tested that it is both valid and has a downloadurl that is functional.
I have tried to clear the cache and check for updates, but ...
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Using two instances of module -> Articles - Category
Currently attempting to use two instances of the module Articles - Category. However, the results for both listings always end up the same. The problem maybe in the fact that I'm referencing the same ...
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How to remove module on mobile device
i want to hide the right module from the mobile device, i have used several techniques but no one work for me.
This is my website
http://www.healthliteracyhub.com
i have used this template http://...
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How to conditionally show fields in module xml?
I created a simple module to enter values in textfields which I show in module positions on the frontend (banner images...).
Now I need a solution like if dropdown value in fieldname "xy" is "xyz" ...
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Calling plugin code from module
Currently developing a module and a plugin (content) for a project that have some similar code in them (read: code for accessing APIs, organizing data, etc). Any environments that they're installed on ...
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Calling module params from custom field type
I've created a module which has a number of settings, one of which uses a custom field type defined within my module. The custom field essentially generates a dropdown list which is populated with ...
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Separate Link and Title from function
I have another question which was kindly answered by @Lodder here:
Echo Category form field type title in Module
In the link which is produced, I want to separate the link and title from the ...
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Echo Category form field type title in Module
I'm building a module and using the Category Form Field Type, as outlined in the Joomla docs here https://docs.joomla.org/Category_form_field_type
In the module XML I've used the following:
<...
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Problem after uninstalling a module
I uninstalled a module using:
admin > extension > module uninstall
and now I receive this error:
1146 Table 'zog_16659563_rff.wtbl5_tawkwidget' doesn't exist SQL=SHOW
FULL COLUMNS FROM ...
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Get all installed Joomla extensions and their version
I'm not really familiar with Joomla, but I need to write a script that is supposed to list all the installed extensions and their version number, if possible. I've already done this for WordPress, ...
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Get Timestamp from Database
I have data stored in a db table, with an auto timestamp. In a module I want to then display a result based on the latest timestamp.
It's not working and I'm getting an error
Warning: strtotime() ...
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Access k2 extra field from Flexi Code module
I am using the Flexi Code module to display some php in a k2 page.
This k2 page has a RoomID as extra field.
How can I access it as a variable inside Flexi Code?
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How to make a Joomla module installation from a module already installed on another page
I'm working on a new website and I wanted to install a module that I have on another website that I'm administrating (I didn't make that website and the developer who made it, made that module himself)...
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Problem with JFactory::getDocument() when module is placed in {loadposition}
I got stuck. I'm coding a simple module which will be placed/visible only on com_content article pages. This module fetches keywords from the current article, and to avoid an additional database query ...
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Load module inside module programatically Joomla 3
I was wondering how can we load a module inside a module, in Joomla 3 programatically.
Regards,
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How to override Module Frontend Editing Page
I'm trying to override Module Front End Editing Page. I tried to copy this folder [root]/layouts/joomla/edit to [root]/templates/template_name/html/layouts/joomla/edit but it doesn't work. Any idea ...
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Filter not working on repeatable field type
I have a repeatable field in my custom module, and a textarea field inside it.
<field name="repeatable_field"
type="Repeatable"
icon="list"
label="My Repeatable field">
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Error on module call
I called a SP Simple Portfolio module from SP Page Builder but it shows this error, but when any other module is called it works fine
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How to increase the time offset of a module?
I'm using the GK News Show Pro 5 module for displaying my articles. I have a problem with the publishing of the articles, because it appears 24 hours after I publish the article. I changed the time ...
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TypeError: jQuery(...).slicebox is not a function
Ok so I'm trying to use slicebox on my website and I can't get it work.
It gets loaded, I mean the module is there, the script goes into the page but nothing is really shown.
If I don't load it's ...
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