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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How to disable frontend editing on a specific module?
The frontend icon on the language switch module is really annoying. How could I disable the frontend editing for a specific module?
EDIT: I do need this icon for all the other modules, it just that ...
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How to add category image to module mod_article_categories
How can I add the category image to the categories listed using the J3.3.1 core module mod_articles_categories?
I think I have to create a module override in template/my-template//html/...
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Difficulties in calling ajax from joomla 2.5 module
Hi i am having problem to call another file by ajax from module.As i don't want to make a component to call it for ajax from module, so what i am thinking is calling index.php file from ajax passing a ...
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Joomla Module View Access Level Issue
I am working on joomla and I am having a situation. I have created 2 Custom HTML modules.
a). Certified Membership Subscription Box (Disabled) b). Certified Membership Subscription Box (Enabled)
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Hide Edit Module option in front-end for admin users
When an admin user is logged in, to the front-end of a Joomla 3 site, when he moves the mouse over modules or menus, an Edit Module icon / message appears inside a box. Clicking on it, will take the ...
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How to add validation in my own module?
I select the document type from the select option then upload the file so how to validate in the code
<form name="file_up_form" method="post" name="fileupload" enctype="multipart/form-data">
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CB 1.9.1 List Manager alternative list manager plugins
I'm using Community Builder (CB) 1.9.1 on Joomla 2.5.20 and find the CB List manager wanting. My intention is to stay with CB especially since 2.0 is on the horizon, but in the meantime,I've been ...
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Using caching for module or component independently
Is it true that even if i enable module caching from module setting, module caching not works unless system cache plugin turned on?
I want to use cache per module/component from their settings not ...
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Javascript Menu conflicts
I'm converting a static website to a Joomla 3.3 template. which has 1 level dropdown box javascript menu this is the function included in my "index.html"
$(function () {
/**
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override modules
Joomla 3.3 - beginner
I am creating my first template, and after installing it to be ready for testing. I accidentally clicked on "mod_login" in the "create override" under my template settings. and ...
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Most common and unresolved problem when using jquery in J2.5 extensions
In joomla 2.5 people are asking problems on jquery when there are various extensions in a page. The question is as a extension developer how do we use jquery in j2.5 extension ??, considering that ...
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Is it possible to call a postflight on a module install?
I am creating a module that I hope will do a little more complex functions than many. However, I will need to do certain things like DB modification and moving files when the module installs.
I am ...
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Show module only on the start page
I've made a finder plugin which creates router links to my component. If there is no menu link available (especially when the found item is in a subcategory) the route of the item in the finder plugin ...
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Module get items from specific component category
I am developing a slideshow extension for Joomla 3.x. The extension consist of a component in which you can create categories and create slides. When creating slides, you assign each one to a category....
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Default menu assignment for a new module
While creating a new module, is it possible to change the default menu assignment from 'All pages' to 'no pages'? I haven't be able to find anything that would allow that switch in the global ...
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Get full link from menu item field type
I am developing my own slideshow component and module for Joomla. The component is used to select the slides along with captions and links etc. The module shows the slides.
In the component, for each ...
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Can anyone explain the tp=1 process?
Can someone please explain the process behind tp=1 for the mod positions preview ,
I found the module output which is called from templates/system/html/module.php
function modChrome_outline(...)
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How to get the form of component from module?
I tried to get a component form from my module. I got the model and then tried to get the form, but the result was empty. I tried to define 'JPATH_COMPONENT' and it was useless.
define('...
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How to develop a Joomla module?
I've looked far and wide for a tutorial on this, but can't seem to find anything satisfactory. How do you make a new module for joomla?
Right now I'm using custom HTML modules all over my code, and ...
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Is there a method to get a module by name and position?
JModuleHelper has 2 methods available with which you can load modules:
JModuleHelper::getModule();
which takes either a module name / title (e.g. 'Main Menu') or a module 'type' (e.g. mod_menu), and:...
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Show/hide module title not working
I'm trying to hide the title of a module.
I have changed the admin setting but the title is still displayed in the front end. In the database, the showtitle field is set to 0.
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Which class method should I use for deprecated JDocumentRenderer->render();
I need to display a module in administrator side by getting the module using it's module position (see the code below). I am having error & doubt is using the code:
$renderer = $document->...
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What's the difference between JHtml:script() and $doc->addScript?
I developed a module recently that required certain JS and CSS files to be injected into the <head> of each page. Initially, I used:
$doc =& JFactory::getDocument();
$doc->addScript(JURI:...
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Module Params Custom Validation is possible?
Now I have situations to validate Module params in admin side of a module.
I know there is option with Filter in module params but its limited , I can't validate some patterns or custom conditions.
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Default module layout not honoured in the admin (when adding a module)
I have noticed that with Joomla 3, any module that has more than one layout (in the tmpl folder), and in the .xml has a default layout chosen
example:
<field name="layout" type="modulelayout"
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How to create page only with modules and no component?
In joomla, I need to link every page to a component view. How can I create a page with no component output on it?
Example : On my home page I only want a module output. For this, I can link the home ...
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What are the module styles?
When I add a module statement in a joomla template, I always use this code :
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="left" style="xhtml" />
What does the style attribute stand for and what other ...
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How can I control the module display on pages with no menu item?
I have asigned a module to pages according to their menu items in the module parameters but I would like to hide/show it on specific pages that don't have a menu item linking to them.
How do I ...
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Copying Joomla Menu Items and keeping Module assignements
Currently in Joomla 3.2, selecting "Save as copy" on a menu item copies the details but not the module assignments into a new menu item. (I believe module assignments were copied in Joomla 2.5)
Is ...
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How do I generate a SEF URL in a custom module instead of the real URL?
In my module, this code is being used to generate the URL of the page:
JURI::base() . ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute( $article->id, $article->catid )
This works exaclty as it should and ...
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Custom menu get title of the active menu's parent item
I can get the title of the active menu using
$menu = &Jsite::getMenu();
$menuname = $menu->getActive()->title;
But how can I access it's parent title?
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