Questions tagged [plugin]
A plugin is a kind of Joomla! extension. Plugins provide functions which are associated with trigger events.
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How do create an update for your existing Joomla plugin I've written?
I've written a simple Joomla plugin that I've been using for a year.
I want to write an update for it. It would change what is in the .xml file and some code in the .php file.
How do I go about ...
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How to add a field to com_content in the backend?
I'm confused about this. I want to add a field to the com_content core component that needs to show up under the "Title" field in the administrator backend when you edit an article and of course to be ...
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Limiting onContentAfterSave to one result
First of all, I'm quite new to creating my own modules and plugins (and very much in learning stages!) and I find the help here excellent and very inspirational - thank you.
I'm trying to create a ...
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Use a Field value in a Query (Seblod Query plugin)
I'm using the Query plugin that lets me create a Query field on my List & Search.
I have a hidden field with ID 'id_number' which I'm trying to use in my query. When I check the Page Source(Ctrl+...
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__PHP_Incomplete_Class when trying to access an object stored in session
I work on implementing single sign on with joomla and simplesamlphp.
I try to use the simpleamlphp api in the context of a joomla plugin in the onAfterInitialise event.
To that end, the plugin in ...
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No Documentation about onCustomEditorButton
I want to add a custom button to the TinyMCE editor. But the documentation about this feature is non-existsten as you can see here: https://docs.joomla.org/Plugin/Events/Editor#onCustomEditorButton
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Override JHtml (HTMLHelper) class methods
I'm developing a custom Joomla template and have unset a lot of the core dependencies, such as jQuery and Bootstrap in the template's index.php.
The problem now is that the core extensions call some ...
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Content plugin doesn't add text to articles
I have the following plugin written:
defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die( 'Restricted access' );
jimport( 'joomla.plugin.plugin' );
class plgContentModifyArticle extends JPlugin
{
function ...
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Adding an alias to the body class by appending it to the existing alias
I have successfully managed to add the alias to the body class by creating a plugin. It uses vanilla JS and isn't overly problematic except when I combine and compress my JS it stops working. I'm ...
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FieldsPlugin onCustomFieldsPrepareDom $field on save different on front and backend
I currently develop a FieldPlugin for myself. I noticed some things and don't understand them fully right now. My plugin works in the backend perfect, but raises errors on the frontend, so I did some ...
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How to add the alias to the body in a plugin
I am trying to use JavaScript to add a class to the body which is the same as the current menu items alias.
I have echoed $prefix and it is correct. So I know that part works.
I have dumped the ...
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Updating JEventDispatcher triggers
Can anyone explain or point me to information on the new way to handle events in Joomla 4? I'm updating a component that uses triggers to display plugins, and it looks like this:
$dispatcher = ...
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Why is my plugin not hooking into events?
I have a plugin that looks like this:
class plgExtensionLogInstall extends JPlugin
{
function onExtensionAfterInstall($installer, $extensionId)
{
JLog::add("Extension installed: ".$...
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Joomla and Eventbrite Integration
I am looking for a way to integrate Eventbrite with Joomla. I want to show a list of upcoming events that I have created. There are a number of default widgets available with Eventbrite (copy / paste ...
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What is the best approach to implementing a component that responds to events?
I am working on a Component that will add a set of administrative functionality, which I am fairly confident in, but part of its behaviour will rely on code being triggered by events, which seems to ...
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How to change the site language by country IP
I try create system plugin for auto change language by IP.
I don't have idea how to correctly write code so as not to receive an infinite loop of redirection requests.
My code
class ...
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Simple plugin to check folder contents on component update
I'm wanting to make a very simple plugin. All it needs to do is
On installation of the plugin, copy a folder to a particular component's library folder.
When a particular component library is ...
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From outside of a component how to change a parameter
In a system plugin, I am using the onAfterRoute event to change a single parameter from a 3rd party component before being loaded.
public function onAfterRoute()
{
if ('com_abc' == JFactory::...
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How to adjust search keyword sanitization settings as language override?
I am working on some custom search plugins and I have a 2-part question regarding the file administrator/components/com_search/helpers/search.php.
I want to adjust the sanitization settings without ...
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Where are plugins found in Joomla 4?
I'm working with the Joomla 4 alpha 7, and I don't see anywhere to enable / disable plugins. Are plugins not enabled yet?
[edited to add alpha, not beta!]
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Any way to redirect (301) pages for unpublished articles/links (404)?
I am wondering if where is any way in joomla to solve following issue:
I am having URLs (articles) which may have been externally linked
Now I want to disable this links (unpublish)
but if I ...
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Using external PHP library and defined('_JEXEC') or die;
I want to use hatemile-for-php library (https://github.com/hatemile/hatemile-for-php) in my plugin.
As I am only ever using this library within this one plugin, I included it in the plugin folder ...
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How to integrate google reviews into the page?
I am searching for a option to integrate Google Reviews in Joomla so that:
I can show the reviews easily to vistors of the page (e.g. in a module)
I can give google these review to show in the search ...
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How to check by onContentAfterSave it is a article?
I have follow code for after save:
public function onContentAfterSave ($context, $article, $isNew)
{
$article = JModelLegacy::getInstance('Article', 'ContentModel')->getItem();
....
}
It works ...
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roksprocket disable article tags
I am using roksprocket as a simple to use filter system of articles.
Sadly I could not find a way to disable the badly looking tags underneath the modules itself.
Of course there is a possible to use ...
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How properly save foreign characters in plug-in config parameters
I am developing a Joomla! authentication plugin and have a standard Joomla! install (J3.9.1) with PHP 7.2 and MySQL 5.6.29.
My plugin has config parameters that are accessible via the backend. One of ...
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Add a message after saving an article
Based on this question:.
https://joomla.stackexchange.com/a/24042/8968
I want to add the return code as a message after save to see if it was successful or not.
Can someone tell how I can do this?...
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Develop a System Plugin with Sample Data for Options
I'm in the process of developing a system plugin. In the options is a subform-field (repetable), which contains several fields. In the "default" of the subform I can specify a record.
a) How can I ...
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onAfterRender plugin issue
Both the PHP and the JS is tested and works in a module. But there's really no need for a module this is a plugin. I'm quite new to this so I thought onAfterRender would work, but nothing seems to ...
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Use the “sql” form field type in extension xml only if the table exists
I developed a plugin for Joomla!, and I have the below sql parameter field in my sampleplugin.xml
<field
name="cb_fields"
type="sql"
label="Select CB fields"
query="SELECT name ...
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How to make my Editor plugin (type: editors-xtd) survive after updates?
I have a project that I am writing a component, module, and editor plugin for.
I have managed to piece together a rudimentary plugin that works with TinyMCE (at least) which:
Displays a custom ...
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Custom message after plugin installation
After an installation process, the translated manifest description from the sys.ini-file is shown in the Extension Manager. Unfortunately this text is also shown while editing the (published) plugin ...
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Joomla! extension/plugin for creating productbundles in an onlineshop
We looked up for a solution to create a product bundle in the frontend of our webshop. Yet we haven't found any solution that enables the User to "create a product bundle". Currently we are using the ...
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Avoid login from onUserAuthenticate
I'm trying to dismiss the login if my $completed var is false.
I can make it work with die() but I wan't to know how to do this correct, so that the user gets returned to the login page with a error ...
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How can I display a message based upon the value of a config item
I'm trying to show a warning based on robots being set to noindex or nofollow. I've copied the PHP Version quickicons plugin.
Here's my php file.
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Plugin
* @...
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How to use “onUserAfterLogin” Event?
I want my users to get an email when they login for the first time.
I am thinking to create an array to store userids that have logged in before. When users login, compare their userid with the array, ...
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How does Joomla initialise all active libraries and plugins?
I'm trying to import Joomla in a Yii application. It goes well, but some plugins and libraries are not loaded. Does anyone know how to achieve this? Something like
JPluginHelper::loadAllActivePlugins(...
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What are the differences of Joomla modules vs components vs plugins?
A very basic question probably...
But what are the differences in Joomla terms between:
module
components
plugins
If I am a developer for Joomla what and why should I name it a module, component, ...
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Caching items with different cache lifetime
I'm looking into using Joomla's caching mechanism for a plugin. However I would need to cache the plugin data for a given period of time irrespective of the site-wide cache settings.
Is it possible ...
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How can I programmatically install a plugin?
How could you do programmatically what Joomla does when you install a plugin? Let's say, for simplicity's sake, that you have a plugin package file local with your Joomla instance.
A solution might ...
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Own field type in subform, using with content plugin
for curiosity:
I'm using this method to add fields to the standard articles:
https://docs.joomla.org/Adding_custom_fields_to_core_components_using_a_plugin/de
I have to use this, since the fields-...
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Plugin description translation
I have problem with plugin description translation. After first install the description is not translated. After second install (without uninstalling) the description is translated. Where is problem?
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How to get Google Analytics using user provided web id? [closed]
I am working on a project similar to filippa.com.
In the process of registering a website, the user will input her/his web id, something like XX-XXXX-X.
I need to implement a plugin in my item view ...
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Installing Language Filter and Language Code system plugins
I have a Joomla website (which I didn't install myself) that seems to be lacking the system plugins "Language Filter" and "Language Code". It seems like it wasn't installed as a multi-language site in ...
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Including Results from API Call in Joomla! Search Results
My organization uses Joomla! for its customer facing site. There is a database that I only have REST API access to. I'm trying to ping that API to include results from it alongside the normal Joomla! ...
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How can I make it pssible for users to login and add their products?
I want to build a form for the users of my website to let them easily add their products in frontend page under the name of their shop.
To this end, which plug-in, component, or extension ...
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Multiple primary key defined error when installing Jomestate plugin
I have Joomla 3.8.5 stable version.
The code I am tring to execute is: Pastebin SQL code
(I am tring to install the JOMESTATE plugin)
I get the following error:
JInstaller: :Install: Error SQL ...
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onUserAfterLogin popup - Joomla 3.6.4 Plugin
I need to create a plugin that displays a popup when an user makes a log in on my Joomla 3.6.4 website. I know that I need to create a Plugin and trigger the onUserAfterLogin event, but I don't know ...
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Shortcut to insert non breaking space in TinyMCE?
I'm using Joomla and it's integrated TinyMCE editor. I would like to use a shortcut like shift+space or ctrl+shift+space to insert a non breaking space fast and simple instead of to have to click a ...
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Virtuemart payment plugin override
I'm trying to override the "vmpayment" plugin. I've changed the layout of the "post_payment.php" file and put the file in the following folder structure: templates/mytemplate/html/...
