Learning Joomla! 1.5 extension development : a practical tutorial on creating Joomla! 1.5 extensions with PHP, written and tested against the final release of Joomla! 1.5 / Joseph L. LeBlanc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LeBlanc, Joseph L.

Series:

From technologies to solutions.

From technologies to solutions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web sites--Authoring programs.

Web sites.

Web site development.

PHP (Computer program language).

Joomla! (Computer file).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Joomla! 1.5 extension development

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The book will show you how to use the Model-View-Controller design pattern, pull in common HTML elements, use JavaScript frameworks, manage users, build configuration panels, internationalize interfaces, and manage database records. General knowledge of PHP is assumed, but previous Joomla! programming experience is not"--Resource description page.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Content

Preface

Chapter 1: Joomla! Extension Development: An Overview

Why extend Joomla!?

Customization versus extension

How to extend Joomla!

Components

Modules

Plugins

Topic overview

Creating toolbars and list screens

Maintaining a consistent look, and reducing repetitive code by using HTML functions

Accessing the database and managing records

Security, and the preferred way of getting request variables

Menu item control

Controlling the logic flow within a component

Configuration through XML parameters

Packaging and distributing

Our example project

Summary

Chapter 2: Getting Started with Component Development

Joomla!'s component structure

Executing the component

Joomla!'s division of frontend and backend

Registering your component in the database

Creating toolbars

Creating a second toolbar

Available toolbar buttons

Chapter 3: Backend Development

Creating the database table

Creating a table class

Coding with MVC

Creating the review form

Processing the data

Creating a list screen

Editing records

Chapter 4: Frontend Development

Listing the reviews

Displaying a review

Generating search-engine-friendly links

Building URL segments

Parsing URL segments

Adding comments

Displaying comments

Chapter 5: JTable, JHTML, and JUser

Overriding JTable methods

Adding a check() function

Overriding the bind() function

Adding ordered records

Recording traffic

Checking out and checking in records

Getting user information

Generating elements with JHTML

Pre-filled lists

Running content plugins

Using JHTML in the backend

Setting access

Setting ordering

Chapter 6: Module Development

Registering the module in the database.

Creating and configuring a basic module

Recruiting some helpers

Trying some different layouts

Mixing it up

Chapter 7: Expanding the Project

Publishing records

Unpublishing reviews

Deleting records

Adding Apply

Requiring specific fields

Using pagination to break up long lists

Searching

Adjusting the model

Adjusting the view

Migrating toolbars to views

Managing comments

Linking the comments controller

Chapter 8: Using JavaScript Effects

Modal boxes

Configuring the modal box

The raw format and MVC

Tool tips

Sliding panes

Customizing Google Maps

Interactive maps

Using jQuery

Writing jQuery code

Using jQuery with MooTools

Always load MooTools first

Chapter 9: Behind the Scenes: Plug-ins

Database queries

A simple link plug-in

What events can be registered?

System

Search

Authentication

User

Editor-xtd

Editor

Content

An information box plug-in

Searching the reviews

Chapter 10: Configuration Settings

Adding parameters to extensions

Parameters for modules

What parameters are available for use?

Parameters for plug-ins

Parameters for components

Adding parameters to the list view

Adding parameters to the single view

Adding component global parameters

Chapter 11: Email, Languages, and JFile

Sending emails

Linking the form

Sending email

Adding a success message

Managing languages

Creating translations

Debugging languages

Translating the frontend

Handling file uploads

Using the original filename

Chapter 12: Packing Everything Together

Listing all of the files

Packaging the module

Packaging the plug-ins

Packaging the component

Including SQL queries

Creating backend menu items.

Extra installation scripts

Distribution

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-281-95349-0

9786611953492

1-84719-621-7

OCLC:

608494184