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Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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Who is this book for
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Conventions
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1. Joomla! Extension Development: An Overview
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1. Joomla! Extension Development: An Overview
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Why extend Joomla!?
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How to extend Joomla!
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Topic overview
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Our example project
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Summary
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2. Getting Started with Component Development
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2. Getting Started with Component Development
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Joomla!'s component structure
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Joomla!'s division of frontend and backend
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Registering your component in the database
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Creating toolbars
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3. Backend Development
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3. Backend Development
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Creating the database table
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Coding with MVC
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Creating the review form
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Processing the data
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Creating a list screen
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Editing records
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4. Frontend Development
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4. Frontend Development
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Listing the reviews
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Displaying a review
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Generating search-engine-friendly links
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Adding comments
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Displaying comments
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5. JTable, JHTML, and JUser
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5. JTable, JHTML, and JUser
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Overriding JTable methods
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Adding ordered records
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Recording traffic
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Checking out and checking in records
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Getting user information
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Generating elements with JHTML
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Setting ordering
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6. Module Development
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6. Module Development
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Registering the module in the database
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Creating and configuring a basic module
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Recruiting some helpers
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Trying some different layouts
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Mixing it up
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7. Expanding the Project
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7. Expanding the Project
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Publishing records
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Deleting records
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Adding Apply
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Requiring specific fields
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Using pagination to break up long lists
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Searching
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Migrating toolbars to views
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Managing comments
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8. Using JavaScript Effects
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8. Using JavaScript Effects
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Modal boxes
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Tool tips
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Sliding panes
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Customizing Google Maps
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Using jQuery
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9. Behind the Scenes: Plug-ins
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9. Behind the Scenes: Plug-ins
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Database queries
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A simple link plug-in
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What events can be registered?
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An information box plug-in
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Searching the reviews
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10. Configuration Settings
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10. Configuration Settings
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Adding parameters to extensions
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Parameters for modules
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Parameters for plug-ins
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Parameters for components
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11. Email, Languages, and JFile
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11. Email, Languages, and JFile
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Sending emails
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Managing languages
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Creating translations
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Handling file uploads
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12. Packing Everything Together
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12. Packing Everything Together
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Listing all of the files
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Packaging the module
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Packaging the plug-ins
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Packaging the component
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Including SQL queries
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Creating backend menu items
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Extra installation scripts
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Distribution
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Index
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Chapter 6. Module Development

We now have an efficient system for managing reviews and taking in comments. However, visitors have to go to the component to see the reviews. The front page of our site will probably have a few articles introducing the site, but it would be nice if we could pull the content directly from the reviews and display this there as well. This is where modules can help. You can use them to fetch data and display it almost anywhere on the page. In this chapter, we will cover the following topics on module development:

  • Registering the module in the database
  • Creating and configuring a basic module
  • Getting and setting parameters
  • Centralizing data access and output using helper classes
  • Selecting display options using layouts
  • Displaying the latest reviews
  • Displaying a random review
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