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Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development

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Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development

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Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development
Dec, 2008 | 284 pages
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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development
Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
Preface
Preface
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1
Joomla! Extension Development: An Overview
Joomla! Extension Development: An Overview
Why extend Joomla!?
How to extend Joomla!
Topic overview
Our example project
Summary
2
Getting Started with Component Development
Getting Started with Component Development
Joomla!'s component structure
Joomla!'s division of frontend and backend
Registering your component in the database
Creating toolbars
Summary
3
Backend Development
Backend Development
Creating the database table
Coding with MVC
Creating the review form
Processing the data
Creating a list screen
Editing records
Summary
4
Frontend Development
Frontend Development
Listing the reviews
Displaying a review
Generating search-engine-friendly links
Adding comments
Displaying comments
Summary
5
JTable, JHTML, and JUser
JTable, JHTML, and JUser
Overriding JTable methods
Adding ordered records
Recording traffic
Checking out and checking in records
Getting user information
Generating elements with JHTML
Setting ordering
Summary
6
Module Development
Module Development
Registering the module in the database
Creating and configuring a basic module
Recruiting some helpers
Trying some different layouts
Mixing it up
Summary
7
Expanding the Project
Expanding the Project
Publishing records
Deleting records
Adding Apply
Requiring specific fields
Using pagination to break up long lists
Searching
Migrating toolbars to views
Managing comments
Summary
8
Using JavaScript Effects
Using JavaScript Effects
Modal boxes
Tool tips
Sliding panes
Customizing Google Maps
Using jQuery
Summary
9
Behind the Scenes: Plug-ins
Behind the Scenes: Plug-ins
Database queries
A simple link plug-in
What events can be registered?
An information box plug-in
Searching the reviews
Summary
10
Configuration Settings
Configuration Settings
Adding parameters to extensions
Parameters for modules
Parameters for plug-ins
Parameters for components
Summary
11
Email, Languages, and JFile
Email, Languages, and JFile
Sending emails
Managing languages
Creating translations
Handling file uploads
Summary
12
Packing Everything Together
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
Summary

About the Author

Joseph L. LeBlanc started with computers at a very young age. His independent education gave him the flexibility to experiment with and learn computer science. Joseph holds a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from Oral Roberts University.

Joseph is a freelance Joomla! extension developer. He released a component tutorial in May 2004, which was later translated into French, Polish, and Russian. Work samples and open-source extensions are available at www.jlleblanc.com. In addition to freelancing, he is an active member of the Washington, DC tech community and Joomla! Bug Squad.

I would like to thank the following people for making this book possible:

  • Packt Publishing, for giving me the opportunity to author this work.

  • Everyone who bought the first edition of this book, for offering both praise and critiques. By speaking up, you helped make this edition a reality.

  • The Joomla! team, for developing some of the best software in the world.

  • The DC PHP community, for showing me different ways people are solving similar problems.

  • Steve and Sue Meeks, for their flexibility with my schedule during the writing process and for giving Joomla! a shot.

  • Everyone who has downloaded and used my open-source components.

  • My professors, for taking me on the Journey of a Byte and showing me how to write effectively.

  • Mom and Dad, for teaching me how to learn.

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