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Joomla 3 add multiple rows to database

Sample code to add multiple rows to Joomla 3 databse. For what ever reason i could find this anywhere

i have used a for loop, but you could use a foreach or what ever i guess. Be careful. I wrecked …

Vision6, Joomla website and RsForm Pro

Today we had to link up a clients website with Vision6. To complete this we used RsForm Pro #1 because it was already installed on their site and #2 because we can insert some php that is called on …

Joomla website multiple redirect with .htaccess

If you've changed menu items or aliases on your website, the old links will still be indexed on Google until it gets back around to checking them again. This means that if someone is linked to your …

Display RSForm Pro form submissions outside component

Display submissions outside of the RSForm Pro component.

There is probably a helper file in there somewhere for this. but here we go.

$submission->values = array(); //Create an arry to put all …

Yootheme javascript matchHeight

Mainly for my own reference because i keep forgetting how this works and i have to trawl through the javascript file again.

Tto match height on other elements outside of the defined template items i …

Related Items in ZOO

To start, we need to add a position to our renderer for our related items. Open the full.php that can be found in the renderer folder: media/zoo/applications/blog/templates/ptp/renderer/item

Add a …

Loading modules into content

First create a module in your module manager and make a position for it. This position does't have to be a pre-defined one. For example, we could give our module the position of mymoduleposition - …

Zoo item show category information in teaser view

To get the category information for a zoo item you need to put the following code into your renderer file (teaser.php for example)

$categoryInfo = $this->_item->getPrimaryCategory();
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Perfect Resizing Background Image in Widgetkit

Usually images in Widgetkit get re-sized with the browser - but they scale relative to the width which makes the image get smaller height-wise too. Sometimes we want the image to keep it's height but …

Joomla, php.ini and Magic Quotes

As part of Joomla requirements magic_quotes_gpc needs to be turned off. If your hosting allows it you can change it thorough a php.ini file.

To turn it off all you are supposed to do is create a …

Get Element by ID in ZOO

Sometimes when using ZOO, we need to call an element (usually if we're creating a custom element) and the only way to do this is by getting it's ID. An element's ID is automatically generated when …

Joomla Template Overrides

Sometimes in Joomla we use components that have templates that can't be duplicated and changed, or that we need to protect from being overwritten when it's updated - this is where overrides come in. …

Creating new positions in ZOO

As we've looked at here, we may need to render elements in different positions to get the most out of our website's functionality and useability. Now let's make some new positions that we can assign …

Editing ZOO Template Files

As we've gone through here, when working with ZOO, we use templates to define positions for elements. Sometimes, using the default templates is not sufficient for certain features or functionality …

ZOO Template Overrides

When working with ZOO, we use templates to define positions for elements. Sometimes, using the default templates is not sufficient for certain features or functionality we're looking for. The way we …

Joomla Quick Icons

When we set up a website for our clients, we want to make the administration as easy as we can for them to navigate to relevant sections. The best way to do this is to add/remove/change the quick …

Syntax Highlighting / Prettify

Are you looking for or having trouble setting up a syntax highlighter like we have running here?

We're using Prettify - Google's syntax highlighter. The same one is used on stackoverflow.

You can …

ZOO Teaser Text - Overwrite Protected Method

We already looked at a method of implementing teaser text here but that method is susceptible to being overwritten if ZOO is updated. In this method, we'll look at how we can do the same thing while …

ZOO Teaser Text

When creating a Joomla website that uses ZOO for content management, we usually come across having to set up teaser items that act as a feed from a certain application or category. Using the same …