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[degagee Friend degageeJoin date: June 2011Posts: 10Downloads:10Uploads:2 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#178995

First to say: I really appreciate the JA-Wall idea and implemantation! Very good, innovative and extraordinary work…
As I start playing around, one thing for me is missing: I would like to add “Extended Classes” to articles in front end editing. As it seams, this is only possible in back end editing. Can anyone implement this, because I think it could be a great feaure, expecially if you give the site to customers…

[Sherlock Friend SherlockJoin date: September 2014Posts: 11453Downloads:0Uploads:88 Thanks: 221 Thanked: 2478 times in 2162 posts]

#460798

Hi degagee,

You could try as following steps

1) Open the file of componentscom_contentmodelsformsarticle.xml you add the below tag right above the tag of </form> at bottom

<fields name=”metadata”>

<field name=”robots”
type=”list”
label=”Robots”
description=”JFIELD_METADATA_ROBOTS_DESC”
>
<option value=””>JGLOBAL_USE_GLOBAL</option>
<option value=”index, follow”>JGLOBAL_INDEX_FOLLOW</option>
<option value=”noindex, follow”>JGLOBAL_NOINDEX_FOLLOW</option>
<option value=”index, nofollow”>JGLOBAL_INDEX_NOFOLLOW</option>
<option value=”noindex, nofollow”>JGLOBAL_NOINDEX_NOFOLLOW</option>
</field>

<field name=”author” type=”text”
label=”JAUTHOR” description=”JFIELD_METADATA_AUTHOR_DESC”
size=”20″ />

<field name=”rights” type=”textarea” label=”JFIELD_META_RIGHTS_LABEL”
description=”JFIELD_META_RIGHTS_DESC” required=”false” filter=”string”
cols=”30″ rows=”2″ />
<field name=”xreference” type=”text”
label=”External Reference”
description=”COM_CONTENT_FIELD_XREFERENCE_DESC”
class=”inputbox” size=”20″ />
</fields>

2) Then you open the file of componentscom_contentmodelsform.php adding this block of code
[PHP] // Convert the metadata field to an array.
$registry = new JRegistry;
$registry->loadString($value->metadata);
$value->metadata = $registry->toArray(); [/PHP]

Right below this block
[PHP]
// Convert attrib field to Registry.
$value->params = new JRegistry;
$value->params->loadString($value->attribs);
[/PHP]

3) Finally You open the file of componentscom_contentviewsformtmpledit.php adding this block of code
[PHP]
<?php foreach($this->form->getGroup(‘metadata’) as $field): ?>
<li <?php if($field->name !== “jform[metadata][xclass]”) { ?> style=”visibility:hidden;height:0px” <?php }?> >
<?php if (!$field->hidden): ?>
<?php echo $field->label; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php echo $field->input; ?>
</li>

<?php endforeach; ?>

[/PHP]
Right below this code
[PHP]
<div class=”formelm-area”>
<?php echo $this->form->getLabel(‘metakey’); ?>
<?php echo $this->form->getInput(‘metakey’); ?>
</div>
[/PHP]

Try it and let me know if it still does not help !

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#460995

Hi Sherlock Holmes,
thanks a lot for your suggestion.
I made the change in the administrator/…/article.xml and the change in components/…/form.php, but there isn’t a “Exended Class” field.

As I was playing around before I did my post here, I added a “extended” field in the file components/com_content/views/form/tmpl/edit.php this way:
[PHP] <fieldset>
<legend><?php echo JText::_(‘COM_CONTENT_METADATA’); ?></legend>
<div class=”formelm-area”>
<?php echo $this->form->getLabel(‘metadata_xclass’); ?>
<?php echo $this->form->getInput(‘metadata_xclass’); ?>
</div>
<div class=”formelm-area”>
<?php echo $this->form->getLabel(‘metadesc’); ?>
<?php echo $this->form->getInput(‘metadesc’); ?>
</div>
<div class=”formelm-area”>
<?php echo $this->form->getLabel(‘metakey’); ?>
<?php echo $this->form->getInput(‘metakey’); ?>
</div>

<input type=”hidden” name=”task” value=”” />
<input type=”hidden” name=”return” value=”<?php echo $this->return_page;?>” />
<?php if($this->params->get(‘enable_category’, 0) == 1) :?>
<input type=”hidden” name=”jform” value=”<?php echo $this->params->get(‘catid’, 1);?>”/>
<?php endif;?>
<?php echo JHtml::_( ‘form.token’ ); ?>
</fieldset>[/PHP]
Your suggestion does not work with my changes nor on a plain installation.
Any more suggestions?

Again: Thanks a lot, so far!

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#461105

Hi degagee,

Sorry for some mistakes I made on the above post, I have just updated it with some more changes, please try play with it again and let me know if it still does not work

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#461192

Dear Sherlock Holmes,
your changes were perfect, now it does the job!
Perfect timing as well, tomorrow I’m going to present the system to a client and I’m happy to present it with this front end feature!
SOLVED!

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#478272

I tried following your instructions above with the result that my page went blank every time I tried to edit an article from the frontend. If it’s not too much trouble, could you please create a zip file with the patched version of the files and link to them from this thread, plus instructions where to put them.

[Ninja Lead Moderator Ninja LeadJoin date: November 2014Posts: 16064Downloads:310Uploads:2864 Thanks: 341 Thanked: 3854 times in 3563 posts]

#478416

You can download and extract three following files appropriate with path below:

+ components/com_content/models/forms/article.xml
+ components/com_content/models/form.php
+ components/com_content/views/form/tmpl/edit.php

Remember to backup old files before overridding it(this customization appears with joomla2.5)

You can see it on front-end site, see the screenshot

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Attachments:

1. Extended-Classes.zip

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1. Andrew Winkler

[boetco Friend boetcoJoin date: December 2012Posts: 6Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 3]

#480620

Hi guys,
great post! very clear.

Although it involves modifying core joomla files. Is it possible to do the same without any core modification?

Thx for your help,

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#480732

<em>@boetco 356278 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi guys,
great post! very clear.

Although it involves modifying core joomla files. Is it possible to do the same without any core modification?

Thx for your help,</blockquote>

Nope, because everything customized above is hacked to change on JOOMLA CORE , but you need to backup on this and compare it when you are doing to upgrade new version JOOMLA Core.

[archarank Friend archarankJoin date: January 2013Posts: 1Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#480753

Question why some pictures are bigger?

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#480822

<em>@archarank 356469 wrote:</em><blockquote>Question why some pictures are bigger?</blockquote>
I’m not sure what you are implying. Just for better clarification, please include screenshot and your site URL here for further investigation.

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#503465

Hello,

since JOOMLA 3.1 the Extended Class.zip you give as download breaks the editing template.
Do you have a new version of this zip?

N.B/ the JA WALL is really interesting! Bravo for the work 🙂

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#503555

You can follow the solution in this thread

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