Is there any way to get RSS feed into Joomla on an "auto" mode?
Meaning , each time the feed is updated ,a new article/content is created at Joomla.
Should have a look on the extensions directory. There are a few solutions:
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/social-web/social-edition/automatic-articles
Rss2Content, rssfactorypro and more.
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I would like to create a new formhandler.php file where I can collect the info from a form on a page in the streamline pro theme on the genesis framework. I am looking at appearance-> editor -> streamline pro theme. I see a list of php files:
Templates
front-page.php
Theme functions (function.php)
theme-defaults.php (lib/theme-defaults.php)
Landing page templates (page_landing.php)
Now my question is: How do I add another .php file under this? (or anywhere else) to gather the form info using the PHP POST Method. Other suggestions are welcome. Should I do this by building a custom plugin?
You put files in your Child theme, how to add new template, take a look here https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/template-files-section/page-template-files/page-templates/#Custom_Page_Template, and here also
http://www.carriedils.com/custom-page-template-genesis/
I am new to cs-cart and
I am trying to use hooks in cs-cart. I had gone through some cs-cart website but not getting proper answer. Suppose if i want to override footer.tpl file with new content then how can i do it using hooks. Just tell me the steps what code to write in index.tpl file and where to keep new footer.tpl file.
I'd suggest you to check this brief guide: http://docs.cs-cart.com/hooks.
Assuming you're on a version 4.x.x:
You don't need to edit anything in index.tpl, just take note of the name of the hook you want to use (I suppose you want to use this one {hook name="index:footer"})
Write your new template and give it the name footer.[override/pre/post].tpl
Save this new .tpl file in themes/[your_theme_name]/templates/addons/my_changes/hooks/index (maybe you need to create such directories in your folders tree)
Make sure you have the "my changes" addon installed and active. You can check it through your admin area of the store.
And that's it, it should work.
Notes:
I've seen no standard "footer.tpl" file in version 4.x.x., so the above instructions work, but they only append content at the end of the page. Customization of such page area can be done via the layout and theme editor on the admin area of the store.
The naming algorithm mentioned on the documentation of cs-cart is for
version 3.x.x. Since version 4.x.x. the folders names have varied.
You should replace skins/[skin name]/[admin|customer] for
design/themes/[your_theme_name]/templates
How can I add support for adding tags to images the same way you can add tags to posts in Wordpress?
I know I can do this by installing a plugin such as the Shiba media library plugin, but that adds a whole lot more than I need. I just need to be able to add tags, no more.
see this tutorial http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/applying-categories-tags-and-custom-taxonomies-to-media-attachments--wp-32319 that explains it all very well.
To use the same tags as your posts you'll just need to add those lines to your functions.php file:
function wptp_add_tags_to_attachments() {
register_taxonomy_for_object_type( 'post_tag', 'attachment' );
}
add_action( 'init' , 'wptp_add_tags_to_attachments' );
After adding those, the tags box will start showing up on your media library items.
The article also describes how to create custom taxonomy (a separate set of tags / categories) but that's probably not required for what you're after.
You can use this plugin to add media tags :
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-media-tags/
Or you can dig this solution :
https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/29858/adding-category-tag-taxonomy-support-to-images-media
I found an easy solution.
Download the Shiba Media Library plugin at:
http://shibashake.com/wordpress-theme/media-library-plus-plugin
Install it.
Download the Admin Menu Editor plugin at:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/admin-menu-editor/
install it.
With the Admin Menu Editor, hide the gallery menu item (added by the Shiba plugin).
Now I can tag images via the ordinary media library :)
I can't find a answer for this, I want to know what is the best way to have an alternative layouts for articles in Joomla.
If I understand you correctly you are looking for a way to create additional Alternative Layouts for articles. Under parameter tab "Article Options":
If that is the case, its very close to the other provided answers here. Its just that you got to rename the copied default.php file to something else. If you rename it to custom.php it will end up with the text "custom" like the image above.
Here goes my shot for a step by step:
Find the default layout file(s). You could use the ones provided by the com_content component. They can be found at components/com_content/views/article/tmpl. Copy both default.php and default_links.php.
Now you need to rename and copy the file(s) into a template. The target template can be any of the installed templates. Using beez_20 the new path for the copied file(s) should be templates/beez_20/html/com_content/article/custom.php and templates/beez_20/html/com_content/article/custom_links.php.
Goto to edit article using the backend. Expand the Article Options tab and find Alternative Layout. Select your new layout.
Your template might already provide a article override. If so, you might want to use the files of that template instead (instead of the ones in step 1). So if you are using beez_20, you could copy templates/beez_20/html/com_content/article/default.php and templates/beez_20/html/com_content/article/default_links.php.
Helpful links:
Using Joomla’s Template and Layout Override
Layout overrides in Joomla 1.6
The best way to do this would either to install another content component - such as k2 which is highly customizable. Or any other content component on JED.
Alternatively you could create a template override on the existing Joomla Template. This is preferable to editing the files directly in com_content component as the template overrides will never be overwritten whereas the core files will be in any Joomla Updates. I should add, hopefully unnecessarily that this requires Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.5 or 3.0 (although this is still in beta as of present). So make sure you're not using 1.0.
To create an alternative layout for the built in articles component the best way to do it is probably to create a template over-ride.
See this article on docs.joomla.org on "How to override the output from the Joomla! core"
Creating an alternative for an article layout is pretty straight forward. You can achieve this by using the core layout override with your published template(s).
First you want to get/copy the core article layout file:
components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/default.php
Then place it into your published template:
templates/YOURTEMPLATE/html/com_content/article/default.php
If the template you are using doesn't have the html folder, then you will have to create that folder and each folder to make that path correct.
Once you have this in place, all you need to do is make changes to that default.php file you have just place in the template and that is it!
I need a rich textarea in which we have the option to insert images from the local file-system and upload it to the server (also S3 - but it can done with a background task).
I am currently using tinymce but it does not have the feature to insert image from the local filesystem.
What can I use to get such a functionality?
NB - I am using PHP as the backend.
CKeditor seems quite good. I used it some time ago and it developed since... You would have to buy CKFinder probably (for $59 per Website...)
... and then there are the TinyMCE Plugins for this that cost almost the same:
http://www.tinymce.com/
If you are looking for a free plugin to TinyMCE or CKEditor with local file browsing google for TinyMCE and iBrowser, TinyFCK, Kae’s File Manager, Ajax File Manager, TinyBrowser. (I got the list from http://www.tyssendesign.com.au). I would go with the Tiny Browser or the Ke's Filemanager and keep TinyMCE because its already there (But Do have a look at CKEditor - its quite good and those two filemanagers can plug into it too)
You are not the first to stumble over this problem. Have a look here for a brief overview over solutions.