Hi and thanks in advance! Admin on Rest is a great base to start from to quickly build simple REST admins. I have a scenario where I would like to display and edit related records without leaving the parent. e.g Editing the Options of a Multiple Choice Question from the Question Edit View.
I have managed to implement a modal dialog that allows me to create/edit the Options(passed along as a record prop), however I'm stuck at trying to refresh the list of options on the Question View once I have successfully saved the Option.
I'm relatively new to React. Would appreciate a nudge in the right direction.
ReferenceManyField doesn't provide controls for filtering or pagination. However, it's quite straightforward to create some. Start by creating your own component using ReferenceManyField as a base. Store the page, sort, and filter as properties. Add methods that change these properties and re-trigger fetchReferences. Add buttons (pagination, filtering, etc) that trigger these methods.
But if you'r new to React, this won't be easy. I suggest you learn React first.
I almost have finished setting up a website based on joomla 3.x but I'm not a programmer and I'm stuck on one point and don't know what to do.
I use a registration form in which I use a user registration and a user profile forms. I also have a captcha on but it's not at the very bottom of the page but between the forms.
Could anyone one of help me with it and tell how to change it?
I'm sure there's more than one way to do this, here's one option.
What you are wanting to do is create an override and customise the Joomla core output.
(1) Use the template manager to copy components > com_users > registration files from your base Joomla components directory to /templates/YOUR-TEMPLATE/html/com_users/registration
See https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:How_to_use_the_Template_Manager for detailed instructions on this
(2) You'll be editing /templates/YOUR-TEMPLATE/html/com_users/registration/default.php, so maybe make a backup because you'll be doing well if you get this first time ;)
(3) Open default.php with your favourite text editor. It looks to me like the output you want to customise is all happening between lines 39-49
How you attack it from here is up to you. You can use web inspector to examine details about all the fields, their IDs and classes.
Instead of the built in loop in default.php you could manually rebuild the form, or you could keep the loop but add some logic to add the captcha control group where you want it.
Good luck!
I just want to create custom html with good css form with my own php as backhand code and javascript for validation.. Is there any extension for this?
I have seen few extensions but none of them allows me to add my own php backhand code.
Thanks
If you are not going to use Joomla's framework, then you may as well build the form outside of joomla and insert it into the article via an iframe (you may need to change the editor's permissions to allow you to do this).
It is worth looking into using the framework properly, however, as it does have easy-to-use mail classes and actually makes things easier when you get your head around it.
(Though to answer your actual question - this module appears to allow you to add raw php http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/core-enhancements/coding-a-scripts-integration/custom-code-in-modules/3668 )
My custom component seems to be using the site default template index.php at the moment.
How can I get it to use a custom layout just for the component? I don't want to create an entirely new template, just a new layout file which can use the template's CSS and other assets.
Not sure if this is exactly what you are talking about - this is about the component layout. If you are talking about your entire Joomla template, this is not the answer.
Either you create a new view (but then you might need a new model, too) or you use the layout functionality. I described it here when I figured it out. In a nutshell: Go to your views/yourview/tmpl folder and create a new file newlayout.php. You'll be able to use it like this:
index.php&option=com_yourcomponent&view=yourview&layout=newlayout.
I want to create my own form that are submitted and values of that form will be stored in joomla database. How can i used the Joomla connection code to interacte with the joomla database.
If you just want to get your work done, there are some components already avaiable in Joomla Extension's website to your form's needs. CkForms is a good one, you can create simple forms with it that are automatically saved in the database (supports upload of files too).
If you want to learn how to write extensions in Joomla, you should read Joomla Official Documentation website.
Extensions in Joomla are divided in "Components", "Modules" and "Plugins". More informations about these differences can be found here and here.
What you're trying to achieve sounds a "component" to me. Downloading the CkForms and reading it's source code should get you started to Joomla's way of writing components.
EDIT: Joomla has a huge API with a lot of features. It has a database module of it's own, with insert methods and such. Reading Joomla's API website before implementing your component it's a good idea to avoid "reinventing the wheel" and it's a good practice since those methods are extensively tested by all Joomla users.
The JForm class helps you build forms.
Documentation can be found here:
joomla CMS: http://docs.joomla.org/API16:JForm
joomla API: http://api.joomla.org/11.4/Joomla-Platform/Form/JForm.html
This class provides you with ready to use form elements and form loading and/or processing methods
This class includes validation methods, date picker control, color picker, etc.
Of course, as another mentioned above, if you are building a module, component, or application, you will need to learn how to to develop a module, component or application. Of these three, the module is the easiest to implement.
The application gives you much freedom b/c you are not constrained to the CMS paradigm, front and back end complexities. However, there is little documentation about how to develop applications with Joomla framework b/c joomla as a framework is relatively new
This tutorial gets you started understanding how to use JForm to create a form in Joomla: http://www.ostraining.com/blog/how-tos/development/getting-started-with-jform/
Or you could just create add a html module to any position and then write the form in html i.e.
<form method="post" action="mycreatedpage.php"> <input type="text"/> <input type="submit">
Now just create a page that handles the code by emailing or inserting into db. I havent tried it but i think it should work.
Looks like everyone already told you almost everything I know except for the component creator. Very easy to use, and it follows Joomla standards. Will get you up and running within minutes.
I have got good working experience with Joomla RSForm Pro. It has got options for
validation
user email/admin emails on submit
file uploads
and many more
Good tutorials too. Get started with http://www.rsjoomla.com/support/documentation/view-knowledgebase/21-rsform-pro.html
Good luck!
Create View.
Create Model.
Create Table.
Create Controller ( if Needed ).
Create Form xml file.
Go here for more information:
http://docs.joomla.org/Standard_form_field_types
Take a look at the Chronoforms extension - does more than you want.
You have two options:
Use an already built custom form extension
Create your own custom form extension (or outsource it)
Now if you only want to modify the user registration form, then you can do some PHP customization to accomplish your goal.
Making forms in Joomla can be done in a couple of ways.
If you just wanted a contact us, you can just create a page with a menu item for the User contact form. This gives you a page with a Members address and contact form. So all you would need to do was add the user as the company of the websites home address and email. But the form is very basic, name, title, textarea for message.
Next up from that you could just make a Custom HTML module add add a form to it in plain HTML like +Sean said above this, you would need to code in PHP your own form process script. You would not get error in form data checking unless you also wrote it.
Next you might rather look on the Joomla Extension Directory JED for one of the good extensions for 3 and 2.5 Joomla RSForms!Pro is good, and can do all we have needed. This lets you add fields one by one and move your form around. Then can auto generate or custom the html of the form.
You can easily create your own forms with Fabrik
Chronoforms are now a days a very popular solution for custom forms in joomla. Chornoforms support twitter bootstrap also. In simple 5 steps you can create a contact form with unlimited fields and also embed various function like DB save, Email, Thanks Message, Redirection on any page. There is events and events will have particular events.
Also possibility of extension of Normal joomla registeration. It will not extend the core registration but at the time of registration you can take various information from users.
I would use Chrono Forms, they work really well and are easy to use.
Download here
Here is a full tutorial on the new Chronoforms 5 to help you get started quickly and understand most of the features available.
CLICK HERE
You can use plugin to insert external php form in content. It is easy and you don't need to make plugin etc. Please use this.
I suggest you to use breezingforms: http://crosstec.de/en/extensions/joomla-forms-download.html
It's one of the best solutions for custom form creation in joomla.