Questions tagged [joomla2.5]

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Joomla! 2.5

Joomla! is an open-source CMS written in PHP and powered by an MVC-oriented framework. Thousands of extensions are available and can be installed through the admin interface.

Version 2.5 has ended it's life on December 31st, 2014 and it's highly recommended to upgrade to the latest version.

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joomla module development with form - how to process

I'm creating a simple Joomla 2.5 module that will have an html form. mod_mymodule/tmpl/default.php:
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Creating Joomla user profile plug-in

I've taken a direct clone of the User Profile plug-in for my Joomla 2.5.9 install. I've renamed the plugin and the files accordingly to 'profiletest' similar to the old 1.6 tutorial. I've added a new input to the form and everything works on the…
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How to get the params value of plugin in the component area in joomla2.5?

I have tried to get the plugin params in the component area, but i didn't get the result. Is there anyway to get the values.
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How to instantiate mail() function and send an email with Joomla2.5?

Based on the Joomla! documentation @ http://docs.joomla.org/Sending_email_from_extensions, I'm trying to send emails with the code below: function sendmail($file,$mailto) { $mailer =& JFactory::getMailer(); //var_dump($mailer); exit; …
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joomla 3.0 extension manager not finding update of module

I developed a module that can be updated in Joomla 2.5 Extension Manager. I can't find information anywhere that indicates that something needs to be different in order to work properly in Joomla 3.0 I don't intend to advertise this module by…
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How to style Joomla 2.5 article's intro text?

It's very strange but I haven't found a really good solution by googling joomla style intro text. I want that the current output:

Intro Text

Full Text

to be replaced by:
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Joomla module, get menu id (ItemID) from article ID

So i've been searching and testing for a couple days and can't seem to figure this out. I'm using the K2 content module and I need to add "?Itemid=111" to the end of the URL's it generates for the "Read More" link on pages. This is not done by…
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add language constants to Joomla component javascript

My component includes a java script file: $doc->addScript("/components/com_cam/js/cam.js"); I have several client side messages that I'd like to add with language constants, i.e. Easy enough in your…
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mobile app development - how to create a server implementation

EDIT Originally I thought Oauth2 is the way to go but maybe it is not. I'll leave that out of this question for now as it is confusing things. I'm creating a mobile app (Android/iOS). I'd like the user to enter their credentials (user/pass) in the…
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Set frontend session time out limit in joomla

How to set session timeout limit for frontend users in joomla 2.5? I had set the Session Lifetime option in Global configuration but it sets the limit in backend only.
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Remove hasTip javascript code from Joomla

Joomla 2.5 adds this code: window.addEvent('domready', function() { $$('.hasTip').each(function(el) { var title = el.get('title'); if (title) { var parts = title.split('::', 2); …
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Is it possible to run multiple update queries in one using Joomla?

I want to run many SQL update queries at one time using JOOMLA 2.5. Below my code: require_once '../includes/framework.php'; $query = "UPDATE #__mytable SET myfield='value' where id=1; UPDATE #__mytable SET myfield='value' where id=2; UPDATE…
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Joomla | PHP: Have a category blog listing / latest articles within the menu structure

So I have a menu where some of the menu items are dynamic category listings. Something like this within the left nav (for example): Menu One Category Two - Dynamic Article 1 - Dynamic Article 2 - Dynamic Article 3 Menu Three Category Four -…
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JArchive::create for Joomla 2.5?

Basically I'm trying to compress a directory from a relative path using the Joomla JArchive::create() function. So far I can zip a directory but it zips the entire absolute path. The code I am using that zip the absolute path is as shown…
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How to override Joomla System Messages - message.php template

Joomla by default renders its system messages (errors, notices etc.) in libraries/joomla/document/html/renderer/message.php. For my own template, I would like to customize the way these messages are displayed. However it does not seem to be…
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