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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Twitter Bootstrap Carousel using Joomla and its Mootools

I am working on a template for Joomla 2.5.x, using Twitter Bootstrap. I also want to use the Bootstrap Carousel Plugin for that template. I got a problem when the Carousel is used with Joomla´s Mootools implementation. The style of the Carousel…
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Force Joomla JRoute to use the menu item

I'm building a component for Joomla! 2.5 and inside I'm using JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_myapp&view=cpanel') to build all my links. This works, BUT it produces links which look like that: /component/myapp/cpanel.html In the menu however I have…
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Upgrading Joomla through CLI using com_joomlaupdate

I'm attempting to write a Joomla CLI-script that automatically upgrades the site to the current version. In Joomla this appears to be done through *com_joomlaupdate*. The idea is to be able to upgrade any Joomla site on a server from an admin…
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File upload form for custom Joomla component

I have a field in my form which is of type file. When the user clicks on the save icon, I want to naturally upload the file to the server and save the filename in the database. I tried testing this out by echoing the filename but it doesn't seem to…
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Changing the class name of joomla top menu

I am trying to create a joomla 2.5 template. I am using the following code in my index.php to display the top menu items. countModules('topmenu')): ?>
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Joomla - How to hide Version update option from admin dashboard

I want to hide Version update option from admin dashboard in joomla 2.5.6.
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joomla plugin extension loads css file on every page

I'm using a custom plugin extension with Joomla 2.5. This plug-in is targeted for a single page on my site. But for some reason I noticed it loads the css file on every single page. The code for the plugin loads this css…
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jUpgrade stops at "Checking and cleaning"

I want to upgrade from Joomla 1.5.26 to 2.5 and have problems with jUpgrade. jUpgrade stops at "Checking and cleaning", see screenshot. No error message. cURL is enabled. root tmp directory is writable. Mootools Upgrade is enabled. Tested in…
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Language based installation description

As you all know, once you have installed an extension in the Joomla backend, the description shows. You can either have a plain description from the XML or have a language based one. I have never had problems in the past with language based…
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Joomla: Call helper function from within a model?

I'm starting off with both php and Joomla development, and finding it difficult working within Joomla to do some fairly simple stuff. Went through the Joomla MVC example and Lynda (and have built a few simple views so far). I have a helper…
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Different ways of building a query in Joomla?

Just starting out, this should be a simple one but I haven't been able to find a good source, especially with the 1.5 to 1.6/1.7/2.5 changeover. Building a component and among other issues keep running into syntax issues. For example, here's one way…
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joomla 1.7 - how to create rss feed for my content?

is it possible to create the feed for joomla website? what is the way?? the joomla doc page dont hv the related page yet http://docs.joomla.org/How_to_create_component_feeds what i mean is creating the rss using the contents of my joomla webiste but…
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cron for creating xml sitemap in joomla

I wrote a cron for joomla 2.5 to create sitemap xml file. bellow code I have prepared for it but i get error message "JError: Application Instantiation Error". this error comes due to I have used JRoute::_ Is there any joomla library missing in…
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Manage Joomla session timeout

I have a custom component which has a simple form and I'm struggling how to manage session timeouts. If a user clicks away another link they will get redirected automatically by Joomla. They get redirected to the login component and upon successful…
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How to redirect user after authentication

I have successfully created a custom registration page in joomla 2.5 and based on the user type i want to redirect the users to different views after log in. How can i achieve this? Do i need to create an Authentication plugin or a custom log in…
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