Component Development

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Introduction to Component Development

This page contains many links to selected documentation concerning Component Development for and

This page is only for Component Development, please see the main page Developers for other development topics

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Recommended Reading

• Joomla Platform Portal
• File Structure and Naming Conventions   
• Component Program Flow.   

(UML sequence diagrams showing the control flow for a component.)

• Developing a Model-View-Controller Component   
• Manifest files   

(For the installation of extensions.)

• Adding sortable columns to a table in a component    
• How to add custom filters to components
• Supporting SEF URLs in your component
• Using the JHtmlTabs class in a component   
• Using the editor in a component
• Adding AJAX to your component
• How to add breadcrumbs
• Sending email from extensions
• Using the JToolBar class in the frontend
• Creating a toolbar for your component
• Creating a file uploader in your component
• Creating Mootools accordion or simple slider/toggler
• Adding view layout configuration parameters
• Using a custom image in the menu bar title
• How to implement XML-RPC in a component
• Using multiple models in an MVC component
• Adding ACL rules to your component   
• JController and its subclass usage overview  
• Managing Component Updates with Joomla!2.5 - Part 1  
• Xml-rpc changes in Joomla! 2.5   
• Creating PDF views
• Using Tags in an Extension

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General Information

• Joomla Beginning Developer Course
• Setting up your workstation for Joomla! development
• Secure coding guidelines

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FAQs

List of all articles belonging to the categories "FAQ" AND "Component Development"

• Extensions GPL notices 
• Extensions distribution 
• Extensions name 
• How can you view a live site while developing, but hide it from others?     
• How do you add a PayPal button?    
• How do you list your extension in the extensions site?   
• How do you set up Joomla! on Win XP for local testing? 
• How to determine browser capabilities 
• How to implement XML-RPC in a component 

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Component Development Tutorials

List of all articles belonging to the categories "Tutorials" AND "Component Development"

Accessing the current user object  Adapting a Joomla 1.5 extension to Joomla 2.5   Adding ACL rules to your component    Adding AJAX to your component  Adding JavaScript and CSS to the page  Adding Joomfish functionality to custom components  Adding a multiple item select list parameter type  Adding custom fields to the article component   Adding print pop-up functionality to a component   Adding sortable columns to a table in a component  Adding view layout configuration parameters  Avoiding web browser same origin policy in Ajax applications  Boxchecked validation  Building Joomla Extensions with Apache Ant  Client-side form validation  Creating a System Plugin to augment JRouter  Creating a file uploader in your component  Creating a modal form field  Creating a toolbar for your component  Developing a MVC Component

Display error messages and notices  Extension Installer  Extension development using eclipse and ant  Extension development using eclipse and phing  Handling out of sequence responses in MooTools Ajax  How Joomla pieces work together  How do you set up Joomla! on Win XP for local testing?  How to add breadcrumbs    How to add custom filters to components   How to create DOCX views   How to create a custom button   Managing Component Updates with Joomla!2.5 - Part 1   Supporting SEF URLs in your component  Supporting plugins in your component  Using JPagination in your component  Using multiple models in an MVC component  Using own library in your extensions    Using the JHtmlTabs class in a component  Using the JToolBar class in the frontend  Using the editor in a component