Layout Overrides in Joomla 2.5 - Revision history

Webolizer: /* Plugin Alternative Layouts (Tested with Joomla 3.1) */

2013-05-15T09:11:47Z

‎Plugin Alternative Layouts (Tested with Joomla 3.1)

Webolizer: /* Plugin Alternative Layouts (Tested with Joomla 3.1) */

2013-05-15T09:09:55Z

‎Plugin Alternative Layouts (Tested with Joomla 3.1)

Webolizer: Plugin override described

2013-05-15T09:09:02Z

Plugin override described

Wilsonge: Remove 1.6 and 1.7 tags and add 3.1

2013-04-29T09:25:49Z

Remove 1.6 and 1.7 tags and add 3.1

Wilsonge at 17:02, 7 March 2013

2013-03-07T17:02:47Z

Wilsonge at 01:32, 26 February 2013

2013-02-26T01:32:18Z

Cmb: Clarified the directory hierarchy for the sample override.

2013-02-25T23:16:59Z

Clarified the directory hierarchy for the sample override.

Wilsonge: Add in Joomla Versions

2013-02-08T21:04:12Z

Add in Joomla Versions

Wilsonge: Wilsonge moved page Layout Overrides in Joomla 1.6 to Layout Overrides in Joomla 2.5: Move from 1.6 to 2.5

2013-02-08T21:03:17Z

Wilsonge moved page Layout Overrides in Joomla 1.6 to Layout Overrides in Joomla 2.5: Move from 1.6 to 2.5

Wastvedt: fixing grammar

2011-05-12T14:52:33Z

fixing grammar

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	So you can change this layour file to override plugin output.		So you can change this layour file to override plugin output.
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		+	Note:I think, this feature is very new, not all plugins support this yet

	=== Component Alternative Layouts ===		=== Component Alternative Layouts ===

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 Yes,it's possible to override plugin outputs.It's very useful, especially for content plugins.
-For example to override the output of pagenavigation content plugin in "beez5" template, (It's responsible to show previos/next article links in article view of content component), create a folder named "templates/beez5/html/plg_content_pagenavigation/" and copy the original layout file (plugins/content/pagenavigation/tmpl/default.php) to this new folder.
+For example to override the output of pagenavigation content plugin in "beez5" template, (It's responsible to show previous/next article links in article view of content component), create a folder named "templates/beez5/html/plg_content_pagenavigation/" and copy the original layout file (plugins/content/pagenavigation/tmpl/default.php) to this new folder.
 So you can change this layour file to override plugin output.

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	It is important to understand that if specified in the Module Manager screen, an alternative layout file for a module will be used for that module regardless of what template is used to display the page where the module is shown. It is therefore the administrator's responsibility to make sure that the layout file will work as desired in any templates where this module may be shown.		It is important to understand that if specified in the Module Manager screen, an alternative layout file for a module will be used for that module regardless of what template is used to display the page where the module is shown. It is therefore the administrator's responsibility to make sure that the layout file will work as desired in any templates where this module may be shown.
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		+	=== Plugin Alternative Layouts (Tested with Joomla 3.1) ===
		+	Yes,it's possible to override plugin outputs.It's very useful, especially for content plugins.
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		+	For example to override the output of pagenavigation content plugin in "beez5" template, (It's responsible to show previos/next article links in article view of content component), create a folder named "templates/beez5/html/plg_content_pagenavigation/" and copy the original layout file (plugins/content/pagenavigation/tmpl/default.php) to this new folder.
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		+	So you can change this layour file to override plugin output.

	=== Component Alternative Layouts ===		=== Component Alternative Layouts ===

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-{{version/tutor|1.6,1.7,2.5,3.0}}
+{{version/tutor|2.5,3.1}}
-=== Introduction to Alternative Layout Feature in Versions 1.6+ ===
+=== Introduction to Alternative Layout Feature in Versions 2.5+ ===
-Joomla! 1.5 introduced the concept of [[How_to_override_the_output_from_the_Joomla!_core | overriding core layouts]] using the template override system. Joomla! version 1.6 introduces a set of features that give the site administrator more control over the display of articles, contacts, news feeds, and web links. There are four types of alternative layouts:
+Joomla! 1.5 introduced the concept of [[How_to_override_the_output_from_the_Joomla!_core | overriding core layouts]] using the template override system. Joomla! version 2.5 introduces a set of features that give the site administrator more control over the display of articles, contacts, news feeds, and web links. There are four types of alternative layouts:
 # Module
 # Component
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 There are two important differences between a template override and an alternative layout. The first is the file name. For the template override, you would call the file "default.php" to match the core file name. For an alternative layout, you use a different name. The only rule is that the file name should not have any underscores in it. This allows you to have complex layouts that include multiple files. The initial file to be called is named without underscores and any other files that are called from this initial file will have underscores in the name. For example, you could have the initial file called "mynewlogin.php" which calls "mynewlogin_1.php".
-The second important difference is that, unlike template override files which are called automatically whenever the module is displayed using the template with the override, an alternative layout file is only called if you select it as a parameter in the Module Manager. In version 1.6 and later, there is a new parameter under Advanced Options called Alternative Layout, as shown below.
+The second important difference is that, unlike template override files which are called automatically whenever the module is displayed using the template with the override, an alternative layout file is only called if you select it as a parameter in the Module Manager. In version 2.5 and later, there is a new parameter under Advanced Options called Alternative Layout, as shown below.
 [[Image:Screenshot_override_tutorial_20110107-01.png|frame|center]]
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 This will override the core "template_style_id" parameter. Setting the template equal to "beez5" in this case will limit the user to only selecting template styles for the "beez5" template.
-[[Category:Joomla! 1.6]][[Category:Joomla! 1.7]][[Category:Joomla! 2.5]] [[Category:Tutorials]]
+[[Category:Joomla! 1.6]][[Category:Joomla! 1.7]][[Category:Joomla! 2.5]] [[Category:Joomla! 3.1]] [[Category:Tutorials]]

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-{{version/tutor|1.6,1.7,2.5}}
+{{version/tutor|1.6,1.7,2.5,3.0}}
 === Introduction to Alternative Layout Feature in Versions 1.6+ ===
 Joomla! 1.5 introduced the concept of [[How_to_override_the_output_from_the_Joomla!_core | overriding core layouts]] using the template override system. Joomla! version 1.6 introduces a set of features that give the site administrator more control over the display of articles, contacts, news feeds, and web links. There are four types of alternative layouts:

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	This will override the core "template_style_id" parameter. Setting the template equal to "beez5" in this case will limit the user to only selecting template styles for the "beez5" template.		This will override the core "template_style_id" parameter. Setting the template equal to "beez5" in this case will limit the user to only selecting template styles for the "beez5" template.

−	[[Category:Joomla! 1.6]] [[Category:Tutorials]]	+	[[Category:Joomla! 1.6]][[Category:Joomla! 1.7]][[Category:Joomla! 2.5]] [[Category:Tutorials]]

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 {{version/tutor|1.6,1.7,2.5}}
-=== Introduction to Alternative Layout Feature in Version 1.6 ===
+=== Introduction to Alternative Layout Feature in Versions 1.6+ ===
 Joomla! 1.5 introduced the concept of [[How_to_override_the_output_from_the_Joomla!_core | overriding core layouts]] using the template override system. Joomla! version 1.6 introduces a set of features that give the site administrator more control over the display of articles, contacts, news feeds, and web links. There are four types of alternative layouts:
 # Module
 # Component
-# Category and
+# Category
 # Menu Item
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 === Module Alternative Layouts ===
-Creating an alternative layout for a module is very similar to creating a template override for a module. In both cases, you create a folder called "templates/<your template>/html/<module name>. For example, the folder for a "mod_login" template override or alternative layout would be "templates/beez5/html/mod_login/".
+Creating an alternative layout for a module is similar to creating a template override for a module. In both cases, you create a folder called "templates/<your template>/html/<module name>. For example, the folder for a "mod_login" template override or alternative layout for the beez5 template would be "templates/beez5/html/mod_login/".
-There are two important differences between a template override and an alternative layout. The first is the file name. For the template override, you would call the file "default.php" to match the core file name. For an alternative layout, you use a different name. The only rule is that the file name should not have any underscores in it. This allows you to have complex layouts that include multiple files. The initial file to be called is named without underscores and any other files that are called from this initial file will have underscores in the name. For example, you could have the initial file called "mynewlogin.php" which called "mynewlogin_1.php".
+There are two important differences between a template override and an alternative layout. The first is the file name. For the template override, you would call the file "default.php" to match the core file name. For an alternative layout, you use a different name. The only rule is that the file name should not have any underscores in it. This allows you to have complex layouts that include multiple files. The initial file to be called is named without underscores and any other files that are called from this initial file will have underscores in the name. For example, you could have the initial file called "mynewlogin.php" which calls "mynewlogin_1.php".
-The second important difference is that, unlike template override files which are called automatically whenever the module is displayed using the template with the override, an alternative layout file is only called if you select it as a parameter in the Module Manager. In version 1.6, there is a new parameter under Advanced Options called Alternative Layout, as shown below.
+The second important difference is that, unlike template override files which are called automatically whenever the module is displayed using the template with the override, an alternative layout file is only called if you select it as a parameter in the Module Manager. In version 1.6 and later, there is a new parameter under Advanced Options called Alternative Layout, as shown below.
 [[Image:Screenshot_override_tutorial_20110107-01.png|frame|center]]
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 This will override the core "template_style_id" parameter. Setting the template equal to "beez5" in this case will limit the user to only selecting template styles for the "beez5" template.
 [[Category:Joomla! 1.6]] [[Category:Tutorials]]

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		+	{{version/tutor\|1.6,1.7,2.5}}
	=== Introduction to Alternative Layout Feature in Version 1.6 ===		=== Introduction to Alternative Layout Feature in Version 1.6 ===
	Joomla! 1.5 introduced the concept of [[How_to_override_the_output_from_the_Joomla!_core \| overriding core layouts]] using the template override system. Joomla! version 1.6 introduces a set of features that give the site administrator more control over the display of articles, contacts, news feeds, and web links. There are four types of alternative layouts:		Joomla! 1.5 introduced the concept of [[How_to_override_the_output_from_the_Joomla!_core \| overriding core layouts]] using the template override system. Joomla! version 1.6 introduces a set of features that give the site administrator more control over the display of articles, contacts, news feeds, and web links. There are four types of alternative layouts:

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 [[Image:Screenshot_override_tutorial_20110107-06.png|frame|center]]
-This means like, like other layout options, you can control whether article category links drill down to blog or list layouts. It is important to understand that, like other layout parameters, this option will only take effect when there is no single-category menu item for the category.
+This means that, like other layout options, you can control whether article category links drill down to blog or list layouts. It is important to understand that, like other layout parameters, this option will only take effect when there is no single-category menu item for the category.
 === Alternative Menu Items ===