Component Development
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Recommended Reading[edit]
General[edit]
- Joomla Beginning Developer Course
- Setting up your workstation for Joomla! development
- Secure coding guidelines
Specific[edit]
Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component 
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- Developing a Model-View-Controller Component - Part 1
- Developing a Model-View-Controller Component - Part 2 - Adding a Model
- Developing a Model-View-Controller Component - Part 3 - Using the Database
- Developing a Model-View-Controller Component - Part 4 - Creating an Administrator Interface
- Developing a Model-View-Controller Component - Part 5 - Basic Backend Framework
- Developing a Model-View-Controller Component - Part 6 - Adding Backend Actions
Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component 
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Articles in this Series
- Introduction
- Developing a Basic Component
- Adding a view to the site part
- Adding a menu type to the site part
- Adding a model to the site part
- Adding a variable request in the menu type
- Using the database
- Basic backend
- Adding language management
- Adding backend actions
- Adding decorations to the backend
- Adding verifications
- Adding categories
- Adding configuration
- Adding ACL
- Adding an install/uninstall/update script file
- Using the language filter facility
- Adding an update server
- Example of a Frontend Update Function
- Example of Menu Parameters & Stylesheets
Other component topics[edit]
- File Structure and Naming Conventions
- Component Programm Flow. UML sequence diagrams showing the control flow for a component.
- Component parameters
- Components:xml installfile. An example component XML installation file.
- Manifest files for the installation of extensions
- How to use the JPane classes in a component
- How to use the editor in a component
- Supporting plugins in your component
- Adding Javascript moo.fx to your component
- Creating a toolbar for your component
- Adding view layout configuration parameters
- How to implement XML-RPC in a component
- Using JPagination in your component
- Adding sortable columns to a table in a component
- Using multiple models in an MVC component
- Ajax using MooTools
- How to create a modal form field
- JController and its subclass usage overview
Tutorials[edit]
List of all articles belonging to the categories "Tutorials" AND "Component Development"
- API Guides
- Absolute Basics of How a Component Functions
- Accessing the current user object
- Archived:Adapting a Joomla 1.5 extension to Joomla 2.5
- Archived:Adding ACL rules to your component
- J2.5:Adding JavaScript and CSS to the page
- J3.x:Adding JavaScript and CSS to the page
- J3.x:Adding JavaScript and CSS to the page/de
- J3.x:Adding JavaScript and CSS to the page/en
- J3.x:Adding custom fields/Implement into your component
- J3.x:Adding custom fields/Implement into your component/en
- J3.x:Adding custom fields/Implement into your component/fr
- J3.x:Adding custom fields/Implement into your component/zh-cn
- J3.x:Adding custom fields/Overrides
- Archived:Adding custom fields to the article component
- Adding print pop-up functionality to a component
- Adding sortable columns to a table in a component
- Basic form guide
- Cache Basic API Guide
- Categories and CategoryNodes API Guide
- Client-side form validation
- Column alias
- Archived:Creating a file uploader in your component
- Creating a modal form field
- Creating a toolbar for your component
- Creating a toolbar for your component/en
- Archived:Developing a MVC Component
- Developing a MVC Component
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding ACL/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding a menu type to the site part/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding a model to the site part/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding a variable request in the menu type/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding an install-uninstall-update script file/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding an update server/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding backend actions/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding categories/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding configuration/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding decorations to the backend/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding language management/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding verifications/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Basic backend/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Basic backend/fr
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Example of a frontend update function/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Example of menu parameters and stylesheets/en
- Archived:Developing a MVC Component/Introduction
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Introduction/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Using the database/en
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Using the language filter facility/en
- Developing a MVC Component/de
- J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/en
- Developing a MVC Component/en
- Developing a MVC Component/pt-br
- Developing a MVC Component/ru
- J3.x:Developing a component frontend update function
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding ACL
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding AJAX
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Access
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Associations
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Cache
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Checkout
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Custom Fields
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Levels
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Ordering
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Tags
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Versioning
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Feed
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Map
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Menu Type to the Site Part
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Menu Type to the Site Part/de
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Menu Type to the Site Part/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Menu Type to the Site Part/fr
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Modal
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Model to the Site Part
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Model to the Site Part/de
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Model to the Site Part/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Model to the Site Part/it
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Model to the Site Part/zh-tw
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Request Variable in the Menu Link
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Request Variable in the Menu Link/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Request Variable in the Menu Link/fr
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Request Variable in the Menu Link/zh-tw
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a View to the Site Part
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a View to the Site Part/de
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a View to the Site Part/en
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a batch process
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a front-end form
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a menu type to the site part
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a menu type to the site part/en
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a model to the site part
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a variable request in the menu type
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a variable request in the menu type/en
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/de
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/en
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/pt-br
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/ru
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding an Image
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding an alias
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding an install-uninstall-update script file
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding an update server
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding backend actions
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding backend actions/en
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding backend actions/it
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding backend actions/zh-tw
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding categories
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding configuration
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding decorations to the backend
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding language management
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding verifications
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding verifications/en
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding verifications/it
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding verifications/zh-tw
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Basic backend
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/de
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/en
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/pt-br
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/ru
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/zh-cn
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Example of a frontend update function
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/de
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/fr
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/it
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/pl
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/pl
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/pt-br
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/zh-cn
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Language Management
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Language Management/de
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Language Management/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Language Management/fr
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Language Management/zh-tw
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Setting up the Database
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Setting up the Database/de
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Setting up the Database/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Setting up the Database/fr
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Setting up the Database/zh-hant
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Using the database
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Using the language filter facility
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/de
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/en
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/es
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/fa
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/fr
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/it
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/it
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/pl
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/pl
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/pt-br
- J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/tr
- J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/zh-tw
- Display error messages and notices
- Display error messages and notices/en
- Extension Installer
- Extension Installer/en
- Getting Started with Object Oriented Programming
- J2.5:How to add breadcrumbs
- J3.x:How to add breadcrumbs
- How to add breadcrumbs
- J3.x:How to add breadcrumbs/en
- Archived:How to add custom filters to components
- Archived:How to create DOCX views
- Archived:Managing Component Updates
- Menu and Menuitems API Guide
- J3.x:Supporting SEF URLs in your component
- J2.5:Supporting SEF URLs in your component
- Supporting plugins in your component
- Supporting plugins in your component/de
- Supporting plugins in your component/en
- Supporting plugins in your component/fr
- Supporting plugins in your component/tr
- Supporting plugins in your component/zh-tw
- Table Advanced API Guide
- Table Basic API Guide
- Tags API Guide
- URLs in Joomla
- J1.5:Using JPagination in your component
- Using multiple models in an MVC component
- Using own library in your extensions
- Using own library in your extensions/de
- Using own library in your extensions/en
- Using own library in your extensions/fa
- Using the JFactory class
- Using the JHtmlTabs class in a component
- Using the JTable class
- Using the JTable class/en
- Using the JTable class/fr
- Using the JTable class/it
- Using the JTable class/nl
- Using the JToolBar class in the frontend
FAQ[edit]
List of all articles belonging to the categories "FAQ" AND "Component Development"
- Extensions GPL notices
- Extensions GPL notices/de
- Extensions GPL notices/en
- Extensions distribution
- Extensions distribution/de
- Extensions distribution/en
- How can you view a live site while developing, but hide it from others?
- How do you add a PayPal button?
- How to determine browser capabilities
- How to determine browser capabilities/en
- J1.5:How to implement XML-RPC in a component
- J1.5:How to implement XML-RPC in a component/en