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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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How to get component parameters?

I have a problem here and just cant solve it :-/ I am developing an Joomla component with backend. In the backend I set a parameter, the dashboardId, but I can't access them in the view. I always get data:protected (when I dump params). It seems…
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How to use Joomla recaptcha plugin with my custom module?

I have created a custom module for my contactus form. Now I want to use Joomla recaptcha plugin with this module. Any idea how to get this done?
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What is difference between conservative caching and progressive caching in joomla 2.5?

In Global Config in joomla have 2 caching is conservative and progressive, what is difference both ?
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Joomla Database - How to use LIMIT in getQuery?

I want to build the below query using joomla inbuilt database class. SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1 This is the query I have built up to now. $db =& JFactory::getDBO(); $query =…
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Empty lightbox when pdf confugered save file in firefox

I am using joomla 2.5 with ROXBOX plugin and using this showing the PDF's in lightbox. I am facing problem when user configured Firefox auto download PDF files. When Firefox configured as save PDF instead of open it in browser the light box stays…
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Joomla - Check to see if we are in admin area or not

I'm creating a new template for my joomla website and I've replaced joomla's native Mootools with jQuery and I'm converting all moo codes to jQuery ones. Somehow many of codes like the ones in joomla libraries are written for both admin and frontend…
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How to unit test a Joomla 2.5 component

Can someone provide an example of how to unit test a Joomla 2.5 component? I'm working through this joomla mvc component example, which doesn't include unit tests, and I can't find a full example anywhere. My main questions are: Where to put…
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Subscription of products on AceShop (Joomla extension for OpenCart)

I am trying to modify AceShop module (extension OpenCart in Joomla) such that subscription facility is provided to users on some specific products. The default functionality of AceShop is straightforward one-time order, but I want my shop to have…
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Add Custom Button to Joomla's Article Editor (TinyMCE)

I'm trying to insert an additional button in Joomla's article editor. It's using the default TinyMCE plug in Extended mode. As you'll already know there are 4 buttons underneath the editor (Article, Image, Page Break and Read More). What I'd like…
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Write to multiple tables in joomla component?

I'm trying to create a component (front end) that uses multiple tables. I found 1 or 2 post that partially answer to the question but none really does. The point seems always simple and evident for the one who knows how to do it but it is never…
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Importing jQuery into Joomla

I have been a Joomla developer for almost an year now. I have been struggling to import jQuery into joomla everyday. Joomla comes with mootools. When I import jQuery it crashes. Also when I create modules I have to import jQuery into each module…
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Component from Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.0

Since the release of Joomla 3.0 Alpha last night, I wanted to try my hand at starting to convert the Joomla 2.5 component I have written to the new Joomla 3.0. I have been following all of the development convos, they said the JController, JView,…
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Overriding Joomla core component file

I am trying to override the com_content/views/article/view.html.php file in joomla using the instructions given in this page It says I have to create a folder named 'code' in base directory and create the same directory structure. I tried it , but…
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How to change load layout in Joomla view?

By default parent::display($tpl); loads components/com_my_component/views/my_component/tmpl/default.php, but in some cases i need to load other php file which is in the same folder near default.php (for example…
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joomla assets table purpose

could you please explain to me what is the purpose of assets table in joomla? I have script for import articles from .csv (from .xls) that just inserts new rows in content table with asset_id column (foreign key) set to 0. I haven't find any…
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