Clever Joomla! Templating Tips and Tricks

Clever Joomla! Templating
Tips and Tricks
Robin Poort (@rhcpoort)
JAB13, Noordwijkerhout, june 2013

Robin Poort
ThemePartner.com
design / development

Templates
index.php
Module Alternative Layouts
Menu Item Alternative layouts

<?php
$app = JFactory::getApplication();
$menu = $app->getMenu();
$active = $menu->getActive();
$pageclass = '';
if(is_object($active)
&& isset($active->params)
&& $active->params instanceof JRegistry) {
$pageclass = $active->params->get('pageclass_sfx', '');
}
?>
<body class="<?php echo !empty($pageclass) ? $pageclass : ''; ?>">
...
</body>

body.home {
font-size: 120%;
}
div.left-column {
width: 20%;
}
body.home div.left-column {
width: 40%;
}
body.list ul li {
display: block;
margin: 0 0 1em 0;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

TemplateDetails.xml
<field name="templateStyle"
type="list"
default="style1"
label="Template Style"
description="Choose a style">
<option value="style1">Style1</option>
<option value="style2">Style2</option>
</field>

index.php
<?php
$params = JFactory::getApplication()->getTemplate(true)->params;
?>
<body class="<?php echo $params->get('templateStyle'); ?>">
template.css
body.style1 { ... }
body.style2 h3 { ... }

<body class="mediumFont highlightFirstWords">
...
</body>
body.smallFont {
font-size: .875em;
}
body.mediumFont {
font-size: 1em;
}
body.largeFont {
font-size: 1.25em;
}
$('body.highlightFirstWords h3').each(function() {
...
});

body {
z-index: 0;
}
@media (min-width:600px) {
body {
z-index: 1;
}
}
if ($('body').css('z-index') == '0') {
...
}
if ($('body').css('z-index') == '1') {
...
}

Modules
Components Categories
M
enu
Item
s
Multi
level
More info: http://docs.joomla.org/Layout_Overrides_in_Joomla_2.5

Joomla! installation
components
com_content
views
article
tmpl
default.php

templates
[Your template]
html
com_content
article
default.php
views
tmpl

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modules
mod_articles_category
tmpl
default.php

templates
[Your template]
html
default.php

templates
[Your template]
html
articleslider.php

<?php
$doc =& JFactory::getDocument();
$doc->addScript('...');
$doc->addStylesheet('...');
?>

<div class="articleslider">
...
<?php foreach ($list as [list or group]) : ?>
<li class="slider-item">
...
<p>
<?php $images = json_decode($item->images); ?>
<img src="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($images->image_intro); ?>">
</p>
...
</li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
...
</div>

dl.contact-address dt {
display: none;
}
dl.contact-address dd {
margin-left: 0;
}
.contact-form legend {
font-size: 1em;
margin-bottom: 0;
}
.contact-form fieldset .control-group:nth-child(6) {
display: none;
}
#jform_contact_message {
width:60%;
height:150px;
}

components
com_contact
views
contact
tmpl
default.php

templates
[Your template]
html
com_contact
userfriendly.php
contact

components
com_contact
views
contact
tmpl
default.xml

templates
[Your template]
html
com_contact
userfriendly.xml
contact

<layout title="COM_CONTACT_CONTACT_VIEW_DEFAULT_TITLE"
option="COM_CONTACT_CONTACT_VIEW_DEFAULT_OPTION">
<help key = "JHELP_MENUS_MENU_ITEM_CONTACT_SINGLE_CONTACT" />
<message>
<![CDATA[COM_CONTACT_CONTACT_VIEW_DEFAULT_DESC]]>
</message>
</layout>
<layout title="User Friendly Contact Form"
option="COM_CONTACT_CONTACT_VIEW_DEFAULT_OPTION">
<help key = "JHELP_MENUS_MENU_ITEM_CONTACT_SINGLE_CONTACT" />
<message>
Create a user friendly contact form
</message>
</layout>

...
<div class="span4">
<div class="well">
[contact info area] ...
</div>
<div class="well">
<p>You can use this form in case you:</p>
...
</div>
</div>
<div class="span8">
[contact form area] ...
<h3>Privacy policy</h3>
...
</div>
...

components
com_contact
views
contact
tmpl
default_address.php

templates
[Your template]
html
com_contact
userfriendly_address.php
contact

components
com_contact
views
contact
tmpl
default_form.php

templates
[Your template]
html
com_contact
userfriendly_form.php
contact

Have a try using overrides
Try to get more out of the Joomla! core
But leave the core alone! (no core-hacks)
Don't always ignore extenions

Use a maximum of 2 frontend
extensions on your next project!

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www.robinpoort.com | www.themepartner.com
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