https://docs.sandbox.joomla.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=BenjaminP 2026-10-11T13:48:03Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.0 https://docs.sandbox.joomla.org/index.php?title=Media_form_field_type&diff=67727 2012-06-19T06:51:09Z

<p>BenjaminP: Add preview parameter preview (added in 2.5.5)</p> <hr /> <div>The '''media''' form field type provides modal access to the media manager for the choice of an image. Users with appropriate permissions will be able to upload files.<br /> <br /> * '''type''' (mandatory) must be ''media''.<br /> * '''name''' (mandatory) is the unique name of the field.<br /> * '''label''' (mandatory) (translatable) is the descriptive title of the field.<br /> * '''description''' (optional) (translatable) is text that will be shown as a tooltip when the user moves the mouse over the drop-down box.<br /> * '''directory''' (mandatory) is the directory from which the user will be able to choose a file. This attribute should be relative to the top level &lt;code&gt;/images/&lt;/code&gt; folder.<br /> * '''preview''' (optional) shows or hides the preview of the currently chosen image. (&quot;true&quot;: Show always, &quot;tooltip&quot;: Show as tooltip, &quot;false&quot;: Show never) (since Joomla! 2.5.5)<br /> <br /> Example XML field definition:<br /> &lt;source lang=&quot;xml&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;field name=&quot;myimage&quot; type=&quot;media&quot; directory=&quot;stories&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;/source&gt;<br /> <br /> This will open the media manager with the directory &lt;code&gt;/images/stories/&lt;/code&gt; already selected.<br /> &lt;noinclude&gt;<br /> === See also ===<br /> * [[File form field type]]<br /> * [[Imagelist form field type]]<br /> * [[Standard form field types|List of standard form field types]]<br /> [[Category:Standard form field types]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</div>

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