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Color form field type

2019-02-22T17:43:09Z

RustyJoomla: Added the format option

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Provides a color picker. Enter the color as #ff00ff or pick it from the palet.</translate>
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* '''name''' (mandatory) is the unique name of the parameter.</translate>
<translate>
* '''type''' (mandatory) must be ''color''.</translate>
<translate>
* '''default''' (optional) provides a color when not set.</translate>
<translate>
* '''format''' (optional) allows you to select the type of color format, you can select rgb, rgba, hex.</translate>
<translate>
* '''label''' (mandatory) (translatable) is the descriptive title of the field.</translate>
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* '''description''' (optional) (translatable) tooltip for the form field.</translate>
<translate>
Example XML Definition:</translate>
<source type="xml">
<field name="backgroundcolor" type="color" default="#eee" format="rgba"
label="TPL_BEEZ3_FIELD_HEADER_BACKGROUND_COLOR_LABEL"
description="TPL_BEEZ3_FIELD_HEADER_BACKGROUND_COLOR_DESC" />
</source>

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[[Category:Standard form field types]]
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Help310:Menus Menu Item Article Category List

2015-09-15T15:42:41Z

RustyJoomla:

{{RightTOC}}
==How To Access==
To create a new List Category Menu Item:
* Select {{rarr|Menus,[name of the menu]}} from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation (for example, {{rarr|Menus,Main Menu}}).
* Click the New Toolbar button to create a new menu item.
* Click the Menu Item Type Select button [[File:Help30-Menu-Item-Type-Select-Button.png]] and then click the 'Category List' menu item link under Articles link.

To edit an existing List Category Menu Item, click its Title in [[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager|Menu Manager: Menu Items]].

==Description==
Used to show articles belonging to a specific Category in a list layout.

==Screenshot==
[[Image:Help30-Menus-Menu-Item-Article-Category-List-screen.png]]

==Details==
===Details Tab===
For more information please see Menu Item Manager: [[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit#New Menu Item Details|Details Tab]]
====Required Settings====
This layout requires that you select a category.
{{chunk30:colheader|Select a Category}}
{{chunk30:colheader|Menu Title}}
{{chunk30:colheader|Menu Location}}

===Advanced Tab===

====Category Options====
The Category Options control the way that category information is shown in the layout. The Category List Layout has the following Category Options, as shown below.
:[[Image:Help30-Menus-Menu-Item-Article-Category-List-category-options-parameters.png]]
{{Chunk30:colheader|Category Title}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Category Description}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Category Image}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Subcategory Levels}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Empty Categories}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|No Articles Message}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Subcategories Descriptions}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|No Articles in Category}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Page Subheading}}

====List Layouts====
List Layout Options control the appearance of the list layout.
:[[Image:Help30-Menus-Menu-Item-Article-Category-List-layout-options-parameters.png]]
{{Chunk30:colheader|Display Select}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Filter Field}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Table Headings}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Date}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Date Format}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Hits in List}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Author in List}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Category Order}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Article Order}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Date for Ordering}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Pagination}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Pagination Results}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|No Articles to List}}

====Article Options====
The Category List Layout has the following Article Options, as shown below. These options determine how the articles will show in the list layout.
:[[File:Help30-Menus-Menu-Item-Article-Categories-article-options-parameters.png]]
In addition to Yes/No or Hide/Show, these options allow the following settings.
*''Use Global:'' Use the default value from [[Help30:Content_Article_Manager#Options|Article Manager Options]].

The Article Options are as follows.
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Title}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Linked Titles}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Intro Text}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Category}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Link Category}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Parent}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Link Parent}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Author}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Link Author}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Create Date}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Modify Date}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Publish Date}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Navigation}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Voting}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Read More}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Title with Read More}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Icons}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Print Icon}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Email Icon}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Hits}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Unauthorised Links}}

====Integration Options====
The Featured Articles layout has the following Integration Options.
:[[Image:Help30-Menus-Menu-Item-Article-Categories-integration-options-parameters.png]]
These determine whether a news feed will be available for the page and what information it will show.
{{Chunk30:colheader|Show Feed Link}}
{{Chunk30:colheader|For each feed item show}}

====Common Options====
See [[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit|Menu Item Manager: Edit/New Menu Item]] for help on fields common to all Menu Item types, under the '''[[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit#Advanced Details Tab|Advanced Details Tab]]''' which includes:
*'''[[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit#Link Type Options|Link Type Options]]'''
*'''[[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit#Page Display Options|Page Display Options]]'''
*'''[[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit#Metadata Options|Metadata Options]]'''

===Module Assignments Tab===
See [[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit|Menu Item Manager: New Menu Item]] for help on fields in '''[[Help30:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit#Module Assignment Tab|Module Assignments]]''' for this Menu Item.

==Toolbar==
At the top left you will see the toolbar:

[[Image:Help30-Save-SaveClose-SaveNew-SaveCopy-Cancel-Help-toolbar.png]]

The functions are:
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Save|menu item}}
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_SaveAndClose|menu item}}
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_SaveAndNew|menu item}}
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_SaveAsCopy|menu item}}
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Cancel}}
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Help}}

==Quick Tips==
* The Category List layout is a convenient way to list a compact directory of articles in a category that can include filtering and searching.

==Related Information==
* To create a new Category see [[Help30:Components_Content_Categories_Edit|Category Manager: Add or Edit]].
* To create a new menu see [[Help30:Menus_Menu_Manager|Menus Menu Manager]].

<noinclude>{{cathelp|3.0,3.1,3.2,3.3|Menu Item Manager Help Screens|Menus Help Screens}}</noinclude>

Archived:Creating a Custom 404 Error

2014-08-28T16:11:59Z

RustyJoomla: Updated the Joomla versions and the relevant code attributing to them

This tutorial will show you how to create a custom 404 error page for use in your Joomla Webssite.

== Four Steps to Creating a Custom 404 Error Page ==
# '''Create an Uncategorized '404' Article'''
#: Create an 'uncategorized' article in Joomla! to serve as your 404 Page. Include some text such as ''Sorry, we could not find the page you were looking for...'' and if necessary, also any useful navigational links. For example, you may wish to add a link back to your site's home page.
# '''Create and copy a link to that new 404 Article.'''
#: Create a menu item which links to the new 404 Article and 'apply' your changes. Then copy the URL information (index.php?optio...), set the menu item as 'unpublished' and close out of the menu editing page. You may want to paste the copied URL into Notepad or somewhere accessible for the time-being.
# '''Copy error.php to your Template's Directory'''
#: In your Joomla! installation copy the file error.php from the templates/system directory, to your Template directory. For example, if I was using a template named 'Cleancloud' I would copy the error.php file to the templates/cleancloud directory.
# '''Modify error.php to Redirect 404 Errors to your 404 Article '''
#: Edit the error.php file as follows, adding the code below immediately under the 'restricted access' line:
If you are using Joomla 1.6, 1.7, 2.5, or 3.x please use this detection code:
<source lang="php">
if (($this->error->getCode()) == '404') {
header('Location: /index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75');
exit;
}
</source>
Replace the location information (index.php?option..) with the URL from the menu item you created.

If you are using Joomla 1.5 and below please use this detection code instead:
<source lang="php">
if (($this->error->code) == '404') {
header('Location: /index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75');
exit;
}
</source>

== Additional Steps Toward a Better Custom 404 Error Page ==
* Add the following line to the [[robots.txt file|robots.txt]] file located in the root directory of your Joomla! installation.
*: <code>Disallow: /index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75</code>
* Replacing the (index.php?option..) location with your 404 Article URL.
* Follow the Best-Practices described here: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/perfect404/
* Be creative, add a [http://www.geekhaiku.com/tag/404/ 404 Haiku] or maybe an [http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/17/404-error-pages-reloaded Interesting Photo]

== More Custom Error Page Information ==
* [[Custom_error_pages|Custom Error Pages]]
* [[System_error_pages|System Error Pages]]
* [http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html HTTP/1.1 Status Code Definitions]
* [http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=83040&topic=8474 Google Webmaster - Analyzing Crawl Errors]

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Archived:Creating a Custom 404 Error

2014-08-28T16:08:33Z

RustyJoomla: /* Four Steps to Creating a Custom 404 Error Page */

This tutorial will show you how to create a custom 404 error page for use in your Joomla Webssite.

== Four Steps to Creating a Custom 404 Error Page ==
# '''Create an Uncategorized '404' Article'''
#: Create an 'uncategorized' article in Joomla! to serve as your 404 Page. Include some text such as ''Sorry, we could not find the page you were looking for...'' and if necessary, also any useful navigational links. For example, you may wish to add a link back to your site's home page.
# '''Create and copy a link to that new 404 Article.'''
#: Create a menu item which links to the new 404 Article and 'apply' your changes. Then copy the URL information (index.php?optio...), set the menu item as 'unpublished' and close out of the menu editing page. You may want to paste the copied URL into Notepad or somewhere accessible for the time-being.
# '''Copy error.php to your Template's Directory'''
#: In your Joomla! installation copy the file error.php from the templates/system directory, to your Template directory. For example, if I was using a template named 'Cleancloud' I would copy the error.php file to the templates/cleancloud directory.
# '''Modify error.php to Redirect 404 Errors to your 404 Article '''
#: Edit the error.php file as follows, adding the code below immediately under the 'restricted access' line:
<source lang="php">
if (($this->error->code) == '404') {
header('Location: /index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75');
exit;
}
</source>
If you are using Joomla 1.6, 1.7, 2.5, or 3.x please use this detection code instead:
<source lang="php">
if (($this->error->getCode()) == '404') {
</source>
Replace the location information (index.php?option..) with the URL from the menu item you created.

== Additional Steps Toward a Better Custom 404 Error Page ==
* Add the following line to the [[robots.txt file|robots.txt]] file located in the root directory of your Joomla! installation.
*: <code>Disallow: /index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75</code>
* Replacing the (index.php?option..) location with your 404 Article URL.
* Follow the Best-Practices described here: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/perfect404/
* Be creative, add a [http://www.geekhaiku.com/tag/404/ 404 Haiku] or maybe an [http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/17/404-error-pages-reloaded Interesting Photo]

== More Custom Error Page Information ==
* [[Custom_error_pages|Custom Error Pages]]
* [[System_error_pages|System Error Pages]]
* [http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html HTTP/1.1 Status Code Definitions]
* [http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=83040&topic=8474 Google Webmaster - Analyzing Crawl Errors]

[[Category:Tutorials]]