Joomla! Documentation™

Recommended Reading

General

• Joomla Beginning Developer Course
• Setting up your workstation for Joomla! development
• Secure coding guidelines

Specific

Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component

• 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

• Introduction

Articles in this Series

1. Introduction
2. Developing a Basic Component
3. Adding a view to the site part
4. Adding a menu type to the site part
5. Adding a model to the site part
6. Adding a variable request in the menu type
7. Using the database
8. Basic backend
9. Adding language management
10. Adding backend actions
11. Adding decorations to the backend
12. Adding verifications
13. Adding categories
14. Adding configuration
15. Adding ACL
16. Adding an install/uninstall/update script file
17. Using the language filter facility
18. Adding an update server
19. Example of a Frontend Update Function
20. Example of Menu Parameters & Stylesheets

Other component topics

• File Structure and Naming Conventions
• Component Program 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

List of all articles belonging to the categories "Tutorials" AND "Component Development"

• Extension Installer
• Accessing the current user object
• J3.x:Adding JavaScript and CSS to the page
• Archived:Creating a file uploader in your component
• Creating a toolbar for your component
• Display error messages and notices
• Absolute Basics of How a Component Functions
• Using multiple models in an MVC component
• Archived:Adapting a Joomla 1.5 extension to Joomla 2.5
• Client-side form validation
• J2.5:Supporting SEF URLs in your component
• Adding print pop-up functionality to a component
• J1.5:Using JPagination in your component
• Archived:How to create DOCX views
• Creating a modal form field
• Archived:Adding ACL rules to your component
• Archived:How to add custom filters to components
• Archived:Adding custom fields to the article component
• Developing a MVC Component
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component
• Using own library in your extensions
• Using the JHtmlTabs class in a component
• Using the JToolBar class in the frontend
• Adding sortable columns to a table in a component
• J2.5:How to add breadcrumbs
• J3.x:How to add breadcrumbs
• How to add breadcrumbs
• Supporting plugins in your component
• Archived:Managing Component Updates
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component
• Archived:Developing a MVC Component/Introduction
• Archived:Developing a MVC Component
• J2.5:Adding JavaScript and CSS to the page
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a menu type to the site part
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a model to the site part
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Using the database
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a variable request in the menu type
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Basic backend
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding language management
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding backend actions
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding decorations to the backend
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding verifications
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding categories
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding configuration
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding ACL
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding an install-uninstall-update script file
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Using the language filter facility
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding an update server
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Example of a frontend update function
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part
• J3.x:How to add breadcrumbs/en
• Extension Installer/en
• Creating a toolbar for your component/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding a model to the site part/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Example of menu parameters and stylesheets/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Using the language filter facility/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding a menu type 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/Using the database/en
• Using the JTable class
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding language management/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Basic backend/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding backend actions/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding decorations to the backend/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding verifications/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding categories/en
• Getting Started with Object Oriented Programming
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding configuration/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Adding ACL/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/Example of a frontend update function/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Introduction/en
• J3.x:Developing a MVC Component/Basic backend/fr
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a variable request in the menu type/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding backend actions/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a menu type to the site part/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding verifications/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/en
• Developing a MVC Component/en
• Display error messages and notices/en
• Developing a MVC Component/de
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/ru
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/ru
• J3.x:Developing a component frontend update function
• Using own library in your extensions/en
• Using own library in your extensions/fa
• Using the JTable class/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/zh-cn
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/fa
• J3.x:Adding JavaScript and CSS to the page/en
• Developing a MVC Component/ru
• Developing a MVC Component/pt-br
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/pt-br
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/pt-br
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/pt-br
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/pt-br
• Using the JFactory class
• Using the JTable class/nl
• J3.x:Adding custom fields/Implement into your component
• J3.x:Adding custom fields/Overrides
• J3.x:Adding custom fields/Implement into your component/fr
• J3.x:Adding custom fields/Implement into your component/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/tr
• J3.x:Supporting SEF URLs in your component
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a front-end form
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding an Image
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Map
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding AJAX
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/zh-cn
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding an alias
• J3.x:Adding custom fields/Implement into your component/zh-cn
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Modal
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Associations
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Checkout
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Ordering
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Levels
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Versioning
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Access
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a batch process
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Cache
• J3.x:Adding JavaScript and CSS to the page/de
• Using own library in your extensions/de
• Column alias
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Tags
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Feed
• Using the JTable class/fr
• Menu and Menuitems API Guide
• Categories and CategoryNodes API Guide
• Table Basic API Guide
• Table Advanced API Guide
• Basic form guide
• URLs in Joomla
• Tags API Guide
• API Guides
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a view to the site part/de
• Cache Basic API Guide
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding Custom Fields
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/en
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/de
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a View to the Site Part
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Menu Type to the Site Part
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Language Management
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Language Management/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding verifications/zh-tw
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding backend actions/zh-tw
• Supporting plugins in your component/en
• Supporting plugins in your component/de
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Model to the Site Part
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Request Variable in the Menu Link
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Model to the Site Part/en
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Request Variable in the Menu Link/en
• Supporting plugins in your component/tr
• Supporting plugins in your component/zh-tw
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/zh-tw
• 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/zh-tw
• 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/es
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Setting up the Database/en
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Setting up the Database/de
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Setting up the Database/zh-hant
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/fr
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Language Management/fr
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Menu Type to the Site Part/en
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a View to the Site Part/en
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/it
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding backend actions/it
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/it
• Using the JTable class/it
• Supporting plugins in your component/fr
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/it
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding verifications/it
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Model to the Site Part/it
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/en
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/en
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Developing a Basic Component/de
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/de
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Language Management/de
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a View to the Site Part/de
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Menu Type to the Site Part/de
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Model to the Site Part/de
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Adding a Menu Type to the Site Part/fr
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Setting up the Database/fr
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/fr
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/pl
• J3.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/pl
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/pl
• J4.x:Developing an MVC Component/Introduction/pl
• 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/de

FAQ

List of all articles belonging to the categories "FAQ" AND "Component Development"

• Extensions distribution
• How do you add a PayPal button?
• Extensions GPL notices
• How to determine browser capabilities
• J1.5:How to implement XML-RPC in a component
• How can you view a live site while developing, but hide it from others?
• J1.5:How to implement XML-RPC in a component/en
• Extensions distribution/en
• Extensions distribution/de