Joomla! Documentation™

Joomla! 

≥ 3.7

version

This article gives an overview of the JFactory::getApplication()->isClient() method introduced in Joomla 3.7

It replaces the JFactory::getApplication()->isSite() and JFactory::getApplication()->isAdmin() methods.

Frontend

JFactory::getApplication()->isClient('site')

Returns true if executed in the Joomla web frontend.

Administrator / Backend

JFactory::getApplication()->isClient('administrator')

Returns true if executed in the Joomla web backend / Administrator area

Administrator / Backed

JFactory::getApplication()->isClient('installation')

Returns true if executed in the Joomla installation