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Removing the Chosen jQuery plugin with jQuery Easy Profiles
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The Chosen jQuery plugin is widely used in Joomla 3 and is primarily used to 'beautify' html select boxes. Many components load it but it may stand in the way in some website designs. While some... -
You may not need the jQuery's Migrate plugin after all
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Migrate has been created to make jQuery code backup compatible with versions of jQuery prior to v1.9. It is packaged with the Joomla! framework (which will hopefully soon contain the latest version... -
Beware of template overrides
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There is a great feature that comes with Joomla! : the ability to override components, modules, layouts or even plugin outputs. While this is wonderful for adding your own code snippets into the...
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- Category: Tutorials
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Create and edit contacts from a Joomla site's frontend
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- First published May 01, 2015
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There is no contact menu item (or contact view) in Joomla! out-of-the-box allowing the creation and edition of contacts in the front end of a site. But there is a way for registered users to create their own contact entry and edit it when you have Trombinoscope Contacts Pro.
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- Category: Tutorials
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Update old jQuery scripts for compatibility with jQuery 3
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- First published June 23, 2016
- 43830 hits
jQuery v3 is the lightest, fastest version of jQuery to date, removing support to IE6-8 (like the previous 2.x branch).
The upcoming Joomla v4 will come packaged with jQuery without Migrate. If you are planning on using jQuery a little bit longer, now is the time to check your scripts.
Old scripts built for earlier versions of jQuery may 'break' with jQuery v3, but thankfully, the jQuery team has provided an updated version of the Migrate plugin to help identify compatibility issues.
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- Category: Tutorials
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Troubleshoot missing tabs or parameters in module (administration)
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- First published April 15, 2019
- 6025 hits
If you are missing parameters in any of the modules created by Simplify Your Web (in the Joomla administrator console), you may be a victim of conflicts caused by colliding extensions.
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- Category: Tutorials
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Unleash the power of custom fields in Latest News Enhanced Pro
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- First published May 25, 2019
- 4566 hits
The addition of custom fields in the core of Joomla! 3.7 opened an era of new possibilities. Articles, for instance, can now contain data that only third-party extensions or hacks could provide.
Latest News Enhanced Pro, which is based on data available in the Joomla Content component, is taking advantage of custom fields by offering options that were not available before. You have now access to additional data to show image, title, text introduction, link and even data stored thanks to third-party custom fields!
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- Category: Tutorials
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Show contact pictures in Smart Search results
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- First published August 12, 2015
- 8890 hits
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Trombinoscope Contacts Pro v2.2.1 and over
Search queries return data that has no specific formatting, no matter the kind of data that is returned. Thankfully, the smart search component allows template overrides when it comes to the results' output. Coupled with Trombinoscope Extended, it is possible to show specific contact data in the smart search results... picture included.
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- Category: Tutorials
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Troubleshoot: Fatal or Class SYW... not found error
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- First published April 27, 2017
- 13786 hits
The issue
It's been reported a few times that suddenly, after an update, fatal errors or Class not found errors can occur when accessing an extension or a page hosting a Simplify Your Web extension.
Although a major issue (since it may crash the site on some pages), it is easily fixable.
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Create a slideshow of pictures for the contact view
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- First published August 04, 2018
- 5339 hits
With Trombinoscope Contacts Pro v2.11, it is now possible to show a different picture than the standard contact picture in the contact views created by the extension (for users of Joomla 3.7 and over). Not only that, it is also possible to show several pictures that will automatically display as a slideshow. This tutorial will teach you on how you can easily do just that.
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