Joomla! Override Plugin

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Joomla! Override Plugin What is an override? There may be occasions where you would like to change the way a Joomla! Extension (such as a Component or Module, whether from the Joomla! core or produced by a third party) works; or you want to create new functionalities in your site, but you don't want to lose those changes when the component is updated nor do you want to stop updating Joomla. The standard code from any Joomla! Module or Component can be overridden by adding/ extending code to Joomla s override directory or your template s "code" directory, depending on your override scope (see below). This is a very simple, yet powerful, way to create overrides. What is an override scope? You have two scope types for extending and overriding extensions: 1) A template override scope 2) A global override scope The template override scope only applies when the respective template is active. While the global override scope applies to all templates. This approach gives the site developer a lot of flexibility and power. You can also use both template override override scope and global override scope to create special functionalities for each template. How does the plugin work? Template override scope - It works similar to the standard functionality to override layout outputs. You can override extension code under a template folder, by adding a code folder. For example: root/templates/your_template/code/com_content/controller.php root/templates/your_template/code/administrator/com_content/controller.php If you are working with two or more templates and need to override an extension for all your templates, the best option is use the global scope. Global override scope - The global override scope is as easy as templating, but is done in the override folder within the Joomla root. If you want to override fronted extensions, create an override folder in joomla root directory. If you want to override an administrator extension, create an administrator folder within the override folder. For example: root/override/com_content/controller.php root/override/administrator/com_content/controller.php What is the syntax for the Template Override Scope?

Override base component controller: root/templates/template_name/code/component_name/controller.php Override another component controller: root/templates/template_name/code/component_name/controllers/ CONTROLLER_NAME.php Override models: root/templates/template_name/code/component_name/models/model_name.php Override forms: root/templates/template_name/code/component_name/models/forms/ FORM_NAME.php Override views: root/templates/template_name/code/component_name/views/view_name/ VIEW_NAME(.FORMAT).php Override views templates: root/templates/template_name/code/component_name/views/view_name/tmpl/ TEMPLATE_NAME.php Override Module Manifest root/templates/template_name/code/mod_name/mod_name.xml Override Logic root/templates/template_name/code/mod_name/mod_name.php Override Template root/templates/template_name/code/mod_name/tmpl/template_name.php What is the syntax for the Global Override Scope? Site general override: root/override/component_name/controller.php Override another component controller: root/override/component_name/controllers/controller_name.php Override models: override/component_name/models/model_name.php Override forms: root/override/component_name/models/forms/form_name.php Override views: root/override/component_name/views/view_name/view_name(.format).php

Override view template: root/override/component_name/views/view_name/tmpl/template_name.php Override Module Manifest root/override/mod_name/mod_name.xml Override Logic root/override/mod_name/mod_name.php Override Template root/override/mod_name/tmpl/template_name.php Administrator general override: root/override/administrator/component_name/controller.php Override another component controller: root/override/administrator/component_name/controllers/controller_name.php Override models: root/override/administrator/component_name/models/model_name.php Override forms: root/override/administrator/component_name/models/forms/form_name.php Override views: root/override/administrator/component_name/views/view_name/ VIEW_NAME(.FORMAT).php Override view template: root/override/administrator/component_name/views/view_name/tmpl/ TEMPLATE_NAME.php Override Module Manifest root/override/administrator/mod_name/mod_name.xml Override Logic root/override/administrator/mod_name/mod_name.php Override Template root/override/administrator/mod_name/tmpl/template_name.php What is the execution priority? The execution priority is as follows: 1) Template override scope 2) Global override scope 3) Joomla core For example, if we have the following controller.php files:

root/templates/template_name/code/component_name/controller.php root/override/component_name/controller.php root/components/component_name/controller.php the one within the template takes priority and it overrides the other two controller.php files. This example assumes the respective template is loaded for the page. If another template is loaded for the page that does not have an override for that file, the global override scope is used instead. If there are no overrides, the Joomla core is used. How do you extend default component code? When you re working with overriding component code you use OOP. You could replace the original class instead of extending it, but most in most cases it's preferable to extend it. This way you only have to override the methods that you want to customize. Extending a Component Controller Class example: class ComponentControllerName extends ComponentControllerNameDefault { } Extending a Component Model Class example: class ComponentModelName extends ComponentModelNameDefault { } Extending a Component View Class example: class ComponentViewName extends ComponentViewNameDefault { } How do you add a new view to a component? Sometimes you need to create new functionalities for a component. How do you add a new view for a frontend menu item? In the Joomla framework, components are executed using menu items. If you go in the menu manager of your Joomla installation, you will see menu types grouped by component.

If you want to create new menu item type which you can select for menu items,, simply create a file based on your scope. Template Override Scope root/templates/template_name/code/component_name/views/view_name/tmpl/ TEMPLATE_NAME.php Global Override Scope root/override/component_name/views/view_name/tmpl/template_name.xml containing: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <metadata> <layout title="com_component_name_view_viewname_templatename_title"> <message> <! [CDATA[COM_COMPONENT_NAME_VIEW_VIEWNAME_TEMPLATENAME_DESC]]> </message> </layout> </metadata> remember this is an basic example, you can add parameters also.

How do you create custom code that runs when accessing a component in the administrator? This code can be useful for - adding submenu in administrator component - adding custom css/javascript - run your custom sql file to create your new tables