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Is it possible to create simple custom edit forms to update content?
Re: custom input forms
Hi, and welcome to the forum.
sure it's possible, but please define "content". The term is pretty generic depite it has a specific meaning in Joomla! world.
And please let us know what version of J! you're using.
Have fun,
CirTap
sure it's possible, but please define "content". The term is pretty generic depite it has a specific meaning in Joomla! world.
And please let us know what version of J! you're using.
Have fun,
CirTap
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Re: custom input forms
I am brand new to Joomla and trying to learn enough to evaluate for use on a project that needs to be done fast.
I can use either version and open to suggestions.
The project is a community web site where non-technical users will be contributing content in the form of stories (articles), images, videos and a user profile. They will not be creating any new pages directly. There will be a forum but I assume any forum module will work well out of the box.
The backend administration system does not seem practicle for this audiance based on another customer site I reviewed which was developed using version 1.0.0 of Joomla.
For the profile content, I would ideally want logged in users to click on an update link on the profile page and a very structured html form would appear with required and optional fields with heading or labels I can define. There will also need to be some hidden fields automatically populated such as userid and area of web site (i.e. if they are on a NFL page, that would be stored in a database field).
When videos or images are uploaded, I assume there is a great interface to upload the files however there will also need to be some structured pieces of content such as title, category and description as well as some hidden fields automatically populated. We are hoping there is a facility to automatically physically resize images to specific size and reject images or videos over a developer specified file size.
Are my expectations too high? There are 2 of us that need to have a beta ready in 4 weeks ideally with each of us only working 30 hours per week.
I can use either version and open to suggestions.
The project is a community web site where non-technical users will be contributing content in the form of stories (articles), images, videos and a user profile. They will not be creating any new pages directly. There will be a forum but I assume any forum module will work well out of the box.
The backend administration system does not seem practicle for this audiance based on another customer site I reviewed which was developed using version 1.0.0 of Joomla.
For the profile content, I would ideally want logged in users to click on an update link on the profile page and a very structured html form would appear with required and optional fields with heading or labels I can define. There will also need to be some hidden fields automatically populated such as userid and area of web site (i.e. if they are on a NFL page, that would be stored in a database field).
When videos or images are uploaded, I assume there is a great interface to upload the files however there will also need to be some structured pieces of content such as title, category and description as well as some hidden fields automatically populated. We are hoping there is a facility to automatically physically resize images to specific size and reject images or videos over a developer specified file size.
Are my expectations too high? There are 2 of us that need to have a beta ready in 4 weeks ideally with each of us only working 30 hours per week.
Re: custom input forms
Hi,
so, if this is a "community website" get CommunityBuilder (aka "CB"). It's *the* component to do this kinda work and what's not in-the-box can be added via CB-plugins; there are plenty on their page.
If you need that much customization use J! 1.5.0; not only is this the new version, it's easier (imho) to write new extensions.
Have fun,
Cirtap
so, if this is a "community website" get CommunityBuilder (aka "CB"). It's *the* component to do this kinda work and what's not in-the-box can be added via CB-plugins; there are plenty on their page.
If you need that much customization use J! 1.5.0; not only is this the new version, it's easier (imho) to write new extensions.
Have fun,
Cirtap
You can have programs written fast, well, and cheap, but you only get to pick 2 ...
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." Douglas Adams
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Re: custom input forms
Thanks much.
