Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development: Creating Modules, Components, and Plugins with PHP Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Joomla! Extension Development: An Overview
Chapter 2: Getting Started with Component Development
Chapter 3: Back-End Development
Chapter 4: Front-End Development
Chapter 5: Module Development
Chapter 6: Expanding the Project
Chapter 7: Behind the Scenes: Plug-Ins
Chapter 8: Configuration Settings
Chapter 9: Packing Everything Together
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Joomla! Extension Development: An Overview
  • Why Extend Joomla!
  • Customization versus Extension
  • How to Extend Joomla!
    • Components
    • Modules
    • Plug-Ins
  • Topic Overview
    • Creating Toolbars and List Screens
    • Maintaining a Consistent Look and Reducing Repetitive Code Using HTML Functions
    • Accessing the Database and Managing Records
    • Security and the Preferred Way of Getting Request Variables
    • Menu Item Control
    • Controlling the Logic Flow Within a Component
    • Configuration Through XML Parameters
    • Packaging and Distributing
  • Our Example Project
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Getting Started with Component Development
  • Joomla!'s Component Structure
  • Executing the Component
  • Joomla!'s Division between Front End and Back End
  • Registering Your Component in the Database
  • Creating Toolbars
    • Available Toolbar Buttons

• Summary

• Chapter 3: Back-End Development
  • Creating the Database Table
  • Creating a Table Class
  • Creating the Review Form
  • Processing the Data
  • Creating a List Screen
  • Editing Records
  • Deleting Records
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Front-End Development
  • Listing the Reviews
  • Displaying a Review
  • Generating Search-Engine Friendly Links
    • Building URL Segments
    • Parsing URL Segments
  • Adding Comments
  • Displaying Comments
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Module Development
  • Registering the Module in the Database
  • Creating and Configuring a Basic Module
    • Recruiting Some Helpers
    • Try Some Different Layouts
    • Mixing it Up
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Expanding the Project
  • Model, View, Controller: Why?
  • Building Data Models
    • Modeling All Reviews
    • Modeling Individual Reviews
  • Migrating to Views
    • Viewing All
    • Viewing One
  • Switching Through Controllers
    • Updating Links and Routes
  • Reorganizing the Back-End Code
  • Publishing Controls for Reviews
  • Adding Pagination
  • Management for Comments
  • Additional Toolbars
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Behind the Scenes: Plug-Ins
  • Database Queries
  • A Simple Link Plug-In
  • An Information Box Plug-In
  • Searching the Reviews
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Configuration Settings
  • Adding Parameters to Extensions
  • Parameters for Modules
  • Parameters for Plug-Ins
  • Parameters for Components
  • Summary

• Chapter 9: Packing Everything Together
  • Listing All Files
  • Packaging the Module
  • Packaging Plug-ins
  • Packaging the Component
  • Including SQL Queries
  • Creating Back-End Menu Items
  • Extra Installation Scripts
  • Distribution
  • Summary

• Index

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