article submit - show on frontpage default value

[simisch]

Hi,

where can I change the default value of the radiobutton 'show on frontpage' in the article submit page? I want to set it to true ...

thanks for helping

[ooffick]

Hi, do you want to change that in the front end or in the back end.

If you want to change that in the front end, you can do that with the template overwrites:

1. create a folder in your template folder called "html" (if it doesn't exists)
2. create a folder in that html folder called "com_content" (if it doesn't exists)
3. create a folder in that com_user folder called "article" (if it doesn't exists)
4. copy the file .../components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/form.php in this .../templates/[your-template]/html/com_content/article/ folder
5. edit that file accordingly

To change the back end default option, you cannot do that without changing the core file.

Olaf

[tw]

Hi
In joomla 1.5 you find the value to change default "show on frontpage" in components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php

change this code:

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else {    $article->frontpage = 0;    }

To this:

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else {     $article->frontpage = 1;   }

0 is for default "No"
1 is for default "Yes"

That should do it!

[urwie]

If you want to do the same thing for situations in which you create an new article from the backend, then you can do that by making some modification in controller.php (administrator/components/com_content/controller.php)

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$lists['frontpage'] = JHTML::_('select.booleanlist', 'frontpage', '', $row->frontpage);

Please make above code as follows:

if (!$edit) $row->frontpage = 1;
$lists['frontpage'] = JHTML::_('select.booleanlist', 'frontpage', '', $row->frontpage);

(So you add " if (!$edit) $row->frontpage = 1; " above the line)

[joePIPed]

If you want to do the same thing for situations in which you create an new article from the backend, then you can do that by making some modification in controller.php (administrator/components/com_content/controller.php)

Line:532

$lists['frontpage'] = JHTML::_('select.booleanlist', 'frontpage', '', $row->frontpage);

Please make above code as follows:

if (!$edit) $row->frontpage = 1;
$lists['frontpage'] = JHTML::_('select.booleanlist', 'frontpage', '', $row->frontpage);

(So you add " if (!$edit) $row->frontpage = 1; " above the line)

That works in the backend, but it doens't work for submitting articles in the frontend. Is there a way to do it so it works in the frontend?

[ooffick]

Did you check the template overwrite option?

Olaf

[JonBrant]

joePIPed, tw's post does what you're after.

I just wanted to thank both tw and ooffick. Each method works with no side effects that I can see in my 1.5.15 installation. I was worried that they might make ALL articles appear on the front page regardless of the radio button value, and (for anyone else wondering the same) they do not

[crashy1984]

sorry for grabbing this old post...

but i have made both changes (tw's change and urwie's change) but it has no effect on my site (Joomla!1.5.17, i know i should do an update...)

backend -> add new article -> frontpage = NO (default)
frontend -> write new article -> frontpage = NO (default)

which editor did you use?

i use latest version of JCE...

did i made something wrong or is it not possible anymore to change the default value of frontpage option?

[ooffick]

So which files did you change?

Olaf

[crashy1984]

(administrator/components/com_content/controller.php)

Line:532

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$lists['frontpage'] = JHTML::_('select.booleanlist', 'frontpage', '', $row->frontpage);

Please make above code as follows:

Code: Select all

if (!$edit) $row->frontpage = 1;
$lists['frontpage'] = JHTML::_('select.booleanlist', 'frontpage', '', $row->frontpage);

(So you add " if (!$edit) $row->frontpage = 1; " above the line)


AND:

components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php

change this code:

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else {    $article->frontpage = 0;    }

To this:

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else {     $article->frontpage = 1;   }

both did not tke the effect i would like to...

[ooffick]

Hi,

ok, without your previous hacks, can you try the following template overwrite:

1. create a folder in your template folder called "html" (if it doesn't exists)
2. create a folder in that html folder called "com_content" (if it doesn't exists)
3. create a folder in that com_content folder called "article" (if it doesn't exists)
4. copy the file .../components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/form.php in this .../templates/[your-template]/html/com_content/article/ folder
5. open that file
6. find the following lines:

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   <?php echo $this->lists['frontpage']; ?>

7. and replace it with the following:

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   <?php if($this->article->id) {echo $this->lists['frontpage'];} else { echo JHTML::_('select.booleanlist', 'frontpage', '', 1); } ?>

8. save the file

Olaf

[crashy1984]

this works perfect for the frontend. that most i would like to use. backend is not so necessary for us... thank you very much!