Setting variables

[Johnbillau]

Hi there,

I need to be able to set some variables that are accessible in every page of my Joomla site.

Could someone tell me the best way to do this please?

Thanks in advance

John

[Webdongle]

https://docs.joomla.org/Using_User_State_Variables

[Johnbillau]

Thanks for that. After reading it, I'm not entirely sure if it will do what I want. I need the same variables to be set permanently for everyone who visits the site. Apologies if I've read it wrong :-)

[Webdongle]

https://joomla.stackexchange.com/questi ... -in-joomla

[Johnbillau]

Ah, thanks very much. I think that will work! :-)

[Webdongle]

Is not the second link just the practical application of the information of the Joomla docs page I first linked to ?

[Johnbillau]

I'm not sure, you're the Joomla Master, not me.

[Webdongle]

You are the one writing the extension so you should know if they are both the same coding that works in your extension.

[Johnbillau]

I am not writing an extension.

[Webdongle]

Then why do you need to set Global variables in Joomla ?

[Johnbillau]

I'm writing some php that I was going to insert into articles using sourcerer. The code should be able to be copied to a few different websites by just changing 1 variable. Apologies, I'm fairly new to this. There's probably a better way!

[Webdongle]

No a good idea writing that much php to put Directly into Articles. Best use (or create a Component).

[Johnbillau]

Ah, thanks for the heads up. Guess I've gotta start a whole new journey now!

[Webdongle]

https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:Developing ... _Component
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension ... component/
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension ... t-builder/