Template for article

[gerner]

Hi

I need to make an article template that will be used for many (+100 pages)
The article should show the info I enter when I create the article. I have created some custom fields like the below under "create article":
Location:
Fish type:
Food:
Size:
Famely:
That will be a part of the article page.

How ever the page will be with a photo in the left side and the fact info from above in the right side of the page.

Question is:
Do I need to code the article page for each article I create or is it possible some how to create a template that I can link to from the menu and then the article is using the template I wish to use - Just as now in the menu when I choose an article to link to.
Or is there an otherway to do this?

its difficult to explain but hope you understand what I mean

Thanks
/Gert

[gws]

Brian Teeman shows how to make article templates in tinymce in one of the magazine articles, you will have to search through to find it.

[gerner]

Thx, I found the article here:
https://magazine.joomla.org/all-issues/ ... lready-had

Anyway I need template to place the info from my custom fields
(I have created under Content and Fields:
Location:
Fish type:
Food:
Size:
Famely:)

where I want it to be displayed in a table.

Right now I just show op in the top of a created article. Is that possible to move it to for an example in a table, by addning a code to the template where I want it to show up?

[toivo]

If you want to change the way how the custom fields are presented in the article layout, create a template override and modify the PHP code for the article view: Template Overrides

Brian Teeman has also developed a method to create installable Joomla child templates that contain template overrides, which looks interesting: Template Overrides - Recycle and reuse

[gerner]

If you want to change the way how the custom fields are presented in the article layout, create a template override and modify the PHP code for the article view: Template Overrides

Brian Teeman has also developed a method to create installable Joomla child templates that contain template overrides, which looks interesting: Template Overrides - Recycle and reuse

I see - Thanks. I have tried to figure out what file to make a copy of and start changing the codes in, to make a new predefined layout. What I have done:

1: in Templates: Customise (Cassiopeia) I have tried to create an override of the original default article page. I have made an override of the below files and add some codes:
Components -> com_content -> article
Modules -> mod_articles

2: when i choose an article (already made) and go to the tab Options and choose the new Layout I just have made, save it, I cant see the changes I made in the files above.

So my question is, im I changing the codes in the wrong file or what im I doing wrong?

[toivo]

I have tried to figure out what file to make a copy of and start changing the codes in, to make a new predefined layout.

If you follow the tutorial Template Overrides, the article view that can be modified is the file templates/cassiopeia/html/com_content/article/default.php.

If you want to modify the module Articles, the override file is stored as templates/cassiopeia/html/mod_articles/default.php but the override also includes the file default_items.php and default_titles.php.

[gerner]

Thanks. I have tried to make an override file called TEST-TEMPLATE.php. Its placed here:
templates/cassiopeia/html/com_content/article/TEST-TEMPLATE.php

Now if I open an article, go to the tab "Options" and change the layout from "Use Global" to TEST-TEMPLATE it does not change anything on the article page on my website.

Do I understand this wrong? I understood that I could make serval layout for articles and then choose what layout under the tab "Options" I wanted to use on an given article?

BTW if I make a test template and upload it under:
templates/cassiopeia/html/mod_articles/
Im not able to choose anywhere that I want to use that for a given article.

Hope it make sense what I mean

[gws]

I believe your override file names have to be the same as the file you are overriding.

[Mr. Wimpy]

Yes and no.

When you use default.php the override will apply to all default article pages.

When you want specific articles from a blog or list to have an override, you need to give it a different name.

Give the file a simple name. I.e. food.php, fish.php, whateveryouliketonameit.php
You cannot use special characters, so no dashes, underscores*, etc. in the name.
* underscores have a specific use in overrides.

You then select this override in your category blog/list menu item, under Options: Choose a layout.
All articles linked from this menu item will use the override.

[gerner]

Thanks for the reply.

Can you guide me a little through this:

1. I create a new new layout file called fish.php. The file will have my PHP changes I have made.

2. I upload the file to the folder /templates/cassiopeia/html/com_content/article/ (is this correct?)

3. I create a new article called Fishart.

4. In the article Fishart, I choose the tab "Options" and change the layout from "Use Global" to "fish" (is this correct?)

What do I do next? When I do the above, the article Fishart is still use the "Default" layout.

I really can't figure this out, I hope you can advice - THANKS.

[Mr. Wimpy]

Almost...
4. The layout for articles is set in the menu-item.

Open or create a/the menu-item that displays the articles in a category blog or list.
Under tab: Options you'll find Choose a layout.
Select Fish.

[gerner]

Its working - Perfect Thanks.

Would it be possible to to link the menu direct to the article without linking to the blog or list? Means choose "Single Article" in menu item type.

[Mr. Wimpy]

Yes, you can.

For this you also need an xml file with the same name.
I.e. food.php and food.xml

Just copy and rename ~/components/com_content/tmpl/article/default.xml to ~/templates/your-template/html/com_content/article/food.xml

Then open this file to edit this

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<layout title="COM_CONTENT_ARTICLE_VIEW_DEFAULT_TITLE" option="COM_CONTENT_ARTICLE_VIEW_DEFAULT_OPTION">
  <help
    key = "Menu_Item:_Single_Article"
  />
  <message>
    <![CDATA[COM_CONTENT_ARTICLE_VIEW_DEFAULT_DESC]]>
  </message>
</layout>

to i.e.

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<layout title="Single Food Article" option="foodarticle">
  <help
    key = "Menu_Item:_Single_Article"
  />
  <message>
    Display a single selected food article
  </message>
</layout>

Or if you have a multilingual backend you can replace the DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_CONSTANTS with YOUR_OWN_LANGUAGE_CONSTANTS...