JCE editor stripping PHP date code Topic is solved

[stuffdone]

Trying to place date code in footer for copyright but JCE editor keeps commenting it out. I have profile set to permit php code but it still breaks the code.

<?php
echo date("Y") . "
";
?>

I have tried both with and without the <?php ?> and it comments out or only displays the code, not a date.

[toivo]

Where was this PHP code inserted?

If your code was inserted into a newly created Custom module, please note that PHP code is not run unless the website has a plugin that executes PHP code, for example Sourcerer.

[Webdongle]

If 'Prepare Content' (in the Options tab) is set to Yes, will the php code be run then?

Did you allow php in the Profile Editor parameters Advanced?

[toivo]

If 'Prepare Content' (in the Options tab) is set to Yes, will the php code be run then?

It will, as long as a plugin like Sourcerer is enabled and executes the code.

[leolam]

Yes @Toivo that is correct. You can use PHP-code directly with JCE if the mentioned plugin below is installed or sourcerer or similar plugin

Go to the tab Editor Parameters - Advanced. Set the option 'Allow PHP' to Yes, then Save & Close. Once you have installed and enabled the DirectPHP plugin, go to Extensions - Modules, create a new Custom module and you can now enter embed PHP scripts inside the HTML code

Alternative to sourcerer https://extensions.joomla.org/extension ... ss-script/

Leo

[stuffdone]

I did install sourcere but wasn't able to find the other extension suggested.

I ran into issues with that however as Sourcerer added <SPAN> with it's own CSS and each time I try to add to that to reduce the font size and save it, the PHP code is again commented out.

I tried using the CODE section to include the font size but that is stripped by Sorcerer and replaces by it's own css.

After multiple variations I gave up and hard coded 2024 for the copyright/credits and will just change again next hear.

[AMurray]

Sourcer doesn't "add its own CSS" Your site uses whatever CSS you specify (i.e. custom CSS needs to go in the template's user.css file).

[toivo]

As an afterthought, it is possible to customise the Joomla Footer module that changes the year in the copyright clause automatically. Create a template override of mod_footer and edit the PHP code in the override file. That way future Joomla updates do not overwrite the custom code.

If the site uses Cassiopeia, the override file is templates/cassiopeia/html/mod_footer/default.php. Copy and paste the following code into default.php with your modifications:

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<?php
/**
 * @package     Joomla.Site
 * @subpackage  mod_footer
 *
 * @copyright   (C) 2006 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */
defined('_JEXEC') or die;
use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;

$lineone = 'Copyright &#169; ' . HTMLHelper::_('date', 'now', 'Y') . ' Example Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved.'
?>
<div class="mod-footer">
    <div class="footer1"><?php echo $lineone; ?></div>
</div>

footer-before.png

footer-after.png

[AlCher]

If the site uses Cassiopeia, the override file is templates/cassiopeia/html/mod_footer/default.php.

Thank you, Toivo!
A simple, excellent solution.
Sincerely, Alexander

[imanickam]

If there is not much of processing to be done for displaying the footer, the footer module text could be changed using language override as shown below:

Original language sting:

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MOD_FOOTER_LINE1="Copyright © %date% %sitename%. All Rights Reserved." ; Note : %date% will be auto replaced by current year! Don't translate
MOD_FOOTER_LINE2="<a href=\"https://www.joomla.org\">Joomla!</a> is Free Software released under the <a href=\"https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html\">GNU General Public License.</a>"

Overridden language sting:

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MOD_FOOTER_LINE1="Copyright © %date% Example Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All Rights Reserved." ; Note : %date% will be auto replaced by current year! Don't translate
MOD_FOOTER_LINE2=""

Note:

• Probably there could be a css created to hide the class footer2.
• Review of the document https://docs.joomla.org/Help4.x:Languages:_Overrides would be of help in understanding how to create overrides.