How to Develop Joomla Modules

Teacher: Cory Webb
Released: September 18, 2016
Length: 58 minutes
Level: Advanced
Certificate: Finish lessons and pass the quiz with 70%

Table of Contents

Description

Exercise files

Teacher

Introduction

Introduction to Joomla Module DevelopmentFree

How to Set Up a Joomla Development Environment

Module Setup

The Files and Folders for a Joomla Module

How to Write the XML File for a Joomla Module

How to Add Parameters to a Module XML File

The Module Code

How to Write the PHP File for a Joomla Module

How to Pull Data from Joomla Into a Module

How to Create Template Layouts for Joomla Modules

How to Create a Helper File for a Joomla Module

How to Add Ajax to a Joomla Module

Wrap-up

Add Language Translations to a Joomla Module

How to Package a Joomla Module for Distribution

Joomla Module Quiz

This class will help you to become a Joomla developer. Watch these videos, and you'll build a complete Joomla module. Cory is going to show you how to build a Random articles module, from start to finish.

These videos cover the following topics and more:

The correct file and folder architecture for a Joomla module
How to write the XML file for Joomla extensions
How to pull data from the Joomla database into your module
Integrating Ajax into your extension
How to make your Joomla module translatable
How to package your extension for distribution

Download the exercise files:

Download the completed module for this class

Cory Webb

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Cory Webb has been building websites with Joomla since the Mambo days in 2003. He founded Cory Webb Media in 2008 to focus full time on helping businesses and organizations get online and up to speed with Joomla. He has written a book for Joomla beginners titled "Beginning Joomla Website Development" and has spoken at Joomla Days, Joomla User Groups, and the Joomla World Conference on topics ranging from social media to Joomla in the Enterprise. Cory taught live Joomla classes with OSTraining in Austin and Dallas.