Category: CjForum
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Prerequisites: Add the required CjForum API library: require_once JPATH_ROOT.’/components/com_cjforum/lib/api.php’; Now get the profile API: $profileApi = CjForumApi::getProfileApi(); Syntax: getUserAvatar Syntax of the getUserAvatar API call to get full HTML image tag linked to CjForum profile page of the user: getUserAvatar($identifiers, $size = 48, $username = ‘name’, array $attribs = array(), array $image_attribs = array()) $identifiers…
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Prerequisites: Add the required CjForum API library: require_once JPATH_ROOT.’/components/com_cjforum/lib/api.php’; Now get the Stream API: $streamApi = CjForumApi::getStreamApi(); Creating rules XML file A rules xml file needs to be created with all rules which you would like to provide with your component. An example of the rules xml file is: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?> <cjforum> <activity_type> <name>com_cjforum.topic_reply</name>…
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CjForum sends emails using templates that you define in the backend. The following tags can be used in your email templates. In subject: {TOPIC_TITLE} – this tag will be replated with actual topic title In description: {NAME} – Receiver name {AUTHOR_NAME} – Name of the user who performed an activity such as creating topic, replying,…
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CjForum points system allows any Joomla extension to award points to users based on the activity they perform such as writing an article, reading an article, asking a question, voting on a poll etc. To make it possible, it comes with an extendable points rules system which can be used by the extensions to award…
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Prerequisites: Add the required CjForum API library: require_once JPATH_ROOT.’/components/com_cjforum/lib/api.php’; Now get the profile API: $profileApi = CjForumApi::getProfileApi(); Syntax: Full Syntax of the getUserProfileAPI call: getUserProfile($identifiers, $force_reload = false) $identifiers – int/array or intsSingle user id or array of user ids for which the user profiles need to be fetched. If array of user ids given,…
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Starting v3.1.2, CjForum supports user reporting of topics and replies which they think are inappropriate. Users can see a new Report button when you enable “Allow Reporting” option in the CjForum options. Users need to enter their name, email id (auto-populated if logged-in) and the report description. Once they send the report, an email will…
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CjForum comes by default with a couple of themes, one based on Bootstrap v2 and other based on Bootstrap v3. You can override any of these themes to create your own theme. How to override a theme To override a theme, copy a theme folder from components/com_cjforum/layouts/themename to /templates/yourtemplatename/html/layouts/com_cjforum/themename. Each theme has set of php files for complete…
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CjForum moderation features are built into the permission system which allows greater control on which user group you want to allow post moderation. To access permission settings, go to Components -> CjForum -> Click on Options button on the toolbar and click on the Permissions tab. The following permissions are used for moderating topics and…
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You can migrate categories, topics, user profiles including forum signatures, user avatars, thank you flags. Follow below steps: Alert! Please make a backup of your database before proceeding further. Go to Components->CjForum->Migrate In “Select Component” option, select Kunena Forum Select Topics, Avatars & Users options depending on your requirement Click Start Migration button to start…
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You can migrate CjBlog user profiles, avatars, about text, points (archive). Follow below steps: Alert! Please make a backup of your database before proceeding further. Go to Components->CjForum->Migrate In “Select Component” option, select CjBlog Select Avatars, Users & Points options depending on your requirement Click Start Migration button to start the migration process. Wait till…
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Prerequisites: Add the required CjForum API library: require_once JPATH_ROOT.’/components/com_cjforum/lib/api.php’; Now get the profile API: $profileApi = CjForumApi::getProfileApi(); Syntax: Full Syntax of the getUserProfileLink API call: getUserProfileLink($identifiers, $username = ‘name’, $path_only = false, $attribs = null, $xhtml = true, $ssl = null) $identifiers – int/array or int Single user id or array of user ids for…
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Installation CjForum package includes the main component, modules, and plugins required to build the full forum feature. A quick video guide to set up the component. Follow the steps below for installing the component. Configuration Creating Forums Creating Menu Items See more about the menu structure here:Configure Search Engine Friendly URLs for CjForum Syncing Users
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CjForum is not just full featured but also extendable. There are many plugin events the component triggers which you can use to extend the functionality provided by the component. Creating a plugin Please read the following documentation to know about creating a Joomla! plugin. The process is same for any plugin.https://docs.joomla.org/J2.5:Creating_a_Plugin_for_Joomla The best way to…
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CjForum can support extending the profiles with custom profile fields. Available since v1.0.8. Creating CjForum Plugin Please checkout the below page to know how you can create CjForum pluginhttps://wiki.corejoomla.com/Extending_CjForum_using_plugin_events onProfilePrepareForm event CjForum triggers onProfilePrepareForm event before rendering the profile form. This event can be used to inject your own custom profile fields into the form.…
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CjForum has built-in support for authenticating and login users via social platforms such as Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter Enable Social Authentication To enable social authentication, follow the below steps Go to Components -> CjForum Click on Options button on the toolbar, this will open the component options Click on the Profile tab to show…
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CjForum allow you to configure category icon in two ways. Upload image Use FontAwesome icon Upload Icon Go to Components->CjForum->Categories Click on your category link Click Options tab Select and upload image in the Image option Clear your server and browser cache Use FontAwesome Icon Make sure “Content – CjForum” plugin is enabled in Plugin…
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CjForum comes with some predefined module positions which allow you to embed any of your modules such as advertisements into them. Since standard module positions in Joomla does not give you enough freedom to embed your modules into the actual component content, CjForum defines its own module positions. They are explained below. In Forums (Index)…
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CjForum has built-in ranks system to rank users based on their contribution. Ranking is an important part of community building as it will allow your users to contribute more to achieve new ranks over time. Types of Ranks Standard Special Standard Ranks These are the ranks which are automatically assigned based on number of posts…
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Search engine optimization is the key in developing any forum extension. CjForum comes with many search engine optimizations built-in such as proper meta tags, titles, microdata elements for topics, authors etc. However few things which you have to take care of in order to make these things complement to your SEO optimizations. Url structure is…
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CjForum includes a built-in personal messaging system designed to facilitate private conversations among forum members. Unlike an email server or a comprehensive messaging platform, the Personal Messaging (PM) system is specifically tailored for one-to-one communication within the forum community. Enabling the PM System To activate the personal messaging system, utilize the permissions configurations. This provides…
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CjForum topics can be shown in Joomla! articles using the content plugin bundled with the CjForum package. Enabling Content Plugin Go to Extensions -> Plugins Filter the plugins with type as Content Enable “Content – CjForum” plugin Using Content Plugin Now you can embed the desired topic into your Joomla! articles. Add the below shortcode…
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5.0.11 (24-May-2024) + Added button to sync topic reply counts* Fixed issue with migration script 5.0.10 (12-May-2024) + Added .htaccess file to restrict direct access to attachments* Topics do not display if mysql strict dates enabled* Fixed issue with selecting admin user group in the Topics plugin* Fixed issue with expanding filters on the admin…
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Prerequisites: Add the required CjForum API library: require_once JPATH_ROOT.’/components/com_cjforum/lib/api.php’; Now get the Points API: $pointsApi = CjForumApi::getPointsApi(); Creating rules XML file A rules xml file needs to be created with all rules which you would like to provide with your component. An example of the rules xml file is: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?> <cjforum> <points_rule> <name>com_cjforum.new_topic</name>…
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