Setup cronjob to trigger emails automatically
This guide explains setting up cronjob to trigger emails automatically without need for any page loads. Most of corejoomla extensions adds emails to the queue in CjLib component and needs…
Setup automatic updates for extensions
Setup One-Click Updates You can now update extensions automatically within your website just like Joomla updates. For this, you need to have a few prerequisites on your website setup. Follow…
How to uninstall a package
Precautions: Never uninstall individual extensions of a package separately. i.e. components/modules/plugins should never be uninstalled separately.To clean uninstall complete extension including component, modules and plugin; the package should be uninstalled.Do…
How to translate date strings
All corejoomla extensions use CjLib language files for translating date strings. To translate the date strings shown on front-end, translate the file administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_cjlib.sys.ini to your language. You can also find…
Frequently Asked Questions
I have installed the component but I could not access it on the front end, it gives me a 401 error. What am I missing? You need to set permission…
Extending component shareable layouts
All corejoomla components uses Joomla shareable layout system so that they can be used anywhere with less configuration. Please read more about shareable layouts here:https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:Sharing_layouts_across_views_or_extensions_with_JLayout To override any component layout:…
Debug ajax requests using Chrome developer tools
Most of the corejoomla applications uses Ajax requests to send and recieve information from the server. Ajax is a technique used to send/recieve data from the server asynchronously (without reloading…
Using GPS Tools content plugin to display track in articles
You can use GPS Tools content plugin to add any track to your Joomla articles. The plugin can be enabled from the Joomla Plugin Manager. Go to Extensions -> Plugins…
GPS Tools Quick Stater Guide
Install GPS Tools package GPS Tools package comes as a single installable package which includes the GPS Tools component and all addon modules and plugins. https://docs.joomla.org/Installing_an_extension Configure options After installing the…
GPS Tools Changelog
v5.3.8 (15-Aug-2023) ^ Updated SQL installation file to support null dates * Fixed issue with GPX tracks where sudden increase in speed is not detected v5.3.7 (16-May-2023) * GPX Tracks…
Extending GPS Tools using plugin events
Gps Tools 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.…
Custom module positions in GPS Tools
You can publish your modules in the following custom module locations which are specific for the component. These are not the module positions provided by your Joomla template rather custom…
Setup third-party plugins for Crosswords
Configuring JomSocial Plugin The JomSocial plugin is bundled with the main component. So you need not install anything separately. However, to use the user points functionality, please follow the below…
Installing and configuring Crosswords
Installation Installing the extension is straigtfoward just like any other Joomla extension. Read the installation instructions here: http://docs.joomla.org/Installing_an_extension Prerequisites Download and install the CjLib component which is available on Required…
Crosswords FAQs
Why I am getting error continuously while creating the crossword? Make sure you have enough number of keywords/questions published. Please note that after submitting questions from front-end they must be…
Crosswords Changelog
v3.6.2 (08-Jan-2017) + Added transifex config file + Added countItems method to count crosswords in categories page + Added AltaUserPoints support ^ Added build files ^ Changed autoupdate file location…
Crosswords Built-in Module Positions
You can use below module positions to insert modules in crosswords pages. cw_list_above_navigation - On top of the listings and categoriescw_list_below_navigation - below categories but above listingscw_details_above_title- Above crossword title…
Translating Surveys
Introduction Community Surveys supports multiple languages through a built-in translation feature. So you need not create a separate survey for each language. To start with the translations, you need to…
Survey Types Explained
Each survey is classified as either Anonymous or Non-anonymous. You can choose this option while creating the survey. Anonymous Survey An anonymous survey is used to get feedback from the…
Survey Email Notifications
Community Surveys has a built-in system to send email notifications to users in various scenarios which is explained below. Sample Usecases The following are a few sample cases where you…
Show the answers given for a question in another question title in a survey
Community Surveys has a built-in feature to show answers given for a particular question in another question title. For example, you would like to ask question: Which city would you…
Setup regular expression validation on textbox questions
Go to Edit Questions page of your survey. Click on your question title to edit the question. Click on Customize tab of your textbox type question. Enter your regular expression…
Sending survey through AcyMailing newsletters
Community Surveys allow you to insert unique survey URLs automatically into your newsletter. For example, if you want to invite 100 users to take the survey, you need not create…
Ranking Questions in Community Surveys
Ranking questions allow users to compare the answers by drag-and-drop and placing them in order of their preference. In Community Surveys, you can give weightage to each answer apart from…
Quick get started guide for Community Surveys
Quick Guide Download the main component file and install it just like any other Joomla extension. See the below documentation for installation instructions for a Joomla extension.http://docs.joomla.org/Installing_an_extension Now go to…
Inviting users to take the survey
Community Surveys provides 4 ways to invite your users take part of the survey. Invitation Types After you created a survey, you will be presented a page with the following…
Installing and configuring Community Surveys
Core Component Installation Please install CjLib component before installing Community Surveys. For installation instructions please check http://docs.joomla.org/Installing_an_extension Once you install CjLib package, make sure to update your MaxMind API key in…
How URL Parameter questions work in Community Surveys
URL Parameter question type is introduced Community Surveys v5.3.4. The typical use case for this question type are: You would like to separate different set of users into groups for…
Extending Community Surveys using plugin events
Community Surveys 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.…
Enabling and showing consolidated report
Consolidated report shows the summary of responses using bar/pie charts and tables. The report can also be used as an overview of your survey responses. The report can be accessible…