Tags which can be used in CjForum email templates
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…
Setting up user points for various activities
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…
Retrieve one or more user profiles
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 -…
Reporting/Flagging posts in CjForum
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…
Overriding CjForum layouts
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…
Moderating posts in CjForum
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…
Migrating From Kunena
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…
Migrating From CjBlog
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->MigrateIn "Select Component"…
Link user names to CjForum user profile in your component
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…
Installing and configuring CjForum
Installation CjForum package includes the main component, modules, and plugins required to build the full forum feature. Follow the steps below for installing the component. Install the CjLib component which…
Extending CjForum using plugin events
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…
Extending CjForum user profiles with custom profile fields
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…
Enable social login in CjForum
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…
Customizing category image and icon
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…
Custom module positions in CjForum
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…
Configuring user ranks
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…
Configure Search Engine Friendly URLs for CjForum
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…
Configure CjForum personal messaging (PM) system
CjForum comes with a built-in personal messaging system to help the forum members interact with each other in private conversations. As the name suggests, this is neither an email server…
CjForum Joomla! articles integration
CjForum topics can be shown in Joomla! articles using the content plugin bundled with the CjForum package. Enabling Content Plugin Go to Extensions -> PluginsFilter the plugins with type as…
CjForum Changelog
4.1.2 (13-May-2022) + New category option to set a category as parent group (readonly) or regular forum 4.1.1 (14-Mar-2022) * Mobile menu on toolbar does not work when using bootstrap5…
Award points to users using CjForum Points System
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…
Getting started guide to CjFit
The CjFit app needs integration with Fitbit API. To integrate Fitbit, you need to create an app on Fitbit site and enter the API keys in CjFit options. Setup Fitbit…
Creating CjFit Challenges
One of the important features of CjFit is Challenges. The idea behind this feature is to encourage your users to do more workouts by creating a challenge for your community…
CjFit Changelog
v1.0.3 (2018-01-14) + New option to show selected article on dashboard page when profile is not connected ^ Disable email settings by default in activity plugin ^ Allow deleting challenges…
Using CjBlog profile system
Prerequisites $api = JPATH_ROOT.'/components/com_cjblog/api.php'; if(file_exists($api)) { include_once $api; //rest of integration code here } Prefetching Users If you are loading multiple user profiles at a time, it is good idea…
Using CjBlog avatars in your custom component
Prerequisites $api = JPATH_ROOT.'/components/com_cjblog/api.php'; if(file_exists($api)) { include_once $api; //rest of integration code here } Prefetching Users If you are loading multiple user avatars at a time, it is good idea…
Pre-fetching CjBlog user profiles
Prerequisites $api = JPATH_ROOT.'/components/com_cjblog/api.php'; if(file_exists($api)) { include_once $api; //rest of integration code here } Prefetching Users If you do not want to load all avatars at a time, you can…
Installing and configuring CjBlog
Installation Installing CjBlog no different than other Joomla extensions. A quick guide is available here: http://docs.joomla.org/Installing_an_extension Configuration Options The first step after installation is configuring CjBlog. Go to Components->CjBlog in your…
Implementing CjBlog points system in your component
Prerequisites $api = JPATH_ROOT.'/components/com_cjblog/api.php'; if(file_exists($api)) { include_once $api; //rest of integration code here } Creating XML rules file CjBlog points system requires plugin rule file for users to install on…
Create a CjBlog user profile plugin
CjBlog profile can be added with your custom output using CjBlog plugins. Please take a look at the CjBlog plugins for articles to get better understanding of how it works.…