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The A-Z Directory Module — 1,000 Downloads

I am proud to announce that my A-Z Directory module had it’s 1,000th download this month.

The A-Z Directory Module – Version 5

Version 5 of the A-Z Directory module adds an option to link the name to a Bootstrap modal with all of the contact information, including Miscellaneous Information and the new custom fields introduced in Joomla 3.7. The display of the modal is determined by your Options within the Contact Component. For example, within the Options, …

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The A-Z Directory Module – Versions 3 & 4

My rule of thumb is to increment my version of the A-Z Directory module whenever I break backwards compatibility. For me, breaking backwards compatibility in Joomla means a change in the default layout of the module that would prevent the proper display of the module if a user is using a template override. This is …

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Passing PHP values to Javascript in Joomla

In a previous blog post, I was extolling the virtues of the wp_localize_script function in WordPress as a way to pass PHP values to Javascript. It turns out that Joomla offers similar functionality.

Edge object-fit Fallback without a Polyfill or Modernizr

For the A-Z Directory module, I wanted a sensible and aesthetically pleasing approach to displaying contact images. Without knowing the width and height dimensions of the images people would be using for their contact images, I looked to the object-fit CSS property to avoid squashing and stretching the images. Object-fit has great support in modern browsers except for Edge.