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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Continue readingThe A-Z Directory Module – Version 5My 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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Continue readingThe A-Z Directory Module – Versions 3 & 4In 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.
Continue readingPassing PHP values to Javascript in JoomlaFor 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.
Continue readingEdge object-fit Fallback without a Polyfill or ModernizrA user made a request to include Swedish letters in my A-Z Directory module for Joomla. A quick check on Wikipedia showed the Swedish alphabet consisted of the “modern 26-letter basic Latin alphabet (‘A’ through ‘Z’) plus, ‘Å’, ‘Ä’, and ‘Ö’, in that order.”
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