Layout overrides

Article: Layout Override Tutorial to Add Edit Links to Joomla Weblinks

Unbeknownst to many, Joomla actually has includes a feature to add and edit weblinks from the frontend.  However, it is seldom used because the core layouts do not include "add" or "edit" links in the layouts....

Article: Layout Override Tutorial: Daily blogs

This Joomla layout override tutorial shows you how to modify the blog style views for articles to show the "day" date above all the articles posted in the same day.  After that, each article on the same day will just display the time...

Article: Layout Override: Adding a Title Tag to the Banners Module

This layout override tutorial gives you a basis for overriding the output of the Joomla banners module. This simple example shows you how to add a title tag to the click link but also gives you a base for allowing addition customisation.

Article: Layout Override: Making a Joomla section look like a book contents

Is there a way to have Joomla display a section like a table of contents in a book?  It turns out there is.  I wanted the Art of Joomla's Developer Reference to look like a table of contents, with each category being like a chapter and all...

Article: Layout Overrides: Popup Login Box

Login boxes can take up valuable space on your web site, or just detract from the overall feel of the site.  A popular technique for addressing this problem is to show a modal popup login box.  The idea is that you replace the page hungry...

Article: Loading Joomla Modules from Layout Overrides

Layout overrides are a powerful feature in Joomla 1.5 but they can be used for much more than creating symantic, accessible markup, or for moving content fields around the page.  Since we have access to the rest of the Joomla Framework API in our...