Developing components using Joomla CCKs

Developing components without programming using Joomla CCKs See more www.leomiranda.com

About Leonardo Miranda de Almeida • Degree in Information Systems at Recife FIR in Brazil. • He works as a freelance Joomla! daily since 2006. • There is about 3 years Joomla service for Konfide and Elementa companies. • Spent about one year and a half to Made2Web company in Portugal with the development of Joomla templates • Currently part of the company JetWorks working as web designer Joomla and CCK Developer. See more www.leomiranda.com

Content Systems of Joomla See more www.leomiranda.com

Content Systems of Joomla Fields limited to a feature article. You can extend the functionality using different publishers, content plugins and buttons. See more www.leomiranda.com

Content Systems of Joomla Disorganization of content. Content focused on a single field with the editor. See more www.leomiranda.com

Content Systems of Joomla Maintenance difficulties for lay people. Limited knowledge in HTML for complex layouts. See more www.leomiranda.com

Understanding a CCK See more www.leomiranda.com

Understanding a CCK CCK (Content Constructor Kit) A CCK is a support tool for building content. With this tool you can extend the functionality of a CMS content. Tool for creating custom fields. Tool already well known in the Drupal CMS. See more www.leomiranda.com

Understanding a CCK Facilitates - Insert contents separated by fields of different types. Customize - Eliminates tiresome individual customization of content using HTML editor or in the article. Organize - Data divided into fields that can be used in possible search filters. FIexibility - Several possible manipulations with the data transformed into real systems similar to Joomla components. See more www.leomiranda.com

How it all began? Directory components See more www.leomiranda.com

Directory components Who has never tested a system for Joomla directory? AlphaContent See more www.leomiranda.com

Directory components See more www.leomiranda.com

Joomla CCKs See more www.leomiranda.com

What CCKs in the market? 1. JReviews – July 2006 2. Sobi2 – September 2006 3. Fabrikar – January 2007 4. Catalog – April 2008 5. Resources – October 2008 6. Form2Content – February 2009 Classified as 7. K2 – March 2009 CCKs in site 8. Zoo – March 2009 extensions.joomla.org 9. JSebold – July 2009 10.FlexiContent – September 2009 Source: http://www.alledia.com/blog/product-reviews/joomla-goes-cckrazy/ See more www.leomiranda.com

Categorization on the integration 1. Resources Components without 2. K2 integration with the categories and content 3. Zoo default Joomla Components with 4. Form2Content integration with the 5. JSebold categories and content 6. FlexiContent default Joomla See more www.leomiranda.com

CCKs without integration See more www.leomiranda.com

CCKs without integration Use of scarce resources that integrate with the structure of CCK default Joomla content. Do not use the com_content table for storing content. Own modules and plugins by the author because they are not compatible with the content created for Joomla. See more www.leomiranda.com

Resources CCK See more www.leomiranda.com

Resources v1.0.6 Company: Might Extensions Site: www.mightyextensions.com Price: Free component, but you must be a paid member to download some modules, advanced fields, filters, among other features. Site Definition: MightyResources is the most advanced CCK (Content Construction Kit) component for Joomla 1.5. See more www.leomiranda.com

Resources v1.0.6 Key Features • Users Total management via front-end Profile page with some extra features • Categories Unlimited Categories and Subcategories Saves an article in several categories • Templates Creating custom templates Several ready-made templates *paid See more www.leomiranda.com

Resources v1.0.6 See more www.leomiranda.com

Resources v1.0.6 Key Features • Content Types Create unlimited with many customizations • Fields Unlimited Fields 30 types of fields *paid • Filters and searches Field can be a filter with multiple values Per session or class, sorting by field 5 + extra filter Plugins *paid See more www.leomiranda.com

Resources v1.0.6 See more www.leomiranda.com

Resources v1.0.6 Comments • Directory / catalogs - Maybe because it was one of the first components for Joomla CCK type structure seems to be inspired by directory systems / catalogs • Multi Instances - Before there was a limitation of a single instance of a single component system, the resources came to meet this need and extend with new features • Extra Features - tags, comments and vote • Difficult to understand - Many configuration options making it difficult to understand • Great documentation - with video tutorials See more www.leomiranda.com

Resources v1.0.6 Tips Target audience Serves well as all levels of users to have enough tutorials Templates Several templates paid. Customization with the intermediate level. Recommended Types of Systems Mainly directories / catalogs with profiles and user management via front-end See more www.leomiranda.com

K2 CCK See more www.leomiranda.com

K2 v2.3 Company: JoomlaWorks Site: www.getk2.org Price: Free (photo gallery paid). Site Definition: K2 is the popular powerful content component for Joomla! with CCK-like features developed by JoomlaWorks, makers of fine Joomla! extensions since 2006. See more www.leomiranda.com

K2 v2.3 Key Features • Users Administration via front-end View user profile with content below User groups with permissions • Categories Categories and Unlimited Subcategories Saves an article in only one category • Templates Customization using template override See more www.leomiranda.com

K2 v2.3 Key Features • Content Types There, the customization is done by categories, groups, fields and template • Fields Standard fields: Photos, videos, and attachments 7 types of extra fields • Filters and searches Non-existent by the company See more www.leomiranda.com

K2 v2.3 See more www.leomiranda.com

K2 v2.3 Comments • Most popular - more popular with many CCK active users • More extensions - qty CCK more extensions • Com_content turbinado - Component-based standard component of many improvements to articles joomla • Extra features - Comments, tags • Few resources CCK - Few types of fields, less customization of forms, no filter and search system See more www.leomiranda.com

K2 v2.3 Tips Target audience Serves well as all levels of users to have resemblance with the Articles component for Joomla! Templates Customization with the same level of template Joomla. Recommended Types of Systems Systems like Joomla Articles with plugins and custom layout, blogs and catalogs. See more www.leomiranda.com

Zoo CCK See more www.leomiranda.com

Zoo v2.0.3 See more www.leomiranda.com

Zoo v2.0.3 Company: YooTheme Site: www.yootheme.com Price: Free with paid applications Site Definition: ZOO is a flexible and powerful content application builder to manage your content See more www.leomiranda.com

Zoo v2.0.3 Key Features • Users No option • Categories Categories and Unlimited Subcategories Saves an article in several categories • Templates Limited customization See more www.leomiranda.com

Zoo v2.0.3 Key Features • Content Types Create unlimited with a few customizations • Fields Several types of fields Fields advanced paid • Filters and searches No option See more www.leomiranda.com

Zoo v2.0.3 Comments • More limited - few free fields, no option for users, no filter and search system • Paid applications - The best use is in the paid applications • Change in the front end - only provided in version 2.1 • Limitation extensions - Only YOOtools • Pretty interface - Features such as drag and drop and a beautiful look • The appearance deceives - Despite having a beautiful presentation is a very limited CCK See more www.leomiranda.com

Zoo v2.0.3 See more www.leomiranda.com

Zoo v2.0.3 Tips Target audience Serves well as all levels of users to have applications ready to be customized paid Templates A little customization Recommended Types of Systems Only systems in the applications paid with few modifications. See more www.leomiranda.com

K2 Zoo Resources 0 3 2 Users 3 2 3 Categories 3 2 3 Templates 2 0 3 Content Types 2 1 3 Field Types 0 0 3 See more Filters & search 2 3 3 Extras www.leomiranda.com 1 3 2 Extensions 3 0 3 Usability 1 2 3 Documentation 2 0 3 Flex. Forms 0 1 3 Advanced Cust. Comparative CCKs without integration 19 20 30 Total

CCKs with integration See more www.leomiranda.com

Categorization on integration 1. Resources Components without 2. K2 integration with the categories and content 3. Zoo default Joomla Components with 4. Form2Content integration with the 5. JSebold categories and content 6. FlexiContent default Joomla See more www.leomiranda.com

CCKs with integration Use resources that integrate with CCK content design standard Joomla. Use the com_content table for storing content. Are compatible with components, modules and plugins created for Joomla content. See more www.leomiranda.com

Form2Content CCK See more www.leomiranda.com

Form2Content LITE – v1.1.0 Company: Open Source Design Site: www.form2content.com Price: LITE version free, paid PRO Site Definition: Form2Content PRO is an article submission component for Joomla!. It allows you to create custom submission forms for Joomla Articles. See more www.leomiranda.com

Form2Content LITE – v1.1.0 Key Features • Users No option • Categories Same Joomla • Templates Customization very practical - I like it! :D See more www.leomiranda.com

Form2Content LITE – v1.1.0 Key Features • Content Types Create unlimited with a few customizations • Fields Only five free and paid 10 Can be extended using plugins Joomla • Filters and searches Sold separately as a component See more www.leomiranda.com

Form2Content LITE – v1.1.0 Comments • More limited - few free fields, no user customization, no filter and search system free • Forum - did not identify any support forum • Validation - No field validation was identified • Integration - With other systems the same manufacturer • Simple and Convenient - Despite the lack of some resources development is very fast • Templates - Development and practical with good customization can use Joomla plugins See more www.leomiranda.com

Form2Content LITE – v1.1.0 See more www.leomiranda.com

Form2Content LITE – v1.1.0 Tips Target audience Serves well as all levels of users by ease Templates Easy customization, rapid and complete Recommended Types of Systems Simple systems with rapid development See more www.leomiranda.com

FLEXIContent CCK See more www.leomiranda.com

FLEXIContent - v1.5.3c See more www.leomiranda.com

FLEXIContent - v1.5.3c Company: Vista Media Site: www.flexicontent.org Price: Free Site Definition: FLEXIcontent is primarily an advanced content management system developed to replace the native article manager of Joomla! 1.5 See more www.leomiranda.com

FLEXIContent - v1.5.3c Key Features • Users Another component to manage permissions (FLEXIAccess) • Categories Categories and Unlimited Subcategories Saves an article in several categories • Templates Customization with html, css and php See more www.leomiranda.com

FLEXIContent - v1.5.3c Key Features • Content Types Create unlimited with a few customizations No relationship categories • Fields 16 types of fields Choose one or more types of content • Filters and searches Nonexistent See more www.leomiranda.com

FLEXIContent - v1.5.3c Comments • Good usability - Easy to understand • Practical - Development without much detail • Good field types - Varied kinds of fields with good settings • Extras - Tags and versioning • Almost complete - Except for the ability to filter and search to be launched soon • Without documentation - Limited to one forum See more www.leomiranda.com

FLEXIContent - v1.5.3c Tips Target audience Suitable for intermediate users or some notion of html, css and php Templates Customization with html, css and php Recommended Types of Systems All types of systems that do not require filters and searches See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod CCK See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Company: Seblod Site: www.jseblod-cck.com Price: Gratuito Site Definition: It is an extension to build personalized content. It is Open Source and GPL. A content type is defined by a set of fields. They can be used in all components of the manager as Joomla Articles Joomla Joomla category manager, the user manager of Joomla, Virtuemart shop ... See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Users o Extends Management Users o Add any type of field (avatar, CAPTCHA, galleries, ...) o reation and modification via front-end o Creating custom lists with users o Import CSV file with one click using o Creation of various types of users with different fields and templates o Choice of fields on the form and visualization o Creation of modules to form, lists or profile See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Users See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Categories o Extends Management Categories o Add any type of field in the Category o You can remove fields leaving simpler patterns o Creation and modification via front-end o Management Categories o Email Notification o Export using CCK Packs See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Categories

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Templates o Templates for content and forms o Automatic or custom generated template o Template engine o Based on Joomla template system o Change the presentation of content according to their location on site o Add PHP, XHTML, codes Joomla! (Jdoc), CSS, JavaScript, parameters o Export using CCK Packs See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Templates See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Content Types o Set of fields that define the form o Associated with a template for content and another to form o Choose different fields in front-end and back-end, for the same content See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Fields o More than 40 types of generic fields o Extend field of type Plugin using Joomla! o Management using Ajax o Validation Rules o Several parameters for each field type o Drop-down dynamics based on data from table o Camp X: X times to repeat a field o A library with more than 260 fields ready for use See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Fields See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Filters and searches o Sort results according to four levels of priority criteria o Search and list for a variety of field types such as Checkbox, Select, Upload, Wysiwyg, etc.. almost all fields are searchable o Compare, eg, price higher than the set value and smaller than the other o Choose multiple fields to be fetched in a single field o Consider only words longer than X characters o Make a field in another field type to search Ex: checkbox => select See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Key Features • Filters and searches See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Comments No comments.  See more www.leomiranda.com

jSeblod - v1.5.3c Tips Target audience Recommended for advanced users with some notion of html, css and php Templates Customization with html, css,js,php and joomla plugin Recommended Types of Systems All types of systems, especially the most complete See more www.leomiranda.com

F2C FLEXI jSeblod 3 0 0 Users 3 3 0 Categories 3 1 3 Templates 3 1 1 Content Types 3 2 1 Field Types 3 0 0 See more Filters & search 3 2 0 Extras www.leomiranda.com 3 3 3 Extensions 1 3 2 Usability 2 1 1 Doc. & support 3 2 3 Flex. Forms Comparative CCKs with integration 3 2 0 Advanced Cust. 33 19 15 Total

CCK in Practice See more www.leomiranda.com

CCK in Practice CCK used Form2Content LITE – v1.1. System Customer Management of JetWorks www.jetworks.com.br www.leomiranda.com See more www.leomiranda.com

CCK Case See more www.leomiranda.com

CCK Case CCK used jSeblod - v1.5.3c Site www.etceterablog.com Promoting books and authors www.leomiranda.com See more www.leomiranda.com

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