1. Developing components
without programming using
Joomla CCKs
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2. 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.
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3. Content Systems
of Joomla
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4. Content Systems of Joomla
Fields limited to a feature article.
You can extend the functionality using different publishers,
content plugins and buttons.
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5. Content Systems of Joomla
Disorganization of content.
Content focused on a single field with the editor.
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6. Content Systems of Joomla
Maintenance difficulties for lay people.
Limited knowledge in HTML for complex layouts.
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7. Understanding a CCK
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8. 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.
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9. 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.
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10. How it all began?
Directory components
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11. Directory components
Who has never tested a system for Joomla directory?
AlphaContent
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12. Directory components
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13. Directory components
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14. Joomla CCKs
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15. 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
7. K2 – March 2009
8. Zoo – March 2009
9. JSebold – July 2009
10.FlexiContent – September 2009
Source: http://www.alledia.com/blog/product-reviews/joomla-goes-cckrazy/
Classified as
CCKs in site
extensions.joomla.org
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16. Categorization on the integration
1. Resources
2. K2
3. Zoo
4. Form2Content
5. JSebold
6. FlexiContent
Components without
integration with the
categories and content
default Joomla
Components with
integration with the
categories and content
default Joomla
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17. CCKs without
integration
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18. 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.
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19. Resources CCK
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20. 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.
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21. 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
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22. Resources v1.0.6
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23. 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
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24. Resources v1.0.6
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25. 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
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26. 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
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27. K2 CCK
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28. 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.
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29. 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
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30. 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
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31. K2 v2.3
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32. 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
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33. 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.
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34. Zoo CCK
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35. Zoo v2.0.3
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36. 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
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37. Zoo v2.0.3
Key Features
• Users
No option
• Categories
Categories and Unlimited Subcategories
Saves an article in several categories
• Templates
Limited customization
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38. 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
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39. 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
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40. Zoo v2.0.3
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41. 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.
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42. Comparative CCKs without integration
Resources
K2
Zoo
Users
Categories
Templates
ContentTypes
FieldTypes
Filters&search
Total
Extras
Extensions
Usability
Documentation
Flex.Forms
AdvancedCust.
2
3
0 3
2
3 3
2
3 2
0
3 3 3 3 2 0 3 3 3 30
1 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 20
2 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 19
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43. CCKs with integration
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44. Categorization on integration
1. Resources
2. K2
3. Zoo
4. Form2Content
5. JSebold
6. FlexiContent
Components without
integration with the
categories and content
default Joomla
Components with
integration with the
categories and content
default Joomla
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45. 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.
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46. Form2Content CCK
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47. 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.
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48. Form2Content LITE – v1.1.0
Key Features
• Users
No option
• Categories
Same Joomla
• Templates
Customization very practical - I like it! :D
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49. 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
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50. 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
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51. Form2Content LITE – v1.1.0
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52. 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
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53. FLEXIContent CCK
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54. FLEXIContent - v1.5.3c
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55. 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
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56. 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
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57. 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
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58. FLEXIContent - v1.5.3c
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59. 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
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60. FLEXIContent - v1.5.3c
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61. 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
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62. jSeblod CCK
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63. 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 ...
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64. 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
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65. jSeblod - v1.5.3c
Key Features
• Users
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66. 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
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67. jSeblod - v1.5.3c
Key Features
• Categories

68. 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
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69. jSeblod - v1.5.3c
Key Features
• Templates
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70. 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
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71. 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
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72. jSeblod - v1.5.3c
Key Features
• Fields
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73. 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
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74. jSeblod - v1.5.3c
Key Features
• Filters and searches
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75. jSeblod - v1.5.3c
Comments
No comments.
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76. 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
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77. Comparative CCKs with integration
F2C
FLEXI
jSeblod
Users
Categories
Templates
ContentTypes
FieldTypes
Filters&search
Total
Extras
Extensions
Usability
Doc.&support
Flex.Forms
AdvancedCust.
0
0
3 3
3
0 3
1
3 3
1
1 1 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 15
2 0 2 3 2 1 2 2 19
3 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 33
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78. CCK in Practice
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79. CCK in Practice
CCK used
Form2Content LITE – v1.1.
System
Customer Management of JetWorks
www.jetworks.com.br
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80. CCK Case
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81. CCK Case
CCK used
jSeblod - v1.5.3c
Site
www.etceterablog.com
Promoting books and authors
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82. Developing components
without programming using
Joomla CCKs
Site: www.leomiranda.com
Email: contato@leomiranda.com
Twitter: @_leomiranda
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