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Reputation: 11

Custom fields in Joomla (similar to those that Wordpress has)

is there a way to add custom fields (that would be working similarly to those Wordpress has) to Joomla 1.5? I need to be able to have them entered separately from the article content (preferably as input fields next to article title) and also have them available while calling for section/category display.

For example, if any given article has a custom field named 'foo' filled with value 'bar', I need to be able to display it not only wihtin the article, but also on the category page next to the article excerpt.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1434

Answers (2)

David Taiaroa
David Taiaroa

Reputation: 25485

Have you considered using tags?

https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:How_To_Use_Content_Tags_in_Joomla!

https://www.ostraining.com/blog/joomla/joomla-31-tags/

It's flexible and built-in to Joomla, so if it's a good fit for your project it saves installing an extra extension.

Good luck!

Upvotes: 0

Brent Friar
Brent Friar

Reputation: 10609

Any number of CCK style components would allow you to do what you are looking for. Take a look at these - http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-production/content-construction

Personally, I use K2 on every Joomla site I do. Once you learn how to use the subtemplates and overrides the extra fields are a very powerful tool.

Upvotes: 1

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