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2. 01 WHAT IS SEBLOD CCK FOR JOOMLA? 2
• SEBLOD CCK is a content construction kit for Joomla 1.7 as well as a Software Development Kit (SDK)
• Allows developers, designers & admin’s to build any type of content: blog, classifieds, downloads etc
• Extend Articles, Categories & Users
Joomla! Only Installation Joomla! + SEBLOD CCK Installation
NAME NAME
USER NAME USER NAME
E-MAIL E-MAIL
PASSWORD PASSWORD
INTERESTS
SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
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3. 02 OKAY, SO IT’S A CCK, BUT WHAT IS THAT?
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• A CCK (Content Construction Kit) allows you to create different ‘types’ of content by assigning fields
of various types to a content item.
• The ‘content’ part of a CCK is no more than a collection of data fields displayed in a certain format.
• Let’s take a ‘recipe’ content type for example:
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4. 03 THERE ARE OTHER CCK’s, WHY CHOOSE SEBLOD?
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• Very well integrated into the Joomla core.
• Streamlined AJAX interface, increased productivity.
• Lots of field types to chose from.
• Unmatched field storage capabilities.
• Content types are integrated into the Joomla! article manager.
• Powerful template engine. Templates are created similarly to Joomla! templates.
• Efficient front-end content submission.
• Extend SEBLOD through native Joomla! plug-ins.
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5. 04 USAGE SCENARIO’S FOR SEBLOD CCK
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• Classifieds Web Site - User contributed listings.
• Download / Document Manager - ACL, file upload fields, document descriptions etc.
• Comment Systems - Easily add comment functionality to any content type.
• Real Estate Listings - Powerful search & list features make filtering content on any field a breeze.
• Restaurant Guide - Search / list types & a 3rd party Google Maps plug-in.
The amount of fields (and the ability to add more), powerful search features and a solid
template system mean that the sky’s the limit when it come’s to creating custom content type’s
with SEBLOD 2.0 CCK.
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6. 05 THE HEART OF SEBLOD: FIELDS & CONTENT TYPES
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• All content types, for example an image gallery, consist of a collection of fields.
• There are many fields included with SEBLOD, examples include:
Text - Standard input field
Checkbox - Standard HTML checkbox
Submit Button - To submit forms & searches
File upload (choose location, 1 item per user, resize up to 6 sizes...)
Image upload with up to 5 auto-generated thumbnails, their size defined by you
FieldX - Repeat a field X times
GroupX - Repeat a group of fields X times
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7. 06 CCK FIELDS
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• Create your own fields for Admin Form, Site Form & Content view types
• Apply ‘Typo’ plug-ins to field content - Typo means typography, but not limited to that
H1, H2, H3...
Italic, Bold, Underline
Link to Content - Field value links to full article
Open Images in Lightbox Window - Applicable to image upload fields
• Write your own ‘Typo’ plug-in and do what you want with the field values.
• Use ‘Live’ values - Grab the value of a URL variable, user profile field, article ID etc.
• Show field values as ‘form’, ‘hidden’, ‘read only’ or ‘value’ in forms.
• Select the Storage Type of your field.
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8. 07 CCK FIELDS - STORAGE TYPES
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• Fields can be stored in a number of ways:
• CUSTOM: introtext column of the joomla content table as ::field_name:: value ::/field_name::
• STANDARD: Within an already present column of any table, eg: title in Joomla content table
• By adding a new column to any table present in your database
• Stored in a table relative only to the content type in which the field is created
• JSON: Suitable if you’re storing smaller amounts of less used fields.
When adding fields to an already present column, creating a new column in an existing table or
creating a new table for your content type you will always have the choice of setting the table
column properties: char(25), varchar(25), text, int(11), datetime etc
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9. 07 CCK FIELDS - STORAGE TYPES
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The value of field “sd_alias” is then stored in the introtext column of our content table
::sd_alias:: test ::/sd_alias::
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10. 07 CCK FIELDS - STORAGE TYPES
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The value of field “recipe_notes” is stored in it’s own column in the #__cck_type_recipe table
::sd_alias:: test ::/sd_alias::
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11. 07 CCK FIELDS - STORAGE TYPES
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• There are advantages and disadvantages for each field storage method
• You need to consider a few things when choosing a field storage type:
Exclusivity - Do you need this field to be available to other content types?
Storage Properties - Do you require a specific type like char, varchar, int etc?
Third party access - Having your it’s own table column makes this easier.
Efficiency - Will there be too many other fields in the introtext column? Consider storing it in it’s own column then.
Data Role - If the field data appears mainly in article intro’s, it makes more sense to store it in the introtext column.
Invest the time planning how your fields will map to your content type. This will save you a lot of
headaches in the long run and will ensure that your content type is as efficient as it can be.
Avoid naming conflicts with third party cck fields by prefixing your fields with a letter or two. I use
my initials, so the field ‘tags’ becomes ‘sd_tags‘.
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12. 08 CONTENT TYPES
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• There are 4 types of ‘clients’ to assign content type fields to:
Admin Form - The content creation form in the administration area of SEBLOD, i.e. The Article Manager screen.
Site Form - The content creation / submission form in the Joomla! front end, user submitted content.
Content - Fields assigned here will appear in the full article view.
Intro - Fields assigned here will appear only in the article intro view.
• Each client can have it’s own template assigned to it, granting you total control over the display of
your content type’s data / content.
• Each client can have it’s very own set of ACL rules. Fields of each client can also have ACL rules
assigned to them.
• Fields are added to a ‘position’ of your choice, this concept is similar to module positions.
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13. 09 CONTENT TYPES - FIELD POSITIONS
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• Function much the same as module positions. A collection of fields are assigned to a certain position,
and that position is then rendered in your template.
• The default template seb_one ships with 42 field positions.
• Each position can be overridden in your template.
• Style variations can be applied to any and all positions.
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14. 09 CONTENT TYPES - FIELD POSITIONS
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TOPBODY
MAINBODY
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16. 01 ACL & CONTENT TYPES
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• ACL rules can be applied to all clients of a content type.
• ACL rules can be applied to all fields within a client.
• ACL for publication, edition & access of content.
• Total control over who can do what, where and when.
Ingredients:
2 large red peppers
1 large onion
250g butter
150ml vegetable stock
250ml cream
Download: Available only to
red-pepper-soup-43.pdf
recipe subscribers
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17. 01 TEMPLATES
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• Extremely flexible & powerful templating system
• Reside in the native Joomla! templates directory
• Templates for form, content & search types
• Overrides on item positions based on their type & client:
You want to specifically style a ‘recipe’ content type’s position but only in INTRO view
You want to specifically style a content types positions but only in a LIST view
• Create your own variations and apply them to your positions:
You want some content to display before and after a certain position
You want to manually render the content of your fields using SEBLOD’S rendering API
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18. 01 SEARCH TYPES
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• Create tailored ‘search rules’ for any content type
• Define which fields users can & cannot search against.
• Choose to show or hide fields in the front end, or create your own custom form.
• Bind ‘live’ values to the field(s) you’re searching against.
• ACL rules are fully available to all fields in your search type.
• Display the results of a search in a list module.
• Style your search results through a template or override.
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19. 01 SEARCH TYPES
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...../search-results.htm?tagged=smokey
• Use live values
• Choose searchable fields
• Choose match types
• Control results template
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