Add Advanced parameter to Joomla article manager admin

To add parameter to Joomla article admin , you need to know basics of Joomla .

Lets see , How can we add parameter to Joomla .

1. Open article.xml file , which is in a folder\administrator\components\com_content\models
2. Add new param , it can be textinput , textarea , checkbox etc . You need to start tag with string “param”  e.g <param name=”newparam” type=”text” size=”40″ default=”” label=”New Param ” description=”Description of new param added” />
3. Now If you open Joomla admin >> create new article , At the right hand side , In advanced parameter block , the added parameter interface will be shown , Addthe new param at last index of advanced parameter block .
4. The added parameter is added in database , in  _content table ,  All adavanced paramenters are added in table _content >> attribs field , The added params are “\n” separated , You can use php explode function to access any one of them.
5. Once you added new param in article.xml , All save, update , delete , select operations will be automatically done .

For more info , Mail me @ prasad.wagholikar@gmail.com

“I have used these techniques to enhance my application and to meet my client requirements ,  please take backups of your stuff before changing or replacing anything , These changes are done for joomla 1.5.8 version”