Flexicontent - related items module

neubjr
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14 years 10 months ago #1690 by neubjr

Flexicontent - related items module was created by neubjr

I am a very novice developer, trying to get better. I want to adapt the mod_related_items core joomla module to flexicontent. The adaptation I'm looking for is to use the flexicontent tags to determine the related items instead of the metadata keywords (currently used by the module).

I'm am assuming that what I need to change is in this file: "joomla/modules/mod_related_items/helper.php" where it says:

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// select the meta keywords from the item
			$query = 'SELECT metakey' .
					' FROM #__content' .
					' WHERE id = '.(int) $id;
			$db->setQuery($query);

			if ($metakey = trim($db->loadResult()))

...

However, I'm not sure what to change this to in order to get to the flexicontent tags. Could someone with more knowledge point this out? I think there are lots of uses for a related items module using the flexicontent tags. I'm assuming its a relatively easy edit to the code. Please let me know.

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14 years 10 months ago #1701 by vistamedia

Replied by vistamedia on topic Flexicontent - related items module

Hi,
This feature comes natively in the multi-purpose module. Hopefully for Christmas

Cheers,
Emmanuel.

FLEXIcontent lead developer.
www.vistamedia.fr web agency and custom development.
www.joomla.fr co-administrator.
Please no PM for support request, use the forum for that!!!

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neubjr
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14 years 10 months ago #1756 by neubjr

Replied by neubjr on topic Flexicontent - related items module

Thanks Emmanuel, I'll watch out for that Module.

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14 years 10 months ago #1796 by Olinad

Replied by Olinad on topic Flexicontent - related items module

I hope this won't delay the release of the module... will the module allow showing the introtext of the related contents?

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14 years 10 months ago #1944 by slipsy

Replied by slipsy on topic Flexicontent - related items module

A much needed functionality to complete what looks like a fantastic piece of work. To ealry for me to comment but makes K2 seem alittle hurried....

(Why virtuemart for registration? Future products add ons for Flexi?)

Related links: I built a related links extension for Joomlas com_content that crucially didnt guess the link via meta dat or tags but let the editor choose which article was related to which content.Currently Flexicontent cannot do this as there is no item to item link field type

Is this something easy to do? For com_content I did it with a WYSIWYG button that used a modal window to show content you could link the currently edited item to via pairing up their ids in a custom table. Would this fit with Flexicontent?

cheers
alanski

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14 years 10 months ago #2004 by gobezu

Replied by gobezu on topic Flexicontent - related items module

Dear Emanuel,
Applaud your effort in flexicontent.
This tiny addition called multi-purpose module (similar to the one that comes with k2) would push the usefulness of this wonderful component even further.
So we are indeed waiting, our Christmas present is late

Hope you had a good Christmas behind and hope you will have a good new year celebration!

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