[MOD] Turn Module Titles in to Links.

What this mod does is converts module titles in to links. So when you are creating or editing a module you can add a link to its title.



What is the use: This will be handy for users using World News II template and running review/news type websites.

Going by our demo website : http://demo.gavick.com/joomla16/jul2011/

Imaging being able to click on following module titles which will take you to their respective categories ( Links you define in module setting ) .
Latest News
More headlines
Editor's Picks
Business
Sport News and so on...

Example is based on The World News II

Step1:
Find File: /templates/gk_twn2/html/modules.php
Find Lines: 25 to 27 which is below

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      if($module->showtitle) {
         echo '<h3 class="header"><span>'.$module->title.'</span></h3>';
      }


Replace with below

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      if($module->showtitle) {
         if($params->get('module_link_switch')) {
            echo '<h3 class="header"><span id="module' . $module->id .'"><a href="'. $params->get('module_link') .'">' . $module->title . '</a></span></h3>';
         } else {
            echo '<h3 class="header"><span id="module' . $module->id .'">' . $module->title . '</span></h3>';
         }
      }


Save and close / upload your file back to your server.

Step 2. Download and install attached plugin. Enable it from Extensions > Plugins > GK Module Title Links
Step 3. Now simply edit any modules. See "Module Title Links (GavickPro)" on right side.
Step 4. Enable "Enable Module Title Links" and add your link in "Module Header Link".



Links are relative to your live site so entering gallery becomes http://yourwebsite.com/gallery


See you around...

Hi

What a great post Thank You for that.

No problem at all, attached a plugin which adds extra module parameters for our mod so there is no need to edit module xml files anymore. Now if we can get devs to change module.php file it would be easier for users

Hi

You better write about it on GitHub. Anyway I think that this plugin should be included in template's code.

It is already done

Hi

Yes. I've seen it 5min after I adviced that

Hi. Templates from version 2.12 has a new feature 'module title as a link' that requires a plugin from files 'temp_name_rest_files_J!16.zip'. My question is: How is the name of this plugin?
Thanks.

@o4m,

Plugin is already attached in this topic see first post attachment.

We will update rest_files package with plugin.

See you around...

Works very well, thanks!!!

Please update thix topic and the plugin, the attachment does not exist. Thank you.

Hi

You can find this plugin in every rest_file package for any template.