I have some joomla articles. some values in that article has to be updated by data obtained through a soap call to other site. Is there any plugin available for joomla by which i can embed custom php inside articles?? How can i do this.??
A:
Check out the Joomla plugin repository for "custom code in content"
Good luck!
Chris Thompson
2009-12-02 05:25:23
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A:
To me, the ideal way is to create a traditional component that gets all the data. This component inserts these values in specified article ids. These articles act as "data containers".
Why create a traditional component? Because you'll be going to use libraries, error corrections and such and a component solution can be more robust. IMHO it's a good idea to avoid php logic in your editor panel.
Then, in the articles that are shown to users in the frontend, using Include Content Item Joomla Plugin, you add {include_content_item 123}, being 123 the id of the article you inserted data you want to show in your component. Doing the {} call outputs the article which id is "123".
GmonC
2009-12-02 13:41:25