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version 1.4.1
Licence: GNU/GPL

GNU/GPL

With Content Templater you can create predefined reusable content templates.

If you use Content Templater, please post a rating and a review at the Joomla! Extensions Directory.

Description

With Content Templater you can create predefined reusable content templates.

Not only can you make complete standard page layouts, you can also use Content Templater for text snippets. So any piece of text you want to use more than once, just make a content template of it!

Under the editor you will get a list of available templates. If you select a template, your predefined content will be pasted in your article or other content item. And all the options you have set in the template will be automatically set (like title, alias, publishing settings, show icons settings, etc.)

Automatically load template

You can set templates to load as default. This way, the template will be loaded when you create a new article (or other content item). You can limit templates to certain sections / categories. So you can define different default templates per category.

Screenshots

Admin: Content Templater - items list

Admin: Content Templater - new item

Editor with Content Templater button

Installing

The package installs/updates all necessary extensions, like components, module and plugins. (If the package contains plugins, they will be published after install, so you won't have to do that by hand.)

The package makes use of a special installer. This checks to see if it needs to install the extension(s) or update them. So you can just run this package through the Joomla installer without having to uninstall the older version.

You might experience problems during install for certain setups. In that case you can install the extension(s) manually. Please read the INSTALL.txt in the package...

If you run into any problems, please report this on the forum or let me know via the contact form.

Need more help?

If you need more help, please take a look in the forum.
If you can't find your answer there, please post your question. I am very willing to help!

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Changelog

  + = Added    ! = Removed    ^ = Changed    # = Fixed
 
NEXT VERSION:
  + Added option to set text in editor button
  + Added option to not display icon in editor button
  + Added more assignment filters (components, date, url, users, k2 categories, etc)
  + Added option to override values of settings when template is loaded
  ^ Made code lighter
  ^ Changed layout of template edit page
  # Fixed issue with button displaying when no templates are available
  # Fixed issue with seperate buttons not showing when no templates are available in list
  # Fixed issue with ordering columns not working
  # Fixed location of Joomla! DTD files
  # Fixed issue with deprecated syntax for php 5.3+
 
19-Jan-2010 : v1.4.1
  ^ Fixed issue with templates not loading (bug introduced in 1.4.0)
 
18-Jan-2010 : v1.4.0
  ^ Moved elements to seperate global plugin (also used by other extensions)
  ^ Changed the License Code check (now controlled by the License Manager)
 
02-Jan-2010 : v1.3.1
  # Fixed issue with error on plugin settings page (due to License check)
 
01-Jan-2010 : v1.3.0
  + Added Commercial License Code support
  + Added support for APLite admin template
  + Added extra filters for articles
  + Added extra filters for sections/categories (exclude)
  + Added option to display template link as seperate editor button
  + Added a few variables to use in the content (user, date)
  + Added support for APLite admin template
  ^ Made loading of templates a little faster
  ^ Changed file encoding to UTF-8
  # Fixed issue with padding on the selectbox in some templates
  # Fixed issue with leading and traling paragraph tags causing new lines
 
09-Oct-2009 : v1.2.3
  ^ Changed the update check
  # Fixed issue with section/category not showing in template settings
 
25-Sept-2009 : v1.2.2
  # Fixed some issues with language support
 
23-Sept-2009 : v1.2.1
  + Fixed issue with section / category selection not working
  ! Removed ionCube check on JS Resourses categories
 
22-Sept-2009 : v1.2.0
  + Added filters for load on default option
  + Added filters for load by url option
  ^ Changed location of extra settings in the template item
  ^ Optimized program code
  # Fixed issue with errors on editor button if component is not installed
  # Fixed issue with errors on uninstallation
  # Fixed issue with special characters in different places
 
28-July-2009 : v1.1.4
  # Fixed bug introduced with v1.1.3 (wrong path to template file)
 
27-July-2009 : v1.1.3
  # Fixed issue with template xml file not being accessible in some setups
 
17-July-2009 : v1.1.2
  # Fixed issue with the "Create new template" item not working
  # Fixed issue with default template sometimes not loading in IE
 
13-July-2009 : v1.1.1
  ^ Changed sliding toggle option (in admin settings) to work better in IE8
  # Fixed issues with php4 incompatibility (MBCS warning)
  # Fixed issue with update notification not working correctly
 
29-June-2009 : v1.1.0
  + Added 'create new template' option for (Super) Administrators
  + Added notice when editor button is uninstalled
  ^ Changed the textarea element (made it resizable)
  ^ Changed the way options are shown/hidden
  ^ Changed auto installer
  # Fixed issue with default template not loading
  # Fixed issue with template not loading with SEF enabled in some cases
  # Fixed issue with template not loading when frontend index is protected
 
12-June-2009 : v1.0.3
  + Added 'break it down' option
  # Fixed issue with template being loaded in wrong editor in case of multiple editor fields
  # Fixed issue with template being available on non-content pages when limit to sections / categories is selected
  # Fixed issue with default not loading when limit to sections / categories is selected
  # Fixed issue with sections / categories not being available to choose when Enable in frontend is set to no
 
02-June-2009 : v1.0.2
 # Fixed issue with version number not being correct 
 
01-June-2009 : v1.0.1
  + Added uninstallation of (editor button) plugin when component is uninstalled
  + Added option to hide template in button when it is set as a default
  + Added option to limit to sections / categories for Joomla core content
  + Added option to choose 'Uncategorized' as a section for limiting
  # Fixed issue with editor button when component is uninstalled
 
26-May-2009 : v1.0.0
  + First stable release
  + Added some styles to support the AdminPraise2 administrator template
  ^ Changed some of the artwork
  ^ Encoded the data for frontend access
  ^ Made editor button code a little lighter
  # Fixed issue with templates not loading on some setups
  # Fixed issue with errors when administrator folder is password protected
  # Fixed a typo in the language file
 
01-May-2009 : v0.5.1
  + Added possibility to set the default template via the url (&ctid=...)
  ^ Changed different administrator elements
  # Fixed issue with button image not working on frontend
  # Fixed issue with ReReplacer not working correctly with editor text areas
  # Fixed issue with version check giving conflicts (with other NoNumber! extensions)
 
17-Apr-2009 : v0.5.0
  + Added possibility to set templates as default (to load on new article)
  ^ Changed loading image
  # Fixed issue with installer giving error white screen on some setups
  # Fixed issue with mootools not being included
  # Fixed issue with loading-overlay not working correctly on IE
 
06-Apr-2009
  + Added German LanguagePack 
03-Apr-2009 : v0.4.5
  ^ Moved Dutch language from main to separate package
  ^ Changed update notification
  ^ Changed some code in the element files
  # Fixed issue with category been reset when template is selected
  
 23-Mar-2009 : v0.4.4
  # Fixed issue with Hebrew (and other) characters not working
 
19-Mar-2009 : v0.4.3
  # Fixed issue with not all backend fields being filled (bug created with 0.4.1)
 
19-Mar-2009 : v0.4.2
  # Fixed more issues with special characters on certain setups
 
17-Mar-2009 : v0.4.1
  + Added import/export function
  # Fixed issue with not all frontend fields being filled
  # Fixed issue with special characters on non utf-8 setups
 
14-Mar-2009 : v0.4.0
  + plugin Added option to add a confirm alert before inserting the template
  + Added options to limit frontend template publication for sections / categories
     (i.c.w. JoomSuite Resources or Content Submit)
  ^ Made the templates (in Content Templater administrator) not available for users
     with a lower user group level than is set in the template.
  + Added extra error messaging when saving of template fails.
  # Fixed issue with selection of user group levels when selecting a root group
  # Fixed issue with database not installing correctly on some setups
     (resulting in errors when saving templates)
 
18-Feb-2009 : v0.3.4
  # Fixed issue regarding error 'js_res_category doesn't exist'
 
18-Feb-2009 : v0.3.3
  ! Removed a redundant query that caused errors on some setups
 
17-Feb-2009 : v0.3.2
  + Added support for JoomSuite Resources categories
  + Added extra info and better queries for manual installation / update
  # Fixed some issues regarding errors on certain setups with install / update procedure
 
13-Feb-2009 : v0.3.1
  ^ Made error catching and messaging for install / update procedure better
  + Added language support for install / update procedure
  + Added a resize button to the description
  + Added a query file for manual installation / update
  # Fixed some issues regarding the content editor
 
09-Feb-2009 : v0.3.0
  ^ Changed the way the package is installed / updated
  # Fixed issue with update check error
 
02-Feb-2009 : v0.2.1
  # Fixed more issues with special characters in text fields
  + Added confirm on delete button
 
02-Feb-2009 : v0.2.0
  + Added support for setting all article fields
  ! Removed the overwrite settings
  + Added loading overlay during javascript execution
  # Fixed issue with non-published items showing
  # Fixed issue with ordering items (on new, copy, delete)
  # Fixed issues with special characters in text fields
  ^ Changed update checker
 
24-Jan-2009 : v0.1.2
  # Fixed issue with items not saving (wrong database column name!)
 
23-Jan-2009 : v0.1.1
  + Added title and alias fields (with options to overrule/add)
  + Implemented ajax methods to retrieve template data
  ^ Changed some stuff regarding (un)installation
  # Fixed issue with quotes in text
 
17-Jan-2009 : v0.1.0
  + First beta release

Commercial License

is completely free and you DON'T need a Commercial License Code to use it.

However, if you use the extensions on websites you make for / sell to your customer, I would appreciate it if you purchase a License Code.
The License Code will remove the license message from the extensions administrator screens.

Note: If you don't want to pay for the License Code and want to continue to use the extension for free, please do. You will just have to ignore the license message in the administrator.

Note: If you have donated before and feel you should get some reduction on the price, please contact me about it... we'll sort it out :)

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	WITHOUT Commercial License Code	WITH Commercial License Code
Full version download	YES	YES
Full functionality	YES	YES
Message in administrator
Encrypted	NO	NO
Free updates	YES	YES
Free support	YES	YES
Free RSS news subscription	YES	YES
Free holiday to Barbados	NO	NO

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Downloads

Packages
Content Templater (v1.4.1) [auto-installer]	425 KB	Jan 19

Language Packs
Content Templater (v1.2.2) - Language Pack (Spanish) [auto-installer]	19.5 KB	Sep 25
Content Templater (v1.2.2) - Language Pack (German) [auto-installer]	19.2 KB	Sep 25
Content Templater (v1.2.2) - Language Pack (Dutch) [auto-installer]	19.1 KB	Sep 25
Content Templater (v1.2.2) - Language Pack (Template - use for making your own!)	19.8 KB	Sep 25

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