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Creative solutions to load Joomla module anytime anywhere without afraid of breaking overall layout.

JEZ Module Loader is a system plugin for Joomla! 1.5 developed to help Joomla webmaster load Joomla module anytime anywhere including but not limited to within an article, within another Joomla module and within the output of a component.

License

JEZ Module Loader is released under GNU General Public License.

Usage

First thing first, after installing you need to enable JEZ Module Loader plugin in Joomla's Plugin Manager page.

After enabling this Joomla plugin, you have 2 ways to include Joomla module inside an article, another module, or the output of a component: using inclusion syntax and using triggerEvent Joomla function.

Details

mod_id

ID of the module to be loaded.

mod_chrome

The chrome to wrap around module output:

• raw: Raw output.
• xhtml: Joomla's xhtml module chrome.
• rounded: Joomla's rounded module chrome.
• jezRounded6ImgsNested: Creates rounded corners the similar way as Joomla's rounded module chrome but use 6 images and 6 nested divs instead of 4.
• jezRounded6Imgs: Creates rounded corners using schillmania.com's More Rounded Corners With CSS technique.
• jezRounded1Img: Creates rounded corners using schillmania.com's Even More Rounded Corners With CSS technique.
• jezRounded1ImgScroll: Uses same technique as jezRounded1Img but scrollable if content is overflown.

mod_suffix

Custom suffix to add to module chrome's class for individual styling.

Using inclusion syntax

This is the simplest way to embed Joomla module anytime anywhere you like with JEZ Module Loader. To be able to use this method, you must edit the plugin and enable Inclusion Syntax parameter first.

Then embedding certain Joomla module is as easy as inserting the following text into an article, a custom HTML module, or the view template of a module or component where you want the module appear:

{loadmodule mod_id mod_chrome mod_suffix}

Using triggerEvent Joomla function

If you want to include Joomla module only if certain condition met then using Joomla's triggerEvent API function is the best way to follow.

To use this method, you simply need to insert the following PHP code into the view template or PHP file which renders HTML output of a component or another module where you want a module to be included:

global $mainframe;
$module = array(
	mod_id,
	mod_chrome,
	mod_suffix
);
$mainframe->triggerEvent('onLoadModule', $module);

Demo

Following Joomla modules are loaded within this article using JEZ Module Loader.

Support

Discussion Forum

This is the place where you can report bugs, suggest new features, share experience, help others and request support from others as well.

Download

Click this link to download JEZ Module Loader Joomla plugin.