Extensions
WT Article Select adds article data to Joomla custom fields
WT Article Select is a free Joomla custom-field plugin that lets an administrator choose an article through Joomla’s standard article-selection modal and optionally makes the selected article’s data available during field rendering.
The plugin is designed for custom-field contexts. Alongside storing the selected article, it can load the complete article object and the article’s custom fields, allowing those values to be used in custom field output layouts.
Available options
- Load article data: loads the complete selected article object and makes it available as
$field->article. - Load article fields: loads the selected article’s custom fields into
$field->jcfields. - Show create article button: adds access to Joomla’s standard new-article window from the administrative form.
- Show edit article button: adds access to Joomla’s standard editing window for the selected article.
Values available during rendering
Field layouts can access the selected article through several properties:
$field->valuecontains a link to the selected article.$field->rawvaluecontains the field’s original saved value.$field->article_idcontains the selected article ID.$field->article_titlecontains the article title used to display the link.$field->articlecontains the complete article object when article-data loading is enabled.$field->jcfieldscontains the article’s custom fields when field loading is enabled.
This makes the plugin useful for layouts that need more than the selected article’s identifier or link, while keeping article selection within the standard Joomla administrative interface.