content plugins not appearing

Hello, and first of all thanks for your work on flexicontent, it is a great component.

As described in this thread, i cannot put plugins that are not called by {plugin_name} to work in flexicontent, although they work fine in joomla content articles.
Can you please let us have some light as to what to do?

I really need a 3rd party plugin "relatedarticlestags" to work, but just can't seem to be able to do it. www.benjamin-agullana.fr/joomla/joomla-1...elated-articles-tags

I also tried other plugins not called by {} but they don't work as well.

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Moderator note: split from another thread.

First, plug-ins must be enabled for the particular field or they will not work.
Check the field parameters settings.

Second, the plug-in itself must allow/enable usage in other extensions such as FLEXIcontent.
I took a quick look at the Related Articles Tags plug-in and
it has a check restricting it to content article.
This will need to be modified to work with flexicontent item instead.
May be a simple fix, but I cannot test right now.
(installed new hard drive, new OS, and now installing everything else)

Main point is that it will not work with FLEXIcontent without modification.

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thanks for your quick answer, i will try to modify that particular plugin but my knowledge of code is more than limited :oops:

If you happen to know how i can do it please post here, thank you again.

Still no luck, i can't make any global plugin to work, this is a serious setback for me.
Too bad, it is a great product but this limitation is so anoying

Anybody has any idea or suggestion to make global com_content plugins to work on FLEXI? I sure would like a fix, and i'm sure many more people are having the same problem.

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There is not a "limitation" on global plug-ins in FLEXIcontent.
Many work just fine as is.

So most likely:
- these plug-ins have not been enabled properly for that FLEXIcontent field, or
- the plug-in has restrictions within it

Some plug-ins limit themselves to particular components, options, views, etc.
Some of these plug-ins may easily be modified to work with other components (e.g. FLEXIcontent).
Some of these plug-ins may not be easily modified.

I have tested many plug-ins that are working just fine.
Many work as is.
Some have required minor changes to remove their limitations.
Some will not work without major modifications.
This all depends on the particular plug-in.

Many content plug-ins do not work in Sobi2 for the same reasons.
Many content plug-ins do not work in VirtueMart for the same reasons.
Etc., etc., etc.

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Can you just enlighten me on how i can achieve that easy fix? what do you need to change in the plugins to make them work? PHP fix? something simpler?

Don't take me wrong, i really like FLEXI but some essencial plugins are just not working and i can't seem to be able to fix them, i'm too noob in coding.

I enabled the plugins properly in the main Textarea (the content one) so that is not the case. I already managed to make some work by the call to the {plugin} but the ones that are not called by the brackets are giving me a major headache. There's something wrong with the plugins and FLEXI because they work fine in regular joomla content.
Let me have an idea of where to start on the plugins to get a "easy" fix and i will try it.

Thank you for your support

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It depends on the particular plug-in.
There is no magic simple fix.
You have to first see what is being done in the plug-in.

I have my web server up and running again, but still need to re-install multiple Joomla testing websites.
Hopefully PHP 5.3.1 will not cause major issues.
Have to downgrade if it does (more downtime).
The point is that I may be able to test plug-ins again later today or tonight.

So post links to these specific "essential" plug-ins if you would like me to take a look.


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I have not seen a response from the original poster, but I can think of two essential plugins:

Kunena Discuss
joomlacode.org/gf/project/plg_kdiscuss/frs/

Simple Image Gallery
www.joomlaworks.gr/content/view/17/42/

(and/or PRO)
www.joomlaworks.gr/content/view/56/42/

*smiles*

I love the potential with FLEXIconents, and look forward to learning how to make these work in my code.

Thank you for any assistance you may offer.

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The Kunena Discuss plug-in has a thread in the French forum:
www.flexicontent.org/forum/index.php?f=18&t=685&rb_v=viewtopic

The method to insert a gallery plug-in is here:
www.flexicontent.org/forum/index.php?f=2...rb_v=viewtopic#p2303

The free Simple Image Gallery Plugin code has not been updated since March 2008 (over 2 years) and it has issues. Since the Pro version is commercial, I have no idea of how it works.

The Very Simple Image Gallery is an updated and maintained version of the free plug-in.
extensions.joomla.org/extensions/photos-...gallery/6301/details

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Thank you. I got the Kunena Discuss translated last night, and will test it out today.

SIG is a great plugin that is a bit more flexible than the free ones, so much more suited to my needs.

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. You have helped me greatly!

I am looking at transferring from a K2-based site to FLEXIcontent (I think it's MUCH more extensible), but there is a bit of a learning curve I am trying to overcome.

*smiles*

I'll let you know how it goes.