Hi

I have the need to create a configuration page for my component, with some texts to use on submission page etc, like intro text, thank you text and the like.

I know there is a configuration button for the component, but I have no control over it in Cook. Is it possible to create some form of a configuration page with Cook, or it this something that would require "getting my hands dirty" ?

Thanks

Everything you want to be able to configure is in your component's admin/config.xml.

You're right, at present there is nothing in COOK to furnish your component with extended, customised configuration options except for those auto created by fields such as images for instance - i.e. the auto-creation of the image directory parameter.

1. You should download your component
2. edit your config.xml adding any additional config params you like.
3. Test locally - any amendments made should now be reflected in your admin section of the component
4. Repackage your extension with the new config

To help you, you will find a wealth of knowledge about how to this, adding tabbed 'pages' to separate your config, field types and options here on the joomla wiki page

Hope it's helpful,

Gez

If I go the config.xml route, will that allow me to select images ? And rich text with an editor ?

I don't think the WYSIWYG editor is possible however, selects, radios, text etc are all possible for sure...

If you mean a predefined set of images, I suppose you could provide the paths to them as values in select options...

Seems possible if you look at docs.joomla.org/Editor_form_field_type and docs.joomla.org/Standard_form_field_types

Will try that route...

EDIT: I can confirm that the editor works just fine - great