UploaderFor images, we strongly recommend to use the cook uploader instead of Joomla! native image picker and media manager. Few reasons:
With indirect access, you will be able to move the media folders easily, because the database only stores short relatives paths.
Renaming rulesThis is the most important about files... The file is always renamed before to be stored. Using tags:
You can create relative sub folders: ex: {ID}/{RAND#8}.{MIMEXT} You can also choose the special behaviors when a file is found with the same name :
|
|
This Component Generator is the REAL component generator. This tool is very easy to use and in a matter of minutes I was building a fully working extension. I was amazed with the end result... worth every cent...