SOLVED - location link in a new window

[howie]

Hello,
is it possible to add a _blank-tag to the url of the location-link on the details-page to let it open in a new window?
Greetings
Howie

[Tonyp]

Hello,

Can you be a bit more specific? location page? are you using the Managed Locations addon?

Regards
Tony

[howie]

Hi Tony,
thanx for your fast response!
I mean the link to the website of the events location.
example: http://www.fan.bluesshacks.de/index.php ... -bluesclub
the link after "Contact".
Best
Howie

[Tonyp]

Hello Howie,

So you are wanting to make the Location a link? to what exactly? we have a Locations Plugin which allows you to define locations in google, click the map or showing the link can open a new tab.

Regards
Tony

[carcam]

Hi howie,
to make that link open in a new window you should modify the file [JOOMLA]/components/com_jevents/libraries/datamodel.php

and around line 736 replace this code:

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$row->extra_info(preg_replace('#(http://)('.$pattern.'*)#i', '<a href="\\1\\2">\\1\\2</a>', $row->extra_info()));


with this:

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$row->extra_info(preg_replace('#(http://)('.$pattern.'*)#i', '<a href="\\1\\2" target="_blank">\\1\\2</a>', $row->extra_info()));


Remember the code for future upgrades as it will be overwritten if you upgrade the component.

[howie]

Hi Carcam,
this worked for me - but I had to add the _blank-tag in the contact-line!
Thanks for your help!
cheers
Howie

[carcam]

Just extend the idead to the other fields.

All best!!

[uqkhurle]

Hello carcam, thanks for this exactly what I needed. However, this only seems to work when I open the event, then click on the extra_info field. If I click on the extra_info field when viewing an event through the See By Year view, which is my default, the URL still opens in the same window. Do I need to at the _blank code to another file somewhere? Many thanks,K

[Geraint]

That is correct - Carlos' change only affected the event detail page. You can do the same for your list views but they need a different approach.

Are you using the layout editor (http://www.jevents.net/jevents-15-topme ... ut-editing)? If you are then copy the file components/com_jevents/views/default/helpers/defaultloadedfromtemplate.php to templates/YOURTEMPLATE/html/com_jevents/helpers/defaultloadedfromtemplate.php and edit the copied file.

In this at line c. 250 you'll find

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$search[]="{{EXTRAINFO}}";$replace[]=$event->extra_info();$blank[]="";

replace it with

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         if (strpos($row->extra_info(),'<a href=')===false){
            $row->extra_info(preg_replace('#(http://)('.$pattern.'*)#i', '<a href="\\1\\2" target="_blank">\\1\\2</a>', $row->extra_info()));
         }


If you do this then you can undo the change in the datamodel.php file since this change will affect the event detail and event list views.