Modifications to the "Autostand 2.7" component
I am making a website for Autiq.nl using the Autostand module by Webstylecreations. You can find this extension in the Joomla! Extension Directory. The Autostand module is a great module for car dealers. It has a perfect interface and various options for presenting your cars on sale online. It worth the every euro you have to pay for it. But it needed some tweaks to suit my expectations. I decided to spice up the the component a little bit and documented the changes for the bennefit of the Open Source community. Here you can find how I have done things.
Translations, options and translated language file download
The base module has a great option to translate the language file but unfortunately these translations do not affect the modules.
This is how I managed to make the module multi language. I also changed the script a little bit to be able to translate the options in the select box presenting the engine options.
Read more about all the modifications made to the translation files ».
mod search modifications
The Autostand 2.7 component comes with a couple of modules included. The most important one is the module "mod_autostand_search".
In my opinion it lacks the option to translate this module completely. Espescially in a multi language site it wont reflect all the options in the right language.
Read more about all the modifications made to the "Autostand search module" ».
Notes;
- At the time I wrote this article (April 2010) the Autiq website was not completely production ready, so the images presented here probably do not reflect the live website. You can visit the website and try all the features, but please keep in mind this is a production environment and not a test website.Feel welcome at all time but behave!
- Make sure to backup your original files before you make these changes, not warranties here!
- I wrote this article listening to The Dennis Ruyer Dance Department podcast using Itunes and monitoring my AdSense income using the free ADsense monitoring tool.