[Suggestion] Add adavnced Options plugin to Module

[griiettner]

Currently on module admin area on Joomla 3.0, there is tab called "Advanced Options" that is standard for all modules and the programmers does not need to add it to XML, because Joomla adds it automatically.

This is a great feature and users can change the look of their modules on the admin area, without the need to go to code, so, they can change tags, headings, chrome style, bootstrap size and more...

Anderson was the one that actually added it to Joomla 3.0, based on my ideas and he actually made a plugin for Joomla 2.5 to have same functionality.

I would suggest to incorporate the work that Anderson have done to T3 Plugin, so, J2.5 and J3.0 users can experiment and share the same experience and of course, if a template makes use of this, both version would work good

[joomlart]

It's great idea to bring the module advanced options into Joomla 2.5. We have 2 options to have this done:

1. Embed the code to extend Module Options into T3 and add more module styles (module chrome) into T3 to work with this Module Advanced Options.
2. Using an external plugin to extend Module Options and add module styles into T3.

Which option do you recommend ? I prefer the option 2.

[griiettner]

I would prefer the option 1, because we would not need to install a second extension, this should be part of T3 and not dependent of another plugin, so, anytime T3 is on the system, we have extra chrome styles and the advanced tab, so, users can choose what they want.

For instance, I did create some chrome styles for navigations, for J3, with all bootstrap code, so, no need to make it again on template, it is just matter to choose the appropriate chrome style and this can be done in any module position. Having this plugin enable on T3V3, we could have the same functionality on J2.5

[ryanbelisle]

On another note, and I'm not sure if this would just be a T3 thing, but it be really nice to be able have the option to make the Advanced Tab have more options:

• Module Title LINKS! So there would be a parameter to set the title as a link, and you could choose whether it be an external, or link to an existing menu item, etc.
• Option to inject Custom HTML into the
  • Header (so you could put an icon or another link to the right of the header, etc.)
  • Other Custom HTML injection points, depending on the module... so like at the bottom and/or top of the module. Allot of times if I create a Latest News or Login Module or something, I want to put some text at the bottom, which I can't do.

Again, I'm not sure if these could be integrated via the T3 plugin, or it have to be in the Joomla Core?