SimpleLists FAQ

Does this component use Joomla! articles?

No, it does not. People have been dispointed by this from the beginning, and have even given this component a bad rating for this. The sad thing is that they are missing out on the point totally.

A Joomla! article is ment to fill a complete page. It can be fitted onto a page with multiple articles (blog-layout) by messing around with a "Read-More" link. SimpleLists uses its own text without the need of having to insert a "Read-More" link. It introduces an aspect regular articles do NOT have: Have an introduction which is different from the article itself.

Furthermore, SimpleLists items seperate the destination link and an image from the body-text, allowing for a lot of variations through a few mouse-clicks.

Does this component use Joomla! categories and sections?

No, it does not. The reason is again that the current Joomla! section/category system is very limiting: You can not have sub-categories (so more than two layers) and you can not put an article in multiple categories.

SimpleLists has - just like any component other than "com_content" - no sections, only categories. That's the architecture of Joomla!. But SimpleLists has extended this architecture by allowing the definition of sub-categories (through a parent-category) and allowing an item to be in multiple categories at once.

Can I create a gallery with SimpleLists?

Yes, you can but while SimpleLists handles text, titles, links and more, it doesn't handle thumbnails. I would recommend you use a proper gallery-tool like PhocaGallery.

How do I put SimpleLists in my articles?

You don't. An article is generated by the Joomla! component "Content". SimpleLists is a seperate component. If you don't understand this difference, you probably don't understand the difference between a module and a component either.

Always read the documentation first!

Read the Joomla! documentation

How does the versioning work?

Every SimpleLists release will be given a version number. This version can for instance be 1.5.0.6. Because the component only works under Joomla! 1.5 it includes a prefix "1.5". Once Joomla! 1.6 will appear (together with ACL support) SimpleLists will be upgraded to a prefix "1.6".

So the "0.6" part is the real version indication. The "0" is the so-called major versionnumber, while the "6" is a minor versionnumber. A minor version can be patched without problems and may offer new features or bugfixes. A major version includes some heavy changes (like ACL or database changes) so be careful when upgrading.

Does this component need the Joomla! Legacy Mode?

No, the SimpleLists component is a native component which will run on Joomla! 1.5 natively. You do not need the Legacy Mode for this component, and any problems that occur because of Legacy Mode are (probably) unrelated to SimpleLists.

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