Joomla tag Form Field Type

The tag field type provides a field where you can enter tags, either AJAX or nested. This field type can be used after Joomla 3.1 version.

Example XML Definition

<field name="tags" type="tag" label="JTAG" description="JTAG_DESC" mode="ajax" class="inputbox span12 small" multiple="true" />

Mandatory Parameters

• type must be tag.
• name is the unique name of the parameter.
• label (translatable) is the descriptive title of the field.
• mode: it is either "ajax" or "nested".

Optional Parameters

• description (translatable) is the description of the field.
• id is the id to add to the field. If none is set this will be the name of the field.
• class is the class to add to the field.
• published determines if non-published tags should be allowed.
• language is language to filter the existing tags by.
• multiple is the ability to add more than one tag to the form field.
• custom: if the ajax mode is chosen, this setting will prevent users from adding in new tags.

Examples

1. Content Component

<field
name="tags"
type="tag"
label="JTAG"
description="JTAG_DESC"
class="span12"
multiple="true"
/>

2. Categories Component

<field
name="tags"
type="tag"
label="JTAG"
description="JTAG_DESC"
class="span12"
multiple="true"
/>

3. Contact Component

<field
name="tags"
type="tag"
label="JTAG"
description="JTAG_DESC"
class="span12"
multiple="true"
/>