.. include :: substitutions.txt


.. _front_end:

Front-end editing
==================

.. _front_end_configuration:

Front-end configuration
-------------------------

|GC| can be configured to allow front-end (the public side of |J|) editing, see dedicated :ref:`front_end_parameters`, parameters that can be overridden in the editor link have "Yes" in the corresponding column.

When front-end editing is enabled, you can create links to let your users add or edit content to |GCIs|, to show a button under the article's editor window, you must publish |GC| :ref:`editor_plugin` plugin

If you want to manually activate the editor window through a link, you must load modal API adding the following at the very top of your template:

.. code-block:: php
   :linenos:

    <?php JHTML::_('behavior.modal'); ?>


then, create a link like this:

.. code-block:: php
   :linenos:

    <a rel="{handler: 'iframe', size: {x: 800, y: 400}}"
        href="index.php?option=com_geocontent&view=editor&tmpl=component&id=XXX&contentid=YYY&layerid=ZZZ" class="modal">
    Click to activate map editor
    </a >


* change `XXX` with the |GCI|'s' ID, this parameter is optional
* change `YYY` with the article's ID, this parameter is optional
* change `ZZZ` with the |GCL|'s ID, this parameter is optional
* optionally change popup x and y size values in `rel` attribute


.. note:::

    Depending on |GC| parameters configuration, front end editing can be disabled or limited to certain user levels.

.. note::

    |GC| comes with a plugin :ref:`editor_plugin` wich adds a button to the standard |J| editor form.