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Here is a list of "How To" items, that refer to the fabrik forum and / or fabrik tutorials, but organized in a logical way. Only the forum posts that provide substantial information are listed here.

• Plugins
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Completed
• Hints, Tips and Tricks

Template Overrides​

Fabrik 3 list template make use of Joomla's image overrides feature.

You can override any template file by adding files into your Joomla template's html folder ...

So say I am using beez_20 as my site template, and I want to override default_row.php in the bluesky template:

• I create a new folder templates/beez_20/html/com_fabrik/list/bluesky
• Then I copy components/com_fabrik/views/list/tmpl/bluesky/default_row.php into it.
• Finally I make my modifications in the copied file.

Another example might be overriding the layout of a plugin, for example the Yes/No plugin. The principle is the same but where you create the folder is different.

• I create a new folder templates/beez_20/html/layouts
• Then I copy plugins/fabrik_element/yesno/layouts/fabrik_element_yesno_list.php into it.
• Finally I make my modifications in the copied file.

If you see any bugs or strange Fabrik behavior and you use template overriding- start fixing with overriding disabling. It's likely that there is a bug in your code not in Fabik. To temporary disable overriding simply rename your-site/templates/your template/html/com_fabrik folder to something else.

List Templates​

• List templates
  • How to use div instead of table in table templates (tmpl_table_div) (template)
  • How to install and use the template div for tables ? (tmpl_table_div) (forum)
  • How to display the value of a group-by element before each group in a table (tutorial)