An introduction into creating your own app using Yoothemes Content Construction Kit, Zoo.

1. Content Construction with Zoo
Chris Rault, Prothemer
JoomlaDay Malaysia - June 11

2. Every website on
the web has one
thing in common..

3. What is a CCK?

4. CCK’s in Joomla!
K2, Flexicontent, Zoo, Sobi,
Mosets Tree, seBlod,

5. Today, I’ll be
talking about Zoo..

6. Intro to Zoo

7. Getting Started
Step 1: Duplicate an app
Step 2: Rename the app
Step 3: Create new app instance
Step 4: Create content types
Step 5: Assign elements to layout templates

8. Duplicate the blog
app
media > zoo > applications > blog
media > zoo > applications > myblog

9. Zoo App Architecture
media > zoo > applications > app-
name
application.php
application.xml
application_info.png
application.png
/config/
/elements/
/language/
/templates/
/types/

10. Rename the app
application.php
class gmBlogApplication
extends Application {}
application.xml
<name>Blog</name>
<group>gm-blog</group>

11. Introduction to Zoo
templating
media
zoo
applications
blog
templates
default

12. Introduction to Zoo
templating
media
zoo
applications
blog
templates
default

13. Zoo Template
Architecture

14. Zoo Template
Architecture

15. Zoo Template
Architecture

16. Zoo Template
Architecture

17. Zoo Template
Architecture

18. Zoo Template
Architecture

19. Zoo Template
Architecture

20. Zoo Template
Architecture

21. Zoo Template
Architecture
media
zoo
applications
blog
templates
default
renderer
item

22. Zoo Template
Architecture
media
zoo
applications
blog
templates
default
renderer
item

23. Define your
positions(.xml)

24. Item Teaser

25. Item Full

26. Custom Module Layouts
Display Zoo items in custom module layouts

27. Custom Module Layouts
modules / mod_zooitem / tmpl / layout-name.php
modules / mod_zooitem / renderer / item / positions.xml
modules / mod_zooitem / renderer / item / layout-name.php

28. Custom Module Layouts
modules / mod_zooitem / tmpl / layout-name.php

29. Custom Module Layouts
modules / mod_zooitem / renderer / item / layout-name.php

30. Custom Module Layouts
modules / mod_zooitem / renderer / item / layouts.xml

31. Extend Zoo
ZooLingual
ZooFilter
Related Items Pro
ZooOrder
SharePro
AceSEF Zoo Plugin
JCE Advanced Link Zoo Plugin

32. Questions?