023. Adding a help link

In this chapter we will ...

Well, you have many different features built into your component. Perhaps you would like to explain these functions to your users with a help page? This is the topic of this chapter.

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Modified files

changelog.xml

foo_update.xml

administrator/components/com_foos/View/Foo/HtmlView.php

administrator/components/com_foos/View/Foos/HtmlView.php

administrator/components/com_foos/foos.xml

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Example in Joomla 4

Side Note

Test your component

Now you can zip all files and install them via Joomla Extension Manager.

You can now individually offer a help page via the button on the top right. You can put these help pages on the web and keep them up to date. Here I have chosen joomla.org as an example. Of course, you can adapt this page to your circumstances.

Concluding Remark

You now know how to keep your users up to date. In the next chapter, we'll look at how you can make it easy for your users to keep your extension up-to-date.

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