The Free Dummy Text Plugin replaces a tag within Joomla content (or a Joomla Custom HTML-module) with Dummy Text, Ordered or Unordered Dummy Lists and/or Dummy Words.
It allows you to develop, prototype, design and/or test content in your web site quickly. The Dummy Text Plugin helps you speed up the process of setting up a layout for your Joomla site, including content.
This extension requires (free) registration to download.
Syntax
Add any of the tags as shown below as normal text in your Joomla content, the syntax of the tag will be replaced by the Dummy Text of your choice (text, lists or words).
The syntax will show in your backend, the Dummy Text will show up in the frontend of your web site. You can change any value in the syntax on the fly, click the Apply-button and refresh the page in the frontend (press F5) to get a new Dummy Text instantly.
1. Add Dummy Text
| Syntax: | { dummytext p:2 } important: don't use blanks after '{' or before '}' |
| The tag will be replaced with 2 paragraphs of "Lorum Ipsum" dummy text, like: |
Vivamus laoreet. Nullam tincidunt adipiscing enim. Phasellus tempus. Proin viverra, ligula sit amet ultrices semper, ligula arcu tristique sapien, a accumsan nisi mauris ac eros. Fusce neque. Suspendisse faucibus, nunc et pellentesque egestas, lacus ante convallis tellus, vitae iaculis lacus elit id tortor. Vivamus aliquet elit ac nisl. Fusce fermentum odio nec arcu. Vivamus euismod mauris. In ut quam vitae odio lacinia tincidunt. Praesent ut ligula non mi varius sagittis. Cras sagittis. Praesent ac sem eget est egestas volutpat. Vivamus consectetuer hendrerit lacus. Cras non dolor. Vivamus in erat ut urna cursus vestibulum. Fusce commodo aliquam arcu. Nam commodo suscipit quam. Quisque id odio. Praesent venenatis metus at tortor pulvinar varius. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Curabitur at lacus ac velit ornare lobortis. Curabitur a felis in nunc fringilla tristique. Morbi mattis ullamcorper velit. Phasellus gravida semper nisi. Nullam vel sem. Pellentesque libero tortor, tincidunt et, tincidunt eget, semper nec, quam. Sed hendrerit. Morbi ac felis. Nunc egestas, augue at pellentesque laoreet, felis eros vehicula leo, at malesuada velit leo quis pede. Donec interdum, metus et hendrerit aliquet, dolor diam sagittis ligula. |
2. Add a Dummy Unordered List
| Syntax: | { dummytext ul:3 } important: don't use blanks after '{' or before '}' |
| The tag will be replaced with 3 items in an unordered list, like: |
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3. Add a Dummy Ordered List
| Syntax: | { dummytext ul:4 } important: don't use blanks after '{' or before '}' |
| The tag will be replaced with 4 items in an ordered list, like: |
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4. Add one Dummy Word
| Syntax: | { dummytext word:20 } important: don't use blanks after '{' or before '}' |
| The tag will be replaced with just one word of 20 characters, like: |
Loremipsumdolorsitam |
Tag options
- Paragraphs
p:(number) = set the number of paragraphs - Unordered Lists
ul:(number) = set the number of items - Ordered Lists
ol:(number) = set the number of items - Words
word:(number) = set the number of characters
List Length:
You can change the default value for the number of characters used in unordered or ordered list items by setting the maximum value for the length of any list item in the List-item size parameter.
Example
You can create dummy content items quickly by using any combination of the tags in just one article:
important: don't use blanks after '{' or before '}'
{ dummytext p:1 }
A very long word: { dummytext word:200}
{ dummytext ul:8}
{ dummytext p:3 }
Or in HTML view, create something like:
important: don't use blanks after '{' or before '}'
<p>{ dummytext p:1 }</p>
<hr id="system-readmore" />
<p>A very long word: { dummytext word:200 }</p>
<p>{ dummytext ul:8 }</p>
<p>{ dummytext p:3 }</p>
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What To Do When The Dummy Text Does Not Show
1. Make sure the Dummy Text Plugin has been enabled.
2. Set the Access Level to 'Public', even if the Joomla content item or Custom HTML-module is not.
3. Make sure there is no typo in the tag. You can test this by copy/paste any of the example tags here in your content.
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Info, Updates and Support Requests
Dummy Text is a free Joomla Plugin developed by Open Source Support Desk, released under the GNU General Public License.
Professional paid support services for Joomla and it's extensions and templates are available through Prepaid Support Bundles. Open Source Support Desks offers a range of Support Contracts for Joomla for continuous and proactive support with strict Service Level Agreements.
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Credits
Open Source Support Desk likes to give credits to:
- Jisse Reitsma for his development skills
- Brian Teeman for his feedback
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