Joomla tag Form Field Type

The tag field type provides a field where you can enter tags, either AJAX or nested.

Example XML Definition

<field name="tags" type="tag" label="JTAG" description="JTAG_DESC" mode="ajax" class="inputbox span12 small" multiple="true" />

Additional Parameters

mode: It is either "ajax" or "nested".

published: It determines if non-published tags should be allowed.

multiple: It defines the ability to add more than one tag to the form field.

custom: if the ajax mode is chosen, this setting will prevent users from adding in new tags.

Examples

1. Content Component

<field
 name="tags"
 type="tag"
 label="JTAG"
 description="JTAG_DESC"
 class="span12"
 multiple="true" />

2. Categories Component

<field
 name="tags"
 type="tag"
 label="JTAG"
 description="JTAG_DESC"
 class="span12"
 multiple="true" />

3. Contact Component

<field
 name="tags"
 type="tag"
 label="JTAG"
 description="JTAG_DESC"
 class="span12"
 multiple="true" />