Better Preview Plugin

Better Preview changes the url of the preview button in your Joomla! Administrator (top right) to match the item you are viewing.

It does a smart search through your menu's to also get the right (or best matching) Itemid. That means that your menus and modules will be placed correctly.


How to use it: http://www.nonumber.nl/betterpreview
Changelog: http://www.nonumber.nl/betterpreview/changelog

Keep up to date: http://www.nonumber.nl/news
Support forum: http://www.nonumber.nl/forum


Please do not use the reviews to post support issues. Use my forum for that.

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I've used this plugin for awhile now. Works great.
Found a bug in a version I'm using, submitted a bug report..... Peter got back to me the next day and resolved the bug.

Crazy friendly, crazy fast!

Get it.
Owner's reply

Thanks for the nice review! The problem with quotes inside the titles is fixed in new version (1.4.0) thanks to you!

byHonorgate on September 30, 2009
Very good admin plugin. Joomla core should use it for all i think ! ;)
Owner's reply

I think so too... maybe in J!1.6 ?

byjbacky on September 25, 2009
It is easy to install and works like a charm. If you haven't been using this extension I would urge you to get it now. You too will wonder how you ever got along without it.

It really should be part of the core Joomla package!
byDirtyMonkey on September 23, 2009
Should be installed by default!

DM.
bycoilevi on August 13, 2009
I hope this extension will be a part of the basic Joomla package. The similar basic function that exists in Joomla is useless - this extension is more than useful. :)
byjodofin on July 31, 2009
Simple and very useful plug-in which I wish I had found sooner.

Very useful when you have edited an article and want to see what the finished result looks like in the front-end with all modules displaying.

And all just with one click.
Very simple to install and use and a big time saver too.

This makes working with Juga soooooo much easier and I absolutely love the full page preview!!

This is a must have for any site.
bytaohi 100 on May 29, 2009
It makes my daily work with Joomla a lot easier...
I don´t want to miss this tool anymore... Thanks for a great Job!
bygavjof on May 27, 2009
As the author says it's a small thing but it is worth SO much. Thank you for this little gem.

When you are using SEF urls it can be frustrating finding the right URL for articles and stuff - especially when you have to make a menu item just to get a URL. This thing is going on my must have list. I only wish there was a similar solution for my old 1.0.x site.
bythsyd02 on May 17, 2009
A simple administrator plugin that does a job that should be in the core and helps the intuitive user work with joomla 1.5. Great work.
byDavidBoggitt on December 22, 2008
This is a must-install on all my sites. I know that there is much discussion about what should be 'core' functionality, but since there is already a preview in Joomla and this is much better then... well... we can always hope. The author has some other excellent extensions too... check them out.

Dave.
Owner's reply

Just released new version (1.1.0). Now you can see by the icons color if the link is changed to anything but the main site.

Simply put - this makes life sweeter in Joomla world. Thanks for the extension...
Owner's reply

Yeah, it's just a small plugin, but saves a lot of time. Especially when you are using SEF urls. It was pretty hard finding the right url for articles and stuff. That's history now!

byomike on September 29, 2008
Does what it says it will--modifies the preview button to whatever you're looking at in the control panel. Works with content and menus.
Owner's reply

It works on other components too. But only if there it is used in one of the menu's.