Better Preview
Version
2.2.3 (last update on Apr 24, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
29
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
20 September 2008
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.
The large article preview button will work differently. With Better Preview it will execute the plugins, so you will see how the content will actually look on your website.
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How to use it: http://www.nonumber.nl/betterpreview
NoNumber extensions require php 5.3+
See for more requirements: http://www.nonumber.nl/betterpreview#requirements
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For support use the forum: http://www.nonumber.nl/forum
Do NOT use below reviews to post support requests or issues.
Absolutely needful extension since it's the only way to get a real preview with template & plugins.
Note - articles need to be saved before they can be reviewed, so perhaps it would be better to do autosave function in this extension or some temporary save with random url (even better).
Note - articles need to be saved before they can be reviewed, so perhaps it would be better to do autosave function in this extension or some temporary save with random url (even better).
Better Preview is one of many simple and useful extension of NoNumber developer. I can very fast go directly to front-end page with resource which I am editing and see how it looks. It is much better then viewing preview in Joomla text editor or standard preview button at article edit page.
I love this developer, they make very clean plugins and modules. I use a variety of their other mods. This one was exactly what I was looking for. Adds a little preview button to the top of the Edit Article page to see the edits IN YOUR TEMPLATE. What novel idea!? Would love to see them add some additional functions like rev control and drafts but for FREE this is perfect.
Running on J1.7.4 PHP 5.2.4 (They recommend PHP 5.3+)
Thanks!
Running on J1.7.4 PHP 5.2.4 (They recommend PHP 5.3+)
Thanks!
Simple and effective, it does what it says. Love it.
I love, Love, LOVE this plugin. The ability to see an article in situ without having to go searching for it from your main index page is so useful.
I tend to write pages "off grid" so I can tweak them until they're perfect and this plugin allows me to do this. I used to have to put my site to Offline to do edits when changing live pages. Now I create an off-nav page and use Better Preview, then add it to the site nav structure when it's ready. Such a time saver!
This is one of those essential plugins I add to every single Joomla site I build. Thank you so much, and good show!
I tend to write pages "off grid" so I can tweak them until they're perfect and this plugin allows me to do this. I used to have to put my site to Offline to do edits when changing live pages. Now I create an off-nav page and use Better Preview, then add it to the site nav structure when it's ready. Such a time saver!
This is one of those essential plugins I add to every single Joomla site I build. Thank you so much, and good show!
Awesome extension, does exactly what it promises. It's a much smarter and more useful "preview" for Joomla, because the core one isn't very good (what's the point of previewing content that doesn't like it will once published?)
"Add to menu" by the same author is another time-saving extension that works great.
"Add to menu" by the same author is another time-saving extension that works great.
I like it a lot, but I miss that the whole url is copied to the Clipboard including the domain name.
http://www.domain.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=197&Itemid=223
http://www.domain.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=197&Itemid=223
Owner's reply
You can request features via my forum.
To get the entire url, you can just open the page via the preview link and copy the link from the address bar.
All NoNumber extensions are very useful. I start my sites with most of them installed by default. Better Preview saves tons of time when previewing articles just created. No need to go to the frontpage and navigate to the new page anymore. Better Preview takes you directly to the newly created page.
Does exactly as advertised. Thank you to the developers!
Let me just say this little easy mod will make your life a lot easier. It is so helpful for getting a direct link quickly to something that you don't want to make a menu item for. It is intuitive. I have never had a challenge with it interfering with any other mod or causing and problems. 5 thumbs up and 5 stars. Thanks for developing.
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.
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!
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