Web Links Extractor
The plugin extracts links from the Web Links Component:
- The link from the URL field
- The images (optional)
- Links from the description (optional)
This plugin does not extract links from custom fields linked to a weblink. Weblink categories can be extracted with the Category Extractor (since version 6227)
The Weblinks component is not included with Joomla anymore, however it can still be downloaded and updated. For example to create a 'link in bio' page.
Tested with version 4.3.1.
Options & Settings
Extract links from the description. Disabling this option has a small performance benefit.
Extract the images. Disabling this option has a small performance benefit.
This option allows to enable/disable link replacements on a per-plugin basis.
Set the global option to Off
and specific plugins to On
to allow link replacement for only those plugins.
Set the global option to On
and specific plugins to Off
to prevent link replacement for only those plugins.
'One-click-link-replacement' is a convenient way to quickly update links. However, manually updating the link and the 'surrounding' content is often a better way to ensure the information is still consistent.
Extract only links from items that have Public Access.
See the Auto login plugin for more information on checking content with access restrictions
Extract only links from items that have Published State and today is between the Publish Up and Publish Down dates, if present.
Trashed containers are never extracted.
Whenever an item is saved the content must be scanned for links again. This can be done:
- immediately : Re-extract links
- on the next parse be deleting the extracted data: Delete extracted data - Links are not visible anymore in Links Menu
- on the next parse using the modified date: Do Nothing - Links are visible in Links Menu until next extract.
Some containers like modules do not have a modified date. Use Re-extract or Delete .
When an item is trashed the extracted data must be removed.
- immediately : Delete extracted data - Links are not visible anymore in the Links Menu
- on the next parse: Do Nothing - Links are visible in Links Menu until next extract
Plugin settings might impact the extracted data. This option allows to purge all data for a plugin whenever the plugin settings change.