Enhance contect-contact plugin with direct links to webpage or email

administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_content_contact.ini

@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@
 
 PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT="Content - Contact"
 PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_XML_DESCRIPTION="Provides a link between the content author and the contact item that can be used for an Author Profile."
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_LABEL="URL to link to"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_DESCRIPTION="You can link the author name to:<UL><LI>Associated contact page.<LI>Webpage specified in the associated contact profile.<LI>Email specified in the associated contact profile.</UL>"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_0="Internal contact page"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_1="Webpage from contact"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_2="Email from contact"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_ALIAS_LABEL="Apply link also to alias name"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION="Link to the real user data even if an author alias is set in article options."
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_YES="Yes"
+PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_NO="No"

plugins/content/contact/contact.php

@@ -51,20 +51,36 @@ public function onContentPrepare($context, &$row, $params, $page = 0)
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		// Return if we don't want to link to aliases
+		if ($this->params->get('LinkToAlias') == 0 & $row->created_by_alias != '')
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		// Return if we don't have a valid article id
 		if (!isset($row->id) || !(int) $row->id)
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		$contact = $this->getContactId($row->created_by);
+		$contact = $this->getContactData($row->created_by);
 		$row->contactid = $contact->contactid;
+		$row->webpage = $contact->webpage;
+		$row->email = $contact->email_to;
 
-		if ($row->contactid)
+		if ($row->contactid && $this->params->get('UrlType') == 0)
 		{
 			JLoader::register('ContactHelperRoute', JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_contact/helpers/route.php');
 			$row->contact_link = JRoute::_(ContactHelperRoute::getContactRoute($contact->contactid . ':' . $contact->alias, $contact->catid));
 		}
+		else if ($row->webpage && $this->params->get('UrlType') == 1)
+		{
+			$row->contact_link = $row->webpage;
+		}
+		else if ($row->email && $this->params->get('UrlType') == 2)
+		{
+			$row->contact_link = 'mailto:' . $row->email;
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			$row->contact_link = '';
@@ -80,7 +96,7 @@ public function onContentPrepare($context, &$row, $params, $page = 0)
 	 *
 	 * @return  mixed|null|integer
 	 */
-	protected function getContactId($created_by)
+	protected function getContactData($created_by)
 	{
 		static $contacts = array();
 
@@ -91,7 +107,7 @@ protected function getContactId($created_by)
 
 		$query = $this->db->getQuery(true);
 
-		$query->select('MAX(contact.id) AS contactid, contact.alias, contact.catid');
+		$query->select('MAX(contact.id) AS contactid, contact.alias, contact.catid, contact.webpage, contact.email_to');
 		$query->from($this->db->quoteName('#__contact_details', 'contact'));
 		$query->where('contact.published = 1');
 		$query->where('contact.user_id = ' . (int) $created_by);

plugins/content/contact/contact.xml

@@ -18,6 +18,26 @@
 	</languages>
 	<config>
 		<fields name="params">
+			<fieldset name="basic">
+				<field name="UrlType" type="radio"
+					default="0"
+					description="PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_DESCRIPTION"
+					label="PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_LABEL"
+				>
+					<option value="0">PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_0</option>
+					<option value="1">PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_1</option>
+					<option value="2">PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_URL_2</option>
+				</field>
+
+				<field name="LinkToAlias" type="radio"
+					default="0"
+					description="PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION"
+					label="PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_ALIAS_LABEL"
+				>
+					<option value="0">PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_NO</option>
+					<option value="1">PLG_CONTENT_CONTACT_PARAM_YES</option>
+				</field>
+			</fieldset>
 		</fields>
 	</config>
 </extension>