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good afternoon

i'm having real trouble trying output web link after user enters url text inputbox, hoping knowledge of php , html me out...

what trying edit core joomla article submission form when user completes it, "article" show title , web link.

i've managed remove additional fields, such metadata, publishing dates, whether article should on frontpage etc, user sees form allows: i) article title; 2) url submission; 3) section , category selections; , 4) whether should published or not.

i want form simple possible, have removed capacity wysiwyg editor , have replaced character restricted text input box.

in form file: /public_html/templates/my_template/html/com_content/article/form.php have replaced code frontend text editor (lines 93-95)
<?php
echo $this->editor->display('text', $this->article->text, '100%', '400', '70', '15');
?>

with inputbox using following code:

<input class="inputbox" type="text" id="text" name="text" size="90" maxlength="200" value="http://"="<?php echo $this->escape($this->article->text); ?>" />

this works nicely , allows users enter 1 line url maximum of 200 characters. see, have added "http://" pretext make obvious them required. however, come unstuck...

i want url users enter in inputbox output web link when article published.

i have played around file: /public_html/templates/my_template/html/com_content/article/default.php hours trying work, far i've had no joy.

please me out here.

many thanks

sophie

you need pick variable in controller let people redirect page.