Sourcerer

Introduction

Sourcerer - place any code anywhere.

Sourcerer enables you to place PHP and any kind of HTML style code (including CSS and JavaScript) right in to your content! Not only in your articles, but also in sections, categories, modules, components, META tags, etc.

You can now just place your original codes right into your WYSIWYG editor. The only thing you have to do is surround the code with the Sourcerer tags. Easy peasy!

So now you can also use PHP scripts in your content. That opens up a great deal of possibilities.

Most Joomla! Text Editors will strip parts of your HTML code, like JavaScripts (think of statistics scripts) and movie embed tags. With Sourcerer you won't have these limitations.

Easy to use editor button
Sourcerer comes with a very easy to use editor button. This will help you paste your code in a clean format that will not cause any problems. Also it comes with syntax coloring (php, js, css, html).

More information: https://www.regularlabs.com/sourcerer

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A must have for any dedicated php script developer.

Lee Edward Forest (1).
Posted on 28 December 2011

I'm a web developer with a few years under my belt. I can do php scripts all day long. But when I started using joomla many of my scripts didn't really fit in anywhere. And I was dreading the idea of learning 'yet another PHP based API' just to add some of my ideas to the sites. Before diving in I looked into php code embedding extensions and found a few. Tried a few. Sourcerer saved me a huge headache. Now I'm doing some crazy things with my sites now and all without knowing even a lick about joomla extension development.

I'm using joomla 1.7.3+ All I have to do is copy my script to the clipboard, start a new element (article,etc), click 'insert code', paste my code between the {source} tags, click 'toggle tag style', then insert & save the element. Its, honest to god, that easy. I recommend all php coders to try this once before diving into extension development.

Stone Cold Simple

Joseph Matassino (3).
Posted on 24 December 2011

I have used Jumi for some time, but the documentation is just non-existent...still a great extension, but I couldn't get it working the way I wanted as was looking for something easier to use. This installed with no problems, inserted my code into a Custom HTML module and BAM! It just works, was super easy and it was FREE...just like free beer! Thanks for contributing to the community!

Perfect!

BigBear Xchange (5).
Posted on 02 December 2011

I have such high regard for modules and plugins like this!!!

Meets the need PERFECTLY!

Thank You Muchly!

Works Like A Charm

Chris (2).
Posted on 20 November 2011

I was having so much trouble with WYSIWYG editors stripping out custom html code from the content I was editing. I installed this plugin and it works like a charm. Any code between the source tags renders perfectly. I tried it with CKEditor and the JCKEditor, and they both work with this plugin. AWESOME job!

Brilliant and easy as it states

John (2).
Posted on 18 November 2011

Never wrote a review before, but after 3 days of pulling my hair out to get javascript in an article with joomla 1.7.3.

I downloadd this, installed it and hey presto it did exactly as it said within the {source} code, brilliant many thanks for this great, no excellent application

UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!

Forrest Hildebrandt (1).
Posted on 12 November 2011

There should be a rating higher than EXCELLENT for this extention! I have tried for the past month to find help so that my html code was not stripped out of my image mapping. No one seemed to have the answer and then I stumbled across Sourcerer!

My image mapping now works! FANTASTIC! I will recommend this extention to everyone and will be looking for more extentions for my future projects!

Worked great for Adsense

Bender Rodriguez (11).
Posted on 03 October 2011

I was looking for a plugin that would allow me to simply paste my adsense code into the editor without the editor deleting the javascript when i save an article.

This Sourcerer plugin worked great! I just copy-and-paste my Adsense code inside the tags, and i can see the adsense codes' location within the structure of my webpage while editing an article.

When i switch to Source Code, i saw that the plugin mutilated my Adsense code with lots of SPAN and BR tags inserted here and there. That scared me, since Adsense doesn't want you to alter the codes in any manner. However, when i view the source code of the page of the actual frontend website, the Adsense code remained intact as it is. So i guess, i should be fine.

Owner's reply: Yep, the added html is just for display purposes in the wysiwyg editor and to prevent the editor from messing with the code.
Sourcerer removes all these hidden html tags when converting it to frontend code.

Just perfect.

Stuart O'Reilly (1).
Posted on 16 September 2011

Everybody should have this plugin, it makes so many little fixes possible. I use it to place the embed code from my hwdvideoshare vids in other articles, as the official hwd plugin is too expensive for my small usage.

Does the job

Blair Corbett (18).
Posted on 16 September 2011

I love when something does as it is supposed to do!

Works fine

Astrid Hafner (2).
Posted on 07 September 2011

Works fine. Simple plugin to add code. Very easy to use.

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Sourcerer

Version:: 12.1.0
Developer:: Regular Labs
Last updated:: Jun 13 2025
1 week ago
Date added:: Jun 02 2008
License:: GPLv2 or later
Type:: Free download
Includes:: p
Compatibility:: J3 J4 J5

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