├── README.md
└── cccsetcreationdate
    ├── cccsetcreationdate.xml
    └── cccsetcreationdate.php


/README.md:
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1 | # cccsetcreatedate
2 | A simple plugin to set the creation date of an article based on a custom field
3 | 
4 | Custom Field is hard coded in the plugin and there is no update server yet. First draft.
5 | Not for production use yet
6 | 


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/cccsetcreationdate/cccsetcreationdate.xml:
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 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 2 | <extension version="4.0" type="plugin" group="content">
 3 | 	<name>Set Creation Date</name>
 4 | 	<author>COOLCAT creations</author>
 5 | 	<creationDate>September 2023</creationDate>
 6 | 	<copyright>COOLCAT creations</copyright>
 7 | 	<license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later</license>
 8 | 	<authorEmail>mail@coolcat-creations.com</authorEmail>
 9 | 	<authorUrl>https://coolcat-creations.com</authorUrl>
10 | 	<version>1.0.0b</version>
11 | 	<description>This plugin sets the creation date of articles based on a custom field.</description>
12 | 	<files>
13 | 		<filename plugin="cccsetcreationdate">cccsetcreationdate.php</filename>
14 | 	</files>
15 | </extension>
16 | 


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/cccsetcreationdate/cccsetcreationdate.php:
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 1 | <?php
 2 | defined('_JEXEC') or die;
 3 | 
 4 | use Joomla\CMS\Plugin\CMSPlugin;
 5 | use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 6 | 
 7 | class PlgContentCccsetCreationDate extends CMSPlugin
 8 | {
 9 | 	public function onContentBeforeSave($context, $article, $isNew)
10 | 	{
11 | 		$app = Factory::getApplication();
12 | 
13 | 		// Check for both backend and frontend context
14 | 		if ($context !== 'com_content.article' && $context !== 'com_content.form') {
15 | 			return true;
16 | 		}
17 | 
18 | 		if ($app->isClient('administrator')) {
19 | 			// Backend
20 | 			$input = $app->input;
21 | 			$formData = $input->get('jform', array(), 'array');
22 | 
23 | 
24 | 			if (isset($formData['com_fields']['startdatum']) && !empty($formData['com_fields']['startdatum'])) {
25 | 				$article->created = Factory::getDate($formData['com_fields']['startdatum'])->toSql();
26 | 			}
27 | 		} else {
28 | 			// Frontend
29 | 			$input = $app->input;
30 | 			$formData = $input->get('jform', array(), 'array');
31 | 
32 | 			if (isset($formData['com_fields']['startdatum']) && !empty($formData['com_fields']['startdatum'])) {
33 | 				$article->created = Factory::getDate($formData['com_fields']['startdatum'])->toSql();
34 | 			}
35 | 
36 | 		}
37 | 
38 | 		return true;
39 | 	}
40 | }
41 | 


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