Joomla 2.5 Templates – $this->direction Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle 0 Minutes, 38 Seconds to Read The last use of $this in the Joomla 2.5 Beez2 template that will review is $this->direction. We can see it being used in the following section of code in the template’s PHP file: <html xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="<?php echo $this->language; ?>" lang="<?php echo $this->language; ?>" dir="<?php echo $this->direction; ?>" > When we look at the result of the following code in our Joomla 2.5 site’s HTML, it looks like the following: <html xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="es-es" lang="es-es" dir="ltr" > As you can see, $this->direction specifies the direction of text in the template. In our example, the value is ltr, left to right. Share this Article Related Articles How to Create a Slideshow (Carousel) in Joomla 4.0 using Bootstrap How to write a blog post in Joomla 3.1 How to Use the Free Mini Frontpage Extension for Joomla 4.0 How to Change a Joomla 2.5 User’s Email Address How to Configure Joomla 2.5 to Send Email Using SMTP How to Edit a Joomla 3 Template How to install Phoca Gallery for Joomla 2.5 Creating a Menu Item for your Joomla 3 Component Changing Email Settings in Joomla 3.1 Using the Redirect Manager in Joomla 3.1
