Override a module layout

How can I override a CB module layout (in this case the mod_cbactivity)?
Using the standard Joomla modules override in the template/html folder doesn't work.

Looking at the module file, I see that the code calls for a template and uses 'default'. But I don't see any default template for that module (I do see for the plugin which renders the tab and page)...

Thanks,
Emanuel

You can't, it doesn't use Joomla MVC. You need to edit the module directly to fit your needs.

Yes, I know that your modules don't follow the standard MVC :S

But it seams that the current layout is looking for a template and set 'default' as default, somewhere at the top of the module markup.

Is it for future versions?

Yes, I know that your modules don't follow the standard MVC

We do this because if we followed Joomla MVC (not Standard MVC) then we'd need to make 3-4 different versions of our modules to support the various Joomla releases that we support. Instead we opt to write the HTML once and make multiple simple XML files so it installs fine. We'll be redoing a lot of this with CB 2.0; so I can't say how it's going to work in the future at this time.

But it seams that the current layout is looking for a template and set 'default' as default, somewhere at the top of the module markup.

The CB Activity module loads in CB Activity template files. Not sure what the default is you're referring to.

The module rendering starts with:
The result is:
So, I thought cb_template_default is a clue

Besides, I truly understand why you chose your own way to integrate everything. It is just a long learning curve for us, with not so easy way to find answers...

The CB Activity module loads in CB Activity template files

I didn't understand that...

I hope that with the future version there will be a way to modify the modules (for example, the cb_login) without touching the core files.

Thanks!
Emanuel.

So, I thought cb_template_default is a clue

That's the CB template CSS class. It builds and adds a class based off the CB template used. Inspect a CB profile and you'll see the same class surrounding the entire profile. This allows CBs templates to target CB only with its CSS.

Besides, I truly understand why you chose your own way to integrate everything. It is just a long learning curve for us, with not so easy way to find answers...

Basically ATM if you want to alter the HTML you'll have to edit the module. I suppose I can, for CB Activity, turn the module HTML into a CB Activity template file so you'd have the below for example.

/components/com_comprofiler/plugin/user/plug_cbactivity/templates/default/module.php

This would allow you to at least make a template override file within CB Activity like the following.

/components/com_comprofiler/plugin/user/plug_cbactivity/templates/mytemplate/module.php

Then you wouldn't lose any HTML changes when upgrading CB Activity, but this won't help you with other CB modules of course.

I didn't understand that...

The CB Activity module loads in CB Activity template CSS file found below. So you could add CB Activity module specific CSS to your CB Activity template file or example.

/components/com_comprofiler/plugin/user/plug_cbactivity/templates/default/template.css

I hope that with the future version there will be a way to modify the modules (for example, the cb_login) without touching the core files.

There will be with CB 2.0.