Add ability to save an article from the frontend without being redirected (#37312)

[magnussinger]

Pull Request for Issue #37312.

Summary of Changes

Added a new button to the article edit form on the frontend. It allows the user to save the article without closing the form. This corresponds with the functionality of the backend.

Testing Instructions

Edit an article from the frontend, the button will be on the bottom and you can save the article without being redirected

Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request

Only the ability to save the article and get redirected to it right afterward

Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request

You can choose to only save the article and stay inside the edit form

Documentation Changes Required

None

[ChristineWk]

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 6ffe565

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[richard67]

@bembelimen Is this a new feature and so has to go into 4.2? Or can it be considered a progressive enhancement so it's ok for 4.1.x (likely 4.1.2)?

[bembelimen]

4.2 please

[richard67]

@magnussinger Could you rebase the PR to 4.2-dev? Let us know if we shall help with that.

[magnussinger]

@richard67 yes sure

[roland-d]

@magnussinger You can add the new language string JSAVEANDCLOSE to the language/en-GB/joomla.ini file.

[magnussinger]

@roland-d thanks for the info, I added it

[magnussinger]

@roland-d I just tested your idea and it didn't work, I would leave it like I did it

[roland-d]

@magnussinger Why would it not work? I see no reason why it would not work. Looking further we could improve it better like this:

$menuitem = (int) $params->get('redirect_menuitem');

if (in_array($this->getTask(), ['save2copy', 'apply'], true))
{
	return $result;
}

// Check for redirection after submission when creating a new article only
if ($menuitem > 0 && $articleId == 0)

This works for me.

[magnussinger]

Yes, you are right this works for me too. I edited it

[richard67]

@ChristineWk Could you test again with the latest changes? Thanks in advance.

[ChristineWk]

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 2b900dc

Don't know if important as it's not part of this PR:
Also clicked: save as copy. Message: Save failed with the following error: Category is required. Would possibly fit there: #37354
But everything here refers to the frontend.

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[RickR2H]

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 2b900dc

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[RickR2H]

RTC

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[fancyFranci]

Thank you Magnus

[richard67]

Yes, congratulations @magnussinger to your (as far as I know) first merged pull request for Joomla CMS.

[magnussinger]

Thank you @fancyFranci and @richard67 and all the others for helping me with this. It was indeed my first pull request, and I'm looking forward to some more :)