SmartIcons is a Joomla! extension that provides an easy way to define custom shortcuts for the administrator panel of Joomla! installations.
SmartIcons, until recently, was a commercial extension but now it has been openned up to the public.
If you consider that it adds value to you, your company or your workflow a donation button is offered, if you are so inclined.
- Full support for Joomla! 3.4
- Quick and simple installation using a script that does all the heavy lifting.
- Make as many shortcuts to internal components and external sites. Makes administering your site easier and quicker.
- Shortcuts can have text, images or icons in any combination.
- Option to use images or Joomla!'s "iconMoon" icons for shortcut image.
- Links can be opened in the same window or new windows or in Joomla!'s modal windows
- Preview of the shortcut is possible before saving it.
- Uses Joomla! ACL system for managing access to both shortcuts and shortcut categories with the possibility of skipping access checks altogether
- Uses the Joomla update system
- Group shortcuts into categories that show up as tabs in the module.
- Custom links can be created for special needs (insertion of the user id or security token)
- Supports two layout types:
- Grid layout - as in the Joomla! < 3.0 QuickIcon module
- List layout - as in Joomla 3.x
- Support for QuickIcon plugin with different options of displaying the plugin shortc
The extension is built using Ant and Eclipse PDT. A guide for the build environment can be found on the Joomla! Documentation portal [here](http://JOMALADOCUENTATION LINK)