Joomla! model overrides

Question

I am developing a Joomla 3.1 website. On the work flow I found out that I need to change administrator/components/com_k2/models/category.xml. I have no other way. But I don't also want my client afterwards to have troubles with K2 updates.

I tried to google about possible solutions but everybody says it is impossible to override models in Joomla. And that I need to make a plugin of it. I am even eager to make a plugin but cannot find appropriate tutorials.

Has anyone met such a problem and is there a way to come to solution?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You can use this to override models: Plugin Override.

Install and enable the plugin.

You can then copy the file:

administrator/components/com_k2/models/category.xml

to:

administrator/templates/bluestork/html/com_k2/models/category.xml

and edit it as you like.