Updated with JCB v2.10.0

2019-08-14 03:58:42 +02:00 · 2019-08-14 03:58:42 +02:00 · 0ea8a253df
commit 0ea8a253df
parent bee36c05c8
63 changed files with 983 additions and 249 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -23,24 +23,24 @@ The best way to see all your options is to install this component on you Joomla
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:joomla@vdm.io)
 + *Name*: [Sermon Distributor](https://www.vdm.io/)
 + *First Build*: 22nd October, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 12th June, 2019
+ *Last Build*: 14th August, 2019
 + *Version*: 2.0.x
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015. All Rights Reserved
 + *License*: GNU/GPL Version 2 or later - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

 ## Build Time :hourglass:

-**187 Hours** or **23 Eight Hour Days** (actual time the author saved -
+**189 Hours** or **24 Eight Hour Days** (actual time the author saved -
 due to [Automated Component Builder](https://www.vdm.io/joomla-component-builder))

 > (if creating a folder and file took **5 seconds** and writing one line of code took **10 seconds**,
 > never making one mistake or taking any coffee break.)

-+ *Line count*: **66946**
+ *Line count*: **67680**
 + *File count*: **445**
 + *Folder count*: **93**

-**123 Hours** or **16 Eight Hour Days** (the actual time the author spent)
+**124 Hours** or **15 Eight Hour Days** (the actual time the author spent)

 > (with the following break down:
 > **debugging @47hours** = codingtime / 4;
@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ due to [Automated Component Builder](https://www.vdm.io/joomla-component-builder
 > **mapping @19hours** = codingtime / 10;
 > **office @31hours** = codingtime / 6;)

-**310 Hours** or **39 Eight Hour Days**
+**313 Hours** or **39 Eight Hour Days**
 (a total of the realistic time frame for this project)

 > (if creating a folder and file took **5 seconds** and writing one line of code took **10 seconds**,
--- a/admin/README.txt
+++ b/admin/README.txt
@ -23,24 +23,24 @@ The best way to see all your options is to install this component on you Joomla
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:joomla@vdm.io)
 + *Name*: [Sermon Distributor](https://www.vdm.io/)
 + *First Build*: 22nd October, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 12th June, 2019
+ *Last Build*: 14th August, 2019
 + *Version*: 2.0.x
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015. All Rights Reserved
 + *License*: GNU/GPL Version 2 or later - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

 ## Build Time :hourglass:

-**187 Hours** or **23 Eight Hour Days** (actual time the author saved -
+**189 Hours** or **24 Eight Hour Days** (actual time the author saved -
 due to [Automated Component Builder](https://www.vdm.io/joomla-component-builder))

 > (if creating a folder and file took **5 seconds** and writing one line of code took **10 seconds**,
 > never making one mistake or taking any coffee break.)

-+ *Line count*: **66946**
+ *Line count*: **67680**
 + *File count*: **445**
 + *Folder count*: **93**

-**123 Hours** or **16 Eight Hour Days** (the actual time the author spent)
+**124 Hours** or **15 Eight Hour Days** (the actual time the author spent)

 > (with the following break down:
 > **debugging @47hours** = codingtime / 4;
@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ due to [Automated Component Builder](https://www.vdm.io/joomla-component-builder
 > **mapping @19hours** = codingtime / 10;
 > **office @31hours** = codingtime / 6;)

-**310 Hours** or **39 Eight Hour Days**
+**313 Hours** or **39 Eight Hour Days**
 (a total of the realistic time frame for this project)

 > (if creating a folder and file took **5 seconds** and writing one line of code took **10 seconds**,
--- a/admin/controllers/ajax.json.php
+++ b/admin/controllers/ajax.json.php
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class SermondistributorControllerAjax extends JControllerLegacy
 		// Check Token!
 		$token 		= JSession::getFormToken();
 		$call_token	= $jinput->get('token', 0, 'ALNUM');
-		if($token == $call_token)
+		if($jinput->get($token, 0, 'ALNUM') || $token === $call_token)
 		{
 			$task = $this->getTask();
 			switch($task)
--- a/admin/helpers/sermondistributor.php
+++ b/admin/helpers/sermondistributor.php
@ -3541,38 +3541,42 @@ abstract class SermondistributorHelper
 	/**
 	* Get any component's model
 	**/
-	public static function getModel($name, $path = JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR, $component = 'Sermondistributor', $config = array())
+	public static function getModel($name, $path = JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR, $Component = 'Sermondistributor', $config = array())
 	{
 		// fix the name
 		$name = self::safeString($name);
-		// full path
-		$fullPath = $path . '/models';
-		// set prefix
-		$prefix = $component.'Model';
+		// full path to models
+		$fullPathModels = $path . '/models';
 		// load the model file
-		JModelLegacy::addIncludePath($fullPath, $prefix);
+		JModelLegacy::addIncludePath($fullPathModels, $Component . 'Model');
+		// make sure the table path is loaded
+		if (!isset($config['table_path']) || !self::checkString($config['table_path']))
+		{
+			// This is the JCB default path to tables in Joomla 3.x
+			$config['table_path'] = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_' . strtolower($Component) . '/tables';
+		}
 		// get instance
-		$model = JModelLegacy::getInstance($name, $prefix, $config);
+		$model = JModelLegacy::getInstance($name, $Component . 'Model', $config);
 		// if model not found (strange)
 		if ($model == false)
 		{
 			jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
 			// get file path
-			$filePath = $path.'/'.$name.'.php';
-			$fullPath = $fullPath.'/'.$name.'.php';
+			$filePath = $path . '/' . $name . '.php';
+			$fullPathModel = $fullPathModels . '/' . $name . '.php';
 			// check if it exists
 			if (JFile::exists($filePath))
 			{
 				// get the file
 				require_once $filePath;
 			}
-			elseif (JFile::exists($fullPath))
+			elseif (JFile::exists($fullPathModel))
 			{
 				// get the file
-				require_once $fullPath;
+				require_once $fullPathModel;
 			}
 			// build class names
-			$modelClass = $prefix.$name;
+			$modelClass = $Component . 'Model' . $name;
 			if (class_exists($modelClass))
 			{
 				// initialize the model
--- a/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_sermondistributor.ini
+++ b/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_sermondistributor.ini
@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_BCOULD_NOT_USE_THE_GIVEN_TOKEN_OR_THE_GIVEN_BUILD_OPTION_D
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_BETA_RELEASE="Beta Release"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_BY_USING_AN_ACCESS_TOKEN_YOU_WILL_BE_ABLE_TO_MAKE_API_CALLS_FOR_YOUR_OWN_ACCOUNT_WITHOUT_GOING_THROUGH_THE_AUTHORIZATION_FLOW_DURING_THIS_MANUAL_UPDATE_OF_THE_LOCAL_LISTINGBR_THE_TOKEN_WILL_NOT_BE_STORED_AND_FOR_SAFETY_THE_TOKEN_WILL_BE_REVOKED_ONCE_THE_UPDATE_IS_COMPLETED_SUCCESSFULLYBR_BTHIS_WILL_MEAN_IT_CAN_ONLY_BE_USED_THIS_ONCEB_YOU_WOULD_NEED_A_NEW_TOKEN_EACH_TIME_YOU_RUN_THIS_UPDATE_MANUALLY_BR_SMALLMAKE_SURE_TO_HAVE_SSL_INPLACE_ON_THIS_PAGE_WHEN_DOING_THIS_UPDATE_AS_AN_EXTRA_SECURITY_MEASURESMALL="By using an access token, you will be able to make API calls for your own account without going through the authorization flow during this manual update of the local listing.<br />The token will not be stored and for safety the token will be revoked once the update is completed successfully.<br /><b>This will mean it can only be used this once</b>, you would need a new token each time you run this update manually. <br /><small>Make sure to have SSL in-place on this page when doing this update, as an extra security measure.</small>"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORIES_ACCESS_SITE="Categories (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORIES_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site categories."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORIES_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site categories."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORY_ACCESS_SITE="Category (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORY_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site category."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORY_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site category."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CLEARING_LOCAL_LISTING_CAN_NOT_BE_DONE="Clearing local listing can not be done."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CLEAR_LOCAL_LISTING="Clear Local Listing"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CLOSE_NEW="Close & New"
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_CATEGORY="Category"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_CATEGORY_BOX_CONTRAST_DESCRIPTION="Set if text should be contrast in box display option."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_CATEGORY_BOX_CONTRAST_LABEL="Show Contrast Text"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_CATEGORY_DEFAULT_ICON_DESCRIPTION="Must be 358px x 358px"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_CATEGORY_DEFAULT_ICON_LABEL="Category Default Icon "
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_CATEGORY_DEFAULT_ICON_LABEL="Category Default Icon"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_CATEGORY_DESC_DESCRIPTION="Set if description should be shown."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_CATEGORY_DESC_LABEL="Show Description"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_CATEGORY_DISPLAY_DESCRIPTION="Select the option for display of a category."
@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_PREACHERS_WEBSITE_LABEL="Show Website"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_PREACHER_BOX_CONTRAST_DESCRIPTION="Set if text should be contrast in box display option."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_PREACHER_BOX_CONTRAST_LABEL="Show Contrast Text"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_PREACHER_DEFAULT_ICON_DESCRIPTION="Must be 358px x 358px"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_PREACHER_DEFAULT_ICON_LABEL="Preacher Default Icon "
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_PREACHER_DEFAULT_ICON_LABEL="Preacher Default Icon"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_PREACHER_DESC_DESCRIPTION="Set if description should be shown."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_PREACHER_DESC_LABEL="Show Description"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_PREACHER_DISPLAY_DESCRIPTION="Select the option for display of a preacher."
@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERIES="Series"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERIES_BOX_CONTRAST_DESCRIPTION="Set if text should be contrast in box display option."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERIES_BOX_CONTRAST_LABEL="Show Contrast Text"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERIES_DEFAULT_ICON_DESCRIPTION="Must be 358px x 358px"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERIES_DEFAULT_ICON_LABEL="Series Default Icon "
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERIES_DEFAULT_ICON_LABEL="Series Default Icon"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERIES_DESC_DESCRIPTION="Set if description should be shown."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERIES_DESC_LABEL="Show Description"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERIES_DISPLAY_DESCRIPTION="Select the option for display of a series."
@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERMON_BOX_CONTRAST_LABEL="Show Contrast Text"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERMON_CATEGORY_DESCRIPTION="Set if the category link should be shown."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERMON_CATEGORY_LABEL="Show Sermon Category"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERMON_DEFAULT_ICON_DESCRIPTION="Must be 358px x 358px"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERMON_DEFAULT_ICON_LABEL="Sermon Default Icon "
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERMON_DEFAULT_ICON_LABEL="Sermon Default Icon"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERMON_DESC_DESCRIPTION="Set if sermon description should be shown."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERMON_DESC_LABEL="Show Sermon Description"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIG_SERMON_DISPLAY_DESCRIPTION="Select the option for display of a sermon."
@ -350,14 +350,14 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_DATE="Date"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_DOWNLOAD="download"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_DOWNLOAD_NAME="Download Name"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_BY="Edit Created By"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_BY_DESC=" Allows users in this group to edit created by."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_BY_DESC="Allows users in this group to edit created by."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_DATE="Edit Created Date"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_DATE_DESC=" Allows users in this group to edit created date."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_DATE_DESC="Allows users in this group to edit created date."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_S="Edit %s"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_VERSIONS="Edit Version"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_VERSIONS_DESC=" Allows users in this group to edit versions."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_VERSIONS_DESC="Allows users in this group to edit versions."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXPORT_DATA="Export Data"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXPORT_DATA_DESC=" Allows users in this group to export data."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXPORT_DATA_DESC="Allows users in this group to export data."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXPORT_FAILED="Export Failed"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE="External Source"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCES="External Sources"
@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_BUILD_DESCRIPTION="Set the method used to
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_BUILD_LABEL="Build Option"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_BUILD_OPTION="Build Option"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_CLEAR_LOCAL_LISTING_BUTTON_ACCESS="External Source Clear Local Listing Button Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_CLEAR_LOCAL_LISTING_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access the clear local listing button."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_CLEAR_LOCAL_LISTING_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access the clear local listing button."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_CREATED_BY_DESC="The user that created this External Source."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_CREATED_BY_LABEL="Created By"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_CREATED_DATE_DESC="The date this External Source was created."
@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_PPTX=".pptx"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_PUBLISHING="Publishing"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_RELATION="External Source Relation"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_RESET_UPDATE_STATUS_BUTTON_ACCESS="External Source Reset Update Status Button Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_RESET_UPDATE_STATUS_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access the reset update status button."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_RESET_UPDATE_STATUS_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access the reset update status button."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_SAVE_WARNING="Alias already existed so a number was added at the end. You can re-edit the External Source to customise the alias."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_SELECT_AN_OPTION="Select an option"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_SHAREDURL="Sharedurl"
@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENT_TITLE_MESSAGE="Error! Please add title here.
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENT_TYPE="Type"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENT_TYPE_DESCRIPTION="Select the help type."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENT_TYPE_LABEL="Type"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENT_URL="Url"
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENT_URL="URL"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENT_URL_DESCRIPTION="Enter url"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENT_URL_HINT="http://www.example.com"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENT_URL_LABEL="URL"
@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_MANAGER="Help"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HTWOCURL_NOT_FOUNDHTWOPPLEASE_SETUP_CURL_ON_YOUR_SYSTEM_OR_BSERMONDISTRIBUTORB_WILL_NOT_FUNCTION_CORRECTLYP="<h2>Curl Not Found!</h2><p>Please setup curl on your system, or <b>sermondistributor</b> will not function correctly!</p>"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_CONTINUE="Continue"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_DATA="Import Data"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_DATA_DESC=" Allows users in this group to import data."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_DATA_DESC="Allows users in this group to import data."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_ERROR="Import error."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_FAILED="Import Failed"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_FILE_COLUMNS="File Columns"
@ -933,18 +933,18 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_LOCAL_LISTING_WAS_CLEARED_SUCCESSFULLY="Local listing was
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_LOCAL_LISTING_WAS_NOT_CLEARED="Local listing was not cleared."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER="Manual Updater"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_ACCESS="Manual Updater Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access Manual Updater"
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access manual updater."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_DASHBOARD_LIST="Manual Updater Dashboard List"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_DASHBOARD_LIST_DESC="Allows the users in this group to dashboard list of Manual Updater"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_DESC="Manual Updater"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_BUTTON_ACCESS="Manual Updater External Sources Button Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access the external sources button."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access the external sources button."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_SUBMENU="Manual Updater Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of Manual Updater"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_NEW="New"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_NEW_ISSUE="New Issue"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_NOTICE="Notice!"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_NOT_FOUND_OR_ACCESS_DENIED="Not found or access denied!"
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_NOT_FOUND_OR_ACCESS_DENIED="Not found, or access denied."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_NO_ACCESS_GRANTED="No Access Granted!"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_NO_CRONJOB_PATH_FOUND_FOR_S="No cronjob path found for (%s)"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_NO_CRONJOB_PATH_FOUND_SINCE_INCORRECT_TYPE_REQUESTED="No cronjob path found since incorrect type requested."
@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS="Preachers"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS="Preachers Access"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access access preachers"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS_SITE="Preachers (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site preachers."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site preachers."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_BATCH_OPTIONS="Batch process the selected Preachers"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_BATCH_TIP="All changes will be applied to all selected Preachers"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_BATCH_USE="Preachers Batch Use"
@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_PREACHER_DETAILS="Preacher Details"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_SUBMENU="Preachers Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of preacher"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHER_ACCESS_SITE="Preacher (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHER_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site preacher."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHER_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site preacher."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHER_ALIAS="Alias"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHER_ALIAS_HINT="Auto-generated from name"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHER_ALIAS_LABEL="Alias"
@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SAVE_SUCCESS="Great! Item successfully saved."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SAVE_WARNING="The value already existed so please select another."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES="Series"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_ACCESS_SITE="Series (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site series."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site series."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_ALIAS="Alias"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_ALIAS_HINT="Auto-generated from name"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_ALIAS_LABEL="Alias"
@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST="Series List"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS="Series List Access"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access access series list"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS_SITE="Series List (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site series list."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site series list."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_BATCH_OPTIONS="Batch process the selected Series List"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_BATCH_TIP="All changes will be applied to all selected Series List"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_BATCH_USE="Series List Batch Use"
@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMONS_N_ITEMS_UNPUBLISHED_1="%s Sermon unpublished."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMONS_SUBMENU="Sermons Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMONS_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of sermon"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_ACCESS_SITE="Sermon (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site sermon."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site sermon."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_ALIAS="Alias"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_ALIAS_HINT="Auto-generated from name"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_ALIAS_LABEL="Alias"
@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_STATUS="Status"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_TAGS="Tags"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_TAGS_DESCRIPTION="Assign tags to SERMON items. Tag names must be unique."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_TAGS_LABEL="Tags"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_URL="Url"
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_URL="URL"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_URL_DESCRIPTION="The url to download the sermon."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_URL_HINT="http://www.domain.com/direct-link-to-download.mp3"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_URL_LABEL="File URL"
@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_UNKNOWN_ERROR_HAS_OCCURRED="Unknown error has occurred."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_UPDATE_LOCAL_LINKS_OF_TARGET_S_EXTERNAL_SOURCE="Update Local Links of (target %s) External Source"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_UP_TO_DATE="Up to date"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_USE_BATCH="Use Batch"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_USE_BATCH_DESC=" Allows users in this group to use batch copy/update method."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_USE_BATCH_DESC="Allows users in this group to use batch copy/update method."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_VERSION="Version"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_VIEW_ERROR="View Error!"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_VIEW_MORE_ISSUES_ON_GITHUB="View more issues on Github"
--- a/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_sermondistributor.sys.ini
+++ b/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_sermondistributor.sys.ini
@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR="Sermon Distributor"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORIES_ACCESS_SITE="Categories (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORIES_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site categories."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORIES_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site categories."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORY_ACCESS_SITE="Category (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORY_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site category."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CATEGORY_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site category."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CONFIGURATION="Sermon Distributor Configuration"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_BY="Edit Created By"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_BY_DESC=" Allows users in this group to edit created by."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_BY_DESC="Allows users in this group to edit created by."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_DATE="Edit Created Date"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_DATE_DESC=" Allows users in this group to edit created date."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_CREATED_DATE_DESC="Allows users in this group to edit created date."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_VERSIONS="Edit Version"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_VERSIONS_DESC=" Allows users in this group to edit versions."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_VERSIONS_DESC="Allows users in this group to edit versions."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXPORT_DATA="Export Data"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXPORT_DATA_DESC=" Allows users in this group to export data."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXPORT_DATA_DESC="Allows users in this group to export data."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_ACCESS="External Sources Access"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access access external sources"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_BATCH_USE="External Sources Batch Use"
@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_IMPORT_DESC="Allows the users in this gro
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_SUBMENU="External Sources Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of external source"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_CLEAR_LOCAL_LISTING_BUTTON_ACCESS="External Source Clear Local Listing Button Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_CLEAR_LOCAL_LISTING_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access the clear local listing button."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_CLEAR_LOCAL_LISTING_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access the clear local listing button."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_RESET_UPDATE_STATUS_BUTTON_ACCESS="External Source Reset Update Status Button Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_RESET_UPDATE_STATUS_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access the reset update status button."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EXTERNAL_SOURCE_RESET_UPDATE_STATUS_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access the reset update status button."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENTS_ACCESS="Help Documents Access"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENTS_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access access help documents"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENTS_BATCH_USE="Help Documents Batch Use"
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENTS_IMPORT_DESC="Allows the users in this group
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENTS_SUBMENU="Help Documents Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_HELP_DOCUMENTS_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of help document"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_DATA="Import Data"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_DATA_DESC=" Allows users in this group to import data."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_IMPORT_DATA_DESC="Allows users in this group to import data."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_LOCAL_LISTINGS_ACCESS="Local Listings Access"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_LOCAL_LISTINGS_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access access local listings"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_LOCAL_LISTINGS_BATCH_USE="Local Listings Batch Use"
@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_LOCAL_LISTINGS_IMPORT_DESC="Allows the users in this group
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_LOCAL_LISTINGS_SUBMENU="Local Listings Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_LOCAL_LISTINGS_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of local listing"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_ACCESS="Manual Updater Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access Manual Updater"
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access manual updater."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_DASHBOARD_LIST="Manual Updater Dashboard List"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_DASHBOARD_LIST_DESC="Allows the users in this group to dashboard list of Manual Updater"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_BUTTON_ACCESS="Manual Updater External Sources Button Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access the external sources button."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_EXTERNAL_SOURCES_BUTTON_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access the external sources button."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_SUBMENU="Manual Updater Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MANUAL_UPDATER_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of Manual Updater"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MENU="Sermon Distributor"
@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_MENU_SERMONS="Sermons"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS="Preachers Access"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access access preachers"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS_SITE="Preachers (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site preachers."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site preachers."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_BATCH_USE="Preachers Batch Use"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_BATCH_USE_DESC="Allows users in this group to use batch copy/update method of batch preachers"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_CREATE="Preachers Create"
@ -175,13 +175,13 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_IMPORT_DESC="Allows the users in this group to i
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_SUBMENU="Preachers Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHERS_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of preacher"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHER_ACCESS_SITE="Preacher (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHER_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site preacher."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_PREACHER_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site preacher."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_ACCESS_SITE="Series (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site series."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site series."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS="Series List Access"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access access series list"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS_SITE="Series List (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site series list."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site series list."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_BATCH_USE="Series List Batch Use"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_BATCH_USE_DESC="Allows users in this group to use batch copy/update method of batch series list"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERIES_LIST_CREATE="Series List Create"
@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMONS_IMPORT_DESC="Allows the users in this group to imp
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMONS_SUBMENU="Sermons Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMONS_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of sermon"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_ACCESS_SITE="Sermon (Site) Access"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_ACCESS_SITE_DESC=" Allows the users in this group to access site sermon."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_SERMON_ACCESS_SITE_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access site sermon."
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_STATISTICS_ACCESS="Statistics Access"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_STATISTICS_ACCESS_DESC="Allows the users in this group to access access statistics"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_STATISTICS_BATCH_USE="Statistics Batch Use"
@ -271,4 +271,4 @@ COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_STATISTICS_IMPORT_DESC="Allows the users in this group to
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_STATISTICS_SUBMENU="Statistics Submenu"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_STATISTICS_SUBMENU_DESC="Allows the users in this group to submenu of statistic"
 COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_USE_BATCH="Use Batch"
-COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_USE_BATCH_DESC=" Allows users in this group to use batch copy/update method."
+COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_USE_BATCH_DESC="Allows users in this group to use batch copy/update method."
--- a/admin/layouts/external_source/build_option_fullwidth.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/external_source/build_option_fullwidth.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'build',
 	'note_manual_externalsource',
 	'note_auto_externalsource'
@ -36,6 +47,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-vertical">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -44,3 +56,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/external_source/details_above.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/external_source/details_above.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'description',
 	'externalsources'
 );
@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -43,3 +55,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/external_source/details_fullwidth.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/external_source/details_fullwidth.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'sharedurl',
 	'folder',
 	'apicronjob_note'
@ -36,6 +47,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-vertical">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -44,3 +56,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/external_source/details_left.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/external_source/details_left.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'oauthtoken',
 	'generated_access_token_note',
 	'permissiontype',
@ -38,9 +49,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/external_source/details_right.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/external_source/details_right.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'update_method',
 	'update_timer',
 	'filetypes'
@ -36,9 +47,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/external_source/details_under.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/external_source/details_under.php
@ -25,15 +25,27 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'not_required'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -42,3 +54,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/external_source/publishing.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/external_source/publishing.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'created',
 	'created_by',
 	'modified',
@ -37,9 +48,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/external_source/publlshing.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/external_source/publlshing.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'published',
 	'ordering',
 	'version',
@ -38,9 +49,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/help_document/details_above.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/help_document/details_above.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'title',
 	'alias'
 );
@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -43,3 +55,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/help_document/details_fullwidth.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/help_document/details_fullwidth.php
@ -25,15 +25,27 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'content'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-vertical">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -42,3 +54,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/help_document/details_left.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/help_document/details_left.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'target',
 	'groups',
 	'location',
@ -38,9 +49,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/help_document/details_right.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/help_document/details_right.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'type',
 	'url',
 	'article'
@ -36,9 +47,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/help_document/details_under.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/help_document/details_under.php
@ -25,15 +25,27 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'not_required'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -42,3 +54,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/help_document/publishing.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/help_document/publishing.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'created',
 	'created_by',
 	'modified',
@ -43,9 +54,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/local_listing/details_above.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/local_listing/details_above.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'name',
 	'size'
 );
@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -43,3 +55,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/local_listing/details_fullwidth.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/local_listing/details_fullwidth.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'key',
 	'url'
 );
@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-vertical">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -43,3 +55,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/local_listing/details_left.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/local_listing/details_left.php
@ -25,18 +25,31 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'external_source'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/local_listing/details_right.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/local_listing/details_right.php
@ -25,18 +25,31 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'build'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/local_listing/publishing.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/local_listing/publishing.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'created',
 	'created_by',
 	'modified',
@ -37,9 +48,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/local_listing/publlshing.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/local_listing/publlshing.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'published',
 	'ordering',
 	'version',
@ -38,9 +49,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/preacher/details_above.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/preacher/details_above.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'name',
 	'alias'
 );
@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -43,3 +55,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/preacher/details_fullwidth.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/preacher/details_fullwidth.php
@ -25,15 +25,27 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'description'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-vertical">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -42,3 +54,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/preacher/details_left.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/preacher/details_left.php
@ -25,18 +25,31 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'icon'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/preacher/details_right.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/preacher/details_right.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'email',
 	'website'
 );
@ -35,9 +46,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/preacher/publishing.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/preacher/publishing.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'created',
 	'created_by',
 	'modified',
@ -43,9 +54,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/series/details_above.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/series/details_above.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'name',
 	'alias'
 );
@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -43,3 +55,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/series/details_fullwidth.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/series/details_fullwidth.php
@ -25,15 +25,27 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'description'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-vertical">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -42,3 +54,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/series/details_left.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/series/details_left.php
@ -25,18 +25,31 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'icon'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/series/details_right.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/series/details_right.php
@ -25,18 +25,31 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'scripture'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/series/publishing.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/series/publishing.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'created',
 	'created_by',
 	'modified',
@ -43,9 +54,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/sermon/details_above.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/sermon/details_above.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'name',
 	'alias',
 	'preacher'
@ -36,6 +47,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -44,3 +56,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/sermon/details_fullwidth.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/sermon/details_fullwidth.php
@ -25,15 +25,27 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'description'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-vertical">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -42,3 +54,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/sermon/details_left.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/sermon/details_left.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'scripture',
 	'short_description',
 	'icon'
@ -36,9 +47,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/sermon/details_right.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/sermon/details_right.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'series',
 	'catid',
 	'tags'
@ -36,9 +47,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/sermon/details_under.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/sermon/details_under.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'not_required',
 	'auto_sermons'
 );
@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -43,3 +55,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/sermon/files_fullwidth.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/sermon/files_fullwidth.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'link_type',
 	'note_link_directed',
 	'note_link_encrypted',
@ -43,6 +54,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-vertical">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -51,3 +63,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/sermon/publishing.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/sermon/publishing.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'created',
 	'created_by',
 	'modified',
@ -43,9 +54,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/statistic/details_above.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/statistic/details_above.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'filename',
 	'sermon'
 );
@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <div class="form-inline form-inline-header">
 	<?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 		<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
@ -43,3 +55,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/statistic/details_left.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/statistic/details_left.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'preacher',
 	'series'
 );
@ -35,9 +46,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/statistic/details_right.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/statistic/details_right.php
@ -25,18 +25,31 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'counter'
 );

 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/statistic/publishing.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/statistic/publishing.php
@ -25,9 +25,20 @@
 // No direct access to this file
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

+// get the form
 $form = $displayData->getForm();

-$fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
+// get the layout fields override method name (from layout path/ID)
+$layout_path_array = explode('.', $this->getLayoutId());
+// Since we cannot pass the layout and tab names as parameters to the model method
+// this name combination of tab and layout in the method name is the only work around
+// seeing that JCB uses those two values (tab_name & layout_name) as the layout file name.
+// example of layout name: details_left.php
+// example of method name: getFields_details_left()
+$fields_tab_layout = 'fields_' . $layout_path_array[1];
+
+// get the fields
+$fields = $displayData->get($fields_tab_layout) ?: array(
 	'created',
 	'created_by',
 	'modified',
@ -43,9 +54,11 @@ $fields = $displayData->get('fields') ?: array(
 $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();

 ?>
+<?php if ($fields && count((array) $fields)) :?>
 <?php foreach($fields as $field): ?>
 	<?php if (in_array($field, $hiddenFields)) : ?>
 		<?php $form->setFieldAttribute($field, 'type', 'hidden'); ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/models/external_source.php
+++ b/admin/models/external_source.php
@ -32,6 +32,47 @@ use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
 */
 class SermondistributorModelExternal_source extends JModelAdmin
 {
+	/**
+	 * The tab layout fields array.
+	 *
+	 * @var      array
+	 */
+	protected $tabLayoutFields = array(
+		'details' => array(
+			'left' => array(
+				'oauthtoken',
+				'generated_access_token_note',
+				'permissiontype',
+				'app_limitation_note',
+				'dropboxoptions'
+			),
+			'right' => array(
+				'update_method',
+				'update_timer',
+				'filetypes'
+			),
+			'fullwidth' => array(
+				'sharedurl',
+				'folder',
+				'apicronjob_note'
+			),
+			'above' => array(
+				'description',
+				'externalsources'
+			),
+			'under' => array(
+				'not_required'
+			)
+		),
+		'build_option' => array(
+			'fullwidth' => array(
+				'build',
+				'note_manual_externalsource',
+				'note_auto_externalsource'
+			)
+		)
+	);
+
 	/**
 	 * @var        string    The prefix to use with controller messages.
 	 * @since   1.6
--- a/admin/models/fields/externalsource.php
+++ b/admin/models/fields/externalsource.php
@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ class JFormFieldExternalsource extends JFormFieldList
 	protected function getInput()
 	{
 		// see if we should add buttons
-		$setButton = $this->getAttribute('button');
+		$set_button = $this->getAttribute('button');
 		// get html
 		$html = parent::getInput();
 		// if true set button
-		if ($setButton === 'true')
+		if ($set_button === 'true')
 		{
 			$button = array();
 			$script = array();
-			$buttonName = $this->getAttribute('name');
+			$button_code_name = $this->getAttribute('name');
 			// get the input from url
 			$app = JFactory::getApplication();
 			$jinput = $app->input;
@ -83,55 +83,52 @@ class JFormFieldExternalsource extends JFormFieldList
 				$ref .= '&amp;return=' . $_return;
 				$refJ .= '&return=' . $_return;
 			}
+			// get button label
+			$button_label = trim($button_code_name);
+			$button_label = preg_replace('/_+/', ' ', $button_label);
+			$button_label = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', $button_label);
+			$button_label = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z ]/", '', $button_label);
+			$button_label = ucfirst(strtolower($button_label));
+			// get user object
 			$user = JFactory::getUser();
 			// only add if user allowed to create external_source
 			if ($user->authorise('external_source.create', 'com_sermondistributor') && $app->isAdmin()) // TODO for now only in admin area.
 			{
 				// build Create button
-				$buttonNamee = trim($buttonName);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace('/_+/', ' ', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z ]/", '', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = ucfirst(strtolower($buttonNamee));
-				$button[] = '<a id="'.$buttonName.'Create" class="btn btn-small btn-success hasTooltip" title="'.JText::sprintf('COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CREATE_NEW_S', $buttonNamee).'" style="border-radius: 0px 4px 4px 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 7px;"
+				$button[] = '<a id="'.$button_code_name.'Create" class="btn btn-small btn-success hasTooltip" title="'.JText::sprintf('COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CREATE_NEW_S', $button_label).'" style="border-radius: 0px 4px 4px 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 7px;"
 					href="index.php?option=com_sermondistributor&amp;view=external_source&amp;layout=edit'.$ref.'" >
 					<span class="icon-new icon-white"></span></a>';
 			}
 			// only add if user allowed to edit external_source
-			if (($buttonName === 'external_source' || $buttonName === 'external_sources') && $user->authorise('external_source.edit', 'com_sermondistributor') && $app->isAdmin()) // TODO for now only in admin area.
+			if ($user->authorise('external_source.edit', 'com_sermondistributor') && $app->isAdmin()) // TODO for now only in admin area.
 			{
 				// build edit button
-				$buttonNamee = trim($buttonName);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace('/_+/', ' ', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z ]/", '', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = ucfirst(strtolower($buttonNamee));
-				$button[] = '<a id="'.$buttonName.'Edit" class="btn btn-small hasTooltip" title="'.JText::sprintf('COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_S', $buttonNamee).'" style="display: none; padding: 4px 4px 4px 7px;" href="#" >
+				$button[] = '<a id="'.$button_code_name.'Edit" class="btn btn-small hasTooltip" title="'.JText::sprintf('COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_S', $button_label).'" style="display: none; padding: 4px 4px 4px 7px;" href="#" >
 					<span class="icon-edit"></span></a>';
 				// build script
 				$script[] = "
 					jQuery(document).ready(function() {
-						jQuery('#adminForm').on('change', '#jform_".$buttonName."',function (e) {
+						jQuery('#adminForm').on('change', '#jform_".$button_code_name."',function (e) {
 							e.preventDefault();
-							var ".$buttonName."Value = jQuery('#jform_".$buttonName."').val();
-							".$buttonName."Button(".$buttonName."Value);
+							var ".$button_code_name."Value = jQuery('#jform_".$button_code_name."').val();
+							".$button_code_name."Button(".$button_code_name."Value);
 						});
-						var ".$buttonName."Value = jQuery('#jform_".$buttonName."').val();
-						".$buttonName."Button(".$buttonName."Value);
+						var ".$button_code_name."Value = jQuery('#jform_".$button_code_name."').val();
+						".$button_code_name."Button(".$button_code_name."Value);
 					});
-					function ".$buttonName."Button(value) {
+					function ".$button_code_name."Button(value) {
 						if (value > 0) {
 							// hide the create button
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Create').hide();
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Create').hide();
 							// show edit button
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Edit').show();
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Edit').show();
 							var url = 'index.php?option=com_sermondistributor&view=external_sources&task=external_source.edit&id='+value+'".$refJ."';
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Edit').attr('href', url);
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Edit').attr('href', url);
 						} else {
 							// show the create button
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Create').show();
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Create').show();
 							// hide edit button
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Edit').hide();
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Edit').hide();
 						}
 					}";
 			}
--- a/admin/models/fields/sermon.php
+++ b/admin/models/fields/sermon.php
@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ class JFormFieldSermon extends JFormFieldList
 	protected function getInput()
 	{
 		// see if we should add buttons
-		$setButton = $this->getAttribute('button');
+		$set_button = $this->getAttribute('button');
 		// get html
 		$html = parent::getInput();
 		// if true set button
-		if ($setButton === 'true')
+		if ($set_button === 'true')
 		{
 			$button = array();
 			$script = array();
-			$buttonName = $this->getAttribute('name');
+			$button_code_name = $this->getAttribute('name');
 			// get the input from url
 			$app = JFactory::getApplication();
 			$jinput = $app->input;
@ -83,55 +83,52 @@ class JFormFieldSermon extends JFormFieldList
 				$ref .= '&amp;return=' . $_return;
 				$refJ .= '&return=' . $_return;
 			}
+			// get button label
+			$button_label = trim($button_code_name);
+			$button_label = preg_replace('/_+/', ' ', $button_label);
+			$button_label = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', $button_label);
+			$button_label = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z ]/", '', $button_label);
+			$button_label = ucfirst(strtolower($button_label));
+			// get user object
 			$user = JFactory::getUser();
 			// only add if user allowed to create sermon
 			if ($user->authorise('sermon.create', 'com_sermondistributor') && $app->isAdmin()) // TODO for now only in admin area.
 			{
 				// build Create button
-				$buttonNamee = trim($buttonName);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace('/_+/', ' ', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z ]/", '', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = ucfirst(strtolower($buttonNamee));
-				$button[] = '<a id="'.$buttonName.'Create" class="btn btn-small btn-success hasTooltip" title="'.JText::sprintf('COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CREATE_NEW_S', $buttonNamee).'" style="border-radius: 0px 4px 4px 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 7px;"
+				$button[] = '<a id="'.$button_code_name.'Create" class="btn btn-small btn-success hasTooltip" title="'.JText::sprintf('COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_CREATE_NEW_S', $button_label).'" style="border-radius: 0px 4px 4px 0px; padding: 4px 4px 4px 7px;"
 					href="index.php?option=com_sermondistributor&amp;view=sermon&amp;layout=edit'.$ref.'" >
 					<span class="icon-new icon-white"></span></a>';
 			}
 			// only add if user allowed to edit sermon
-			if (($buttonName === 'sermon' || $buttonName === 'sermons') && $user->authorise('sermon.edit', 'com_sermondistributor') && $app->isAdmin()) // TODO for now only in admin area.
+			if ($user->authorise('sermon.edit', 'com_sermondistributor') && $app->isAdmin()) // TODO for now only in admin area.
 			{
 				// build edit button
-				$buttonNamee = trim($buttonName);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace('/_+/', ' ', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z ]/", '', $buttonNamee);
-				$buttonNamee = ucfirst(strtolower($buttonNamee));
-				$button[] = '<a id="'.$buttonName.'Edit" class="btn btn-small hasTooltip" title="'.JText::sprintf('COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_S', $buttonNamee).'" style="display: none; padding: 4px 4px 4px 7px;" href="#" >
+				$button[] = '<a id="'.$button_code_name.'Edit" class="btn btn-small hasTooltip" title="'.JText::sprintf('COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR_EDIT_S', $button_label).'" style="display: none; padding: 4px 4px 4px 7px;" href="#" >
 					<span class="icon-edit"></span></a>';
 				// build script
 				$script[] = "
 					jQuery(document).ready(function() {
-						jQuery('#adminForm').on('change', '#jform_".$buttonName."',function (e) {
+						jQuery('#adminForm').on('change', '#jform_".$button_code_name."',function (e) {
 							e.preventDefault();
-							var ".$buttonName."Value = jQuery('#jform_".$buttonName."').val();
-							".$buttonName."Button(".$buttonName."Value);
+							var ".$button_code_name."Value = jQuery('#jform_".$button_code_name."').val();
+							".$button_code_name."Button(".$button_code_name."Value);
 						});
-						var ".$buttonName."Value = jQuery('#jform_".$buttonName."').val();
-						".$buttonName."Button(".$buttonName."Value);
+						var ".$button_code_name."Value = jQuery('#jform_".$button_code_name."').val();
+						".$button_code_name."Button(".$button_code_name."Value);
 					});
-					function ".$buttonName."Button(value) {
+					function ".$button_code_name."Button(value) {
 						if (value > 0) {
 							// hide the create button
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Create').hide();
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Create').hide();
 							// show edit button
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Edit').show();
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Edit').show();
 							var url = 'index.php?option=com_sermondistributor&view=sermons&task=sermon.edit&id='+value+'".$refJ."';
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Edit').attr('href', url);
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Edit').attr('href', url);
 						} else {
 							// show the create button
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Create').show();
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Create').show();
 							// hide edit button
-							jQuery('#".$buttonName."Edit').hide();
+							jQuery('#".$button_code_name."Edit').hide();
 						}
 					}";
 			}
--- a/admin/models/forms/help_document.js
+++ b/admin/models/forms/help_document.js
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ jform_vvvvvwxvwf_required = false;
 jform_vvvvvwyvwg_required = false;
 jform_vvvvvwzvwh_required = false;
 jform_vvvvvxavwi_required = false;
-jform_vvvvvxbvwj_required = false;
-jform_vvvvvxcvwk_required = false;
+jform_vvvvvxcvwj_required = false;

 // Initial Script
 jQuery(document).ready(function()
@ -247,28 +246,10 @@ function vvvvvxb(type_vvvvvxb)
 	if (type)
 	{
 		jQuery('#jform_content-lbl').closest('.control-group').show();
-		// add required attribute to content field
-		if (jform_vvvvvxbvwj_required)
-		{
-			updateFieldRequired('content',0);
-			jQuery('#jform_content').prop('required','required');
-			jQuery('#jform_content').attr('aria-required',true);
-			jQuery('#jform_content').addClass('required');
-			jform_vvvvvxbvwj_required = false;
-		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		jQuery('#jform_content-lbl').closest('.control-group').hide();
-		// remove required attribute from content field
-		if (!jform_vvvvvxbvwj_required)
-		{
-			updateFieldRequired('content',1);
-			jQuery('#jform_content').removeAttr('required');
-			jQuery('#jform_content').removeAttr('aria-required');
-			jQuery('#jform_content').removeClass('required');
-			jform_vvvvvxbvwj_required = true;
-		}
 	}
 }

@ -291,26 +272,26 @@ function vvvvvxc(target_vvvvvxc)
 	{
 		jQuery('#jform_groups').closest('.control-group').show();
 		// add required attribute to groups field
-		if (jform_vvvvvxcvwk_required)
+		if (jform_vvvvvxcvwj_required)
 		{
 			updateFieldRequired('groups',0);
 			jQuery('#jform_groups').prop('required','required');
 			jQuery('#jform_groups').attr('aria-required',true);
 			jQuery('#jform_groups').addClass('required');
-			jform_vvvvvxcvwk_required = false;
+			jform_vvvvvxcvwj_required = false;
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		jQuery('#jform_groups').closest('.control-group').hide();
 		// remove required attribute from groups field
-		if (!jform_vvvvvxcvwk_required)
+		if (!jform_vvvvvxcvwj_required)
 		{
 			updateFieldRequired('groups',1);
 			jQuery('#jform_groups').removeAttr('required');
 			jQuery('#jform_groups').removeAttr('aria-required');
 			jQuery('#jform_groups').removeClass('required');
-			jform_vvvvvxcvwk_required = true;
+			jform_vvvvvxcvwj_required = true;
 		}
 	}
 }
--- a/admin/models/forms/help_document.xml
+++ b/admin/models/forms/help_document.xml
@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
 			height="300 px"
 			buttons="false"
 			filter="safehtml"
-			required="true"
 		/>
 		<!-- Article Field. Type: Articles. (custom) -->
 		<field
--- a/admin/models/help_document.php
+++ b/admin/models/help_document.php
@ -32,6 +32,38 @@ use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
 */
 class SermondistributorModelHelp_document extends JModelAdmin
 {
+	/**
+	 * The tab layout fields array.
+	 *
+	 * @var      array
+	 */
+	protected $tabLayoutFields = array(
+		'details' => array(
+			'left' => array(
+				'target',
+				'groups',
+				'location',
+				'admin_view',
+				'site_view'
+			),
+			'right' => array(
+				'type',
+				'url',
+				'article'
+			),
+			'fullwidth' => array(
+				'content'
+			),
+			'above' => array(
+				'title',
+				'alias'
+			),
+			'under' => array(
+				'not_required'
+			)
+		)
+	);
+
 	/**
 	 * @var        string    The prefix to use with controller messages.
 	 * @since   1.6
--- a/admin/models/local_listing.php
+++ b/admin/models/local_listing.php
@ -32,6 +32,30 @@ use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
 */
 class SermondistributorModelLocal_listing extends JModelAdmin
 {
+	/**
+	 * The tab layout fields array.
+	 *
+	 * @var      array
+	 */
+	protected $tabLayoutFields = array(
+		'details' => array(
+			'left' => array(
+				'external_source'
+			),
+			'right' => array(
+				'build'
+			),
+			'fullwidth' => array(
+				'key',
+				'url'
+			),
+			'above' => array(
+				'name',
+				'size'
+			)
+		)
+	);
+
 	/**
 	 * @var        string    The prefix to use with controller messages.
 	 * @since   1.6
--- a/admin/models/preacher.php
+++ b/admin/models/preacher.php
@ -32,6 +32,30 @@ use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
 */
 class SermondistributorModelPreacher extends JModelAdmin
 {
+	/**
+	 * The tab layout fields array.
+	 *
+	 * @var      array
+	 */
+	protected $tabLayoutFields = array(
+		'details' => array(
+			'left' => array(
+				'icon'
+			),
+			'right' => array(
+				'email',
+				'website'
+			),
+			'fullwidth' => array(
+				'description'
+			),
+			'above' => array(
+				'name',
+				'alias'
+			)
+		)
+	);
+
 	/**
 	 * @var        string    The prefix to use with controller messages.
 	 * @since   1.6
--- a/admin/models/series.php
+++ b/admin/models/series.php
@ -32,6 +32,29 @@ use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
 */
 class SermondistributorModelSeries extends JModelAdmin
 {
+	/**
+	 * The tab layout fields array.
+	 *
+	 * @var      array
+	 */
+	protected $tabLayoutFields = array(
+		'details' => array(
+			'left' => array(
+				'icon'
+			),
+			'right' => array(
+				'scripture'
+			),
+			'fullwidth' => array(
+				'description'
+			),
+			'above' => array(
+				'name',
+				'alias'
+			)
+		)
+	);
+
 	/**
 	 * @var        string    The prefix to use with controller messages.
 	 * @since   1.6
--- a/admin/models/sermon.php
+++ b/admin/models/sermon.php
@ -32,6 +32,52 @@ use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
 */
 class SermondistributorModelSermon extends JModelAdmin
 {
+	/**
+	 * The tab layout fields array.
+	 *
+	 * @var      array
+	 */
+	protected $tabLayoutFields = array(
+		'details' => array(
+			'left' => array(
+				'scripture',
+				'short_description',
+				'icon'
+			),
+			'right' => array(
+				'series',
+				'catid',
+				'tags'
+			),
+			'fullwidth' => array(
+				'description'
+			),
+			'above' => array(
+				'name',
+				'alias',
+				'preacher'
+			),
+			'under' => array(
+				'not_required',
+				'auto_sermons'
+			)
+		),
+		'files' => array(
+			'fullwidth' => array(
+				'link_type',
+				'note_link_directed',
+				'note_link_encrypted',
+				'source',
+				'build',
+				'note_manual_externalsource',
+				'note_auto_externalsource',
+				'manual_files',
+				'local_files',
+				'url'
+			)
+		)
+	);
+
 	/**
 	 * @var        string    The prefix to use with controller messages.
 	 * @since   1.6
--- a/admin/models/statistic.php
+++ b/admin/models/statistic.php
@ -32,6 +32,27 @@ use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
 */
 class SermondistributorModelStatistic extends JModelAdmin
 {
+	/**
+	 * The tab layout fields array.
+	 *
+	 * @var      array
+	 */
+	protected $tabLayoutFields = array(
+		'details' => array(
+			'left' => array(
+				'preacher',
+				'series'
+			),
+			'right' => array(
+				'counter'
+			),
+			'above' => array(
+				'filename',
+				'sermon'
+			)
+		)
+	);
+
 	/**
 	 * @var        string    The prefix to use with controller messages.
 	 * @since   1.6
--- a/script.php
+++ b/script.php
@ -33,21 +33,27 @@ JHTML::_('behavior.modal');
 class com_sermondistributorInstallerScript
 {
 	/**
-	 * method to install the component
+	 * Constructor
 	 *
-	 * @return void
+	 * @param   JAdapterInstance  $parent  The object responsible for running this script
 	 */
-	function install($parent)
-	{
-
-	}
+	public function __construct(JAdapterInstance $parent) {}

 	/**
-	 * method to uninstall the component
+	 * Called on installation
 	 *
-	 * @return void
+	 * @param   JAdapterInstance  $parent  The object responsible for running this script
+	 *
+	 * @return  boolean  True on success
 	 */
-	function uninstall($parent)
+	public function install(JAdapterInstance $parent) {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Called on uninstallation
+	 *
+	 * @param   JAdapterInstance  $parent  The object responsible for running this script
+	 */
+	public function uninstall(JAdapterInstance $parent)
 	{
 		// Get Application object
 		$app = JFactory::getApplication();
@ -771,38 +777,40 @@ class com_sermondistributorInstallerScript
 	}

 	/**
-	 * method to update the component
+	 * Called on update
 	 *
-	 * @return void
+	 * @param   JAdapterInstance  $parent  The object responsible for running this script
+	 *
+	 * @return  boolean  True on success
 	 */
-	function update($parent)
-	{
-		
-	}
+	public function update(JAdapterInstance $parent){}

 	/**
-	 * method to run before an install/update/uninstall method
+	 * Called before any type of action
 	 *
-	 * @return void
+	 * @param   string  $type  Which action is happening (install|uninstall|discover_install|update)
+	 * @param   JAdapterInstance  $parent  The object responsible for running this script
+	 *
+	 * @return  boolean  True on success
 	 */
-	function preflight($type, $parent)
+	public function preflight($type, JAdapterInstance $parent)
 	{
 		// get application
 		$app = JFactory::getApplication();
-		// is redundant ...hmmm
-		if ($type == 'uninstall')
+		// is redundant or so it seems ...hmmm let me know if it works again
+		if ($type === 'uninstall')
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
 		// the default for both install and update
 		$jversion = new JVersion();
-		if (!$jversion->isCompatible('3.6.0'))
+		if (!$jversion->isCompatible('3.8.0'))
 		{
-			$app->enqueueMessage('Please upgrade to at least Joomla! 3.6.0 before continuing!', 'error');
+			$app->enqueueMessage('Please upgrade to at least Joomla! 3.8.0 before continuing!', 'error');
 			return false;
 		}
 		// do any updates needed
-		if ($type == 'update')
+		if ($type === 'update')
 		{
 		// load the helper class
 		JLoader::register('SermondistributorHelper', JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_sermondistributor/helpers/sermondistributor.php');
@ -899,22 +907,26 @@ class com_sermondistributorInstallerScript
 		}
 		}
 		// do any install needed
-		if ($type == 'install')
+		if ($type === 'install')
 		{
 		}
+		return true;
 	}

 	/**
-	 * method to run after an install/update/uninstall method
+	 * Called after any type of action
 	 *
-	 * @return void
+	 * @param   string  $type  Which action is happening (install|uninstall|discover_install|update)
+	 * @param   JAdapterInstance  $parent  The object responsible for running this script
+	 *
+	 * @return  boolean  True on success
 	 */
-	function postflight($type, $parent)
+	public function postflight($type, JAdapterInstance $parent)
 	{
 		// get application
 		$app = JFactory::getApplication();
 		// set the default component settings
-		if ($type == 'install')
+		if ($type === 'install')
 		{

 			// Get The Database object
@ -1050,7 +1062,7 @@ class com_sermondistributorInstallerScript
 				</a>';
 		}
 		// do any updates needed
-		if ($type == 'update')
+		if ($type === 'update')
 		{

 			// Get The Database object
@ -1381,5 +1393,6 @@ class com_sermondistributorInstallerScript
 				</a>
 				<h3>Upgrade to Version 2.0.2 Was Successful! Let us know if anything is not working as expected.</h3>';
 		}
+		return true;
 	}
 }
--- a/sermondistributor.xml
+++ b/sermondistributor.xml
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <extension type="component" version="3.2" method="upgrade">
 	<name>COM_SERMONDISTRIBUTOR</name>
-	<creationDate>12th June, 2019</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>14th August, 2019</creationDate>
 	<author>Llewellyn van der Merwe</author>
 	<authorEmail>joomla@vdm.io</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>https://www.vdm.io/</authorUrl>
@ -56,9 +56,7 @@
 		<filename>index.html</filename>
 		<filename>router.php</filename>
 		<filename>sermondistributor.php</filename>
-		<filename>sermondistributor.php</filename>
 		<filename>router.php</filename>
-		<filename>controller.php</filename>
 		<folder>assets</folder>
 		<folder>helpers</folder>
 		<folder>controllers</folder>
@ -86,11 +84,6 @@
 			<filename>controller.php</filename>
 			<filename>index.html</filename>
 			<filename>sermondistributor.php</filename>
-			<filename>access.xml</filename>
-			<filename>config.xml</filename>
-			<filename>controller.php</filename>
-			<filename>sermondistributor.php</filename>
-			<filename>README.txt</filename>
 			<filename>README.txt</filename>
 			<folder>assets</folder>
 			<folder>controllers</folder>
--- a/site/controllers/ajax.json.php
+++ b/site/controllers/ajax.json.php
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SermondistributorControllerAjax extends JControllerLegacy
 		// Check Token!
 		$token 		= JSession::getFormToken();
 		$call_token	= $jinput->get('token', 0, 'ALNUM');
-		if($token == $call_token)
+		if($jinput->get($token, 0, 'ALNUM') || $token === $call_token)
 		{
 			$task = $this->getTask();
 			switch($task)
--- a/site/helpers/sermondistributor.php
+++ b/site/helpers/sermondistributor.php
@ -2870,38 +2870,42 @@ abstract class SermondistributorHelper
 	/**
 	* Get any component's model
 	**/
-	public static function getModel($name, $path = JPATH_COMPONENT_SITE, $component = 'Sermondistributor', $config = array())
+	public static function getModel($name, $path = JPATH_COMPONENT_SITE, $Component = 'Sermondistributor', $config = array())
 	{
 		// fix the name
 		$name = self::safeString($name);
-		// full path
-		$fullPath = $path . '/models';
-		// set prefix
-		$prefix = $component.'Model';
+		// full path to models
+		$fullPathModels = $path . '/models';
 		// load the model file
-		JModelLegacy::addIncludePath($fullPath, $prefix);
+		JModelLegacy::addIncludePath($fullPathModels, $Component . 'Model');
+		// make sure the table path is loaded
+		if (!isset($config['table_path']) || !self::checkString($config['table_path']))
+		{
+			// This is the JCB default path to tables in Joomla 3.x
+			$config['table_path'] = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_' . strtolower($Component) . '/tables';
+		}
 		// get instance
-		$model = JModelLegacy::getInstance($name, $prefix, $config);
+		$model = JModelLegacy::getInstance($name, $Component . 'Model', $config);
 		// if model not found (strange)
 		if ($model == false)
 		{
 			jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
 			// get file path
-			$filePath = $path.'/'.$name.'.php';
-			$fullPath = $fullPath.'/'.$name.'.php';
+			$filePath = $path . '/' . $name . '.php';
+			$fullPathModel = $fullPathModels . '/' . $name . '.php';
 			// check if it exists
 			if (JFile::exists($filePath))
 			{
 				// get the file
 				require_once $filePath;
 			}
-			elseif (JFile::exists($fullPath))
+			elseif (JFile::exists($fullPathModel))
 			{
 				// get the file
-				require_once $fullPath;
+				require_once $fullPathModel;
 			}
 			// build class names
-			$modelClass = $prefix.$name;
+			$modelClass = $Component . 'Model' . $name;
 			if (class_exists($modelClass))
 			{
 				// initialize the model
--- a/site/router.php
+++ b/site/router.php
@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ class SermondistributorRouter extends JComponentRouterBase
 		{
 			$getTable = '#__categories';
 			$query->from($db->quoteName($getTable));
+			// we need this to target the components categories (TODO will keep an eye on this)
+			$query->where($db->quoteName('extension') . ' LIKE '. $db->quote((string)'com_' . $main . '%'));
 		}
 		else
 		{