Added context to all compiler events. Added layout fields override options for dynamic field generation.

README.md

@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ TODO
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
 + *Name*: [Component Builder](https://github.com/vdm-io/Joomla-Component-Builder)
 + *First Build*: 30th April, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 29th June, 2019
++ *Last Build*: 1st July, 2019
 + *Version*: 2.9.20
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 - 2019 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **206973**
++ *Line count*: **211430**
 + *Field count*: **1142**
 + *File count*: **1346**
 + *Folder count*: **209**

admin/README.txt

@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ TODO
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
 + *Name*: [Component Builder](https://github.com/vdm-io/Joomla-Component-Builder)
 + *First Build*: 30th April, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 29th June, 2019
++ *Last Build*: 1st July, 2019
 + *Version*: 2.9.20
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 - 2019 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **206973**
++ *Line count*: **211430**
 + *Field count*: **1142**
 + *File count*: **1346**
 + *Folder count*: **209**

admin/compiler/joomla_3/JModelAdmin.php

@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
  */
 class ###Component###Model###View### extends JModelAdmin
 {
+	/**
+	 * The tab layout fields array.
+	 *
+	 * @var      array
+	 */
+	protected $tabLayoutFields = ###TABLAYOUTFIELDSARRAY###;
+
 	/**
 	 * @var        string    The prefix to use with controller messages.
 	 * @since   1.6

admin/compiler/joomla_3/JModelAdmin_site.php

@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
  */
 class ###Component###Model###View### extends JModelAdmin
 {
+	/**
+	 * The tab layout fields array.
+	 *
+	 * @var      array
+	 */
+	protected $tabLayoutFields = ###TABLAYOUTFIELDSARRAY###;
+
 	/**
 	 * @var        string    The prefix to use with controller messages.
 	 * @since   1.6

admin/compiler/joomla_3/layout.php

@@ -29,18 +29,31 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 // 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(
 	###LAYOUTITEMS###
 );
 
 $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; ?>

admin/compiler/joomla_3/layoutfull.php

@@ -17,15 +17,27 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 // 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(
 	###LAYOUTITEMS###
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -34,3 +46,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/compiler/joomla_3/layoutitems.php

@@ -17,18 +17,31 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 // 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(
 	###LAYOUTITEMS###
 );
 
 $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; ?>

admin/compiler/joomla_3/layoutpublished.php

@@ -17,18 +17,31 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 // 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(
 	###LAYOUTITEMS###
 );
 
 $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; ?>

admin/compiler/joomla_3/layouttitle.php

@@ -17,15 +17,27 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 // 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(
 	###LAYOUTITEMS###
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -34,3 +46,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/helpers/compiler.php

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class Compiler extends Infusion
 	protected function setFileContent(&$name, &$path, &$bom, $view = null)
 	{
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeSetFileContent
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeSetFileContent', array(&$name, &$path, &$bom, &$view));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeSetFileContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$name, &$path, &$bom, &$view));
 		// set the file name
 		$this->fileContentStatic[$this->hhh . 'FILENAME' . $this->hhh] = $name;
 		// check if the file should get PHP opening
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class Compiler extends Infusion
 		// get content of the file
 		$string = ComponentbuilderHelper::getFileContents($path);
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onGetFileContents
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onGetFileContents', array(&$string, &$name, &$path, &$bom, &$view));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onGetFileContents', array(&$this->componentContext, &$string, &$name, &$path, &$bom, &$view));
 		// see if we should add a BOM
 		if (strpos($string, $this->hhh . 'BOM' . $this->hhh) !== false)
 		{
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class Compiler extends Infusion
 			$answer = $this->setDynamicValues($answer);
 		}
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeSetFileContent
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeWriteFileContent', array(&$answer, &$name, &$path, &$bom, &$view));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeWriteFileContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$answer, &$name, &$path, &$bom, &$view));
 		// add answer back to file
 		$this->writeFile($path, $answer);
 		// count the file lines

admin/helpers/compiler/a_Get.php

@@ -800,6 +800,8 @@ class Get
 				$this->langPrefix = 'COM_' . ComponentbuilderHelper::safeString($name_code, 'U');
 				// set component code name
 				$this->componentCodeName = ComponentbuilderHelper::safeString($name_code);
+				// set component context
+				$this->componentContext = $this->componentCodeName . '.' . $this->componentID;
 				// set if placeholders should be added to customcode
 				$global = ((int) ComponentbuilderHelper::getVar('joomla_component', $this->componentID, 'id', 'add_placeholders') == 1) ? true : false;
 				$this->addPlaceholders = ((int) $config['placeholders'] == 0) ? false : (((int) $config['placeholders'] == 1) ? true : $global);
@@ -1020,7 +1022,7 @@ class Get
 		$query->where($this->db->quoteName('a.id') . ' = ' . (int) $this->componentID);
 
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryComponentData
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryComponentData', array(&$this->componentID, &$query, &$this->db));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryComponentData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->componentID, &$query, &$this->db));
 
 		// Reset the query using our newly populated query object.
 		$this->db->setQuery($query);
@@ -1029,7 +1031,7 @@ class Get
 		$component = $this->db->loadObject();
 
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeModelComponentData
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeModelComponentData', array(&$component));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeModelComponentData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$component));
 
 		// set upater
 		$updater = array(
@@ -1573,7 +1575,7 @@ class Get
 		}
 
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterModelComponentData
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterModelComponentData', array(&$component));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterModelComponentData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$component));
 
 		// return the found component data
 		return $component;
@@ -1622,7 +1624,7 @@ class Get
 			$query->where($this->db->quoteName('a.id') . ' = ' . (int) $id);
 
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryViewData
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryViewData', array(&$id, &$query, &$this->db));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryViewData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$id, &$query, &$this->db));
 
 			// Reset the query using our newly populated query object.
 			$this->db->setQuery($query);
@@ -1681,7 +1683,7 @@ class Get
 			$this->placeholders[$this->bbb . 'VIEWS' . $this->ddd] = $this->placeholders[$this->hhh . 'VIEWS' . $this->hhh];
 
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeModelViewData
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeModelViewData', array(&$view, &$this->placeholders));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeModelViewData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$this->placeholders));
 
 			// add the tables
 			$view->addtables = (isset($view->addtables) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkJson($view->addtables)) ? json_decode($view->addtables, true) : null;
@@ -2279,7 +2281,7 @@ class Get
 			}
 
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterModelViewData
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterModelViewData', array(&$view, &$this->placeholders));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterModelViewData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$this->placeholders));
 
 			// clear placeholders
 			unset($this->placeholders[$this->hhh . 'view' . $this->hhh]);
@@ -2321,7 +2323,7 @@ class Get
 		$query->where($this->db->quoteName('a.id') . ' = ' . (int) $id);
 
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryCustomViewData
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryCustomViewData', array(&$id, &$table, &$query, &$this->db));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryCustomViewData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$id, &$table, &$query, &$this->db));
 
 		// Reset the query using our newly populated query object.
 		$this->db->setQuery($query);
@@ -2330,7 +2332,7 @@ class Get
 		$view = $this->db->loadObject();
 
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeModelCustomViewData
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeModelCustomViewData', array(&$view, &$id, &$table));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeModelCustomViewData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$id, &$table));
 
 		if ($table === 'site_view')
 		{
@@ -2570,7 +2572,7 @@ class Get
 		}
 
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterModelCustomViewData
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterModelCustomViewData', array(&$view));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterModelCustomViewData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view));
 
 		// return the found view data
 		return $view;
@@ -2601,7 +2603,7 @@ class Get
 			$query->where($this->db->quoteName('a.id') . ' = ' . $this->db->quote($id));
 
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryFieldData
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryFieldData', array(&$id, &$query, &$this->db));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeQueryFieldData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$id, &$query, &$this->db));
 
 			// Reset the query using our newly populated query object.
 			$this->db->setQuery($query);
@@ -2612,7 +2614,7 @@ class Get
 				$field = $this->db->loadObject();
 
 				// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeModelFieldData
-				$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeModelFieldData', array(&$field));
+				$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeModelFieldData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$field));
 
 				// adding a fix for the changed name of type to fieldtype
 				$field->type = $field->fieldtype;
@@ -2690,7 +2692,7 @@ class Get
 				$field->history = $this->getHistoryWatch('field', $id);
 
 				// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterModelFieldData
-				$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterModelFieldData', array(&$field));
+				$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterModelFieldData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$field));
 
 				$this->_fieldData[$id] = $field;
 			}

admin/helpers/compiler/b_Structure.php

@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class Structure extends Get
 			// set the Joomla Version Data
 			$this->joomlaVersionData = $this->setJoomlaVersionData();
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterSetJoomlaVersionData
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterSetJoomlaVersionData', array(&$this->joomlaVersionData));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterSetJoomlaVersionData', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->joomlaVersionData));
 			// set the dashboard
 			$this->setDynamicDashboard();
 			// set the new folders
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class Structure extends Get
 		if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->libraries))
 		{
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeSetLibaries
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeSetLibaries', array(&$this->libraries));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeSetLibaries', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->libraries));
 			// creat the main component folder
 			if (!JFolder::exists($this->componentPath))
 			{

admin/helpers/compiler/c_Fields.php

@@ -457,14 +457,14 @@ class Fields extends Structure
 		// set the custom table key
 		$dbkey = 'g';
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildFields
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildFields', array(&$dynamicFields, &$readOnly, &$dbkey, &$view, &$component, &$view_name_single, &$view_name_list, &$this->placeholders, &$langView, &$langViews));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildFields', array(&$this->componentContext, &$dynamicFields, &$readOnly, &$dbkey, &$view, &$component, &$view_name_single, &$view_name_list, &$this->placeholders, &$langView, &$langViews));
 		// TODO we should add the global and local view switch if field for front end
 		foreach ($view['settings']->fields as $field)
 		{
 			$dynamicFields .= $this->setDynamicField($field, $view, $view['settings']->type, $langView, $view_name_single, $view_name_list, $this->placeholders, $dbkey, true);
 		}
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildFields
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildFields', array(&$dynamicFields, &$readOnly, &$dbkey, &$view, &$component, &$view_name_single, &$view_name_list, &$this->placeholders, &$langView, &$langViews));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildFields', array(&$this->componentContext, &$dynamicFields, &$readOnly, &$dbkey, &$view, &$component, &$view_name_single, &$view_name_list, &$this->placeholders, &$langView, &$langViews));
 		// set the default fields
 		$fieldSet = array();
 		$fieldSet[] = '<fieldset name="details">';
@@ -729,14 +729,14 @@ class Fields extends Structure
 		// set the custom table key
 		$dbkey = 'g';
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildFields
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildFields', array(&$dynamicFieldsXML, &$readOnlyXML, &$dbkey, &$view, &$component, &$view_name_single, &$view_name_list, &$this->placeholders, &$langView, &$langViews));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildFields', array(&$this->componentContext, &$dynamicFieldsXML, &$readOnlyXML, &$dbkey, &$view, &$component, &$view_name_single, &$view_name_list, &$this->placeholders, &$langView, &$langViews));
 		// TODO we should add the global and local view switch if field for front end
 		foreach ($view['settings']->fields as $field)
 		{
 			$dynamicFieldsXML[] = $this->setDynamicField($field, $view, $view['settings']->type, $langView, $view_name_single, $view_name_list, $this->placeholders, $dbkey, true);
 		}
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildFields
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildFields', array(&$dynamicFieldsXML, &$readOnlyXML, &$dbkey, &$view, &$component, &$view_name_single, &$view_name_list, &$this->placeholders, &$langView, &$langViews));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildFields', array(&$this->componentContext, &$dynamicFieldsXML, &$readOnlyXML, &$dbkey, &$view, &$component, &$view_name_single, &$view_name_list, &$this->placeholders, &$langView, &$langViews));
 		// set the default fields
 		$XML = new simpleXMLElement('<a/>');
 		$fieldSetXML = $XML->addChild('fieldset');
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ class Fields extends Structure
 			{
 				$this->layoutBuilder[$view_name_single][$tabName][(int) $field['alignment']][(int) $field['order_edit']] = $name;
 			}
-			// check if publishing fields were over written
+			// check if default fields were over written
 			if (in_array($name, $this->defaultFields))
 			{
 				// just to eliminate
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@ class Fields extends Structure
 			{
 				$this->layoutBuilder[$view_name_single]['Details'][(int) $field['alignment']][(int) $field['order_edit']] = $name;
 			}
-			// check if publishing fields were over written
+			// check if default fields were over written
 			if (in_array($name, $this->defaultFields))
 			{
 				// just to eliminate

admin/helpers/compiler/e_Interpretation.php

@@ -6539,7 +6539,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		// add final list of needed lang strings
 		$componentName = JFilterOutput::cleanText($this->componentData->name);
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminLang
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminLang', array(&$this->langContent['admin'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminLang', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->langContent['admin'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
 		// start loding the defaults
 		$this->langContent['adminsys'][$this->langPrefix] = $componentName;
 		$this->langContent['adminsys'][$this->langPrefix . '_CONFIGURATION'] = $componentName . ' Configuration';
@@ -6631,7 +6631,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		if (isset($this->langContent['admin']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->langContent['admin']))
 		{
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminLang
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminLang', array(&$this->langContent['admin'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminLang', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->langContent['admin'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
 			// sort the strings
 			ksort($this->langContent['admin']);
 			// load to global languages
@@ -6649,7 +6649,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		// add final list of needed lang strings
 		$componentName = JFilterOutput::cleanText($this->componentData->name);
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildSiteLang
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildSiteLang', array(&$this->langContent['site'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildSiteLang', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->langContent['site'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
 		// add final list of needed lang strings
 		$this->langContent['site'][$this->langPrefix] = $componentName;
 		// some more defaults
@@ -6691,7 +6691,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		if (isset($this->langContent['site']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->langContent['site']))
 		{
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildSiteLang
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildSiteLang', array(&$this->langContent['site'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildSiteLang', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->langContent['site'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
 			// sort the strings
 			ksort($this->langContent['site']);
 			// load to global languages
@@ -6709,7 +6709,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		// add final list of needed lang strings
 		$componentName = JFilterOutput::cleanText($this->componentData->name);
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildSiteSysLang
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildSiteSysLang', array(&$this->langContent['sitesys'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildSiteSysLang', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->langContent['sitesys'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
 		// add final list of needed lang strings
 		$this->langContent['sitesys'][$this->langPrefix] = $componentName;
 		$this->langContent['sitesys'][$this->langPrefix . '_NO_ACCESS_GRANTED'] = "No Access Granted!";
@@ -6726,7 +6726,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		if (isset($this->langContent['sitesys']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->langContent['sitesys']))
 		{
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildSiteSysLang
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildSiteSysLang', array(&$this->langContent['sitesys'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildSiteSysLang', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->langContent['sitesys'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
 			// sort strings
 			ksort($this->langContent['sitesys']);
 			// load to global languages
@@ -6744,7 +6744,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		// add final list of needed lang strings
 		$componentName = JFilterOutput::cleanText($this->componentData->name);
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminSysLang
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminSysLang', array(&$this->langContent['adminsys'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminSysLang', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->langContent['adminsys'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
 		// check if the both admin array is set
 		if (isset($this->langContent['bothadmin']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->langContent['bothadmin']))
 		{
@@ -6756,7 +6756,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		if (isset($this->langContent['adminsys']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->langContent['adminsys']))
 		{
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminSysLang
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminSysLang', array(&$this->langContent['adminsys'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminSysLang', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->langContent['adminsys'], &$this->langPrefix, &$componentName));
 			// sort strings
 			ksort($this->langContent['adminsys']);
 			// load to global languages
@@ -7482,6 +7482,46 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		return '';
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * set Tabs Layouts Fields Array
+	 *
+	 * @param   string   $view_name_single  The single view name
+	 *
+	 * @return  string   The array
+	 *
+	 */
+	public function getTabLayoutFieldsArray($view_name_single)
+	{
+		// check if the load build is set for this view
+		if (isset($this->layoutBuilder[$view_name_single]) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->layoutBuilder[$view_name_single]))
+		{
+			$layoutArray = array();
+			foreach ($this->layoutBuilder[$view_name_single] as $layout => $alignments)
+			{
+				// sort the alignments
+				ksort($alignments);
+				$alignmentArray= array();
+				foreach ($alignments as $alignment => $fields)
+				{
+					// sort the fields
+					ksort($fields);
+					$fieldArray= array();
+					foreach ($fields as $field)
+					{
+						// add each field
+						$fieldArray[] = PHP_EOL . $this->_t(4) . "'" . $field . "'";
+					}
+					// add the alignemnt key
+					$alignmentArray[] = PHP_EOL . $this->_t(3) . "'" . $this->alignmentOptions[$alignment] . "' => array(" . implode(',', $fieldArray) . PHP_EOL . $this->_t(3) . ")";
+				}
+				// add the layout key
+				$layoutArray[] = PHP_EOL . $this->_t(2) . "'" . ComponentbuilderHelper::safeString($layout) . "' => array(" . implode(',', $alignmentArray) . PHP_EOL . $this->_t(2) . ")";
+			}
+			return 'array(' . implode(',', $layoutArray) . PHP_EOL . $this->_t(1) . ")";
+		}
+		return 'array()';
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * set Edit Body
 	 *
@@ -14022,7 +14062,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 				// set the custom table key
 				$dbkey = 'g';
 				// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeSetConfigFieldsets
-				$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeSetConfigFieldsets', array(&$timer, &$this->configFieldSets, &$this->configFieldSetsCustomField, &$this->componentData->config, &$this->extensionsParams, &$placeholders));
+				$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeSetConfigFieldsets', array(&$this->componentContext, &$timer, &$this->configFieldSets, &$this->configFieldSetsCustomField, &$this->componentData->config, &$this->extensionsParams, &$placeholders));
 				// build the config fields
 				foreach ($this->componentData->config as $field)
 				{
@@ -14078,7 +14118,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		elseif (2 == $timer) // this is after the admin views are build
 		{
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeSetConfigFieldsets
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeSetConfigFieldsets', array(&$timer, &$this->configFieldSets, &$this->configFieldSetsCustomField, &$this->componentData->config, &$this->extensionsParams, &$this->placeholders));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeSetConfigFieldsets', array(&$this->componentContext, &$timer, &$this->configFieldSets, &$this->configFieldSetsCustomField, &$this->componentData->config, &$this->extensionsParams, &$this->placeholders));
 			// these field sets can only be added after admin view is build
 			$this->setGroupControlConfigFieldsets($lang);
 			// these can be added anytime really (but looks best after groups
@@ -14090,7 +14130,7 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 			$this->setCustomControlConfigFieldsets($lang);
 		}
 		// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterSetConfigFieldsets
-		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterSetConfigFieldsets', array(&$timer, &$this->configFieldSets, &$this->configFieldSetsCustomField, &$this->extensionsParams, &$this->frontEndParams, &$this->placeholders));
+		$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterSetConfigFieldsets', array(&$this->componentContext, &$timer, &$this->configFieldSets, &$this->configFieldSetsCustomField, &$this->extensionsParams, &$this->frontEndParams, &$this->placeholders));
 	}
 
 	public function setSiteControlConfigFieldsets($lang)

admin/helpers/compiler/f_Infusion.php

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 		if (isset($this->componentData->admin_views) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->componentData->admin_views))
 		{
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildFilesContent
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildFilesContent', array(&$this->componentData, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic, &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildFilesContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->componentData, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic, &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 
 			// COMPONENT
 			$this->fileContentStatic[$this->hhh . 'COMPONENT' . $this->hhh] = $this->placeholders[$this->hhh . 'COMPONENT' . $this->hhh];
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 					$this->setLockLicensePer($viewName_list, $this->target);
 
 					// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminEditViewContent
-					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminEditViewContent', array(&$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminEditViewContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 
 					// FIELDSETS <<<DYNAMIC>>>
 					$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single][$this->hhh . 'FIELDSETS' . $this->hhh] = $this->setFieldSet($view, $this->componentCodeName, $viewName_single, $viewName_list);
@@ -377,8 +377,11 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 						}
 					}
 
+					// TABLAYOUTFIELDSARRAY <<<DYNAMIC>>> add the tab layout fields array to the model
+					$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single][$this->hhh . 'TABLAYOUTFIELDSARRAY' . $this->hhh] = $this->getTabLayoutFieldsArray($viewName_single);
+
 					// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminEditViewContent
-					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminEditViewContent', array(&$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminEditViewContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 				}
 				// set the views names
 				if (isset($view['settings']->name_list) && $view['settings']->name_list != 'null')
@@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 					$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_list][$this->hhh . 'ICOMOON' . $this->hhh] = $view['icomoon'];
 
 					// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminListViewContent
-					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminListViewContent', array(&$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_list], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAdminListViewContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_list], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 
 					// set the export/import option
 					if (isset($view['port']) && $view['port'] || 1 == $view['settings']->add_custom_import)
@@ -522,7 +525,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 					}
 
 					// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminListViewContent
-					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminListViewContent', array(&$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_list], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminListViewContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_list], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 				}
 
 				// set u fields used in batch
@@ -605,7 +608,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 				$this->fileContentStatic[$this->hhh . 'HELPER_EXEL' . $this->hhh] = $this->setExelHelperMethods();
 
 				// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminViewContent
-				$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminViewContent', array(&$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic, &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+				$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildAdminViewContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$viewName_single, &$viewName_list, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic, &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 			}
 
 			// setup custom_admin_views and all needed stuff for the site
@@ -651,7 +654,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 					$this->placeholders[$this->bbb . 'SVIEWS' . $this->ddd] = $view['settings']->CODE;
 
 					// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildCustomAdminViewContent
-					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildCustomAdminViewContent', array(&$view, &$view['settings']->code, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$view['settings']->code], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildCustomAdminViewContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$view['settings']->code, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$view['settings']->code], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 
 					// set license per view if needed
 					$this->setLockLicensePer($view['settings']->code, $this->target);
@@ -705,7 +708,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 					$this->setCustomViewTemplateBody($view);
 
 					// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildCustomAdminViewContent
-					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildCustomAdminViewContent', array(&$view, &$view['settings']->code, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$view['settings']->code], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildCustomAdminViewContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$view['settings']->code, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$view['settings']->code], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 				}
 
 				// setup the layouts
@@ -872,7 +875,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 					$this->placeholders[$this->bbb . 'SVIEWS' . $this->ddd] = $view['settings']->CODE;
 
 					// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildSiteViewContent
-					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildSiteViewContent', array(&$view, &$view['settings']->code, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$view['settings']->code], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildSiteViewContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$view['settings']->code, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$view['settings']->code], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 
 					// set license per view if needed
 					$this->setLockLicensePer($view['settings']->code, $this->target);
@@ -956,7 +959,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 					$this->fileContentDynamic[$view['settings']->code][$this->hhh . 'SITE_BOTTOM_FORM' . $this->hhh] = $this->setCustomViewForm($view['settings']->code, 2);
 
 					// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildSiteViewContent
-					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildSiteViewContent', array(&$view, &$view['settings']->code, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$view['settings']->code], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+					$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildSiteViewContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$view, &$view['settings']->code, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic[$view['settings']->code], &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 				}
 				// setup the layouts
 				$this->setCustomViewLayouts();
@@ -1042,7 +1045,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 			}
 
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onAfterBuildFilesContent
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildFilesContent', array(&$this->componentData, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic, &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onAfterBuildFilesContent', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->componentData, &$this->fileContentStatic, &$this->fileContentDynamic, &$this->placeholders, &$this->hhh));
 
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -1172,7 +1175,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 		if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->languages))
 		{
 			// Trigger Event: jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAllLangFiles
-			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAllLangFiles', array(&$this->languages, &$this->langTag));
+			$this->triggerEvent('jcb_ce_onBeforeBuildAllLangFiles', array(&$this->componentContext, &$this->languages, &$this->langTag));
 			// rest xml array
 			$langXML = array();
 			foreach ($this->languages as $tag => $areas)

admin/layouts/admin_custom_tabs/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_custom_tabs/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_custom_tabs/tabs_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'admin_view'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_custom_tabs/tabs_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'tabs'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields/fields_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'admin_view'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields/fields_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_on_views',
 	'addfields'
 );
@@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -30,3 +42,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields_conditions/conditions_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'admin_view'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields_conditions/conditions_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_on_conditions',
 	'addconditions'
 );
@@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -30,3 +42,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields_conditions/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields_conditions/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields_relations/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields_relations/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields_relations/relations_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'admin_view'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_fields_relations/relations_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_on_relations',
 	'addrelations'
 );
@@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -30,3 +42,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/css_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'add_css_view',
 	'css_view',
 	'add_css_views',
@@ -24,6 +35,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -32,3 +44,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/custom_buttons_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'php_controller',
 	'php_model',
 	'php_controller_list',
@@ -24,6 +35,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -32,3 +44,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/custom_buttons_left.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'add_custom_button',
 	'custom_button'
 );
@@ -22,9 +33,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/custom_import_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_beginner_import',
 	'note_advanced_import',
 	'add_custom_import',
@@ -30,6 +41,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -38,3 +50,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/details_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'system_name'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/details_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_linked_to_notice'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/details_left.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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_single',
 	'name_list',
 	'type',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/details_right.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'short_description',
 	'description',
 	'add_fadein'
@@ -23,9 +34,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/details_under.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/fields_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_create_edit_display'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/fields_left.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_create_edit_notice',
 	'alias_builder_type',
 	'note_alias_builder_custom',
@@ -25,9 +36,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/fields_right.php

@@ -12,18 +12,31 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_create_edit_buttons'
 );
 
 $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/javascript_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'add_javascript_view_file',
 	'javascript_view_file',
 	'add_javascript_view_footer',
@@ -28,6 +39,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -36,3 +48,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/mysql_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'sql'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/mysql_left.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'mysql_table_engine',
 	'mysql_table_charset',
 	'mysql_table_collate',
@@ -27,9 +38,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/php_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'add_php_ajax',
 	'php_ajaxmethod',
 	'ajax_input',
@@ -61,6 +72,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -69,3 +81,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/admin_view/settings_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_on_permissions',
 	'addpermissions',
 	'note_on_tabs',
@@ -27,6 +38,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -35,3 +47,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_admin_views/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_admin_views/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_admin_views/views_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_admin_views/views_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_on_admin_views',
 	'addadmin_views'
 );
@@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -30,3 +42,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_config/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_config/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_config/tweaks_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_config/tweaks_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'addconfig'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_custom_admin_menus/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_custom_admin_menus/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_custom_admin_menus/tweaks_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_custom_admin_menus/tweaks_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'addcustommenus'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_custom_admin_views/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_custom_admin_views/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_custom_admin_views/views_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_custom_admin_views/views_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_on_custom_admin_views',
 	'addcustom_admin_views'
 );
@@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -30,3 +42,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_dashboard/dashboard_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_dashboard/dashboard_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'php_dashboard_methods',
 	'dashboard_tab'
 );
@@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -30,3 +42,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_dashboard/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_dashboard/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_files_folders/advance_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_add_files_fullpath',
 	'addfilesfullpath',
 	'note_add_folders_fullpath',
@@ -25,6 +36,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -33,3 +45,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_files_folders/basic_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_files_folders/basic_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_add_files',
 	'addfiles',
 	'note_add_folders',
@@ -24,6 +35,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -32,3 +44,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_files_folders/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_files_folders/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_mysql_tweaks/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_mysql_tweaks/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_mysql_tweaks/tweaks_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_mysql_tweaks/tweaks_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'sql_tweak'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_placeholders/details_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_placeholders/details_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'addplaceholders'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_placeholders/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_placeholders/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_site_views/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_site_views/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_site_views/views_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_site_views/views_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'note_on_site_views',
 	'addsite_views'
 );
@@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -30,3 +42,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_updates/publishing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_updates/publlshing.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'access',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/component_updates/updates_above.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'joomla_component'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/component_updates/updates_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'version_update'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/custom_admin_view/custom_buttons_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'php_controller',
 	'php_model'
 );
@@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -30,3 +42,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/custom_admin_view/custom_buttons_left.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'add_custom_button',
 	'custom_button'
 );
@@ -22,9 +33,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/custom_admin_view/details_above.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'system_name',
 	'context'
 );
@@ -22,6 +33,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -30,3 +42,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/custom_admin_view/details_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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(
 	'default'
 );
 
 $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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/custom_admin_view/details_left.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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',
 	'codename',
 	'description',
@@ -26,9 +37,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/custom_admin_view/details_right.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'icon',
 	'snippet',
 	'note_uikit_snippet',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/custom_admin_view/details_rightside.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'custom_get',
 	'main_get',
 	'dynamic_get',
@@ -24,9 +35,11 @@ $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; ?>

admin/layouts/custom_admin_view/details_under.php

@@ -12,15 +12,27 @@
 // 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)) : ?>
@@ -29,3 +41,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>

admin/layouts/custom_admin_view/javascript_css_fullwidth.php

@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@
 // 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(
 	'add_js_document',
 	'js_document',
 	'add_javascript_file',
@@ -28,6 +39,7 @@ $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)) : ?>
@@ -36,3 +48,4 @@ $hiddenFields = $displayData->get('hidden_fields') ?: array();
 		<?php echo $form->renderField($field, null, null, array('class' => 'control-wrapper-' . $field)); ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>