Custom fields in Joomla (similar to those that Wordpress has)

is there a way to add custom fields (that would be working similarly to those Wordpress has) to Joomla 1.5? I need to be able to have them entered separately from the article content (preferably as input fields next to article title) and also have the开发者_高级运维m available while calling for section/category display.

For example, if any given article has a custom field named 'foo' filled with value 'bar', I need to be able to display it not only wihtin the article, but also on the category page next to the article excerpt.

Any number of CCK style components would allow you to do what you are looking for. Take a look at these - http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-production/content-construction

Personally, I use K2 on every Joomla site I do. Once you learn how to use the subtemplates and overrides the extra fields are a very powerful tool.

Have you considered using tags?

https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:How_To_Use_Content_Tags_in_Joomla!

https://www.ostraining.com/blog/joomla/joomla-31-tags/

It's flexible and built-in to Joomla, so if it's a good fit for your project it saves installing an extra extension.

Good luck!