Dumping your Joomla files in the root of your public_html directory is so confusing. It creates a big mess of files. There has to be some way to sort things into folders to make it neater. Let me show you how.
One set of Joomla users, multiple Joomla installs
March 30, 2012 by 13 Comments
Every once in a while there will come a time in your Joomla career that will necessitate the need to have two or more Joomla sites for one project. You don’t want to force your users to sign up for two sites–it’s annoying. You want them to sign up once, and be able to login [...]
Back. Up. Your. Joomla. Site.
March 30, 2012 by 4 Comments
I can’t be any more clear or succinct about this. If you don’t have a backup plan for your Joomla site, you will eventually have an unrecoverable problem. It’s not your webhosts responsibility, it’s yours and yours alone. You will get hacked I hate to be all gloom and doom here, but it’s only a [...]
Joomla extensions of the week – ReReplacer, DB Replacer, Advanced Module Manager
February 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
This is our weekly installment of Joomla extensions to be aware of. There are so many new extensions that come out everyday, it’s hard to stay current on what is out there and what might help you with your Joomla site. This go round we will focus on extensions from NoNumber.nl.
Keeping your Joomla code tidy
February 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There is more to running a Joomla site then picking out a template, installing a few plugins and releasing it to the world. Is your code neat and legible? Is your site prepped for SEO? Are you loading javascript libraries more than once? In your site executing unnecessary code? Chances are high that there is [...]
Remove the Joomla meta name generator tag
February 9, 2012 by 3 Comments
Do you want to remove the meta tag “generator” from your Joomla site? It’s very easy to do. In this post I will show you how to do it with a plugin, and also how to do it with a single line of code.
Joomla 2.5 – What to expect, & how to upgrade Joomla 1.5 or 1.7
December 30, 2011 by 6 Comments
The Joomla Project announced on December 22 the newest Beta version for our favorite CMS, Joomla 2.5. This will be the second release since converting over to their new six month release cycle. In this article I will outline what you can expect from this new version, how to upgrade to it, and why this [...]
The new Joomla versions roadmap
August 8, 2011 by 6 Comments
If you use Joomla you are no doubt confused about the direction that the Joomla versions are taking. I admit, I work with Joomla daily and it has been confusing for even me to follow. If you Google “Joomla roadmap” the first result is from 2007, and the rest of the results are just as topical. You [...]
What is new in Joomla 1.7 vs Joomla 1.6?
July 28, 2011 by 10 Comments
The Joomla team recently announced Joomla 1.7 is now stable for live sites. This new version fixes a variety of issues with Joomla 1.6 as well as introduces the ability to upgrade to future versions from within the Administrator panel. No more uploading via FTP, hooray! This marks the first step towards a upgrade system that is [...]
