iJoomla News Portal turns your existing sections, categories and articles into a live news portal. Within minutes, you'll have a site similar to CNN's!
Yes! You can use the iJoomla News Portal to display your content item in a more flexible way and with a flow, so that the latest items show on top. You also get a great flexibilty with layouts, zones and advanced style control.
"...now that 1.0 is out, I am bouncing out of my skin to go home and play
with it - this is the most legal fun you can have with Joomla! Worth
every penny - quit deciding, and take the plunge..."
"If you have a news style web site that is updated regularly then you really can't do without this component. Simple to set up and easy to operate. It has transformed my site completely and the amount of time updating the front page has reduced to zero - well worth the money and well done iJoomla."
"This component is head and tails above any competitor component. In fact, I am not sure anything even comes close...Use the news portal component with the new SideBar component and you have a state of the art news portal that rival those of MSNBC and CNN."
"...it's easy to install, setup and use and does what it says...it turned what was a very boring Joomla site into a much more
interesting entertainment industry news portal...The news portal is good, but put it together with their Magazine, SideBars and Scroller and you start to get a genuine news solution."
"I have NEVER found a news component that was worth installing for joomla until this one. It is FANTASTIC... it is very easy to install and setup and if you do have support problems, the iJoomla crew is right there to help with any problems you might have. I cannot recommend them enough and I am very hard to please."
"Merav, I just wanted to drop in and say how fantastic of a job you and your team are doing.. Joomla is an exceptional component alone.. but you and your team make it all outstanding...The latest "News Portal" component should win the highest award possible within the Joomla community!"
"I have to force myself to get sleep now... I am so amazed at the thought that went into this product...I am so impressed with this news component...I am finding that this extension will allow me to transform my new site in ways I could have only dreamed of before."
"I have to force myself to get sleep now... I am so amazed at the thought that went into this product...I am so impressed with this news component...I am finding that this extension will allow me to transform my new site in ways I could have only dreamed of before."
"We always follow our sites statistics closely and I'm happy to see the result of News Portal! The daily page views per user has risen by 13% in average since we installed News Portal...This is really nice and confirms that the way News Portal presents the site content makes the users read more."
"This component is lightning fast to set up, it detects content and really configures itself... all that's left is a little housekeeping and a little styling so it doesn't look like every other copy of the component and well worth the price."
On this video tutorial I explain how to add a module to your news portal. Just follow the steps and soon enough you will be able to add any module to your news portal in seconds. view video
The pathway implementation for iJoomla News Portal requires a small change to a joomla core file.
This file is located in the includes directory and is called joomla.php.
We get a lot of messages about iJoomla Magazine and the iJoomla News Portal. Some publishers are struggling to decide which component suits their site best.
These are two very different components that do very different things. It's important to make the right choice.
Joomla is great but is limited with what you can do with it. You can keep using core Joomla to display your news and it will still look a tad boring and more like a blog than CNN. With our component you can have a truly dynamic news pages and with a complete style and layout control.
First, you will need a Joomla site, and permission to install components. If you're not sure you have that permission, ask your hosting service. You will also need basic knowledge of Joomla and at least a few content items.
No! iJoomla News Portal allows you to use your existing content. You won't need to re-enter any content. It will also add any new items automatically to your news portal.
Yes! You will never have to pay for iJoomla News Portal again! You will enjoy a very dynamic component that keeps getting better and better. We aim to continuously improve iJoomla News Portal based on our customer ideas and feedback (and our own ideas of course). There is still a lot to do.
Yes, our staff will be happy to help you with any problem you might have related to iJoomla News Poral. We will try to respond to all support tickets within 24 hours on weekdays and 48 hours on weekends. Post a support ticket here.
No, you can use any template with iJoomla News Portal. If you like the CNN look, you may want to choose a template that has a wide main area, but it's really a matter of preference. You can find a great collection of templates that would work great with iJoomla News Portal here.
Assuming you already have different sections and categories as well as content items, all you need to do is to install iJoomla News Portal and create a menu link to it, all your published sections/categories/content items will be displayed. Once you've installed it, you can optionally customize the looks of the different zones as well as the layouts of the 3 pages.
iJoomla News Portal can be used alongside other components without a problem. We can't guarantee we will be 100% compatible with all the components out there though. If you encounter a problem, please let us know.
Yes. Using our Advanced Style Control System, you can easily change fonts, image sizes, borders, colors, etc. No CSS knowledge is required. If you have basic CSS knowledge you will be able to make changes to the CSS file but this knowledge is not necessary.
Yes. You only need basic Joomla knowledge to use the iJoomla Survey component. You'll need to know how to install components and modules and how to add images (if you want to), etc.
iJoomla News Portal turns your existing sections, categories and articles into a live news portal. Within minutes, you can own a news site that's as professional and appealing as CNN.com or FoxNews.com!
Designed specifically for Joomla! CMS, iJoomla News Portal is the ideal
solution for any site displaying news content. The portal can work as a
home page for site dedicated to news or as a news section within a
general site that makes breaking information an easier read.
