The Joomlashack Blog
What Does Checked Out Mean in Joomla?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 12 December 2025 12 December 2025
We had a question from a Joomlashack member. They wanted to know what "Checked out" means in Joomla, because they would see this message when trying to edit an article:
Check-out failed with the following error: The user checking out does not match the user who checked out the item. You are not permitted to use that link to directly access that page.
Why are these articles locked, and what does "Checked Out" mean? We'll answer that question in this blog post.
How to Use Content Versions in Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 05 December 2025 05 December 2025
Do you work with clumsy people?
Are you sometimes clumsy?
If you answered "Yes" to either question, then there is a Joomla feature that's perfect for you.
Versions is a security feature for your content. Versions let you keep a copy of your Joomla articles whenever you save a change.
How to Import Events from Google Calendar to JCal Pro
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 28 November 2025 28 November 2025
One of our customers asked how to import events from an external service to JCal Pro. You can achieve this as long as the external service supports exporting your calendar events in the iCal format.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to import events from Google Calendar to JCal Pro using its Import feature.
Read more: How to Import Events from Google Calendar to JCal Pro
How to Add a Home Icon to Joomla Menus
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 21 November 2025 21 November 2025
One of our members asked us this question:
"In some websites, the home menu is just an icon without any text. How can I do this in Joomla?"
The answer is surprisingly simple. Let me show you how to add a Home icon to your Joomla menu.
How to Display Tags Only On Single Joomla Article Pages
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 14 November 2025 14 November 2025
Tags are extremely useful for organizing your Joomla content. But, by default, Joomla will display them sitewide.
Your Tags will get displayed on a featured articles page and on category blog pages.
One of our customers asked us how to display Tags only on single Joomla articles. So, in this tutorial, I'll show you how to hide tags on blog and category pages.
Read more: How to Display Tags Only On Single Joomla Article Pages
Improve Layout of Your OSDonate Pro Module
- Written by Alex Kiash Alex Kiash
- Published: 07 November 2025 07 November 2025
One of our OSDonate Pro customers asked how they could display the “Amount” label and the donation field on the same line. They preferred a cleaner, more compact layout and felt that the stacked version took up too much space on their page.
This is actually a very common request from users who want their donation forms to feel more modern and easier to scan. The good news is that Joomla’s template override system makes this change quick and safe to implement. In this post, I’ll show you exactly how we helped them achieve the new layout step by step.
How to Add an Image Above a Field in Shack Forms Pro
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 31 October 2025 31 October 2025
One of the reasons for the Shack Forms Pro's popularity is its flexibility. With this popular Joomla extension, you have many options to change your form design without touching any code.
One of our customers asked how to add an image above a field in the form they built with Shack Forms Pro. In this blog post, I'll show you how you can do this. It's super easy using the built-in Text separator field.
Read more: How to Add an Image Above a Field in Shack Forms Pro
How to Add Modules to the Joomla Dashboard
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 24 October 2025 24 October 2025
It's possible to customize the Joomla dashboard panel for your users.
In particular, it can be useful to customize the dashboard panel area that users see when they first log in.
Here's how to modify the Joomla dashboard admin area to show the information that you or your client requires:
How to Manage PDFs and Other Documents with Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 17 October 2025 17 October 2025
When we get two people inside a few minutes in our support system asking how to do the same thing, it's time for a tutorial ...
This week, two Joomlashack members were asking how they can upload documents and link to them from articles. Our recommendation is an extension called OSDownloads.
Read more: How to Manage PDFs and Other Documents with Joomla
How to Migrate OSCampus Pro Between Joomla Sites
- Written by Alex Kiash Alex Kiash
- Published: 08 October 2025 08 October 2025
One of our customers asked how to move their OSCampus Pro data from an old Joomla site to a new one. If you're doing the same, this guide is for you.
It walks you through each step using only the tools built into cPanel. You’ll use phpMyAdmin to handle the database. You’ll also use File Manager to move media files like course images or videos.