The Joomlashack Blog
Why We Use Recurring Subscriptions at Joomlashack
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 06 July 2020 06 July 2020
It's not easy to build a strong and sustainable business. That's true whether your business is in construction, retail, food, farming, or any other industry.
It's definitely not easy to build a strong and sustainable business in Joomla. The platform is over 10 years old and the user-base is active, but not growing quickly.
However, over the last few years, we've managed to grow Joomlashack. Yes, we have some good extensions and templates, but one thing has made that growth possible: recurring subscriptions.
Here are six reasons why we use subscriptions:
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How to Embed Twitch.tv Videos and Streams in Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 03 July 2020 03 July 2020
Twitch is a very popular live streaming platform that is owned by Amazon.
Twitch is famous for streaming video games, but in recent years it branched out into other topics. I've even seen chess games becoming fashionable during the pandemic.
Twitch has millions of broadcasters and tens of millions of viewers each month. In this blog post, I'm going to show how you can embed streams, clips, videos, and chats from Twitch.tv to your Joomla site.
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What is Joomla 3.10 and How Will it Impact Joomla 4?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 July 2020 01 July 2020
Over the last year, we've talked a lot about the upcoming Joomla 4. If you missed any of those updates, you can check out the ultimate guide to Joomla 4.
There is one important Joomla 4-related topic we need to talk about. The topic is Joomla 3.10 which will be the final release for Joomla 3.
Here are some key things to know about this final Joomla 3 release:
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How to Sell Subscriptions to Joomlashack Extensions
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 18 June 2020 18 June 2020
Over the last few years, we've managed to grow Joomlashack. Yes, we have some good extensions and templates, but one thing has made that growth possible: recurring subscriptions.
I am 250% convinced that the most stable businesses are subscription businesses.
Our 2020 aim at Joomlashack is to help you make the move to recurring revenue by creating a reliable subscription extension that's very easy-to-use.
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Introducing the Joomla 4 Workflows Feature
- Written by Alex Smirnov Alex Smirnov
- Published: 18 June 2020 18 June 2020
The Joomla team have been working hard on version 4.
Here at Joomlashack, we've been writing about all the new features in Joomla 4, and recently wrote the ultimate guide to Joomla 4.
I'm going introduce you to another new Joomla 4 feature: Workflows. This new extension allows you to approve content before it's published.
Your Ultimate Guide to Joomla 4
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 12 June 2020 12 June 2020
Joomla 4 is getting closer and closer!
At the end of May, the Joomla team released the beta version of Joomla 4. This version is not ready for use on your live sites, but it is 100% ready for testing.
How to Enable Single Sign-on (SSO) in Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 12 June 2020 12 June 2020
Single sign-on (SSO) is a very useful tool for managing multiple sites.
Single sign-on is often used by large companies that have many different software platforms. If all those platforms are connected using Single sign-on, then users only need to remember one username and password.
I've also seen Single sign-on used by Joomla agencies. If you are managing 200+ sites, it can be impossible to remember the login details for all those sites.
With Simple Renew 3 You Can Use Stripe for Joomla Subscriptions
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 04 June 2020 04 June 2020
Over the last few years, we've managed to grow Joomlashack. Yes, we have some good extensions and templates, but one thing has made that growth possible: recurring subscriptions. Here's our explanation of why we use subscriptions.
I am 150% convinced that the most stable businesses are subscription businesses. That conviction has deepened since the arrival of COVID-19. I've talked with a lot of business owners in the last two months, and the happy ones are those with strong subscription revenue.
If you're not there yet, you really should move your business over to subscription revenue. Our aim at Joomlashack is to help you make that move by creating a reliable subscription extension that's very easy-to-use.
So today, I'm delighted to introduce Simple Renew 3.0. This is the extension we use to power Joomlashack.com. This release adds support for the Stripe payment gateway. We've chosen Stripe because it's the most popular choice for new subscription services.
Read more: With Simple Renew 3 You Can Use Stripe for Joomla Subscriptions
Create Website Reports for Your Joomla Customers
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 29 May 2020 29 May 2020
Many of us make a living by providing Joomla services:
- Here at Joomlashack, we build extensions and templates.
- If you run a web agency, you probably do some combination of custom coding, marketing work, and site maintenance.
All of us need to be in regular contact with our customers:
- Here at Joomlashack, we send regular newsletters with Joomla information.
- If you run a web agency, you may send reports to show your value to customers.
Joomla Pagebreaks and How to Use Them
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 28 May 2020 28 May 2020
Pagebreaks are designed to split up very long articles.
If you use pagebreaks, Joomla will automatically generate a table of contents for you. This feature is called "pagebreaks" because it will split your content into different pages. Every break in your content will lead readers to slightly different URL.
Here's how to use them pagebreaks inside Joomla: