Template overrides for plugins are a type of override that is barely known in Joomla community.
There is no way to create this type of override from the Joomla backend. It is a completely manual process.
Template overrides for plugins are intended for extensions that output content in frontend. This means just a few plugins are ready for this feature.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to create plugin overrides in Joomla.
Since the beginning of Joomla, users have created hidden menu links. This is a neccesary workaround because menu links control many of the features on Joomla pages - even pages that don't show in menus.
One very common use case is to create links to special sales pages and landing pages. Sometimes we need a menu link to set up the page, but we don't want that link to be easily visible.
"Add Menu Title" is a menu option that makes it really easy to hide links. Here's how it works ...
All our templates are built using the Wright Framework so we are constantly updating it and adding features. We just released version 3.3 of the Wright framework, and in addition to several improvements and bug fixes, it now includes improved RTL support.
If your website has text oriented from right to left (mostly likely you're using a language such as Hebrew and Arabic), then Wright is now better able to follow this approach.
Read more about what makes the Wright Framework unique.
Wright is the template framework we use at Joomlashack to create our commercial templates. We are always making it a little more awesome.
In this post, we will show you the process we follow to generate a working Joomla template by using Phing in combination with the Wright repository from Github, plus how to add your custom styles.
Read more about what makes the Wright Framework unique.
The Completely Updated Joomla 3 Explained is Here and it is proudly sponsored by us.
Joomla 3 Explained is the best-selling and best-reviewed guide to Joomla 3. This is a completely new version of the book, updated for 2017.
The book covers all the new features in Joomla 3.7, including custom fields.
Using Joomla 3 Explained, you can master Joomla 3 by using step-by-step examples.
JandBeyond was last weekend in Poland. This is big annual Joomla conference in Europe. The session videos are now on YouTube.
Almost all the Joomla teams were at the conference, so there was lots of Joomla news from the event.
There is now a plan for the release of Joomla 3.8, which will include a new router and the initial steps towards Joomla 4.
We released Wylia 2, a Joomla template that's perfect for several types of websites, especially ecommerce sites.
Wylia 2 is designed with an elegant approach. Wylia 2 can match any business and organization that wants to show-off a portfolio of products. It is easy on the eyes, and intuitive to navigate - a great template for small and medium store sites.
Wylia 2 is compatible with the very last version of the Wright framework, and Hikashop, the ecommerce extension.
With the arrival of custom fields in Joomla, it's now possible to create much more powerful contact forms.
I'll walk you through the basics of creating a Joomla contact form, and then you'll see how to add fields.
The examples in this tutorial are taken from the upcoming new version of "Joomla 3 Explained", the best-selling Joomla book.
The Joomla team released a security update today.
Joomla 3.7.1 fixes a high priority security issue, plus some bugs. The official announcement is here.
As we find out more about 3.7.1, we're going to update this post with things you need to know.
One of our students was having a problem updating his site. The issue was the "updates" table in the database had become corrupted.
We found a solution for him, but it required running a query in phpMyAdmin. He wasn't familiar with the process of running a database query before, so we created this tutorial for him and you.
In the step-by-step tutorial, we'll describe the issue and demonstrate how to resolve it.
