Joomlashack Blog and Updates

Test Joomla Upgrades Before Updating Your Live Site

: Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov; Published: 12 December 2013 12 December 2013

joomla3-test-uprades It is common for people to update their sites before testing to see if anything will break.

However, although this is common, it definitely isn't wise. We always recommend that you test your updates before applying them, particularly if your site is important to your business.

The following tutorial will show you how to test Joomla upgrades before updating your live site.

Civic - A flexible & powerful template!

: Written by Oscar Rodas Oscar Rodas; Published: 11 December 2013 11 December 2013

A new Responsive Joomla 3.2 Template

Civic is a flexible & powerful fully responsive Joomla Template. The clean and minimalist design will lend itself for an avant garde corporate website.

Featuring a Full Screen Video Slideshow

If a picture paints a thousand words, then a short video must paint ten thousand. The vesatility and the amount of information one is able to communicate with this feature is practically limitless. A video in the slideshow will grab the attention of your visitors immediately and get them to spend more time at the site from the get go. If you are not a video fan, you can also use a full width landing page slider too.

Add BT Social Share to Joomla

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 10 December 2013 10 December 2013

bt social share Social sharing can improve our website by bringing more users from social networks like Facebook, X / Twitter and Google Plus.

BT Social Share is one of the best and easiest Joomla plugins to add social sharing buttons.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install and setup this plugin.

Jumpstart Website Traffic! Starting a Blog on Your Joomla Site

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 10 December 2013 10 December 2013

Video on building a blog with Joomla

One very common goal I hear from marketers is that they want to drive more traffic to their website. There are many ways you can accomplish this from SEO to PPC, however, one of the most effective strategies is blogging and content creation.

In this blog we are going to cover some tips and tricks to establish a strong blog and grow website traffic.

Joomla 1, Joomla 2, Joomla 3 and Joomla 4

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 09 December 2013 09 December 2013

joomla-software-versions People love software that they can understand.

If we want to make software that is loved, we need to make it easily understood. This extends to every aspect of the software from the user interface to how new features are added.

One of the most common points of misunderstanding with Joomla is the version numbers.

In order for everyone to understand Joomla version numbers, I'm going to propose that we change the way we talk about them.

Learn Inbound Marketing: The Best Online Resources

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 09 December 2013 09 December 2013

Now that Inbound marketing has been around for a few years, plenty of resources have popped up to help newcomers master the art of effective online marketing.

If you're new to Inbound and need some help understanding concepts like traffic generation, lead nurturing, and conversion optimization, this list of online resources to learn Inbound marketing is for you.

Why should you learn Drupal?

: Written by Oscar Rodas Oscar Rodas; Published: 07 December 2013 07 December 2013

Why should you learn Drupal?

Drupal has become, over the past years, one of the most favorite CMS large corporations choose for their enterprise solutions. The word spread out there says that Joomla has not yet fullfilled this space in some ocassions (even though many of us know this is not true).

There is demand for Drupal Pro's

Take a look at the IT want-ads and they will tell you that big corporations and Drupal service integrators need Drupal pro's. A good thing for Drupal developers out there is that corporations are paying extremely well for experienced web developers.

The Beginners Guide to Zoo from YooTheme

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 03 December 2013 03 December 2013

zoo-joomla Over the last few years, we've covered two of the most popular ways to build flexible content.

We've created training for K2 and SobiPro. This week we're going to introduce you to Zoo from YooTheme.

There is a free version of Zoo that allows to create blogs and static pages. However, you can buy extra apps that enable Zoo to support directories, catalogs, downloads area, documentation and much more.

Buyer Lifecycle Stages Explained! [and how to market accordingly]

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 03 December 2013 03 December 2013

Your customers take quite a journey before they become your customer. It's much more complicated than simply, "I want to buy something and I know exactly from who", especially for those industries with long buying cycles.

It is important to categorize your audience by buying cycle (and persona) because this will help you optimize your marketing and sales approach to best fit the information they want and need for each stage.

In this blog we are going to break down each one of the stages and explain the mindset of each and how to properly market and sell to them.

7 Critical Factors for Positive User Experience in Restaurant Websites

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 03 December 2013 03 December 2013

It's Friday night and you are hungry. You've gotten sick of all your local hangouts and are ready to try something new. You remember an interesting looking spot that you passed on your way home.

Unfortunately, once you've typed the name into your search bar and clicked into the restaurant's website, you're greeted with obnoxious mariachi music and an abundance of dancing tacos.

The one thing you can't find? The menu. Guess where you're NOT going for dinner.