Joomlashack Blog and Updates

Fixing a Broken Captcha in Joomla 2.5 and 3

: Written by Hope Kiah Hope Kiah; Published: 22 November 2013 22 November 2013

captcha If you're like me, you have a "captcha" function on your contact form where your users have to type in the squiggly letters to prove that they're human and not spam bots.

This is a good thing. Using Captchas can greatly reduce the amount of spam you receive. This tutorial shows you how to use captchas with Joomla.

However, many of these forms (including mine) stopped working because Google changed the URL used for ReCaptchas.

This is mostly impacting Joomla 2.5 and 3.0+ sites at the minimum. This fix will be included in the next Joomla 3 release but in the meantime, it's not good to have a broken contact form.

Joomla 3.2 - How to Enable Content History

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 19 November 2013 19 November 2013

One of the best new features in Joomla 3.2 is Content History.

This tutorial will show you how to enable the feature if you're upgrading from Joomla 3.1, as well as how to adjust some of its options.

For those that are starting new sites in Joomla 3.2, the feature is enabled by default.

If you want to learn about revisions in WordPress, check out the WordPress revisions guide.

Use Your Blog to Drive Sales: An Essential Checklist

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 18 November 2013 18 November 2013

Video on building a blog with Joomla

You've heard it a thousand times: you can't do Inbound Marketing without a blog.

But you may be wondering - how does all of that writing translate to an actual boost in your revenue? I've got the answer for you, and I'm also here to provide you with a checklist to take blogging from an annoying task to an invaluable medium for driving sales.

For many, blogging seems like a poor use of a lot of time. By the time you think up a topic, research it, write a post, and promote it, you're looking at 2+ hours invested. And I'll admit it - those naysayers are right.

If you're blogging without a purpose, and if you're not optimizing your blog's structure for lead nurturing, your time will likely be wasted (in terms of tangible ROI). Fortunately, that doesn't have to be the case.

The New Joomla 3 Template Manager

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 12 November 2013 12 November 2013

We've covered the new features in Joomla 3.2 already.

We've given you a rundown of the top 15 features and shown you interviews with the lead developers.

This week, we're going to focus on the new Template Manager.

In the updated Joomla 3.2 Template Manager you can edit files, create files and folders and even create overrides directly inside your admin area.

The Joomla Developers Introduce You To Joomla 3.2

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 12 November 2013 12 November 2013

joomla-32 Joomla 3.2 is now available.

This is one of the most interesting releases that Joomla has ever put out. Important new features include an app store and content versioning.

The Joomla community had the wonderful idea to get the developers involved to introduce the new features.

Here are 7 interviews with some of Joomla's core developers, explaining the new features in Joomla 3.2.

How to Create a Call to Action in Joomla

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 11 November 2013 11 November 2013

Inbound marketing is all about positioning your company in the right place, at the right time. If you can make it into that context, your next task is to provide the right information to the people you're reaching.

Calls to action are a critical part of this inbound information process - in this post, we're going to talk about how you can create and display them on a Joomla site.

Joomla 3.2 Templates, Joomla 3.5, etc

: Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack; Published: 07 November 2013 07 November 2013

Browse through all our Joomla Templates using our Demo Template Gallery

Joomla 3.2 was released November 6th, 2013. Our team started testing Joomla 3.2 that same morning and by that afternoon, our team had already tested and made sure 40+ of our Joomla Templates and Extensions worked as promised with Joomla 3.2. Today we have over 37 Joomla 3.2 Templates in addition to several Free Joomla 3.2 Templates.

This is the kind of immediate access to upgrades our customers have grown to expect from the Joomlashack Team.

Our team was able to accomplish this because they are awesome, and because our templates were created using the nimble, powerful, and versatile Wright Framework.

10 Critical Elements of an Inbound Marketing-Ready Website [Infographic]

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 04 November 2013 04 November 2013

Every time you create a Joomla site, you likely go through the same initial process: you determine menu items and navigation, you create categories for those items, and then you draft each item and page. This process is simple, it works, and it gets the content you want on the site.

But as you make the transition to Inbound Marketing via your website, you'll need to think a little differently about the process of creating (or updating) a site. Check out this infographic to better understand the anatomy of an Inbound website.

Write Copy That Sells ~ Focus on Benefits

: Written by Roxana Kawas Roxana Kawas; Published: 30 October 2013 30 October 2013

Are you writing "Benefit-Driven" Copy?

Or, are you boasting about your product's features? Believe it or not, it is way harder to write copy for your customers than it is to write copy describing your products. And it is way easier to fall into the trap of "feature-driven" writing than "benefit-driven" copy. Here are some tips to help you know the difference.

When a customer has a problem, you have an amazing opportunity to help him/her out. If you write "benefit-driven" copy, you certainly stand a higher chance to differentiate yourself from the gazillion providers that are out there competing with you. Why? When a customer realizes that you truly understand his NEEDS or WANTS, you are setting yourself appart.

The T3 Template Framework for Joomla

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 29 October 2013 29 October 2013

logot3v3 In Joomla, there are two widely-used, commerical template frameworks.

We previously covered one of those frameworks by showing how to use Gantry from Rocketheme.

This week we're going to examine the T3 framework from JoomlArt.

T3 has since become the framework of choice for another well-known template company: JoomlaBamboo. The T3 framework and blank template are free to use and licensed under the GPL.