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Stop Joomla Menu Links from Re-ordering
- Written by joedson silva joedson silva
- Published: 13 August 2013 13 August 2013
There's a recurring problem that we've seen on several Joomla sites that have been migrated from Joomla 1.5.
Software such as a jUpgrade and SPUpgrade does a good job of moving site content and menu links.
However, the recurring problem is that the menu links on the migrated sites will re-order themselves. Often this happens when other menu links are changed or when extensions are installed.
Here's how to fix the problem.
8 Tips for High-Converting Landing Pages
- Written by Vic Drover Vic Drover
- Published: 08 August 2013 08 August 2013
Landing pages can be a determining factor in whether or not you will convert a lead and creating a successful landing page is an important skill you should acquire.
Let’s face it, you may think you are creating an awesome landing page, but your conversion rates beg to differ. Don’t worry, we are going to go over a 8 easy ways that will defiantly improve your landing pages. Some of the things are so simple, you won’t believe you didn’t think of it first.
The Social Media Challenge: How to Choose the Best Networks for Your Brand
- Written by Vic Drover Vic Drover
- Published: 08 August 2013 08 August 2013
Did you know there are over 200 recognized social media sites on the internet? With a list that long, it can be hard to determine where your company's social media participation should take place.
Although some argue for the value of having as many social profiles as possible, the conventional wisdom of quality over quality holds true in the discussion of branded social media.
Rather than attempting to have a strong presence everywhere, it's advisable to participate on a select group of networks that will yield the most return for our efforts.
When we accept that we should focus on a handful sites rather than the whole spectrum, a second question arises. How do we pick the best ones?
Read more: The Social Media Challenge: How to Choose the Best Networks for Your Brand
Do Your Call to Actions Fit These Requirements?
- Written by Vic Drover Vic Drover
- Published: 08 August 2013 08 August 2013
You spent all this time creating a piece of content that you want people to download, whether it was an eBook, whitepaper, or webinar. You are so excited to put it up on your website, the only problem is, nobody is downloading it.
You have done a lot of research on landing pages and you think you've mastered it pretty well so you don't think this is why people aren't downloading your content. In fact, people aren't even really getting to your landing page.
Stumped on what the problem may be? Have you even thought it might have to do with your call to action (CTA)? Let's discuss a few key things all of your CTAs should have in order to have the higher click through rates.
Jumpstart to Becoming a Blogging Pro
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 August 2013 08 August 2013
Video on building a blog with Joomla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bqG2iXiQOc
If you have never blogged a day in your life, or you aren’t seeing the results you want with it, maybe you should take a step back and look at how you’ve been blogging.
Don’t be sad, it’s probably not YOUR writing. However, it may be HOW you are writing
So what do I exactly mean by this?
It might not be the subject you are writing about, or your grammar and word choices. It might be the way you structure your writing and how you present it to you audience.
EasySocial - Better Social Networking for Joomla
- Written by Joomlashack Help Joomlashack Help
- Published: 01 August 2013 01 August 2013
We are delighted to share with you the status of the upcoming Joomla extension "EasySocial" by StackIdeas--a company we trust. Andrew Rogers, the main man in StackIdeas for all customer relationships, partner collaborations, marketing ideas and sales promotions, has shared the following sneak peek:
Create Lightboxes in Joomla with Modals
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 August 2013 01 August 2013
Are you looking to create a popup effect or turn a link into a popup window? These are also known as modals or lightboxes.
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a modal effect in Joomla.
We're going to use the NoNumber extension called Modals.
This tutorial will work with Joomla 2.5 and 3.
Understanding Joomla's User Profile plugin
- Written by Rob de Cleen Rob de Cleen
- Published: 01 August 2013 01 August 2013
One of our members had a question about the User Profile plugin that appears in the Joomla core.
The User Profile plugin is available in Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3, but it's not immediately obvious what it does.
Read on, and we'll help you understand what this plugin does ...
Top 5 Joomla Shopping Carts
- Written by Sara Thornton Sara Thornton
- Published: 31 July 2013 31 July 2013
With online shops becoming more popular every year, the number of Joomla shop extensions continues to grow.
But with many shopping carts to chose from, how do you find the right one for your Joomla site?
This guide will walk you through 5 of the best Joomla e-commerce extensions currently available.
We're going to cover many details of each cart from their cost to their complexity and their support to whether or not they're ready for Joomla 3.
Add RTL Support to Joomla Templates
- Written by Rob de Cleen Rob de Cleen
- Published: 30 July 2013 30 July 2013
The web can be difficult for speakers of right-to-left (RTL) languages such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Hebrew.
With RTL languages, writing starts from the right of the page and continues to the left. This means your template needs to be "mirrored" to support these languages.
However, many template designers aren't experienced with RTL issues and don't provide that option.
In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to adapt an existing Joomla template so it can be used as an RTL template as well as LTR.
Because we hope to reach as many designers as possible, we're going to use English on our RTL template. You don't have to know a RTL language in order to create an RTL-ready template.