The Joomlashack Blog
New! 3-Month Template Club
- Written by Roxana Kawas Roxana Kawas
- Published: 10 September 2013 10 September 2013
A New Joomlashack Product
Not sure what template you want? Our NEW Template Clubs make choosing a template an easy proposition. Because with one of our new Clubs you obtain access to ALL our templates for a great and affordable price - starting for $45 for a 3 month Subscription.
Akeeba Backup and Amazon Web Services
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 September 2013 08 September 2013
Backing up your site is an essential task, but it can also be difficult to do.
The best tool available for backing up your Joomla site is Akeeba Backup.
In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to use Akeeba to backup your site to a remote server. For security, your backups need to be kept on a completely different system than your site.
Wright Template Framework v.3.1.3 released
- Written by Tito Alvarez Tito Alvarez
- Published: 06 September 2013 06 September 2013
A new update for the Wright Joomla Template Framework
We are very excited. It's now been a year since we released Wright v3.0 on the first week of September 2012. During the past year, Wright has benefited from more changes, updates, and work than it had during the previous two years. This increased focus on Wright is mostly due to our commitment to deliver better, more reliable, and ever lighter Joomla Templates.
Helium, a FREE Lightweight HTML Editor
- Written by Roxana Kawas Roxana Kawas
- Published: 30 August 2013 30 August 2013
Helium, HTML Editor for Joomla
Helium, our new & FREE lightweight HTML Editor is here and ready for download.
Anyone that's read about our Wright Framework knows that we like our products to be light. From it's inception, Helium was no different. This new Joomla Extension was designed to be light, reliable, and simple to install, use, and maintain. The name says it all.
A Joomla App Store May Be Coming Soon
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 27 August 2013 27 August 2013
The Joomla Extensions Directory provides millions of visitors with thousands of extensions.
There's currently work underway to provide access to the JED directly from the administrator area of Joomla sites. The plan is for Joomla users to be able to install extensions directly from their site.
The New Joomlashack Website
- Written by Chiara Aliotta Chiara Aliotta
- Published: 26 August 2013 26 August 2013
Part 1: The making of the design.
It was in the air that something new at Joomlashack was about to happen and finally here we are: a brand new website and identity were unveiled last week. For all the Shack aficionados (or users); this new look is a big move, but for us at Joomlashack it was about time to refresh our identity.
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.