The Joomlashack Blog
Social Pinboard - A Pinterest Clone for Joomla
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 25 June 2012 25 June 2012
Social Pinboard is an extension that can turn your Joomla site into a Pinterest.com-style social photo sharing site.With Social Pinboard, your users can create collections of images. Users can also browse other pinboards for inspiration, 're-pin' images to their own collections, and 'like' photos.
In this tutorial, we're going to explain the installation, review the product, and make some comparisons with Pinterest.
JPrc Cronjobs Provides Cron for Joomla
- Published: 19 June 2012 19 June 2012
Cron is a feature of many servers but is sometimes unavailable to the user. For example, Godaddy does not give users access to cron.
Using the JPrc Cronjobs extension, we'll show in this tutorial how anyone can use cron on their Joomla site.
Building Multi-lingual Joomla 2.5 Sites
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 19 June 2012 19 June 2012
About a year ago we wrote a tutorial which showed how to build multi-lingual sites in Joomla.
This tutorial proved to be one of the most popular we've ever written. However, Joomla has made some updates since last year, and so this is our update to that tutorial. We also now have a complete training class on multi-lingual sites for our members.
This tutorial covers how to build a multi-lingual site with only the Joomla core. This doesn't replace other multi-lingual content extensions such as Falang or Joomfish.
6 Useful New Features in Joomla 2.5.6
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 19 June 2012 19 June 2012
Joomla 2.5.6 was released today. This release is a mix of bug fixes, low-level security releases and new features.
You can update your sites in just three steps:
- Login to your site's administrator area.
- Click the big "Joomla 2.5.6 Update Now" button.
- Click Install the update.
After updating, here's an introduction to the new features you'll see:
JFBConnect Integrates Joomla and Facebook
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 15 June 2012 15 June 2012
We get a lot of students wanting to connect their Joomla site to Facebook.
We often recommend using an extension called JFBConnect because it offers a wide range of integrations between Joomla and Facebook including:
- Users can register and log into your site with their Facebook credentials.
- Users' Facebook profiles will be automatically pulled into their JomSocial, Community Builder, or Kunena profile.
- You can add Facebook comments to your site.
Classic Joomla Template updated to the Wright Framework
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 10 June 2012 10 June 2012
Vintage is one of our most loved Joomla Templates
I don't know exactly what it is. Perhaps it's the timeless design, or the simplicity with which the module positions allow the designer to tell his or her story, or maybe it's the incredibly versatile antique look to it, Vintage has been a perennial bestseller loved by web-designers the world over. If you are a Developer Club Member, download it for free now.
A good thing got even better - now built on the Wright Framework
The Wright Framework is a major upgrade and outstanding value added to our Joomla Templates and the websites built upon it. The name is in honor of the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright and his minimalist style. In a Joomla Template, the Wright Framework is like a combination of a foundation and a blank blueprint. A solid and versatile foundation to build upon, and a blank and empty blueprint upon which the web designer can create his or her masterpiece.
Read more: Classic Joomla Template updated to the Wright Framework
New Joomla Multi-Lingual Sites Class
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 29 May 2012 29 May 2012
Since we wrote it a year ago, our tutorial called "Multi-language Sites in Joomla" has been hugely popular.
Today we're happy to announce a full course on the topic: Joomla Muitl-lingual Sites.
The class has 11 parts. You'll start by adding easy, automatic translations to your site and by creating full multi-lingual sites. We show how you to create a multi-lingual site using the Joomla core and also using the Falang extension.
Admincredible, An Exciting New Service!
- Written by TJ Baker TJ Baker
- Published: 29 May 2012 29 May 2012
Frontend Article Management for Joomla Users
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 25 May 2012 25 May 2012
Last week we were talking with a Joomlashack customer who wanted to have a lot of colleagues contribute to their company's Joomla site.
We asked, "Do you want your Joomla site contributors to access your administrator area?" The answer was "No!"
The customer wanted contributors to manage all of their articles from the frontend of their site. The Shack Article Manager extension is a great way to make that happen.
Here's how Shack Article Manager works:
Creating a Mega Menu in Joomla
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 21 May 2012 21 May 2012
As websites add more information, Mega Menus are increasingly popular with designers.
Mega Menus are dropdown menus that allow for the inclusion of content as well as links.
In the example on the right you see not only links to various cars, but also a photo.