The Joomlashack Blog
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.
New Joomla Template Release, Formula
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 15 May 2012 15 May 2012
Formula Joomla Template is a Recipe for Success
Give your website a healthy start by using the right Joomla Template - - the right Formula. Joomlashack's Formula was built using the reliable Wright Framework. It comes with 6 cool colors each in light and dark versions and with some cool CSS3 animations.
Formula, your Clean and Minimalist Canvas
Doohickeys, doodahs, and gizmos are all nice and well when you want them, but sometimes you need a nice, well diagramed and clean space to communicate an idea properly and without distractions. Formula will not get in the way of your master plan. It provides the developer with an almost perfect, pure, and minimalist canvas. It can be molded and designed to fit a great selection of themes.
Content Versioning for Joomla 2.5
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 13 May 2012 13 May 2012
Do you have several people all contributing and editing articles to your Joomla site? Do those people sometimes make mistakes? Are you the one messing things up sometimes? We all do it. Simple Content Versioning is the solution.
Fabrik: Create a Custom Joomla User List
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 May 2012 08 May 2012
This is another of our series of tutorials on Fabrik. Now, instead of using Fabrik to collect information, we're going to use it to display information.
In this tutorial we're going to do two things:
- Create a list of your Joomla users.
- Search that list in advanced ways.