A New Joomla Template, the 6-in-6 Challenge, and Joomla 2.5

SimpleTech-Joomla-Browsers

First, meet simpleTech, a new Joomla 2.5 Template by Joomlashack. simpleTech is a high tech-look Joomla Template built on the Wright Framework. It is as versatile a design as they come. It comes in six colors, light and dark themes, 12 versions, as well as elegant and contrasting call-to-action color combinations.

The 6-in-6 Challenge is something else altogether. 

Read more: A New Joomla Template, the 6-in-6 Challenge, and Joomla 2.5

A New Joomla Template, the 6-in-6 Challenge, and Joomla 2.5

SimpleTech-Joomla-Browsers

First, meet simpleTech, a new Joomla 2.5 Template by Joomlashack. simpleTech is a high tech-look Joomla Template built on the Wright Framework. It is as versatile a design as they come. It comes in six colors, light and dark themes, 12 versions, as well as elegant and contrasting call-to-action color combinations.

The 6-in-6 Challenge is something else altogether. 

Read more: A New Joomla Template, the 6-in-6 Challenge, and Joomla 2.5

Tell us: which classic Joomla Templates would you like us to update?

Vintage orion 150 Earthblog Optimus

Cloud 9 Simplicity Nuvo Weblogic

We need your help. Please vote at our Facebook Page which template you would like us to update to the Wright Framework and Joomla 2.5.  You can pick from any Joomla 1.5 Template in our Profesional Templates page.

How to Build Multilingual Joomla Sites

tutuploadsmedia_1326912315373.pngFor many years, there was one name that everyone turned to when creating multilingual Joomla sites: Joomfish. However, that changed in 2011.

First, some of the features from Joomfish were incorporated into Joomla 1.6, and so it was possible to make a decent multi-lingual site using only the Joomla core. We have a tutorial on how do that here.

Second, a release of Joomfish for the latest version of Joomla has been slow in coming. It's hoped that Joomfish will soon be ready any day now for the latest Joomla. However, for now many people have been using a fork called FaLang. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use FaLang. When Joomfish becomes available, the instructions will be almost identical.

Full Class on this topic

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Create a Test Site Joomla 2.5 or 1.5

We all do it sometimes. We download and test out something new. It breaks something and we scream. We scream because we tested it out on our live site.
 
Testing something new on your live site is a recipe for disaster. You need a test site. Here's how to set one up with either Joomla 2.5 or 1.5.

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How to Upgrade Joomla 1.6 to 2.5

You're still on Joomla 1.6? Yikes. Joomla 1.6 is over a year old now and isn't supported any more because there have been several new versions since then.

OK, I'm not going to give you too much of a hard time. You might have been busy, maybe you're taking over someone's website or you might be stuck on Joomla 1.6 for one of a hundred other reasons.

Let's focus on getting you upgraded to Joomla 2.5 which is the latest and most secure version.

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jUpgrade Undefined Property and Pausing Problems


Now that Joomla 2.5 is upon us, and support for 1.5 will be going away, the decision to migrate is a hot topic.

Back in July, we wrote a very detailed tutorial on how to migrate using the jUpgrade extension. This tutorial is a follow-up. Migrating large sites can be a tricky task and in this tutorial we'll show you how to overcome two of the most frequently encountered problems with jUpgrade.

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25 Improvements in Joomla 2.5

joomla25Joomla 2.5 is the third version to be launched using Joomla's new release cycle. After the launch of 1.6 in January and 1.7 in July, the benefits of the new realease cycle are really becoming clear. Releases are on time, well organized and increasingly contain a lot of great improvements.

In this tutorial we're going to focus on the upgrades to the Joomla 2.5 administrator area. We've collected 25 of the most useful improvements.

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Joomla 2.5 Is Coming!

Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 is coming, and Joomlashack is ready!

The next release of Joomla is just around the corner (slated for release before the end of January 2012), and soon after its release older versions will stop being officially supported by Joomla. We want to share with you our plans for supporting our products, and to answer the questions that many have starting asking about support for 2.5.

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Editing Options for Joomla's Contacts Component

Is your Joomla contact form not showing correctly despite what you've selected to show? It could be your global options are overriding your options.

This tutorial will show you how to edit your Contacts options.

If you're new to Joomla and want to see how to create these forms, read this guide: How to create Joomla contact forms.

Read more: Editing Options for Joomla's Contacts Component