The Joomlashack Blog
Migrating from Joomla 1.5 to Joomla 1.7
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 14 July 2011 14 July 2011
Joomla 1.5 is solid, high-quality software and it will be supported until April 2012. So with many 1.5 sites working flawlessly, not everyone will rush to migrate. I say migrate because the structure of 1.5 is so different from 1.7 that you can't simply upgrade. Now is the time to consider a plan for the migration process.
With Joomla 1.6, the upgrade process will be built in to the Joomla framework, making incremental upgrades a possibility and streamlining the entire process. However, to move from 1.5 to 1.7 will be more difficult.
This tutorial uses the free jUpgrade extension. We have also reviewed the commercial SP Upgrade extension which is a viable alternative.
How to Update Joomla 1.6 to 1.7
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 13 July 2011 13 July 2011
Updating has become an easy process since the release of Joomla 1.6. The developers have built in a handy updater that is extremely easy to use. This new utility should make upgrading to all new Joomla versions a quick and painless process. Before you upgrade from 1.6 to 1.7, there are a just a couple of things you'll need to do.
Introducing Breeze: A Light, Airy & Cool Joomla 1.7 Template
- Written by JohnFlanagan JohnFlanagan
- Published: 12 July 2011 12 July 2011
We've just released a brand new Joomla 1.5 / 1.7 template called Breeze that's as light & cool as its name suggests.
Breeze is colorful, versatile and makes building web sites a breeze with its 15 customizable parameters that make your site truly unique.
Read more: Introducing Breeze: A Light, Airy & Cool Joomla 1.7 Template
Must Have Web Tools
- Written by Joomlashack Help Joomlashack Help
- Published: 08 July 2011 08 July 2011
I've been designing Joomla websites and templates for over 5 years now and a lot has changed in my productivity and production cycle throughout the years. I've found some great tools in my career as a web designer and just wanted to share some of the web developer tools that I think are a must.
How to Enable Downloadable Products in Virtuemart
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 29 June 2011 29 June 2011
Virtuemart can be a bit hard to navigate at times and one of our students was having difficulty adding a downloadable product so we created this tutorial for him:
Read more: How to Enable Downloadable Products in Virtuemart
Say hello to our latest Joomla 1.5/1.7 template, SCENICA
- Written by JohnFlanagan JohnFlanagan
- Published: 28 June 2011 28 June 2011
We've just released a brand new Joomla 1.5 / 1.7 template today at Joomlashack.com called Scenica that's sure to bring your website to life.
Scenica is a gorgeous new template that's perfect for anyone who wants to present their message in a more visual way. It's eye-catching slideshow backgrounds (with built-in slideshow), clean design and open layout work well with photo galleries, sites for visual artists, musicians, travel destinations, fashion & apparel sites and events & conferences. In fact, Scenica has built-in styling for the awesome new Joomla events management extension, Ohanah.
Read more: Say hello to our latest Joomla 1.5/1.7 template, SCENICA
How to Hide the Module Positions in Your Joomla 1.5 Site
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 24 June 2011 24 June 2011
This tutorial will show you how to hide your module positions in your Joomla! 1.5 site by preventing someone from adding ?tp=1 to your domain name. Joomla 1.6 and 1.7 have this feature built-in so this need not apply for versions above 1.5.
Read more: How to Hide the Module Positions in Your Joomla 1.5 Site
Advanced Module Manager Tutorial
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 21 June 2011 21 June 2011
Joomla gives you very limited control over the placement of modules. This extension from NoNumber will let you place them anywhere within your site, and even allow you to control the time and day they are published or unpublished.
With the Modules Anywhere plugin, you can get ultimate control over placement and display.
If Frank Gehry were a web-designer?
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 20 June 2011 20 June 2011
On more than one occasion I have heard people compare our web design industry with architecture.
It’s an easy comparison to make. Websites are a lot like custom designed buildings. The client, for a web site or a building, will approach a designer with a specific set of needs and objectives he or she needs to incorporate into the design. Both may have difficult problems that need to be addressed in an elegant, efficient, and flowing manner. Both need to editorialize and often fit less rather than more. The parallels between the two industries are many.
How to Use the Modules Anywhere Extension
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 17 June 2011 17 June 2011
Modules Anywhere is one of the niftiest plugins you can use in Joomla.
The extension is named well: It allows you to put a module anywhere on your site.
With the click of a button you can place a module inside an article or inside another module. It makes it easy to place and also control the looks of all your modules.