The Joomlashack Blog
How to Track Button Clicks in Joomla with Shack Analytics
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 October 2020 08 October 2020
With the "Shack Analytics Pro" Joomla extension you can easily analyze visitors' traffic to and engagement with your Joomla site using Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. With "Shack Analytics Pro" you can set a button click tracking even if you are a Joomla beginner with limited technical knowledge.
For example, you may want to track clicks on a button on your Joomla site. It could be a button of a contact form. It also could be a button of a sign-up form, or a button of a shopping cart, or a button for a file download.
In this blog post, you will take a look at how to use the "Shack Analytics Pro" Joomla extension to connect your site to Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics and track and analyze clicks on a button of a contact form.
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Does Joomla Support the MariaDB Database?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 October 2020 08 October 2020
Recently, we've had several customers ask us about running their Joomla sites on the MariaDB database.
MariaDB is a fork of MySQL and is nearly identical to it. Yes, it's true that Joomla doesn't officially support MariaDB. However, many webhosts do use it. In fact, Joomlashack.com is running on MariaDB!
How to Customize and Rebrand Your Joomla 4 Admin Area
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 October 2020 01 October 2020
Over the last year, we've talked a lot about the upcoming Joomla 4. If you missed any of those updates, you can check out the ultimate guide to Joomla 4.
We're now at version Beta 4 of Joomla 4. As we get close to release, we'll keep explaining and documenting the new features in Joomla 4.
This week, we'll show you how to re-brand the Joomla 4 admin screens with your colors and logo.
Read more: How to Customize and Rebrand Your Joomla 4 Admin Area
How to Remove Fields from the Joomla Registration Form
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 October 2020 01 October 2020
This week, a Joomlashack University member asked us about simplifying the Joomla signup process.
This Joomlashack member wanted to remove fields from the signup form, without touching Joomla core files.
He wanted to remove the Name field and keep just three fields: "Username", "Password" and "Email address".
Read more: How to Remove Fields from the Joomla Registration Form
How to Send Test Emails From a Local Joomla Site
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 October 2020 01 October 2020
One Joomlashack user asked us if they can test a contact form on their Joomla site even though the site was installed on their personal computer.
This is a great question because normally local servers are not configured to send out emails.
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to set up your local Joomla site to send out emails.
You Can Now Choose "Finish Publishing" Dates in OSCampus
- Written by Alex Smirnov Alex Smirnov
- Published: 29 September 2020 29 September 2020
Our OSCampus extension is the best way for you to build an online training site with Joomla. With the latest release, you can choose "Finish Publishing" dates for your OSCampus pathways, classes, and lessons. This feature was sponsored by Graham Jarvis from Advanz S.A. and written by Carlos Cámara, a Joomla developer. We appreciate their collaboration on the project.
With this new feature, you can release your online training blocks in a sequence. For example, you may want to create a series of classes and release them at weekly intervals.
Or if you need students to take your class by a specific date, you can unpublish it automatically on that day.
In this blog post, I will show you the new "Finish Publishing" feature in OSCampus pathways, classes, and lessons.
Read more: You Can Now Choose "Finish Publishing" Dates in OSCampus
How to Edit Joomla Modules via the Frontend
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
One of the hardest things about updating a Joomla site used to be figuring out which module to edit:
- What was the name of the module?
- What position was the module in?
That problem can be solved easily - you can edit your modules just by visiting the frontend of your site and clicking on them.
How to Hide the Home Link from Joomla Menus
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
As websites become larger and more complex, displaying the Home page menu item in your site navigation often becomes less important. The vast majority of your visitors may never see your Home page anyway.
As a Joomla site owner, you may want to hide the "Home" link from your site navigation. In this tutorial, I will show you step-by-step how to achieve this.
How to Add Custom CSS to Your Joomla Site
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 17 September 2020 17 September 2020
Many people install off-the-shelf Joomla templates or extensions and then want to modify their design.
If you want to add custom CSS to your Joomla site without hacking any existing files, we recommend the "Add Custom CSS" plugin.
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use the Add Custom CSS plugin to safely tweak your site's design.
How to Remove a Deleted Component Menu Link in Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 13 September 2020 13 September 2020
Sometimes, Joomla users have deleted a component but still see the component's menu item in their admin area.
This is exactly what happened with one Joomla user this week. His unwanted component was Akeeba Subscriptions.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to get rid of such unwanted menu items. Akeeba Subscription will be used as an example component.
Read more: How to Remove a Deleted Component Menu Link in Joomla