10 Options for Joomla eCommerce Extensions

10 Options for Building an E-Commerce Site with Joomla

Joomlashack customers often ask us how to build an eCommerce store using Joomla. The best way to achieve this is by installing one of the Joomla shopping cart extensions listed in JED.

In this blog post, you will look at 10 options to build your online store with Joomla. This list is not created in order, so the best extension is not at the top of the list. Instead, we recommend that you download and test a variety of options.

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What Does Checked Out Mean in Joomla?

What Does Checked Out Mean in Joomla?

We had a question from a Joomlashack member. They wanted to know what "Checked out" means in Joomla, because they would see this message when trying to edit an article:

Check-out failed with the following error: The user checking out does not match the user who checked out the item. You are not permitted to use that link to directly access that page.

Why are these articles locked and what does "Checked Out" mean? We'll answer that question in this blog post.

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How to Reorder Joomla Articles, Modules and Menus

How to Reorder Joomla Articles, Modules and Menus

Joomla has a drag-and-drop for re-ordering articles, categories, modules, menu links and plugins.

The drag-and-drop feature works perfectly, but it can be hard to spot for new Joomla users.

There are two ways to activate drag-and-drop re-ordering:

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Page and Module Class Suffixes in Joomla

When creating modules in Joomla, you may have seen a "Module Class Suffix" option.

When you add menu links in Joomla, you may have seen a "Page Class" option.

Did you know that these two features are very closely related? These features allow you to add custom CSS to specific modules or pages. This makes suffixes a really good way to style individual modules and pages.

Many Joomla template designers rely heavily on these suffixes to create their unique designs.

In the videos below, we'll introduce you to page and module suffixes. These videos are part of our "CSS for Joomla" class which is available inside Joomlashack University.

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How to Add Google ReCaptcha to Joomla Contact Forms

How to Add Google ReCaptcha to Joomla Contact Forms
Back in 2014, Google reinvented it's ReCaptcha spam prevention system.

Previous versions of Captcha tried to prevent spam by presenting users with distorted letters and numbers. This system was more painful for users than it was for spammers.

The new Google system is known as No Captcha ReCaptcha. This new system is way more user-friendly and only requires the user to click in a checkbox.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to enable this spam prevention solution on your Joomla site. If you want to take a step back and learn how to create forms, read this guide on how to create Joomla contact forms.

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How to Find The File for Joomla Template Overrides

How to Find The File for Joomla Template Overrides

Template overrides are wonderful because they are allow you to safely redesign almost any part of your Joomla site.

Here at OSTraining, we teach people how to create template overrides in Joomla.

However, for Joomla template beginners, it can be difficult to find the right file. If you're looking at the front of your site, how do you know which file is controlling the layout?

This tutorial will show you an easy way to find the file you need.

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Absolute Beginner Guide to Joomla Modules

One of our customers asked how to work with Joomla modules. Modules are small blocks around the edges of your site. They make life easier for your site’s visitors.

They allow visitors to quickly find information, links, or features. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create Joomla modules.

You'll also learn the three ways in which you can control modules. You'll learn how to:

  • Change the position of modules
  • Change the order that modules appear in
  • Change menu links that modules appear on.

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CSS Grid #23: Building a Hamburger Icon Menu

CSS Grid #23: Building a Hamburger Icon Menu

This tutorial will explain how to code a basic hamburger icon, in order to display the main navigation with CSS Grid.

The navigation will be hidden by default at all screen sizes and it will appear when clicking the hamburger icon.

The desktop version of the code displays a horizontal menu, whereas the mobile version (< 700px) displays a vertical menu.

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We Are Working on a New Joomlashack Logo

We Working on a New Joomlashack Logo

It's hard to redesign your logo.

Last week, Slack announced a major redesign of their logo. It didn't take 5 minutes before people started saying, "I've seen that design before!"

Here is the Joomla logo and the new Slack logo, side-by-side:

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How to Check for US Social Security Numbers in Shack Forms

How to Validate US Social Security Number Field in Shack Forms

One of our customers asked how to validate a US Social Security Number input in Shack Forms.

To validate input of your Shack Forms fields, you must use what is called "regular expressions" or RegEx.

In this post, you will learn how to use one of such regular expressions even if you don't know anything about them.

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