The Joomlashack Blog
How to Override Almost Anything in Joomla Extensions
- Written by Bill Tomczak Bill Tomczak
- Published: 10 January 2019 10 January 2019
Did you know what it is possible to override almost of the output from Joomla extensions and templates?
It's possible to override images, stylesheets, scripts, layouts, templates and much more. This support for overrides in Joomla enables you customize anything you install on your site ... so long as you know the correct approach.
In this blog post, I'll give you a quick guide to overriding extension displays.
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10 Free Tickets to Meet Joomlashack at JoomlaDay Florida 2019
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 09 January 2019 09 January 2019
Are you sick of the long, cold winter? The absolute best remedy is a trip to sunny Tampa for JoomlaDay Florida 2019.
The event is being held in the fascinating Ybor City district of Tampa on February 22 to 24.
As one of the co-sponsors of this event, we are giving away 10 free registration tickets.
Why not grab a free ticket and meet us in Tampa for JoomlaDay Florida?
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How to Shorten Weekdays in JCalPro Monthly View
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 January 2019 07 January 2019
One of our customers asked how to switch the weekdays' format in JCal Pro monthly view from Sunday to Sun.
This shorter format will improve the JCal Pro monthly calendar view for small and mobile devices. In this blog post, I'll show you how to achieve this with Joomla Language Override technique.
Joomlashack's 2018 Review and Thank You
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 03 January 2019 03 January 2019
Thank you for your support of Joomlashack.
Joomlashack started in 2005, but our team took over the site in 2016. It's been a busy couple of years as we re-launched Joomlashack.
The re-launch has been possible thanks to many of you. We really appreciate your support.
Here's our recap of the good and bad in 2018 (If you're interested, here's 2016 and 2017). Hopefully this isn't a lame "everything is awesome" post. I'll try and give you honesty and insight into Joomlashack's year. Oh, and read down to the comments for a chance at a special prize!
How to Create a Read More Link for a Single Joomla Article
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 03 January 2019 03 January 2019
By default, the "Read More" button in Joomla doesn't display on a single article page. It's normally used for showing the first part of an article on blog pages.
However, one Joomlashack user asked us if it was possible to have a "Read More" link inside a single article. Yes, there is a workaround to make this possible.
In this blog post, I will show you how to create a Read More button using the Tabs and Sliders extension.
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How to Use JavaScript or PHP Code in a Joomla Article
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 03 January 2019 03 January 2019
Normally in a Joomla article, code such as Javascript or PHP will not work. This is for good security reasons. People could do a lot of harm if they were free to use these inside your articles.
However, many advanced users need to use such code. This tutorial will show you how to add a JavaScript or PHP code to a Joomla article.
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Hide the Prev and Next Navigation Links in Joomla
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 28 December 2018 28 December 2018
If you create a list or blog in Joomla, you will often see navigation link at the bottom of the articles in that list or blog.
This "Prev" and "Next" links allow your site's visitors to navigate to newer or older articles.
One of our students was wanting to know how to remove the navigation options so we created this tutorial for them.
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CSS Grid #19: Difference Between Grid Containers and Block Containers
- Written by Jorge Montoya Jorge Montoya
- Published: 19 December 2018 19 December 2018
Until now, in this series we have assumed that grid containers behave the same as block containers. But there are some subtle differences between them.
Being aware of those, will help you improve your development workflow. This tutorial will explain the differences between the Grid containers and regular block containers.
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How to Fix the Database Connection Error in Joomla
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 18 December 2018 18 December 2018
Do you have a blank page on your Joomla site showing this message?
Error displaying the error page: Application Instantiation Error: Could not connect to MySQL.This means that your Joomla system can't connect to your database. Since your site's data is stored there, it is highly important you fix the connection to get your site back.
Continue reading this post to find out how to fix the database connection error.
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5 Joomla Tips for Power Users
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 17 December 2018 17 December 2018
Joomla is a great CMS with so many features that even regular users may not understand all options available to them.
I'm going to share 5 tips that Joomla power users love to take advantage of:
- Global check-in
- Display site name in page titles
- Enable HTTPS in all your pages
- Duplicate a module
- Preview module positions