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Solving the Invalid Token Error in Joomla
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 30 November 2018 30 November 2018
As a Joomla user, you've likely experienced the "Invalid Token" error when logging into your site.
You've probably had questions about it from users or customers who wanted it resolved.
In the following tutorial, we'll cover what it is and how to resolve it. Unlike other solutions you might find, this won't involve a core hack and it won't compromise your site's security.
How to Create a Joomla Module
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 30 November 2018 30 November 2018
Oftentimes you need to display a small block with some information on your Joomla site. It could be, for example, a block with an offer, or with a tip, or with a newsflash.
This is exactly what Joomla modules are for. In this tutorial, I will show you how to create your own basic Joomla module even if you don't know how to code.
CSS Grid #16: The grid-auto-flow: dense Property
- Written by Jorge Montoya Jorge Montoya
- Published: 27 November 2018 27 November 2018
In one of the first tutorials, you learned that items inside a grid are placed according to a row based flow by default. Items wrap over to the next row and are placed into grid areas if there’s enough space available.
If not, the item will jump over to the next slot, where it can fit. This could lead to a grid layout with empty spaces because the placement algorithm is placing the grid items according to a sequence. The grid-auto-flow: dense property will allow you to fill those empty spaces with grid items of the right size, independently of the source order of the document.
Let’s demonstrate this property with an example!
The Easiest Workflow to Add Your Joomla Content
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 23 November 2018 23 November 2018
In this tutorial, you will learn and practice the easiest and fastest way to add content to your Joomla site. If you follow this workflow, it will make your Joomla life very easy.
The workflow for adding Joomla content is simple:
- Step 1: Categorize. Create organization for your articles.
- Step 2: Add. Write your articles.
- Step 3: Show. Make menu links so that people can click on them and see your articles.
Let's get started.
Joomla Extensions Missing From the Components Menu
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 23 November 2018 23 November 2018
Have you upgraded your Joomla site and discovered that one or few components have disappeared from the Components menu?
One of our JoomlaShack University customers recently faced this issue.
In this post, you will learn how to fix links that have disappeared from the Components menu.
Read more: Joomla Extensions Missing From the Components Menu
OSCampus Now Supports Vimeo, Plus Has Improved Lesson Statistics
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 21 November 2018 21 November 2018
OSCampus is the best and easiest pick if you need a Learning Management System extension for your Joomla site. It's the extension we use to support 10,000's of users here at Joomlashack.com.
The latest version of OSCampus adds support for Vimeo lessons and lessons count. In this blog post, you'll take a look at these two new features.
Read more: OSCampus Now Supports Vimeo, Plus Has Improved Lesson Statistics
Joomla 3 Sample Data: What Are the Options?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 20 November 2018 20 November 2018
When you install a Joomla site you get a lot of options for sample data. These can be very useful if you are new to Joomla, or setting up a site quickly.
With Joomla, you have 6 different sample data options, and we're going to explain what they all do.
When you get to the final step of the Joomla 3 installation process, you'll see these 6 options:
7 Cool Features in Shack Locations Pro
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 19 November 2018 19 November 2018
Our Shack Locations Pro component offers some useful features. Some of them, such as markers clustering and bounding, work automatically, on the background. You woudn't know they exist.
Some others, such as displaying a map module, and including locations in Joomla core search, you will need to enable and configure. In this blog post, I will give you a tour of the seven features, exclusive to Shack Locations Pro.
What are Multilingual Associations in Joomla?
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 16 November 2018 16 November 2018
Joomla has a component called "Multilingual Associations". This will make your life much easier if you build multi-lingual Joomla sites.
Before this component was added, there was no easy place to manage all of your translation items. Every translated item had to be found and edited individually. With the Multilingual Associations component, you will be able to edit all your translations in a single interface. This will save you a lot of time and energy.
5 Courses to Get You Started with Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 16 November 2018 16 November 2018
There is a common question we get from Joomla beginners who just joined Joomlashack.
They want to know how to start with Joomla and what kind of video classes they should take.
Here's an overview of 5 video classes to get you started with building, maintaining, securing and speeding up your Joomla site. All of these courses are available to Joomlashack Everything Club members as part of Joomlashack University.