The Joomlashack Blog
OSpam-a-Not Pro is Now Available
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 25 May 2023 25 May 2023
OSpam-a-not is the easiest way to protect your Joomla site from spam bots filling out your forms. The OSpam-a-not plugin uses a clever and unobtrusive technique to protect your forms from a flood of spam.
We created OSpam-a-not because we needed better Joomla spam prevention. We use OSpam-a-not ourselves, so we maintain it and update it regularly. OSpam-a-not supports all the forms in the Joomla core and many from third-party extensions.
For a long time, there was only a Free version of OSpam-a-not. This limited how much support we gave to the product. So this week, we've released a Pro version of OSpam-a-not.
The new Pro features aren't huge, but this is a first step and it means that OSpam-a-not will be supported into the future. This Pro version is now available to Everything Club members and is also available for individual purchase.
This is our 25th Pro extension. All the extensions we have for sale are now ready for Joomla 4, except for Simple Renew.
All the Joomla News for April 2023
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 05 May 2023 05 May 2023
Thanks for using Joomla and Joomlashack. Every month we post a round-up of news from around the Joomla community.
We've posted all of these updates, plus a lot more in the Joomlashack Facebook group, so join if you want daily Joomla updates. We have over 1,000 members now!
JCal Pro is Ready for Joomla 4
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 18 April 2023 18 April 2023
JCal Pro is now available for Joomla 4 users! You can download JCal Pro version 5.0 and it will work on your Joomla 4 sites.
This is the 24th extension that we've updated for Joomla 4!
JCal Pro is the best calendar and event registration extension for Joomla. JCal Pro offers simplicity, flexibility, event moderation, and a robust feature set. From private and community calendars to commercial events, JCal Pro is sure to fit your calendar needs.
Some Thoughts on Joomla Migrations and Joomla 5
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 18 April 2023 18 April 2023
This week, we were really happy to announce the release of JCal Pro for Joomla 4.
It took us around a year to update this extension. Overall, it has taken us nearly two years to prepare all our extensions for Joomla 4, and we're not finished yet.
I wrote a little about this process in our 2022 review: "We found that it was possible to move a simple extension from Joomla 3 to Joomla 4 in a couple of hours. Our first upgrades were easy, and we migrated several basic extensions in one day. With bigger extensions, the upgrade time increased exponentially. Our medium-sized extensions took three or four months each to migrate to Joomla 4. The largest and most complex extensions have taken us up to a year."
All the Joomla News for March 2023
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 06 April 2023 06 April 2023
Thanks for using Joomla and Joomlashack. Every month we post a round-up of news from around the Joomla community.
We've posted all of these updates, plus a lot more in the Joomlashack Facebook group, so join if you want daily Joomla updates. We have over 1,000 members now!
A JCal Pro Release Candidate is Available for Joomla 4
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 22 March 2023 22 March 2023
We're delighted to say that we've nearly finished completing our last major extension upgrade for Joomla 4.
There is a Release Candidate available for JCal Pro on Joomla 4.
If you are launching a new Joomla 4 site, you can install and use this latest version.
We would love to hear your real-world feedback. The more feedback we get, the faster this release can be officially marked as "Stable".
Read more: A JCal Pro Release Candidate is Available for Joomla 4
All the Joomla News for February 2023
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 03 March 2023 03 March 2023
Thanks for using Joomla and Joomlashack. Every month we post a round-up of news from around the Joomla community.
We've posted all of these updates, plus a lot more in the Joomlashack Facebook group, so join if you want daily Joomla updates. We have over 1,000 members now!
All the Joomla News for January 2023
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 February 2023 01 February 2023
Hey everyone. Thanks for using Joomla and Joomlashack.
Every month we post a round-up of news from around the Joomla community in Joomlashack Facebook group, so join if you want daily Joomla updates. We have over 1,000 members now!
Joomlashack 2022 Review and Thank You
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 09 January 2023 09 January 2023
Thank you all for your support of Joomlashack.
Joomlashack started in 2005, but our team took over the site in 2016.
At the end of every year we write a review of what happened at Joomlashack. If you want to look back, here is our 2016 review, 2017 review, 2018 review, 2019 review, 2020 review and 2021 review.
We always aim to avoid writing "everything was awesome" posts. We try and give you honesty and insight into Joomlashack's year. There are always plenty of ups and downs. You'll find plenty of stories of both success and failure in these posts.
All the Joomla News for December 2022
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 04 January 2023 04 January 2023
Thanks for using Joomla and Joomlashack.
Every month we post a round-up of news from around the Joomla community.
We've posted all of these updates, plus a lot more in the Joomlashack Facebook group, so join if you want daily Joomla updates. We have over 1,000 members now!