The Joomlashack Blog
OSDownloads is Now Integrated With AcyMailing
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 August 2018 01 August 2018
OSDownloads is a great way to store and share files in Joomla. It also allows you to build email lists. You can request email addresses and other details from visitors before they can download your file. This email collection feature of OSDownloads is what you see when you download any free extension here at Joomlashack.
You can also connect OSDownloads to newsletter services so you can send emails to those visitors. OSDownloads supported Mailchimp and Constant Contact. Now it also supports AcyMailing, the Joomla newsletter extension.
In this post, I'll show you how the new OSDownloads Pro and AcyMailing integration works.
Joomlashack Adopts the Extensions of Pixpro Labs
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 August 2018 01 August 2018
Over the last 13 years, Joomlashack has built popular and powerful extensions and templates for Joomla.
In addition to building our own products, we've also acquired them from other developers. In recent years, we've adopted 6 extensions: JCal Pro, jInbound, Shack Forms, Shack Toolbox, Shack Open Graph, and Tabs and Sliders.
We think that adopting extensions is a win for everyone. In the past, developers had limited options if they wanted to stop work on their extensions. If they made an official announcement, they had to deal with unhappy users. To avoid this, sometimes the developers would just disappear. In contrast, a smooth adoption leads to a great outcome for the developers, users ... and Joomlashack customers.
5 New Extensions Coming to Joomlashack From Pixpro
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 August 2018 01 August 2018
Joomlashack has agreed to acquired the extensions developed by Pixpro Labs in Sweden.
You can read the full announcement here at Joomlashack and at the Pixpro site.
In this post, we'll give you an overview of all the exciting new extensions that are coming to Joomlashack.
Read more: 5 New Extensions Coming to Joomlashack From Pixpro
CSS Grid #4: How to Use the Autoflow Property in CSS Grid
- Written by Jorge Montoya Jorge Montoya
- Published: 31 July 2018 31 July 2018
Since we blogged that Joomla 4 will adopt CSS Grid, many Joomlashack readers expressed their interest in CSS Grid.
In our first few tutorials on this topic, we covered these topics:
- The basics of CSS Grid.
- How to use the Grid Inspector tool in Firefox.
- The difference between Implicit and Explicit grids.
In this post, we'll look at the Autoflow property of CSS Grid.
Read more: CSS Grid #4: How to Use the Autoflow Property in CSS Grid
Videos to Get You Started With Joomla Development
- Published: 30 July 2018 30 July 2018
How do I get started with building Joomla extensions?
That's a common question we get from people who join OSTraining for the first time. They want to know about the skills they will need, and what kind of classes they should take.
Here's an overview of everything you need to get started with Joomla development.
Read more: Videos to Get You Started With Joomla Development
CSS Grid #3: Understanding Explicit and Implicit Grids in CSS Grid
- Written by Jorge Montoya Jorge Montoya
- Published: 27 July 2018 27 July 2018
We recently wrote that Joomla 4 will adopt CSS Grid. This generated a really positive response from Joomlashack readers, many of whom are excited to use CSS Grid in Joomla.
So we decided to write some tutorials about the CSS Grid, helping everyone get up to speed.
If you haven't done so yet, please read our first two tutorials before reading this one:
In this third article, we'll explain the difference between implicit and explicit grids. Understanding the difference is the key to successfully placing rows and columns with CSS Grid.
Read more: CSS Grid #3: Understanding Explicit and Implicit Grids in CSS Grid
CSS Grid #2: How to Use the Firefox Grid Inspector with CSS Grid
- Written by Jorge Montoya Jorge Montoya
- Published: 23 July 2018 23 July 2018
We recently wrote that Joomla 4 will adopt CSS Grid. This generated a really positive response from Joomlashack readers, many of whom are excited to use CSS Grid in Joomla.
So we decided to write some tutorials about the CSS Grid, helping everyone get up to speed. If you haven't read our first tutorial yet, head over tolearn the basic of CSS Grid.
This second tutorial expands on that first article. Now that you know the basics, let's show you how to use the Grid Inspector tool in Firefox. We'll also explain the difference between implicit and explicit grid.
Read more: CSS Grid #2: How to Use the Firefox Grid Inspector with CSS Grid
8 Great Videos That Explain Inbound Marketing
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 17 July 2018 17 July 2018
Our jInbound Joomla extension is the best tool to instantly start marketing your products or services with Inbound Marketing.
Set a marketing goal, create a campaign, build a landing page for the campaign, and schedule a few automatic emails to convert the campaign leads into customers. That's all.
Are these terms new to you? Watch our best 8 videos to learn with lovely Shannon what Inbound Marketing is and how each of these terms fits into the whole IM picture.
CSS Grid #1. Everything Joomla Users Need to Get Started with CSS Grid
- Written by Jorge Montoya Jorge Montoya
- Published: 16 July 2018 16 July 2018
One of the major changes in future Joomla 4 will be the adoption of CSS Grid.
CSS Grid is revolutionizing the front end design industry. It is fast becoming an Internet standard.
Joomla most likely will keep Bootstrap 4 for backward compatibility. However, the future is clear.
Long-term, the future of Joomla frontend design is CSS Grid. You already can see CSS Grid in action in Cassiopeia, the default frontend template for Joomla 4.
In this blog post, I'm going to help you master the key ideas behind CSS Grid.
Read more: CSS Grid #1. Everything Joomla Users Need to Get Started with CSS Grid
10 Tips for Creating a Great Charity Website with Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 July 2018 07 July 2018
One of our customers embarked on building a charity website to support a good cause.
Joomla is a brilliant platform to build a site by yourself, even if you are not a designer and don't know any code.
In this blog post, you will look at 10 recommendations helping you to build a charity website.
Read more: 10 Tips for Creating a Great Charity Website with Joomla